Podcasts from ScienceWatch.com

Zbyszek Otwinowski on Mathematical Crystallography

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 08:21:34 -0400

Zbyszek Otwinowski discusses mathematical crystallography, the primary method used to determine three-dimensional structures of large biological molecules, namely proteins and nucleic acids and the principal tool for studying single crystals, x-ray diffraction. View all podcasts.

Russel Reiter on Melatonin and its Metabolites

Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:47:39 -0400

Russel J. Reiter, Professor of Endocrinology at the University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio, discusses the uniqueness of the antioxidant melatonin. Reiter has also commented on his Fast Breaking Paper about this subject from February 2008. View all podcasts.

Anthony Westerling; increased wildfire activity

Mon, 2 Jun 2008 08:43:42 -0400

Anthony Westerling discusses climate-ecosystem-wildfire interactions and climate change impact assessments. Westerling has a corresponding Fast Breaking Paper comment from Feb. 2008 regarding this research. View all podcasts.

Martin Bland, Health Statistics Professor

Mon, 2 Jun 2008 08:43:42 -0400

Martin Bland is a Professor of Health Statistics at the University of York in the UK. He’s an applied statistician who here describes the design and analysis of measurement studies as outlined in an article which he coauthored with Douglas Altman. View all podcasts.

Sir John Pendry, Physics Professor - Podcast

Mon, 2 Jun 2008 08:43:42 -0400

Professor Sir John Pendry, Chair in Theoretical Solid State Physics at The Imperial College, London, discusses his work with magnetism from conductors and enhanced nonlinear phenomena. Podcast, June 2008.

Sara Burt from University of Utrecht - Podcast

Mon, 2 Jun 2008 08:43:42 -0400

Sara Burt; discusses her current work on the antibacterial properties of essential oils obtained from plants. Podcast, June 2008.

Peidong Yang talks about semiconductor nanowires

Wed, 14 May 2008 11:59:14 -0400

Peidong Yang is a Professor of Chemistry at the University of California, Berkeley. Here he discusses his lab’s interdisciplinary research in semiconductor nanowires. Yang is a Current Classics scientist (Mat. Sci.) from Apr. 2008 (podcast added May 14, 2008).

Robert Sampson; Department Chair of Harvard University’s Department of Sociology

Fri, 9 May 2008 06:38:47 -0400

Robert Sampson, the Henry Ford II Professor of the Social Sciences and Department Chair of Harvard University’s Department of Sociology, talks about his interest in criminology and urban sociology and the linkage of urban neighborhoods with violence (podcast added May 10, 2008).

Geoffrey M. Hodgson from the University of Hertfordshire in the UK

Mon, 14 Apr 2008 10:02:04 -0400

Geoffrey M. Hodgson is a Research Professor in Business Studies at the University of Hertfordshire in the UK; here he discusses core Darwinian principles for the analysis of social and economic evolution. Read his New Hot Paper comment from Jan. 2008 ((Podcast added May '08). View all podcasts.

Younan Xia is the James M. McKelvey Professor for Advanced Materials

Mon, 14 Apr 2008 10:02:04 -0400

The Xia group at the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis is pursuing cutting-edge research in three major frontiers: nanotechnology, materials chemistry, and photonic devices (podcast added April 1, 2008). View all podcasts.

Queen’s University's Paula Reimer

Tue, 1 Apr 2008 10:02:04 -0400

Dr. Paula J. Reimer is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Geography, Archaeology and Palaeoecology (GAP) and Director of the 14CHRONO Centre for Climate, the Environment, and Chronology at Queen’s University in Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK (podcast added April 1, 2008). View all podcasts.

Ibrahim Dincer, from the University of Ontario Institute of Technology

Mon, 3 Dec 2007 10:02:04 -0400

Professor Dincer discusses how the use of exergy combines the conservation of mass and conservation of energy principles together with the second law of thermodynamics for the design, analysis, and performance improvement of energy systems. (Podcast added December '07). View all podcasts.

Matias Zaldarriaga, Professor of Astronomy and Physics at Harvard University

Mon, 3 Dec 2007 10:02:05 -0400

In this podcast, he discusses 21 centimeter cosmology and the theoretical framework for a new frontier in observational cosmology. (Podcast added December '07). View all podcasts.

Barry L. Wanner, Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at Purdue University

Tue, 16 Oct 2007 10:27:36 -0400

In this podcast, Prof. Wanner discusses "One-step inactivation of chromosomal genes in Escherichia coli K-12 using PCR products", (Datsenko, KA;Wanner, BL, PROC NAT ACAD SCI USA, 97[12], 6640-45, JUN 2000). (Podcast added October '07). View all podcasts.

A podcast with Mark Newman, Professor of Physics at the University of Michigan

Tue, 16 Oct 2007 10:27:37 -0400

Here Prof. Newman discusses his 2003 SIAM Review paper entitled, "The structure and function of complex networks. (Podcast added October '07). View all podcasts.

James Cleeman, Coordinator of the National Cholesterol Education Program at the National Heart, Lung & Blood Institute at NIH

Tue, 16 Oct 2007 10:27:37 -0400

Dr. Cleeman discusses his article entitled "Executive Summary of the Third Report of the National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP) Expert Panel on Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Cholesterol in Adults," (J. I. Cleeman, et al., JAMA-J AM MED ASSN, 285[19]: 2486-97, May 2001). (Podcast added October '07). View all podcasts.

David Stevenson is the Senior Lecturer in Atmospheric Modelling at The University of Edinburgh

Thu, 20 Sep 2007 12:54:25 -0400

In this podcast, he discusses the global distribution of tropospheric ozone and methane, and how sensitive these gases are to human influences. (Podcast added September '07). View all podcasts.

Sudhir Kuman, professor of biology at ASU of Arizona State University

Thu, 20 Sep 2007 12:54:29 -0400

Sudhir Kumaris is a renowned expert in the field of evolutionary bioinformatics. In this podcast, he talks about the development of Molecular Evolutionary Genetics Analysis (MEGA) software, which has made useful methods of comparative sequence analysis accessible to the scientific community. (Podcast added September '07). View all podcasts.

Jacques Banchereau talks about dendritic cells and the control of immunity

Thu, 20 Sep 2007 12:54:34 -0400

Jacques Banchereau is director of the Baylor Institute for Immunology Research in Dallas. Dr. Banchereau focuses his research on manipulating dendritic cells, often called the "sentinels" of the immune system. (Podcast added September '07). View all podcasts.

Dennis Selkoe talks about the fundamental molecular mechanisms underlying Alzheimer’s disease

Mon, 13 Aug 2007 11:33:01 -0400

Dennis Selkoe is the Vincent and Stella Coates Professor of Neurologic Diseases at Harvard Medical School and Brigham & Women's Hospital in Boston. Here he discusses his career-long research studies on understanding Alzheimer's disease. (Podcast added August '07)View all podcasts.

David Spergel talks about the Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP) satellite

Mon, 13 Aug 2007 11:32:07 -0400

David Spergel is a theoretical astrophysicist in the Dept. of Astrophysical Sciences at Princeton University. Here he discusses the implications for cosmology and how what has been learned from WMAP satellite data relates to other astronomical observations. (Podcast added August '07) View all podcasts.

George Kunos of NIAAA on the role of endocannabinoids in neuroendocrine regulation

Mon, 13 Aug 2007 11:30:44 -0400

George Kunos, director of NIAAA's Division of Intramural Clinical and Biological Research at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, MD, discusses how endocannabinoids interact with the hormone leptin. (Podcast added August '07) View all podcasts.

Brian Byrne from University of New England talks about behavioral genetics. (ESI Special Topics Podcast)

Mon, 16 Jul 2007 12:08:25 -0400

Brian Byrne, Research Professor of Psychology at the University of New England in Armidale, Australia, discusses how genetic and environmental influences on processes important for learning to read and spell are already at work in children prior to the start of formal schooling. (Podcast added July '07) View all podcasts.

Wolfram Schultz from Cambridge investigates how the brain processes reward function (ESI Special Topics Podcast)

Fri, 1 Jun 2007 12:06:49 -0400

Prof. Wolfram Schultz of the Department of Physiology, Development & Neuroscience at the University of Cambridge, discusses the neuromechanisms involved in going after a reward and how the brain processes reward function. (Podcast added May '07) View all podcasts.

Hiroki Kato demonstrates the functional role of RIG-I and MDA5 as RNA virus sensors (ESI Special Topics Podcast)

Fri, 1 Jun 2007 12:05:38 -0400

Hiroki Kato of the Akira Lab at Osaka University discusses the functional role of two RNA helicases, RIG-I and MDA5 as RNA virus sensors.(Podcast added Apr. '07) View all podcasts.

Adam Kuper on indigenous people and political successes (ESI Special Topics Podcast)

Mon, 26 Mar 2007 09:25:18 -0400

Adam Kuper, Professor of Anthropology at Brunel University, discusses the ideology of the indigenous peoples’ movement, a global social movement that has booked remarkable political successes in the past decade. (Podcast added Apr. '07) View all podcasts.

University of Aarhus's Inge Fomsgaard protecting plants (ESI Special Topics Podcast)

Mon, 26 Mar 2007 09:25:18 -0400

Inge Fomsgaard, Professor of Agricultural Sciences at the University of Aarhus, discusses the possible exploitation of natural defense chemicals for protecting agricultural plants against weeds, insects, pathogens, and other pests. (Podcast added Mar. '07) View all podcasts.

The University of Exeter's Peter Cox on humanity's role in climate change (ESI Special Topics Podcast)

Mon, 26 Mar 2007 09:27:36 -0400

Professor Peter Cox of the University of Exeter talks about the research that stemmed from his 2000 Nature paper, "Acceleration of global warming due to carbon-cycle feedbacks in a coupled climate model." (Podcast added Jan. '07) View all podcasts.

Ralph Hingson from the NIH talks about early Alcohol Abuse intervention (ESI Special Topics Podcast)

Tue, 6 Mar 2007 13:34:49 -0400

In this podcast audio commentary, Ralph Hingson, Director of the Division of Epidemiology and Prevention Research of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism at NIH, discusses several interventions that can reduce college drinking and related harm. (Podcast added Jan. '07) View all podcasts.

Isaac Bentwich from Rosetta Genomics on microRNAs (ESI Special Topics Podcast)

Tue, 6 Mar 2007 13:34:51 -0400

In this podcast audio commentary, Isaac Bentwich, founder of Rosetta Genomics, Ltd., discusses the therapeutic potential of human microRNAs. (Podcast added Nov. '06) View all podcasts.

St. Jude Children's William E. Evans on childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ESI Special Topics Podcast)

Tue, 6 Mar 2007 13:34:50 -0400

In this podcast audio commentary, Dr. William E. Evans of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis, talks about the collaborative effort his hospital has undertaken with Erasmus MC Sophia Children's Hospital in Rotterdam to identify gene expression patterns in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) that are different in drug-sensitive and drug-resistant cancers. (Podcast added Nov. '06) View all podcasts.

University of Frankfurt's Mohamed El Naschie (ESI Special Topics Podcast)

Tue, 6 Mar 2007 13:34:48 -0400

University of Frankfurt's Mohamed El Naschie talks about the potentially positive social and political effects of new research across various disciplines. (Podcast added Nov. '06) View all podcasts.

Bruce Russett, our top Armed Conflict researcher, on the democratization process (ESI Special Topics Podcast)

Mon, 26 Mar 2007 09:25:18 -0400

Yale University's Dr. Bruce Russett talks about ways in which to promote democracy in peaceful manner. (Podcast added Dec. '06) View all podcasts.