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UCTV delivers documentaries, faculty lectures, cutting-edge research symposiums and artistic performances from each of the ten University of California campuses.
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Proof Truth Hands and Mind with Ian Hacking | Professor Ian Hacking explores how our innate sense of symmetry has enabled us to probe the hidden secrets of nature and also get along with each other. He presents a new development in his philosophy; one that remains in the spirit of what has established his reputation as a "Philosopher of the Particular Case." Hacking brought a new understanding of how statistics changed the world and how we think about it, from sociology to physics. His “Representing and Intervening” (1983) returned philosophers of science to their roots - experimental science. It began what he calls a "back to Francis Bacon movement.” Series: "UC Berkeley Graduate Council Lectures" [Humanities] [Show ID: 20382] | 6/27/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Story Hour in the Library: Maxine Hong Kingston | Award winning author and emeritus faculty member at UC Berkeley Maxine Hong Kingston reads and discusses her work, "I Love a Broad Margin to My Life." She is the recipient of numerous awards, including the National Book Award, the National Book Critics Circle Award, the presidentially conferred National Humanities Medal, and the Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters from the National Book Foundation. Series: "Story Hour in the Library" [Humanities] [Show ID: 20629] | 6/27/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Einstein The Moon and the Long-Lost Soviet Reflector | As part of UC San Diego’s Division of Physical Sciences 50th Anniversary Lecture Series, join UC San Diego’s Tom Murphy on an exploration of how his project looking for deviations in Einstein’s theory of general relativity led to the discovery of the Soviet Lunokhod 1 lunar rover that vanished mysteriously nearly 40 years ago. Series: "Frontiers of Knowledge" [Science] [Show ID: 20010] | 6/27/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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IDEaS: Educating Future Innovators for Social Justice | From establishing new charter schools to fostering the next generation of leaders in the classroom, UC San Diego students and alumni have leveraged their talents and education to improve the lives of California K-12 students. Learn how they are making a difference. Series: "IDEaS" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 20902] | 6/27/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Conversations With History: The Judiciary with Ronald George | Host Harry Kreisler welcomes Ronald M. George, former Chief Justice of California. Reflecting on his years of public service, Chief Justice George traces his intellectual journey and offers his thoughts on the qualities of thinking that characterize judicial deliberation. He argues for both decisional and institutional independence if the judiciary is to perform its role in a democracy as a co-equal branch of government. He analyzes the complexity of the California constitution and its amending process and discusses the intricate process of deliberation in all three branches of government when faced with controversial issues. Series: "Conversations with History" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 21397] | 6/27/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ian Buruma: The Muslim Scare in Europe - Hysteria or Threat? | Is the danger posed by Muslim immigrants real? If it is exaggerated, why the general hysteria? Award-winning author and journalist Ian Buruma will addresses these questions and others raised in his new book “Taming the Gods,” a sharp-eyed look at the tensions between religion and politics on three continents: Europe, Asia and North America Series: "Herman P. and Sophia Taubman Endowed Symposia in Jewish Studies" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 19868] | 6/27/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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IDEaS: Beyond Identity Politics | Leaders of UC San Diego’s Campus Community Centers explain how they’ve created national models for enhancing diversity and social justice in higher education. Series: "IDEaS" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 20901] | 6/27/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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State of Minds: Air Quality Stem Cells Peace Corps Neanderthal Genome -- Winter 2011 UC Riverside | UC Riverside plays host to this edition of UCTV’s systemwide magazine program. Segments include a look at UCR’s seminal research on air quality, stem cell treatments at UC Davis, Peace Corps volunteers from UC Berkeley and from UC Santa Cruz, new insights into human evolution from the bones of Neanderthals. Series: "State of Minds" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 20692] | 6/27/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Conversations With History: The Future of Power with Joseph Nye | Host Harry Kreisler welcomes Harvard's Joseph S. Nye,Jr.,for a discussion of his new book, “The Future of Power.” Nye offers a typology of power and explains the importance of a strategy shaped by an intelligent assessment of context and resources. He explores the differences between military, economic, and soft power and argues that understanding this complexity makes for the possibility of smart power. Nye also discusses the rise and fall of great powers but emphasizes the importance of the diffusion of power especially apparent in the communications revolution which has created new actors and new rules of the game. Series: "Conversations with History" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 21396] | 6/27/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Keeling Lecture: Climate Change: The Evidence and Our Options | In this Second Annual Keeling Lecture from Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego, Lonnie G. Thompson, distinguished professor of earth sciences at Ohio State University and recipient of both the National Medal of Science and the Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement, provides insight into the convincing evidence of climate change provided by glaciers and polar ice-caps, and the implications that inaction in the face of this rapid change will have on societies on a global scale. Series: "Perspectives on Ocean Science" [Science] [Show ID: 20913] | 6/27/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Conversations With History: Pakistan with Anatol Lieven | Host Harry Kreisler welcomes Anatol Lieven to discuss his new book “Pakistan: A Hard Country.” Lieven emphasizes the important role of kinship in understanding Pakistan and discusses the military's unique position as the preeminent national institution and the sources of its power and prestige. Focusing on Pakistani national security thinking, he discusses India, the role of Afghanistan, the Taliban, and the importance of Kashmir. He also analyzes the complex relationship between the U.S. and Pakistan and discusses Pakistan's geographical location in the Indus valley and the implications of climate change for its future. Series: "Conversations with History" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 21524] | 6/27/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Story Hour in the Library: Laurie King | Laurie King, a third generation Californian with a background in theology, is best known for her detective fiction. Her yearly novels range from police procedurals and stand-alones to a historical series about Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes, beginning with “The Beekeeper's Apprentice.” Her books have won the Edgar, Creasey, Wolfe, Lambda, and Macavity awards, and appear regularly on the New York Times bestseller list. Series: "Story Hour in the Library" [Humanities] [Show ID: 20625] | 6/27/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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IDEaS: Diversity is our Future | UC San Diego leaders discuss strategies for achieving more diversity among its faculty, staff and student population as it continues to stay at the forefront of innovation in the next 50 years. Series: "IDEaS" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 20903] | 6/27/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Burke Lecture: Francisco J. Ayala: Darwin’s Gift to Science and Religion | Darwin is deservedly given credit for the theory of biological evolution. Most important, however, is that he discovered natural selection, the process that accounts for the adaptive organization of organisms and their features; that is, their "design.” UC Irvine professor Francisco J. Ayala, explains that the design of organisms is not intelligent, as would be expected from an engineer, but imperfect and worse. Natural selection is Darwin's gift to religion, because the dysfunctions and waste of the living world need not be attributed to the Creator, but explained as an outcome of a natural process. Series: "Burke Lectureship on Religion & Society" [Humanities] [Science] [Show ID: 21385] | 6/27/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Conversations With History: Assessing the Economic Rise of China and India with Pranab Bardhan | Host Harry Kreisler welcomes UC Berkeley economist Pranab Bardhan to discuss his new book, “Awakening Giants, Feet of Clay.” Bardhan discusses his interest in poverty and inequality in the context of his intellectual odyssey. He focuses on the myths and realities surrounding the emergence of China and India, addressing several questions including: What have these countries achieved and how? How do they compare in terms of inequality and social welfare? What are the factors that explain their reemergence as economic powerhouses? Will they succeed in reconciling economic efficiency with democratic accountability? Series: "Conversations with History" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 21410] | 6/27/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Night Sky for the Classroom | Learn how the local amateur astronomy community in San Diego, particularly the large San Diego Astronomy Association, can help classroom teachers and what hands-on exercises and instructional material would be useful in the classroom. Series: "TeacherTECH" [Science] [Show ID: 20383] | 6/1/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Conversations With History: Politics Policy and the Great Recession with Robert Reich | Host Harry Kreisler welcomes Robert Reich to discuss political change and the structural causes of the 2008 economic collapse. Recalling his formative experiences, Reich explains what led to his focus on economics and politics. He talks about his tenure as Secretary of Labor for Clinton and analyzes the changes in the American political economy since the great Depression, arguing for a return to the greater economic equality that characterized the post World War II era. He concludes with an evaluation of the importance of political leadership, ideas, Presidential appointments, and grass roots mobilization. Series: "Conversations with History" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 21381] | 6/1/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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How O.P. Smith (UC Berkeley class of 1916) Saved 15000 Marines | Thomas Ricks’ candidate for the most underrated general in American history is Gen. O.P. Smith, who commanded the Marines at the Battle of Chosin Reservoir in North Korea, a decisive battle in the Korean War. Ricks is an author, reporter and senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security. Series: "Nimitz Lectureship Series" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 21094] | 5/20/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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What Gives Particles Mass? Searching for the Higgs Boson | More than two dozen UC San Diego physicists are working with hundreds of other scientists at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider near Geneva, searching for a subatomic particle called the “Higgs boson.”How are they doing it? What have they found thus far? And why is this search considered one of civilization’s greatest quests? UC San Diego Professor of Physics Vivek Sharma, who directs the Higgs search for the CMS collaboration will explain what physicists hope to achieve at the world’s largest scientific experiment, involving an estimated 10,000 individuals from 60 countries. Series: "Frontiers of Knowledge" [Science] [Show ID: 20046] | 5/13/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Three Disorders One Explanation? The Case of Cognitive Impairments in Fragile X Turner and Chromosome 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrom | A diverse group of individuals provide insight on how to help older children on the autism spectrum transition to higher educational institutions, vocations, and participating in the community. Series: "MIND Institute Lecture Series on Neurodevelopmental Disorders" [Health and Medicine] [Professional Medical Education] [Show ID: 16243] | 5/13/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Story Hour in the Library: Chris Adrian | in 2010, author Chris Adrian was named to The New Yorker's "20 under 40" list of fiction writers worth watching. He is currently a Fellow in Pediatric Hematology/Oncology at the University of California San Francisco. He is also the author of several novels and a collection of short stories. Series: "Story Hour in the Library" [Humanities] [Show ID: 20627] | 5/13/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Religion Globalization and the Public Sphere | A conversation between Hans Küng, President, Foundation for a Global Ethic; Mark Juergensmeyer, Director, UCSB Ofalea Center; and Wade Clark Roof, Director, UCSB Walter H. Capps Center. Series: "Activities of the Orfalea Center for Global & International Studies" [Humanities] [Show ID: 20074] | 5/13/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Conversations With History: The Military and the Iraq War with Thomas E. Ricks | Host Harry Kreisler welcomes Thomas Ricks to discuss his work as a writer and journalist. Ricks discusses his two books on the Iraq War, “Fiasco” and “The Gamble,” offering an analysis of the failures of the first years of the war and the changes in strategy engineered by Generals Odierno and Petraeus. Reviewing the conduct of the Iraq War, he analyzes the weaknesses and strengths of America's political and military leaders, the long term consequences of the conflict for the military, the unanswered questions about the future of Iraq, and the possibilities of a new American strategy for the Middle East under President Obama. Series: "Conversations with History" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 21364] | 5/13/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Legally Speaking: Bruce Ackerman | Marty Lasden of California Lawyer Magazine welcomes American constitutional law scholar and Yale professor Bruce Ackerman for a discussion of his new book "The Decline and Fall of the American Republic," in which he argues that the American presidency is becoming too powerful for our own good. Series: "Legally Speaking" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 20909] | 5/13/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Conversations With History: Nuclear Proliferation and the Lessons of the India-Pakistan Conflict | Host Harry Kreisler welcomes Stanford political scientist Scott Sagan to discuss nuclear proliferation. Reviewing his work on nuclear safety, Sagan explains how organizational theory can enrich our understanding of international relations and deterrence. He analyzes the relevance of these insights for clarifying the threats posed by nuclear proliferation and then identifies the lessons of the India-Pakistan conflict, especially the Kargil War. He focuses on the meaning of the non-proliferation regime and adaptations to insure its resiliency, and he discusses alternative strategies for dealing with the threat posed by Iran. Series: "Conversations with History" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 21339] | 5/13/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Reach for the Stars with Sally Ride | Future rocket scientists aren’t the only ones that need a good foundation in science and math. In today’s world, all students do -- but nearly two-thirds of 18 year-olds are showing up for college or career unprepared. Astronaut and UCSD physics professor Sally Ride describes her own path into the space program, and discusses the need to improve science and math education for all students -- not just future rocket scientists. [Science] [Education] [Show ID: 20848] | 5/13/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Conversations With History: Music and Education with Leon Botstein | Host Harry Kreisler welcomes Leon Botstein, President of Bard College and conductor and music director of the American Symphony Orchestra. Botstein traces his dual career paths and compares leadership in an orchestra and in a liberal arts college. He recalls his innovations as a conductor emphasizing the need to place music in its intellectual, political and social context. Botstein focuses on the challenges of higher education, identifying the elements of an ideal curriculum and programs that foster creativity. He concludes with a critique of the American education system and identifies the essential feature of meaningful reform. Series: "Conversations with History" [Education] [Show ID: 21340] | 5/13/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Autism: Evaluating Efficacy and Safety | Using assistive technology for education and transition to employment and post-secondary education for adolescents and young adults with autism. Series: "MIND Institute Lecture Series on Neurodevelopmental Disorders" [Health and Medicine] [Professional Medical Education] [Show ID: 17648] | 5/13/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Visualizing Clean Energy | Juan Meza of the Computational Research Division reveals how scientists use computer visualizations to accelerate climate research and discuss the development of next-generation clean energy technologies such as wind turbines and solar cells. Series: "Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Summer Lecture Series" [Science] [Show ID: 19665] | 5/13/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Conversations With History: Searching for Meaning in a Secular Age | Host Harry Kreisler welcomes philosophy professors Hubert Dreyfus and Sean Kelly to discuss their book, “All Things Shining.” Drawing on their reading of Western classics, Dreyfus and Kelly analyze how different epochs offered unique answers to the question of what is sacred and what can provide meaning for human existence. They explore the examples of Homer, Jesus, and Melville to highlight differing paradigms of culture practice. Dreyfus and Kelly then trace the transition to the secular age in which nihilism prevails. They conclude by identifying how a sense of meaning emerges from heroism, athletics, and craftsmanship. Series: "Conversations with History" [Humanities] [Show ID: 21338] | 5/13/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Conversations With History: Negotiating Behavior with Richard Solomon | Conversations host Harry Kreisler welcomes Richard H. Solomon, President of the United States Institute of Peace who reflects on his career as Sinologist, diplomat, and negotiator. He discusses his involvement in the breakthrough to China in the Nixon Kissinger era of diplomacy and speculates on the trajectory of U.S. China relations. He recalls his involvement in the negotiations that led to the Cambodian settlement and the end of the 100 years of war in Indochina. He also speculates on the role of culture and other variables in shaping negotiating behavior and achieving conflict resolution. Series: "Conversations with History" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 21201] | 5/13/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ira Flatow - Science is Sexy | Ira Flatow, science journalist and host of NPR's Science Friday discusses why “Science is Sexy” in his acceptance address for the 2010 Nierenberg Prize. Series: "Frontiers of Knowledge" [Science] [Show ID: 19862] | 4/23/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Reconsidering Little Rock: Terrence Roberts | Terrence Roberts, one of the original nine African-American students who desegregated Little Rock Central High School in 1957, looks back on the lessons learned about race and education in the last 50 years. Series: "Reconsidering Little Rock: 50 Years After the Start of School Integration " [Public Affairs] [Humanities] [Show ID: 13430] | 4/23/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CARTA: Little Foot Big Find - A Skeleton of Australopithecus | Eminent paleoanthropologist Ronald Clarke describes the find and implications of “Little Foot,” the oldest Australopithecine find in Southern Africa. Series: "CARTA - Center for Academic Research and Training in Anthropogeny" [Science] [Show ID: 20686] | 4/23/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Fiat Lux: Light from Gas Bubbles X-Rays from Peeling Tape and Fusion from Crystals | Watch sound as it is channeled into light. UCLA’s Seth Putterman carries out an experiment on stage that demonstrates a phenomenon called “sonoluminescence,” in which a flash of light accompanies the bursting of a bubble in a liquid when sound waves are passed through it. Series: "UCLA Faculty Research Lectures" [Science] [Show ID: 20888] | 4/23/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CARTA The Evolution of Human Biodiversity: Biodiversity in the Human Brain | Dr. Michael Bamshad, Division Chief and Professor, Division of Genetic Medicine, Pediatrics at the University of Washington, explores how evolutionary processes and demographic history have shaped patterns of genetic variation among humans, and how such variation influences differences in physical features and disease susceptibility among humans. Series: "CARTA - Center for Academic Research and Training in Anthropogeny" [Science] [Show ID: 18707] | 4/23/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CARTA: The Evolution of Human Altruism - Understanding our Brain and Social Behaviors Trade and Markets and Cooperation | Explore the variety of approaches being used to understand the evolution of human altruism, how the mammalian brain contributes to the development of social behaviors and how the concepts of trade and markets apply to understanding the development of cooperation in humans. Series: "CARTA - Center for Academic Research and Training in Anthropogeny" [Science] [Show ID: 20476] | 4/23/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Deborah Hertz: How Jews Became Germans | UCSD Professor of Modern Jewish Studies Deborah Hertz discusses her new book, which traces the social history of German Jewish families from 1645 through the 1930s. [Humanities] [Show ID: 13726] | 4/23/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Hastings Reserve | Go behind the scenes at the Hastings Reserve to examine the social structure of acorn woodpeckers and western bluebirds and take a look at the restoration of California's native grasslands. The Hastings Reserve, the University of California Natural Reserve System's (NRS) Biological Field Station in the Santa Lucia mountain range in Monterey, was set aside in 1937 to be managed with minimal disturbance providing researchers an important ecosystem for study. Series: "UC Natural Reserve System" [Science] [Agriculture] [Show ID: 8312] | 4/18/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Landels-Hill Big Creek Reserve | Situated on California's scenic Big Sur Coast, the Natural Reserve System's (NRS) Landels-Hill Big Creek Reserve provides researchers and students with a spectacular location to study nature. Scientists use the reserve to track water quality, monitor fish populations, and survey California's disappearing native wildflowers. Students from UC Santa Cruz use the off-shore marine reserve to test their underwater research skills, and grade school students visit Big Creek to learn how animals adapt to their environment. Series: "UC Natural Reserve System" [Science] [Agriculture] [Show ID: 8383] | 4/18/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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James Reserve | Located in Southern California's San Jacinto Mountains, the Natural Reserve System's (NRS) James Reserve is at the forefront of an effort to use high technology to gain insight into the natural world. Embedded cameras monitor the nesting cycles of birds, sensor networks track weather data on habitat microclimates, and computers map out the potential damage from wildfires. Series: "UC Natural Reserve System" [Science] [Agriculture] [Show ID: 8384] | 4/18/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Shakespeare and the Spanish Connection | This documentary covers key relationships between the two theatre traditions of Spain and England, including varied materials from performances in New Mexico and California, of theatre excerpts from Shakespeare, Lope de Vega, Calderon, and Alarcon, mostly by theatre professionals. It has visuals from Spain (the Almagro Theatre, Velazquez paintings from the Prado), England (the restored Globe Theatre, National Portrait Gallery), and historical data from the South West, including accounts of community drama in New Mexico and California. [Humanities] [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 11017] | 4/18/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Sedgwick Reserve | At the University of California Natural Reserve System's (NRS) Sedgwick Reserve near Santa Barbara, UC researchers are delving deep into the earth to understand the microorganisms that support California's ecosystems and are working to preserve the state's disappearing oak woodlands and restore native grasslands. Local schoolchildren also visit the reserve as part of an innovative "Kids in Nature" science program. Series: "UC Natural Reserve System" [Science] [Agriculture] [Show ID: 8385] | 4/18/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Coal Oil Point Reserve | One of the best remaining examples of a coastal-strand environment in Southern California, the University of California Natural Reserve System's (NRS) Coal Oil Point Reserve protects a wide variety of coastal and estuarine habitats. Thousands of migratory birds visit throughout the year. Located adjacent to the Santa Barbara campus, the reserve provides a unique and accessible research and teaching resource, which is used by many university courses, including botany, ecology, biodiversity field methods, natural history, marine biology, invertebrate zoology, and environmental studies. Series: "UC Natural Reserve System" [Science] [Agriculture] [Show ID: 8386] | 4/18/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Dark Secrets: What Science Tells Us About the Hidden Universe | No mystery is bigger than dark energy — the elusive force that makes up three-quarters of the Universe and is causing it to expand at an accelerating rate. Join a panel of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory scientists who use phenomena such as exploding stars and gravitational lenses to explore the dark cosmos. Series: "Science at the Theater" [Science] [Show ID: 17426] | 4/14/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Modeling Ocean Circulation in the Age of Supercomputers | The size and complexity of the oceans present a considerable challenge to those who want to mimic the movement of ocean water and understand ocean dynamics. Join Scripps Oceanography physical oceanographer Paola Cessi as she describes how a new age of supercomputers is allowing ocean modelers to begin investigating how the deep ocean responds to changes in the surface temperature and fresh water inputs from the highest latitudes of our planet. Series: "Perspectives on Ocean Science" [Science] [Show ID: 20912] | 4/14/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Conversations with History: How American Innovation Can Overcome the Asian Challenge with Adam Segal | Conversations host Harry Kreisler welcomes author Adam Segal for a discussion of his new book “Advantage.” Analyzing the role of innovation in a globalized world, Segal explains why the parameters of national security must be reconsidered. States and multinational corporations must recognize the decisive role emerging markets now play in defining the cutting edge. He distinguishes the "hardware" from the "software" of innovation; he explores the dynamic relationship between the local and the global; and he enumerates the policy options for the U.S. as it adapts to the competitive challenge of China and India. Series: "Conversations with History" [Public Affairs] [Business] [Show ID: 21008] | 4/14/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Wakeman: China's Longue Durée and the Mongol Occupation | UC Berkeley's Frederic Wakeman, widely regarded as one of the world's finest China scholars, gave what turned out to be among his last public lecture series on the history of China in April, 2006. In Part One of this series, Wakeman examines the impact of the Mongol occupation in the 14th century. The Wakeman series is presented by the Institute for International, Comparative and Area Studies at UC San Diego. [Show ID: 11710] | 4/8/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Conversations With History: The Rule of Law with Richard J. Goldstone | Harry Kreisler welcomes Justice Richard J. Goldstone to discuss the role of law in transitions to democracy, the prosecution of war crimes, and the enforcement of the rules of war in a post 911 environment. Drawing on his experiences in South Africa, his work as special prosecutor for the Bosnia and Rwanda tribunals, and his leadership of the UN commission on the Gaza War, Goldstone discusses the features of the South African transition, the ground breaking work that facilitated a breakthrough in the Bosnia conflict, and the goals and accomplishments of the commission examining the conduct of Hamas and Israel in the Gaza War. Series: "Conversations with History" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 21050] | 4/8/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Wakeman: Ming Nativism and the Local Turn | UC Berkeley's Frederic Wakeman, widely regarded as one of the world's finest China scholars, gave what turned out to be his last public lecture series on the history of China in April, 2006. In Part Two of this series, Wakeman examines the Manchu conquest of the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644.) . The Wakeman series is presented by the Institute for International, Comparative and Area Studies at UC San Diego. [Humanities] [Show ID: 11711] | 4/8/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Wakeman: Qing Culturalism and Manchu Identity | UC Berkeley's Frederic Wakeman, widely regarded as one of the world's finest China scholars, gave what turned out to be his last public lecture series on the history of China in April, 2006. In Part Three of this series, Wakeman explores the foundation of Qing culturalism and Manchu identity in modern China. The Wakeman series is presented by the Institute for International, Comparative and Area Studies at UC San Diego. [Humanities] [Show ID: 11712] | 4/8/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Conversations With History: Religion and Politics with Ron Hassner | Host Harry Kreisler welcomes Berkeley political scientist Ron Hassner to discuss his book, “War on Sacred Grounds,” including the challenges facing international relations scholars and policy makers as they address political conflict in which religion plays a central role. He describes the factors making holy places so contentious an issue in many parts of the world. He then focuses on two case studies where political leaders worked with religious leaders to resolve conflict: the Israeli solution for access to the Temple Mount after the 1967 War, and the Saudi solution to the seizure of Mecca by radical extremists in 1979. Series: "Conversations with History" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 21031] | 3/31/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CARTA: African Origins of the Hominid Clade | Renowned paleoanthropologist Tim White of UC Berkeley who is widely credited for his role in the Ardi discovery gives a fascinating overview of the search for the origins of Hominids in Africa. Series: "CARTA - Center for Academic Research and Training in Anthropogeny" [Science] [Show ID: 17357] | 3/31/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Issue Forum: Free Air Time Proposal | Should broadcasters be required to provide free air time for candidate ads, debates, and issue discussions before each election? The UC Berkeley Center on Politics sponsors a panel discussion. [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 6876] | 3/24/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Conversations with History: Avner Cohen | Host Harry Kreisler welcomes author Avner Cohen to discuss his new book “The Worst-Kept Secret: Israel's Bargain with the Bomb.” Tracing the history of Israel's nuclear weapons program, Cohen explicates Israel's nuclear doctrine of amimut (opacity) analyzing its implications for Israel's democracy and for Israel's international engagement. Cohen argues that in the post-911 world, the doctrine conflicts with the norms of the international system and the effort to adapt non-proliferation to the realities of the 21st century. He concludes with an analysis of the threat posed to Israel if Iran succeeds in acquiring nuclear weapons. Series: "Conversations with History" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 20889] | 3/24/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Lunch Poems: Gary Snyder | Born in San Francisco in 1930, world-renowned poet, essayist, and environmentalist Gary Snyder has published sixteen books of poetry and prose, and received the Pulitzer Prize in 1974 for Turtle Island. Snyder has traveled widely and lived for extended periods of time in Japan, where he studied and practiced Rinzai Zen. He is currently a professor at University of California, Davis. Series: "Lunch Poems Reading Series" [Humanities] [Show ID: 15432] | 3/14/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Conversations with History: The Rise and Fall of the Dollar with Barry Eichengreen | Host Harry Kreisler welcomes UC Berkeley economic historian Barry Eichengreen to discuss his new book, “Exorbitant Privilege.” Outlining the history of the dollar's role in the international monetary system, Eichengreen examines the function and characteristics of a reserve currency, the institutional prerequisites for the rise of the dollar as an international currency and the factors that accounted for the dollar's preeminence after World War II. In light of the fiscal crisis confronting the U.S. today, Eichengreen speculates on the future of the dollar and on the challenges posed by the euro and the yuan. Series: "Conversations with History" [Public Affairs] [Business] [Show ID: 20847] | 3/14/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Trading Carbon: Can Cookstoves Light the Way? | Berkeley Lab scientists discuss how families in Africa using stoves designed by Berkeley Lab are at the forefront of global carbon reduction. Series: "Science at the Theater" [Science] [Show ID: 20690] | 3/14/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Conversations with History: The Patterns of History with Ian Morris | Harry Kreisler welcomes Stanford Professor Ian Morris for a discussion of his new book, “Why the West Rules—For Now.”Professor Morris uses the insights of biology, geography and sociology to identify the essential features and patterns of global history. Focusing on the complex relationship between geography and social development, he emphasizes humanity's capacity to adapt to the changing constraints and opportunities presented over time. He uses these variables to explain the dominance of the West and the rise of the East. Series: "Conversations with History" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 20610] | 3/14/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CARTA: Hominid Skulls; The Discovery of Little Foot | Paleoanthropologist Berhane Asfaw provides insight into what the crania of of early Hominids can tell us, and Ronald Clarke chronicles the discovery and impact of discovering “Little Foot,” the oldest Australopithecine find in Southern Africa. Series: "CARTA - Center for Academic Research and Training in Anthropogeny" [Science] [Show ID: 20685] | 3/14/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Conversations with History: Environmental Policy and National Security with R. James Woolsey | Conversations host Harry Kreisler welcomes former Director of Central Intelligence R. James Woolsey for a discussion of the linkages between oil dependence, climate change and national security. Woolsey discusses his involvement in the anti war and civil rights movements in the 1960's. He analyzes the end of the Cold War and the problem of shifting paradigms in national security. He recalls the origins of his focus on environmental issues and describes the opportunities and constraints in the portfolio of options that would transform energy dependency into self sufficiency while addressing the problem of climate change. Series: "Conversations with History" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 20707] | 3/14/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Lunch Poems: Kick-off 2009 | Hosted by Robert Hass and University Librarian Thomas C. Leonard, the kickoff features distinguished new members of the UC Berkeley English Department faculty introducing and reading a favorite poem. Series: "Lunch Poems Reading Series" [Humanities] [Show ID: 17120] | 3/14/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Lunch Poems: Graham Foust | Knoxville, Tennessee native Graham Foust is the author of four books of poetry: As in Every Deafness, Leave the Room to Itself, Necessary Stranger, and A Mouth in California. David Olsen says Foust’s “poems are carefully contained so that we can find a place in them.” He directs the MFA Program in Creative Writing at Saint Mary's College in Moraga, CA. Series: "Lunch Poems Reading Series" [Humanities] [Show ID: 17122] | 3/14/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CARTA: Hominid Teeth; Significance of Ardipithecus Ramidus | Renowned paleoanthropologist Gen Suwa reveals what dental remains can tell us about early Hominids, and discusses the evolutionary significance of Ardipithecus Ramidus. Series: "CARTA - Center for Academic Research and Training in Anthropogeny" [Science] [Show ID: 20684] | 2/24/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Conversations with History: The Life and Work of Simon Wiesenthal with Tom Segev | Conversations host Harry Kreisler welcomes historian Tom Segev for a discussion of his new book, The Life and Legends of Simon Wiesenthal. The conversation focuses on the roots of Wiesenthal's passionate commitment to justice and explores his lifelong quest to convict perpetrators of genocide Series: "Conversations with History" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 20515] | 2/23/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Story Hour in the Library: Rabih Alameddine | Rabih Alameddine was born in Jordan to Lebanese parents and has lived in Kuwait, Lebanon, England, and the United States. He began his career as an engineer, then moved to writing and painting. He is the author of two novels as well as a collection of short stories, and is the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship. He lives in San Francisco and Beirut. He reads from his new novel “The Hakawati,” set in the Middle East. Series: "Story Hour in the Library" [Humanities] [Show ID: 20017] | 2/23/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Conversations with History: Limited Military Action in the Post-Cold War World with Micah Zenko | Conversations host Harry Kreisler welcomes Micah Zenko of the Council on Foreign Relations for a discussion of his book, Between Threats and Wars. Topics covered include the political goals of US foreign policy after 911,the unique qualities of non state threats to American security, the efficacy of discrete military operations for dealing with these threats, the development, role, and limits of drone aircraft technology, and the conflicting views of the military and civilian officials on the use of limited military action. Series: "Conversations with History" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 20511] | 2/23/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Conversations with History: The Subtle Art of Dharma with Gurcharan Das | Conversations host Harry Kreisler welcomes author Gurcharan Das for a discussion of his new book, “The Difficulty of Being Good.” Reflecting on his intellectual odyssey, Gurcharan Das elucidates his purpose in writing an extended commentary on the Indian epic, the Mahabharata. In the conversation, he also discusses the complex nature of the characters in the epic and the dilemmas posed by their failings and the constraints of the human condition. He concludes with a discussion of the lessons he learned for his own spiritual development and for understanding the moral dilemmas confronting modern societies. Series: "Conversations with History" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 20512] | 2/12/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CARTA: African Origins of Hominids; Paleoenvironments of Early Hominids | Renowned paleoanthropologist Tim White of UC Berkeley, who is widely credited for his role in the discovery of Ardi, gives a fascinating overview of the search for the origins of Hominids in Africa, and Andrew Hill provides insight into the environments in which our earliest ancestors lived. Series: "CARTA - Center for Academic Research and Training in Anthropogeny" [Science] [Show ID: 20682] | 2/12/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Unraveling the Secrets of the Southern San Andreas Fault | The southern San Andreas Fault in California has not had a large earthquake in approximately 300 years, yet the average recurrence interval for the previous five ruptures is about 180 years. Join Scripps Oceanography geoscientist Neal Driscoll as he presents new findings on a possible relationship between these earthquakes and the flooding of Lake Cahuilla, which forms episodically as the Colorado River switches course and flows north into the Salton Trough. Learn how new data on the timing and magnitude of past earthquakes are being used to assess the potential for large earthquakes in the region. Series: "Perspectives on Ocean Science" [Science] [Show ID: 20499] | 2/12/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Breast Biologues | Explore environmental influences on the development of breast cancers with this animated short. Get a greater understanding of the biology of the breast and how developmentally specific exposures may affect breast cancer development. Series: "Breast Cancer Prevention and Treatment" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 20673] | 2/12/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CARTA: A New Cradle for Mankind; The Earliest Hominids of Ethiopia | Paleoanthropologists Michel Brunet, Yohannes Haile-Selassie and Sileshi Semaw present their insights into the origins of the earliest Hominids. Series: "CARTA - Center for Academic Research and Training in Anthropogeny" [Science] [Show ID: 20683] | 2/12/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Osher UCSD: Rediscovering Leonardo with Maurizio Seracini | UCSD art “diagnostician” Maurizio Seracini shares tales of his intriguing research that has revealed hidden images in paintings of the masters, much like the story told in author Dan Brown’s fictional blockbuster, “The Da Vinci Code.” Series: "Osher UCSD Distinguished Lecture Series" [Public Affairs] [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 14694] | 2/12/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Conversations with History: Behavioral Economics with Richard Thaler | Conversations host Harry Kreisler welcomes Professor Richard H. Thaler for a discussion of behavioral economics. Professor Thaler discusses theory in economics, how observed human behavior points to anomalies that contradict what theory predicts will happen, and the implications of behavioral economics for public policy including its contribution to understanding the 2008 economic collapse and to shaping future regulation. Series: "Conversations with History" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 20513] | 1/25/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Story Hour in the Library: Michelle Richmond | Bestselling author Michelle Richmond reads from her novels and discusses her writing process to a group at UC Berkeley. She is author of “No One You Know,” the New York Times bestseller, “The Year of Fog,” award-winning story collection, “The Girl in the Fall-Away Dress,” and the novel “Dream of the Blue Room,” a finalist for the Northern California Book Award. Series: "Story Hour in the Library" [Humanities] [Show ID: 18752] | 1/22/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Story Hour in the Library: Sara Houghteling | Sara Houghteling reads from her novel “Pictures at an Exhibition” that tells the story of a family of Parisian Jewish art dealers whose art collection is looted during World War II. Series: "Story Hour in the Library" [Humanities] [Show ID: 18543] | 1/22/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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UC Santa Barbara Admissions Update for High School Counselors 2009 | Christine Van Gieson, Director of Admissions, UC Santa Barbara. Series: "Applying to UC" [Education] [Show ID: 17838] | 1/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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UC Santa Cruz Admissions Update for High School Counselors 2009 | Michael McCawley, Associate Director of Admissions, UC Santa Cruz Series: "Applying to UC" [Education] [Show ID: 17839] | 1/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Conversations With History: Reforming American Health Care | Conversations host Harry Kreisler welcomes George C. Halvorson, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Kaiser Permanente, for a discussion of health care reform. Topics covered include: thinking systemically and comparatively about health care; roots of the American crisis; prerequisites for positive change; lessons of managed care systems such as Kaiser, Mayo and Cleveland; the implications of information technology for reengineering American health care; grading Obama’s reforms; and lessons learned from a career in health care management. Series: "Conversations with History" [Public Affairs] [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 19488] | 1/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Neurodevelopmental Disorders - Social Emotional Learning Disorders: The Dyslexia of the 21st. Century | 2004 UC Davis M.I.N.D. Institute Summer Series on Neurodevelopmental Disorders presents Meryl Lipton, M.D., Ph.D. on Social Emotional Learning Disorders: The Dyslexia of the 21st. Century. Series: "MIND Institute Lecture Series on Neurodevelopmental Disorders" [Health and Medicine] [Professional Medical Education] [Show ID: 9193] | 1/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Covering the Israeli-Palestine Conflict in 2010: A Report From the Ground by Ethan Bronner | Ethan Bronner discusses his perspective, as the Jerusalem Bureau Chief of The New York Times, on the Israel-Palestine Conflict; while insisting that he remains objective in spite of being Jewish and having a son in the Israeli Defense Forces. Series: "Herman P. and Sophia Taubman Endowed Symposia in Jewish Studies" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 19387] | 1/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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2010 UC Counselor Conference: New UC Freshman Admission Standards (High School) | Dive into a sample UC application with senior campus evaluators and explore firsthand the kind of nitty-gritty questions UC experts address when reviewing students’ academic records. Series: "Applying to UC" [Education] [Show ID: 19335] | 1/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Conversations with History: Women's Rights Religious Freedom and Liberal Education with Martha C. Nussbaum | Conversations Host Harry Kreisler welcomes philosopher Martha Nussbaum for a discussion of women and human development, religious freedom, and liberal education. Series: "Conversations with History" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 11984] | 1/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Cooking Stoves in the Developing World | For millions of refugees in makeshift camps in the Darfur region of western Sudan, collecting firewood for their cooking stoves is difficult, dangerous, and the stoves produces a great deal of carbon dioxide. After visiting the region, researchers at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory with students at the University of California, Berkeley and volunteers from Engineers Without Borders developed the “Berkeley-Darfur Stove”, a stove four times more fuel efficient than the 3-stone fires traditionally used in Darfur. Series: "Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Summer Lecture Series" [Science] [Show ID: 19661] | 1/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Osher UCSD: Making A Difference In A Hostile Land with Fary Moini | Born in Iran, the San Diego-based Fary Moini describes her passion for providing education to boys and girls in Afghanistan that had been banned from school by the Taliban. After raising $250,000 she built her first school in 2004 in Jalalabad and has now helped educate some 5500 Afghan students. Moini is presented by the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at UC San Diego with support from the La Jolla Golden Triangle Rotary Club. Series: "Osher UCSD Distinguished Lecture Series" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 19621] | 1/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Conversations With History: The BP Disaster - Lessons from the Niger Delta | Host Harry Kreisler welcomes human rights lawyer Oronto Douglas, advisor to the President of Nigeria, to discuss the impact of major oil companies on the ecology and politics of Nigeria. Drawing on his experience as a native of the Niger Delta and a leader of the environmental movement there, Douglas traces the struggle for environmental justice in his homeland and analyzes the problems facing the new President of Nigeria. He also analyzes the BP disaster in the American Gulf Coast and the impact it has had on global consciousness. Series: "Conversations with History" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 19602] | 1/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Conversations With History: Political Awakenings | Host Harry Kreisler discusses his new book, "Political Awakenings," and tells the story of the Conversations series. Kreisler traces the origins of the program, describes his vision of the craft of interviewing, and talks about the ways technology dramatically increased access to the programs creating a global audience. He then discusses the origin of the book and its content. Choosing twenty interviews from the 485 in the Conversations archive, he focused on those interviewees that stand out because the subjects came to see their world in a radically different way, with important implications for The World. Series: "Conversations with History" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 19332] | 1/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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UC Campus Admissions Directors’ Updates to High School Counselors 2009 | Admission directors present an update for those who counsel high school students. Series: "Applying to UC" [Education] [Show ID: 17217] | 1/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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UC Riverside Admissions Update for Community College Counselors 2009 | Merlyn Campos, Director of Undergraduate Admissions, UC Riverside. Series: "Applying to UC" [Education] [Show ID: 17854] | 1/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Community College Transfer Admissions Update 2009 | More and more students are discovering the transfer path to the University of California. Tune in to learn how to plan for such a transfer. Series: "Applying to UC" [Education] [Show ID: 17218] | 1/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Structured Teaching Environments Promoting Success: Beyond Basic Structure | Karen Honkala and Liz Zastrow present an overview of effective visual structure supports for students of all age levels in the classroom, community and on the job and practical strategies for using them. Series: "MIND Institute Lecture Series on Neurodevelopmental Disorders" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 12306] | 1/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Role of Imagery and Verbal Processing in Reading Comprehension Hyperlexia and Autism | Nanci Bell, creator of a program which aims to stimulate gestalt imagery in order to aid in language comprehension and analytical thinking, discusses the role imagery plays in comprehension in individuals of all ages. Series: "MIND Institute Lecture Series on Neurodevelopmental Disorders" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 12304] | 1/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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UC San Diego Admissions Update for Community College Counselors 2009 | Mae Brown, Assistant Vice Chancellor and Director of Admissions, UC San Diego. Series: "Applying to UC" [Education] [Show ID: 17855] | 1/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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UC Santa Cruz Admissions Update for Community College Counselors - 2009 | Michael McCawley, Associate Director of Admissions, UC Santa Cruz Series: "Applying to UC" [Education] [Show ID: 17857] | 1/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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UC Santa Barbara Admissions Update for Community College Counselors - 2009 | Christine Van Gieson, Director of Admissions, UC Santa Barbara. Series: "Applying to UC" [Education] [Show ID: 17856] | 1/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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What Ails California? What Went Wrong | Susan Rasky of UC Berkeley’s Graduate School of Journalism engages Republican Jim Brulte and Democrat Bill Lockyer, both veterans of the California Legislature, in a discussion on what went wrong with California and how to make things right. Series: "Institute of Governmental Studies, UC Berkeley (IGS)" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 17859] | 1/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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UC Berkeley Admissions Update for Community College Counselors 2009 | Walter Robinson, Assistant Vice Chancellor and Director of Undergraduate Admissions, UC Berkeley. Series: "Applying to UC" [Show ID: 17849] | 1/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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UC Davis Admissions Update for Community College Counselors 2009 | Mary Dubitzky, Deputy Director of Undergraduate Admissions, UC Davis Series: "Applying to UC" [Show ID: 17850] | 1/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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UC Irvine Admissions Update for Community College Counselors 2009 | Brent Yunek, Assistant Vice Chancellor of Enrollment Services, UC Irvine Series: "Applying to UC" [Show ID: 17851] | 1/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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UCLA Admissions Update for Community College Counselors 2009 | Vu Tran, Director of Undergraduate Admissions, UCLA Series: "Applying to UC" [Show ID: 17852] | 1/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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UC Merced Admissions Update for Community College Counselors 2009 | Encarnaion Ruiz, Director of Admissions and Outreach, UC Merced Series: "Applying to UC" [Show ID: 17853] | 1/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity: The Challenge of Prevention and Enforcement Panel | Panel of experts address the responsibility to prevent and protect, the politics of prevention and enforcement in a time of megaterrorism, options for a United Nations Prevention and Enforcement force, and next steps in creating a UN prevention and enforcement force. [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 8581] | 1/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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UC Davis Symphony and Chorus: Verdi: Requiem | UC Davis Symphony Orchestra and University Chorus Jeffrey Thomas, conducting, with Arianna Zukerman, soprano; Judith Malafronte, mezzo-soprano; Steven Tharp, tenor; David Arnold, baritone, and alumni chorus. Verdi: Requiem. Series: "Mondavi Center Presents" [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 8630] | 1/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Perspectives on Ocean Science: Earthquakes in Southern California: A View from Space | Southern California hosts a number of active faults. Over the last 20 years, it has become the most seismically active area in the Western states, with magnitude 7 or greater events occurring around the (in)famous San Andreas fault. Join Yuri Fialko as he discusses what we know about earthquakes, and the slow tectonic deformation that causes them, using modern space technologies. Series: "Perspectives on Ocean Science" [Science] [Show ID: 19750] | 1/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Use of Technology in the Education and Treatment of Children with Autism | An overview of research on technology with people with autism, why technology is effective and how to incorporate it into any treatment program. Series: "MIND Institute Lecture Series on Neurodevelopmental Disorders" [Health and Medicine] [Professional Medical Education] [Show ID: 12138] | 1/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Children with Autism Show Differences in Neural Processing of Mental Arithmetic | Susan Rivera presents an overview of research looking into how children with autism mentally process mathematical concepts differently. Series: "MIND Institute Lecture Series on Neurodevelopmental Disorders" [Health and Medicine] [Professional Medical Education] [Show ID: 12137] | 1/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Shake Rattle and Roll: The Physics of Earthquakes | Join oceanographer Kevin Brown as he describes the phenomena that we experience as “earthquakes” and relates what scientists understand about the physics of these sudden and at times catastrophic movements in the earth’s crust. Learn how Brown and other Scripps scientists are using a variety of techniques to better understand when, where, and how earthquakes occur. Series: "Perspectives on Ocean Science" [Science] [Show ID: 19749] | 1/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Perspectives on Ocean Science: Winds Currents and the Voyages of Discovery | Modern oceanography has been built on a legacy of centuries of seagoing dating back to ancient times. Join distinguished Scripps Emeritus Professor Joe Reid as he describes what the earliest sailors knew about the oceans and how technical achievements through the ages have allowed ocean explorers to venture to the far reaches of the globe. Series: "Perspectives on Ocean Science" [Science] [Show ID: 11500] | 1/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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UCLA’s Steven Spiegel: Can Obama Bring Peace to the Middle East? | Steven Spiegel, the director of the Center for Middle East Development at UCLA, presents the innovative and informal negotiation techniques that he is urging the Obama administration to employ as it pursues security in this historically volatile region. Series: "Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice Distinguished Lecture Series" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 18509] | 1/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Story Hour in the Library: Annie Barrows | Annie Barrows is co-author, with her aunt Mary Ann Shaffer, of “The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society.” A New York Times bestseller, “Guernsey” has been translated into twenty-six languages and was named one of the “Best Books of 2008” by the Washington Post, TIME magazine, and The Christian Science Monitor, among others. Annie is also the author of the award-winning children’s series “Ivy and Bean” and “The Magic Half.” Series: "Story Hour in the Library" [Humanities] [Show ID: 18505] | 1/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Influenced | This documentary short program demonstrates some of the unintended negative influences parents may have on their children. Influenced was produced in with support from Project Aware, which was created in 2003 to create a forum for expressing the concerns of young people. [Public Affairs] [Health and Medicine] [Education] [Show ID: 19220] | 1/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Exploring Extremes of Earth's Magnetic Field | The Earth's magnetic field varies on many time scales, waxing and waning in strength, and periodically completely reversing direction. The geologic record of these variations provides important information on the history of our planet. Join Scripps Oceanography geoscientist Jeff Gee for a fascinating glimpse into his fieldwork in paleomagnetism – from autonomous aircraft measurements over the open ocean to exploration of rock exposures in remote regions of Antarctica. Series: "Perspectives on Ocean Science" [Science] [Show ID: 19203] | 1/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Perspectives on Ocean Science: Deep Sea Hydrothermal Vents: Exploring Life in the Extreme | In the late 1970s, scientists conducting a geologic investigation of the ocean floor in the Pacific made a startling discovery - deep ocean hot springs populated by a host of organisms never before seen. Join Dr. Horst Felbeck as he describes his fascinating research into what makes life possible in this seemingly inhospitable environment. Series: "Perspectives on Ocean Science" [Science] [Show ID: 11499] | 1/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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North American Futures: The Trilateral Perspective - Mexico US and Canada | Policy and political perspectives on managing the interconnected relationships among the United States, Canada and Mexico. Series: "North American Futures: Canada-US Perspectives" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 18608] | 1/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ensuring Transfer Success 2010: UC Campus Forum | Get the latest updates on major offerings and changes to major- preparation requirements from representatives of all nine undergraduate campuses. Series: "Applying to UC" [Education] [Show ID: 19242] | 1/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Osher UCSD: Achieving a Just Peace in the Middle East with Nasser Barghouti | Nasser Barghouti, President of the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination League in San Diego, examines the root causes of conflict in the Middle East and offers a vision for resolution that he argues is based on universal concepts of human rights. He also describes a growing movement for boycotts and sanctions against Israel in this talk to the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at the University of California, San Diego. Series: "Osher UCSD Distinguished Lecture Series" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 18515] | 1/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Conversations with History: Hedge Funds and the World Economy | Conversations host Harry Kreisler welcomes Sebastian Mallaby, Director of the Maurice R. Greenberg Center for Geoeconomic Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations, for a discussion of his new book, “More Money Than God: Hedge Funds and the Making of a New Elite." Topics covered include: managing risk in international finance; the function and evolution of hedge funds; how the game is played; the changing relationship of hedge funds to international political and economic structures; the causes of the 2008 economic collapse; regulation and government intervention; and the future of hedge funds in the world economy. Series: "Conversations with History" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 20384] | 1/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Conversations with History: Islam Identity and Globalization with Tariq Ramadan | Host Harry Kreisler welcomes Oxford University Professor Tariq Ramadan for a discussion of his new book, "What I Believe." Reflecting on the formative experiences of his life, Professor Ramadan traces the influence of his family, his education in Western philosophy and Islamic studies, and the impact of his different careers including high school principal, philosopher, and Islamic scholar. Articulating his commitment to universal principles and resistance to inequality, He analyzes the tensions facing Muslims in an era of globalization as they strive to be fully engaged as citizens committed to Western values. Series: "Conversations with History" [Public Affairs] [Humanities] [Show ID: 20378] | 1/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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UC Davis Newswatch: Skull Changes from Neanderthals to Humans | A new study that compares the skulls of modern humans with Neandertals shows that most variations between them are the result of random changes that occur over time. So chance, rather than natural selection, best explains why they look differently. The research team, led by UC Davis paleoanthropologist Tim Weaver, concluded that genet Series: "UC Davis Newswatch" [Show ID: 15952] | 1/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Conversations with History: How Wars End with Gideon Rose | Conversations host Harry Kreisler welcomes Gideon Rose, Editor of Foreign Affairs, for a discussion of his new book, How Wars End. Topics covered include: his intellectual journey, the challenges of editing Foreign Affairs, public discourse on international affairs, the interplay between ideas and action, the politics of ending wars, Obama's strategy in Afghanistan, and the lessons to be learned from the record of American war termination from World War I to the second Iraq War. Series: "Conversations with History" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 20514] | 1/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Legislative Advocacy for Individuals with Developmental Disabilities | A discussion of policies and programs to help advocate for those with developmental disabilities. Series: "MIND Institute Lecture Series on Neurodevelopmental Disorders" [Health and Medicine] [Professional Medical Education] [Show ID: 16235] | 1/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Preparing Students with Disabilities to Transition into Post-Secondary Activities | Robin Church and Derek Glaaser discuss efforts at the Kennedy Krieger Institute to help older students on the autism spectrum transition from the classroom to real-world activities such as vocational employment and higher education. Series: "MIND Institute Lecture Series on Neurodevelopmental Disorders" [Health and Medicine] [Professional Medical Education] [Show ID: 16101] | 1/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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New Developments in Autism Spectrum Disorders (Aug 2008) | Robin Church and Dawn Ibberson discuss efforts at the Kennedy Krieger Institute to help children on the autism spectrum participate in the same general education programs as their typically developing peers. Series: "MIND Institute Lecture Series on Neurodevelopmental Disorders" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 16226] | 1/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Early Interventions for Struggling Readers | Dr. Foorman discusses the issues surrounding early childhood literacy and a range of early interventions that may help children improve their literacy skills before they fall behind in school. Series: "MIND Institute Lecture Series on Neurodevelopmental Disorders" [Health and Medicine] [Professional Medical Education] [Show ID: 16230] | 1/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Involvement or Isolation: Research on the Social Lives of Children with Autism at School | UCLA Professor Connie Kasari discusses her research on how higher-functioning children on the autism spectrum interact with their typically developing peers in mainstream classrooms. Series: "MIND Institute Lecture Series on Neurodevelopmental Disorders" [Health and Medicine] [Education] [Professional Medical Education] [Show ID: 16234] | 1/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ensuring Transfer Success 2009: Transcript From Hell: Advanced | Dive into a sample UC application with senior campus evaluators, and explore firsthand the kind of nitty-gritty questions UC experts address when reviewing your students’ academic records. The advanced version is designed for veteran counselors. (Audio Only) Series: "Applying to UC" [Education] [Show ID: 16790] | 1/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ensuring Transfer Success: Campus Forum 2009: Admissions Updates | Get the latest updates on major offerings and changes to major- preparation requirements from representatives of all nine UC undergraduate campuses. Panelists also answer admissions policy questions from the audience. Series: "Applying to UC" [Education] [Show ID: 16791] | 1/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Life on Earth: Instructions in Three Billion (tiny) Letters or Less | All life forms are written in a standard genetic code, unique to each species. These codes have been revealed for hundreds of plants, animals, and microorganisms in just the past five years. Learn about the many exciting areas of science that are opening up because of the new genomic information. Series: "Science on Saturday" [Health and Medicine] [Science] [Show ID: 11543] | 1/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Waves in Nature: Lasers to Tsunamis and Beyond | Waves are everywhere. Microwaves, laser beams, music, tsunamis. Electromagnetic waves emanating from the Big Bang fill the universe. Learn about the similarities and difference in all of these wavy phenomena with Ed Moses and Rick Sawicki, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory scientists Series: "Science on Saturday" [Science] [Show ID: 11541] | 1/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Perspectives on Ocean Science: California Sea Grant: Marine Science Applied to Contemporary Issues | The largest of the 30 National Sea Grant programs, California Sea Grant draws on the talents of scientists and engineers at public and private universities throughout the state. Join Dr. Russ Moll as he describes how the program contributes to the growing body of knowledge about coastal and marine resources and helps solve contemporary marine-related problems. Series: "Perspectives on Ocean Science" [Science] [Show ID: 11501] | 1/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Distant Worlds: Making Images of Other Solar Systems | 400 years ago, our world-view changed when Galileo proved that the Earth was not the center of the universe but orbits around the Sun. 15 years ago the world shifted again when the first planets were discovered orbiting other stars. Last year, using adaptive optics and the 10 meter W.M. Keck telescope in Hawaii, a Lawrence Livermore National Lab team produced the first ever picture of another solar system. One day, these techniques may even lead to an image with a pale blue dot circling a nearby star - another Earth. Join LLNL astronomer Bruce Macintosh and Lisa Poyneer as they describe the new technologies that made these pictures possible. Series: "Science on Saturday" [Science] [Show ID: 20235] | 1/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Lunch Poems: Student Reading | The student reading includes winners of the following prizes: Academy of American Poets, Cook, Rosenberg, and Yang, as well as students nominated by Berkeley’s creative writing faculty, Lunch Poems volunteers, and representatives from student publications. Series: "Lunch Poems Reading Series" [Humanities] [Show ID: 17127] | 1/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Freshman Admissions Update 2009 | Tune in and learn about University of California admission policy changes for fall 2012. Series: "Applying to UC" [Education] [Show ID: 17213] | 1/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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UC Campus Admissions Directors’ Updates to Community College Counselors 2009 | With more and more students following the transfer path to the University of California the UC campus admission directors present updates to those who counsel community college students. Series: "Applying to UC" [Education] [Show ID: 17214] | 1/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Cognitive Basis of Behavior in Autism: Implications for Memory and Learning and for Behavior Intervention | Dr. Nancy Minshew discusses the cognitive factors that are contributing to some individuals with autism not being able to cope with their emotional dysregulation in social situations often resulting in behavior problems. Series: "MIND Institute Lecture Series on Neurodevelopmental Disorders" [Health and Medicine] [Professional Medical Education] [Show ID: 14657] | 1/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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New Theory of Mind Research: Investigations on the Remediating of Language Processing Deficits: Review with Promising Possibili | Paul Worthington discusses how theory of mind investigations are shedding light on inquiries into the language processing deficits, comprehension difficulties, that children with developmental disorders have. Series: "MIND Institute Lecture Series on Neurodevelopmental Disorders" [Health and Medicine] [Professional Medical Education] [Show ID: 14658] | 1/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Put it Back When You are Done: Storing Carbon Dioxide in the Earth Not the Atmosphere | Hydrocarbon fuels come almost exclusively from underground. We burn the coal or oil to obtain energy - and for hundreds of years, we have then allowed the resulting carbon dioxide to simply enter the atmosphere. Ken Wedel, Tracy High School Earth Science teacher,explores the role that underground storage of carbon dioxide can play in helping avoid damaging climate change, and the scientific challenges that face us in trying to keep the atmospheric load of carbon dioxide from continuing to grow due to burning fossil fuels. Series: "Science on Saturday" [Science] [Show ID: 20234] | 1/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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UC San Diego Jazz Camp: Faculty In Concert 2009 | UC San Diego Jazz Camp presents bassist Mark Dresser, pianist Diane Moser and percussionist Gerry Hemingway in concert. The stellar trio performs a program of original compositions. Series: "UC San Diego Jazz Camp" [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 17407] | 1/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Educational Approaches for Students with Autism Part 2 | Several experts representing various educational settings talk about different strategies to approach educating children on the autism spectrum. Series: "MIND Institute Lecture Series on Neurodevelopmental Disorders" [Health and Medicine] [Professional Medical Education] [Show ID: 14654] | 1/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Educational Approaches for Students with Autism Part 1 | Several experts representing various educational settings talk about different strategies to approach educating children on the autism spectrum. Series: "MIND Institute Lecture Series on Neurodevelopmental Disorders" [Health and Medicine] [Professional Medical Education] [Show ID: 14653] | 1/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Helping Students Manage Their Lives at School: What Roles do Executive Function Skills Play Part 1 | Georgia Bozeday, Ed.D., provides and overview of executive function deficits in school using a variety of strategies and techniques. Series: "MIND Institute Lecture Series on Neurodevelopmental Disorders" [Health and Medicine] [Professional Medical Education] [Show ID: 14651] | 1/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Helping Students Manage Their Lives at School: What Roles do Executive Function Skills Play Part 2 | Georgia Bozeday, Ed.D., provides and overview of executive function deficits in school using a variety of strategies and techniques Series: "MIND Institute Lecture Series on Neurodevelopmental Disorders" [Health and Medicine] [Professional Medical Education] [Show ID: 14652] | 1/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Speech and Occupational Therapy Team Approach to Assessment and Intervention Part 2 | A speech and language pathologist and an occupational therapist discuss their experiences working together helping children with neurodevelopmental delays, providing strategies, techniques, and tips to use in an intervention setting Series: "MIND Institute Lecture Series on Neurodevelopmental Disorders" [Health and Medicine] [Professional Medical Education] [Show ID: 14650] | 1/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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UCR Chamber Ensembles | UC Riverside Chamber Ensembles perform "Sonata in D Major, Op. 6", Beethoven (piano duet), "Three Songs on Poems of Paul Verlaine", Gabriel Faure (voice and piano), "Quartet in F Major for Oboe and Strings", Mozart, "Fantasy Pieces, Op. 88", Schumann (violin, cello, piano) [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 6052] | 1/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Harnessing Fusion Energy: The Power of Light | Our future health, happiness and economic well-being depends on producing plentiful, inexpensive, carbon-free energy that is available 24 hours/day, worldwide. Coal, oil and gas supply over 80% of the world's energy but cause pollution and add to global warming. Renewable energy, such as wind and solar, may not be able to supply enough energy. Ed Moses and the National Ignition Facility have an idea that could change everything-fusion energy-unlocking the force inside the nucleus of hydrogen that powers the sun and the stars. Learn what it will take for fusion power to become a reality in the next few decades. Series: "Science on Saturday" [Science] [Show ID: 20233] | 1/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Malashock Dance: Misjudgment in Paris | Be swept into a world of mystery, humor and soulfulness as favorite Greek characters come alive in modern myths. Their fears, foibles and fantasies blossom on the Malashock stage where “everything old is new again.” Playwright Allan Havis and Composer Lisa Bloom Cohen team up with Choreographer John Malashock for a tantalizing retelling of three classic stories. Series: "Malashock Dance" [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 6172] | 1/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The International Maid Trade | SDSU's Kristin Maher joins Rhacel Salazar Parrenas of the University of Wisconsin to discuss how immigrant women are drawn into the international maid trade, particularly those emigrating from Latin America and the Philippines. This series sponsored by UCSD's Center for Comparative Immigration Studies. Series: "Center for Comparative Immigration Studies " [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 6222] | 1/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Barber: Jihad vs. McWorld | Author Benjamin Barber examines how globalism and tribalism are reshaping the world. In this talk at UCSD, he calls on the United States to be more flexible in developing policies that adapt to other countries rather than insisting that those countries conform to the U.S. vision of right and wrong. Series: "Helen Edison Lecture Series" [Public Affairs] [Humanities] [Show ID: 6341] | 1/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Lunch Poems: Al Young | California Poet Laureate Al Young has created a profound and enduring body of work that represents our time. Young's numerous publications in poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and for the stage and screen explore the American, human condition through the lens of the individual voice. Tune in as he reads a selection of his poems before a live audience at UC Berkeley. Series: "Lunch Poems Reading Series" [Humanities] [Show ID: 11155] | 1/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Repairing DNA: Our Best Defense Against Cancer | Cancer occurs when a single cell in the body stops performing its normal function and grows out of control. Damage to DNA can lead to permanent changes, called mutations, which can result in cancerous growth. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory scientist John Hinz explores how cells repair DNA, the consequences of unrepaired DNA damage, and the fates of individuals born without DNA repair proteins. Series: "Science on Saturday" [Health and Medicine] [Science] [Show ID: 11545] | 1/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Speech and Occupational Therapy Team Approach to Assessment and Intervention Part 1 | A speech and language pathologist and an occupational therapist discuss their experiences working together helping children with neurodevelopmental delays, providing strategies, techniques, and tips to use in an intervention setting. Series: "MIND Institute Lecture Series on Neurodevelopmental Disorders" [Health and Medicine] [Professional Medical Education] [Show ID: 14649] | 1/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Conversations with History: Journalism in the Digital Age with Michael Kinsley | Conversations host Harry Kreisler welcomes Washington Post columnist Michael Kinsley for a discussion of how technology and markets are transforming journalism. Kinsley reflects on his career in journalism including his role as the founding editor of Slate and his recent job as editor of the LA Times editorial pages. Series: "Conversations with History" [Humanities] [Show ID: 11722] | 1/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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HemiScope: May 2002 | Terrorism in Latin America leads this magazine program as experts discuss possible threats throughout the region, followed by segments on U.S-Mexican trade since Sept. 11, the "Culture Clash" performance group, news analysis of events in Cuba, Mexico and Venezuela and a tribute to the late Mexican actress, Maria Felix. Series: "HemiScope" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 6483] | 1/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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UCSD Guestbook: Janna Shadduck-Hernandez | Documentary producer Janna Shadduck-Hernandez shares clips from her new piece on the immigrant experience in California and Iowa with Wayne Cornelius, director of UCSD's Center for Comparative Immigration Studies and US-Mexican Studies. Series: "UCSD Guestbook" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 6504] | 1/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Understanding Climate Change: Seeing the Carbon Through the Trees | It is very likely that rising levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere resulting from human activity are increasing global temperatures and changing Earth's climate. Lawrence Livermore National Lab’s Karis MacFarlane explains about the carbon cycle, ways that forests and soils store carbon, and how carbon storage and loss from forests and soils might change with changes in climate and human activity. Series: "Science on Saturday" [Science] [Show ID: 20232] | 1/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Human Genome Symposium: Francis Collins | In 1985 a group of eminent scientists came to UC Santa Cruz to discuss a vision that would become the Human Genome Project. Dr. Francis Collins, Director of the National Human Genome Research Institute, shares the latest information on this project as well as his thoughts about the positive and negative ways in which this new technology might be used. [Science] [Show ID: 6545] | 1/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Visualizing and Verbalizing and Talkies Learning Programs | Nanci Bell discusses how two of Lindamood-Bell’s programs, “Visualizing and Verbalizing” and “Talkies,” have helped children with developmental delays learn. Series: "MIND Institute Lecture Series on Neurodevelopmental Disorders" [Health and Medicine] [Professional Medical Education] [Show ID: 14648] | 1/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Conversations with History: Unraveling the Mystery of Ribonucleic Acid (RNA) with Sidney Altman | Conversations host Harry Kreisler welcomes Nobel Laureate Sidney Altman, Sterling Professor at Yale University, for a discussion of Ribonucleic Acid(RNA). Topics covered include: the importance of basic research creativity in the sciences, the qualities and skills necessary for scientific problem solving, the evolution of Altman's career, his Nobel research unraveling the mystery of RNA's function, and the implications of his discovery for understanding the origins of life and preventing disease. Drawing on his experience as Dean of Yale College in the 1980's, he also discusses reforming undergraduate science education. Series: "Conversations with History" [Science] [Show ID: 20377] | 1/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Scott Sagan and Kenneth Waltz: The Spread of Nuclear Weapons: A Debate Renewed | Scott Sagan, Professor of Political Science at Stanford University, and Kenneth Waltz, Professor Emeritus of Political Science at UC Berkeley, have co-authored The Spread of Nuclear Weapons: A Debate. They meet again to continue their spirited discussion of a number of issues relating to nuclear deterrence and non-proliferation in this debate at UC Santa Barbara. Series: "Voices" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 9491] | 1/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Climate Change and Human Rights: Inuit Perspectives on a Global Issue | For the Inuit, climate change is an issue of cultural survival. Join Sheila Watt-Cloutier, Chair of the Inuit Circumpolar Conference (ICC), an organization representing the Inuit across the Arctic, as she explores the effects of climate change on her Arctic home. Series: "Voices" [Humanities] [Science] [Show ID: 11759] | 1/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Osher UCSD: Global Warming: Climate Change Science and Public Policy with Richard Somerville | Richard Somerville, the renowned climatologist emeritus from Scripps Institution of Oceanography, affirms and amplifies the global warming concerns raised by former Vice President Al Gore in his documentary "An Inconvenient Truth." This talk is sponsored by the Osher Institute for Lifelong Learning at UC San Diego. Series: "Osher UCSD Distinguished Lecture Series" [Public Affairs] [Science] [Show ID: 11975] | 1/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ensuring Transfer Success 2010: Transcript From Hell – Advanced Version | Hear about how the seven participating UC campuses have converged on policies and procedures in renewing their commitment to the Transfer Admission Guarantee (TAG) program. TAG provides students with early review of their academic records, early admission notification, and guidance about required coursework. Series: "Applying to UC" [Education] [Show ID: 19334] | 1/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Conversations with History: Planning Policy and Politics with Alain Enthoven | In his 500th interview, Harry Kreisler welcomes Stanford Professor Alain Enthoven to discuss public service and policy analysis. Recalling his tenure in the office of Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara during the Kennedy administration, he describes the efforts to control military expenditures and the resistance from the military and Congress. He recalls the circumstances that led to his focus on healthcare and analyzes the evolution of the American health care system, and the constraints on changing the system. Finally, Enthoven reflects on the challenges of changing systems in the face of entrenched interest groups. Series: "Conversations with History" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 20509] | 1/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Conversations With History: America's Path to Permanent War | Conversations host Harry Kreisler welcomes Andrew Bacevich, Professor of International Relations and History at Boston University, for a discussion of the causes and consequences of the militarization of US foreign policy. Bacevich explores the notion that America's role should be that of leader and guarantor of world order that stipulate a global military presence, a global projection of military power, and an interventionist stance toward the global arena. He traces the origins of these ideas, the factors that sustain their existence for more than six decades, and the failure of successive critics to change the discourse. Series: "Conversations with History" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 19856] | 1/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Crossing Over: A Mexican Family on the Migrant Trail | In Crossing Over, Ruben Martinez puts a human face on the phenomenon as he follows the exodus of the Chavez clan, an extended Mexican family with the grim distinction of having lost three sons in a tragic border incident. Martinez charts the migrants progress from their small southern-Mexican town of Cheran through the harrowing underground railroad, to the tomato farms of Missouri, the strawberry fields of California, and the slaughterhouses of Wisconsin. He reveals the effects of emigration on the family left behind and offers a powerful portrait of migrant culture. Series: "Humanitas" [Public Affairs] [Humanities] [Show ID: 6774] | 1/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Alan Knight: Rise and Fall of the Myth of the Mexican Revolution | Oxford scholar Alan Knight critiques the conventional wisdom on Mexican history in this talk entitled "The Rise and Fall of the Myth of the Mexican Revolution," sponsored by the Center for U.S.-Mexican Studies at UCSD. Series: "Center for U.S.- Mexican Studies" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 6846] | 1/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Stensrud: Venture Capital: Still Adventurous? | Successful venture capitalist Bill Stensrud made his reputation by identifying and investing in telecommunications start-ups that later became multi-billion dollar companies. He talks here about smart investments in this slowed economy. Series: "Economics Roundtable" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 6687] | 1/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Viewpoint Asia: August 2002 | UCSD's Richard Madsen and guests bring events in Asia to life for Western audiences in this new series premiering on UCSD-TV and UCTV. Tonight: potential power shifts in China and the conflict over the US military presence in Japan. [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 6718] | 1/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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From Peace Talks to Gender Justice: Monica McWilliams | Monica McWilliams, the Chief Commissioner of the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission and a signer of the historic 1998 Good Friday Agreement with Ireland, addresses the challenges of turning the promise of peace accords into stable post-conflict societies through the inclusion of women in political and civil leadership. McWilliams is presented as part of the 2010 Women’s Peacemakers Conference hosted by the Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice at the University of San Diego. Series: "Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice Distinguished Lecture Series" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 19855] | 1/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Social Skills Training in Adolescence: Important Issues and Future Directions | Marjorie Soloman, of the UC Davis MIND Institute, explores models for social skills training with focus on issues encountered when working with adolescents and implications for future research. Series: "MIND Institute Lecture Series on Neurodevelopmental Disorders" [Health and Medicine] [Professional Medical Education] [Show ID: 17665] | 1/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Conversations With History: Henry Kaplan and the Story of Hodgkin's Disease | Harry Kreisler welcomes Charlotte DeCroes Jacobs, M.D., to discuss the development of a cure for Hodgkin's lymphatic cancer. Dr. Jacobs characterizes the challenges of being both an oncologist and biographer. She traces the history of Hodgkin's disease including the contributions of scientists who identified the cancer, its distinctive pattern of moving through the lymph system, and other clues that led to a cure. Focusing on the career of Stanford's Dr. Henry Kaplan, she describes his qualities as a scientist and clinician, and the work of Dr.Vincent DeVita in developing the drug used in the treatment of Hodgkins Disease. Series: "Conversations with History" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 19846] | 1/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Earth’s Magnetic Field: From Satellites to Reversals | How is Earth’s magnetic field important to making our planet habitable? Where does it come from, and how quickly does it change? Join Geophysicist Cathy Constable as she delves into these and other questions about one of Earth’s most dynamic features, the magnetosphere. Learn how research at Scripps is contributing to our ever-growing understanding of Earth’s magnetism. Series: "Perspectives on Ocean Science" [Science] [Show ID: 19751] | 1/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Science and the University: An Evolutionary Tale - Science Security and Control | Donald Kennedy, the editor-in-chief of Science, asks if in the later phases of the Cold War or in the early phases of the Terror War, universities find themselves witnessing a replay of the old battle between science, which would prefer to have everything open, and security, which would like to have some of it secret. After 9/11 a host of new issues surfaced. At the same time, science was confronting a different kind of security problem: instead of being employed to decide policy, science was being manipulated or kept secure in order to justify preferred policy outcomes. Series: "Clark Kerr Lecture Series on the Role of Higher Education" [Education] [Show ID: 13558] | 1/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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UC Berkeley Admissions Update for High School Counselors 2009 | Walter Robinson, Assistant Vice Chancellor and Director of Undergraduate Admissions, UC Berkeley. Series: "Applying to UC" [Education] [Show ID: 17831] | 1/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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UC Davis Admissions Update for High School Counselors 2009 | Mary Dubitzky, Deputy Director of Undergraduate Admissions, UC Davis Series: "Applying to UC" [Education] [Show ID: 17832] | 1/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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UC Irvine Admissions Update for High School Counselors 2009 | Brent Yunek, Assistant Vice Chancellor of Enrollment Services, UC Irvine Series: "Applying to UC" [Education] [Show ID: 17833] | 1/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Applying to UC: The Personal Statement 2007 | Helping students craft a strong personal statement requires an understanding of the role it plays in UC admissions and of effective writing strategies. Yvette Gullatt reviews in detail the new prompts and provide a case study to test your skills at thinking like an admissions reader, as well as provide tips on how to make your feedback as valuable as it can be. Visit the 2007 UC Counselor Conference website to learn more about UC admissions and download workshop materials. Series: "Applying to UC" [Education] [Show ID: 13449] | 1/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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UCLA Admissions Update for High School Counselors 2009 | Brent Yunek, Assistant Vice Chancellor of Enrollment Services, UC Irvine Series: "Applying to UC" [Education] [Show ID: 17834] | 1/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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UC Merced Admissions Update for High School Counselors 2009 | Encarnaion Ruiz, Director of Admissions and Outreach, UC Merced Series: "Applying to UC" [Education] [Show ID: 17835] | 1/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Language Problems in Fragile X Syndrome: From Behavioral Phenotypes to Family Contexts | Fragile X syndrome is the leading inherited cause of intellectual disabilities and is often associated with serious language problems. Leonard Abbeduto presents a model of the organismic and environmental factors affecting language learning in fragile X syndrome. Series: "MIND Institute Lecture Series on Neurodevelopmental Disorders" [Health and Medicine] [Professional Medical Education] [Show ID: 13163] | 1/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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UC Riverside Admissions Update for High School Counselors 2009 | Merlyn Campos, Director of Undergraduate Admissions, UC Riverside. Series: "Applying to UC" [Education] [Show ID: 17836] | 1/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Towards a Critical Globalization Studies: War and Peace in the 21st Century: Will the American Consensus Hold? | As part of the Voices series at UCSB, Tariq Ali, a British-Pakistani journalist, novelist, playwright, publisher, filmmaker, and renowned social critic discusses the nature of war and foreign policy in the 21st century with special emphasis on the dominance of the United States. The key question Ali raises is whether the United States can continue to dominate world politics in a post-Iraq war world. Series: "Voices" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 7732] | 1/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Towards a Critical Globalization Studies: Plenary Debate. . . Globalization: For Whom? By Whom? | Professor of Global and International Studies Richard Faulk,; journalist, novelist, playwright, publisher, filmmaker, and renowned social critic Tariq Ali; former member of the Philippine Parliament; and Professor of Sociology Saskia Sassen discuss the issues involved with globalization. Series: "Voices" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 7736] | 1/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Towards a Critical Globalization Studies: Afternoon Plenary. . .Global Feminisms; Gender and Global Society | Sociology professors Rhacel Salazar Parrenas, Ligaya McGovern, and Pierrette Hondagneu-Sotelo, Kum Kum Bhavnani , and Founder and Head of Fifty Years is Enough Njoki Njoroge Njehu discuss globalization issues. Series: "Voices" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 7740] | 1/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Towards a Critical Globalization Studies: Plenary Address. . .Tom Hayden: The Global Justice Movement at the Crossroads and Hi | In the Plenary Address, Tom Hayden, Co-Director of "No More Sweatshops" and a state legislator in California for over 16 years and a well-known student activist in the 1960's gives his thoughts on the nature of reform movements around the world with special emphasis on those dealing with issues involved with Globalization. Series: "Voices" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 7742] | 1/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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UC San Diego Admissions Update for High School Counselors 2009 | Merlyn Campos, Director of Undergraduate Admissions, UC Riverside. Series: "Applying to UC" [Education] [Show ID: 17837] | 1/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Technology Innovation: Creative Destruction - Emergence Performance and Extinction in American Business | Anybody who has invested in or contemplates investing in the stock market and particularly in technology stocks should listen to Richard Foster, senior partner and director of McKinsey & Company as he tracks the fate of America's corporations in conjunction with their market position over decades. [Public Affairs] [Business] [Show ID: 7812] | 1/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Zapatista Literature and the Chicano Experience | Graciela Limon discusses her novel "Erased Faces," and Latin American Studies professors with expertise on the social movements and events narrated in the novel comment on the book. The novel interweaves issues of gender, class, and race in a transborder context. Series: "Voices" [Humanities] [Show ID: 7852] | 1/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Tina Nova: Advice to Young Scientists and Entrepreneurs | Biotechnology executive and entrepreneur Tina Nova, a 1982 doctoral graduate from UCR, addresses the 13th Annual Southern California Conference on Undergraduate Research. Nova is the chief executive officer of Genoptix, Inc., the fourth biotechnology firm she has co-founded in the San Diego area. [Business] [Education] [Show ID: 11365] | 7/10/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Perspectives on Ocean Science: Exploring 1000 Years of Earthquake History Along the San Andreas Fault | Join Dr. Bridget Smith as she takes us on a journey back in time deciphering the historical behavior of the San Andreas and explaining how studying earthquake history can give us future insight. Series: "Perspectives on Ocean Science" [Science] [Show ID: 11368] | 7/10/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Conversations with History: The War of the World with Niall Ferguson | Conversations host Harry Kreisler welcomes Harvard historian Niall Ferguson for a discussion of his book “The War of the World.” Ferguson analyzes the role of ethnic conflict, economic volatility, and the decline of empires in making the twentieth century the most violent one in human history. Series: "Conversations with History" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 12082] | 7/10/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Conversations With History: Science Diplomacy and Nuclear Threats | Host Harry Kreisler welcomes Siegfried S. Hecker, former Director of the Los Alamos National Laboratory, to discuss scientists, national laboratories, and the threat posed by nuclear weapons. Hecker traces his career in material sciences, describes the evolution of his intellectual focus, and recalls his leadership of Los Alamos. He discusses changes in the international security environment in the aftermath of the collapse of the Soviet Union, threats posed by terrorist organizations, dangers of nuclear proliferation, and challenges for U.S. policy in assessing the motivation and capabilities of Pakistan, North Korea, and Iran. Series: "Conversations with History" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 19331] | 7/10/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Conversations with History: A Cosmologist’s Intellectual Journey with James E. Peebles | Conversations host Harry Kreisler welcomes Princeton cosmologist Jim Peebles for a discussion of his intellectual odyssey. They discuss his contributions to cosmology and the future of the field. Series: "Conversations with History" [Humanities] [Show ID: 12061] | 7/10/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Conversations with History: Thinking about the Unthinkables in the Post 911 World with Harold P Smith Jr | Conversations host Harry Kreisler welcomes Harold P. Smith, Jr, former Pentagon official and Professor of Public Policy at Berkeley, for a discussion of the nuclear terrorism threat in the post 911 world. Series: "Conversations with History" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 11493] | 7/10/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Perspectives on Ocean Science: The Future Stewards of Our Planet | Learn about the challenging research work of several of the outstanding fellowship students at Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Explore topics such as antibiotics from the sea, the declining health of our oceans, mapping the seafloor, and factors affecting climate change. Series: "Perspectives on Ocean Science" [Science] [Show ID: 11369] | 7/10/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Conversations with History: Europe and the World with The Right Honorable Lord Patten of Barnes CH | Host Harry Kreisler welcomes The Right Honorable Lord Patten of Barnes CH for a discussion of the European Union’s common foreign and defense policy, relations between Europe and the United States, and the challenges posed by the emergence of the economies of China and India. Lord Patten also offers his reflections on diplomacy, enlargement, and the power of ideas in politics. Series: "Conversations with History" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 11496] | 7/10/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Conversations with History: Military Victory in the Information Age with Stephen D. Biddle | Conversations host Harry Kreisler welcomes Stephen D. Biddle, Senior Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, for a discussion of what factors influence outcomes in military conflict beginning with the battles of World War up until the present. The synergy between force employment and technology is emphasized. They also discuss grand strategy in the post 911 world and the privatization of military power. Series: "Conversations with History" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 11495] | 7/10/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Conversations with History: Revolutions in Military Affairs and the War on Terror with Max Boot | Conversations host Harry Kreisler welcomes military analyst Max Boot for a discussion of his new book, War Made New: Technology, Warfare, and the Course of History 1500 to Today. He offers his reflections on the Afghanistan War, the Iraq War and the 2006 Lebanon War in light of his historical analysis. He also evaluates the successes and failures of the Bush Administration. Series: "Conversations with History" [Humanities] [Show ID: 12103] | 7/2/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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American Theocracy: The Peril and Politics of Radical Religion Oil and Borrowed Money | Kevin Phillips examines the axis of religion, politics, and borrowed money that threatens to destroy the nation. He maintains that every world-dominating power has been brought down by a related set of causes: a lethal combination of global over-reach, militant religion, resource problems, and ballooning debt. Series: "Walter H. Capps Center Series" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 12093] | 7/2/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Conversations with History: Ethical Realism and U.S. Foreign Policy with Anatole Lieven and John Hulsman | Conversations host Harry Kreisler welcomes Anatole Lieven of the New America Foundation and John Hulsman of the German Council on Foreign Relations for a discussion of their new book, Ethical Realism. They analyze the foreign policy debate in Washington, compare American leadership of Truman and Eisenhower with the leadership of Bush and Cheney, and drawing on the American tradition defined by George Kennan, Hans Morgenthau, and Reinhold Niebuhr, argue for a new foreign policy that combines ethics with realism. Series: "Conversations with History" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 12087] | 7/2/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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On Beyond: Novel Sensor Technologies Astronaut Candidate Cal IT-2 Testing New Materials | Go On Beyond with UCSD-TV to see how chemistry and nanotechnology are being used to provide protection against terrorism, meet one of America's newest astronaut candidates, get a one year update on California's bold initiative to encourage technological innovation and explore the science of understanding why materials behave the way they do. Series: "On Beyond" [Science] [Show ID: 5221] | 7/2/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Cornucopia’s Challenge | This documentary follows the journey of three crops - corn, rice, and cotton - from seed to market. It looks at the variety of methods that farmers use to meet the challenges of growing, segregating, and marketing these crops to meet differing market requirements and consumer preferences. [Science] [Agriculture] [Show ID: 13894] | 7/2/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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What is Our Universe Like in the Large and How Did It Get That Way? Triumphs and Challenges for Modern Cosmology | Join James Peebles, one of the world’s foremost cosmologists, as he explores the universe. Like fossils, thermal radiation carries information about the past, in this case the nature of the early universe. This information has confirmed ideas about the expanding universe, and it has presented us with new challenges. In particular, dark matter and dark energy. Series: "UC Berkeley Graduate Council Lectures" [Science] [Show ID: 12005] | 7/2/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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What is our Universe Like in the Large and How Did It Get That Way? Exploring the Large-Scale Nature of the Universe | The evidence is that the universe is close to uniform; it has no observable center or edges; and that it is expanding. Cosmologist James Peebles, professor emeritus at Princeton University explores the histories of these ideas and the present state of the evidence for their reliability. Series: "UC Berkeley Graduate Council Lectures" [Science] [Show ID: 12004] | 7/2/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Conversations With History: The Imperial Temptation of America | Conversations host Harry Kreisler welcomes Die Zeit Publisher/Editor Josef Joffe for a discussion of America’s role in the 21st century. Starting with an analysis of the differences between a bi-polar and a uni-polar world, Joffe analyzes the roots of anti-Americanism, defines a global strategy for U.S. foreign policy, and offers a unique perspective on the different worlds the U.S. confronts, the Berlin/Berkeley axis—a post modern world of information technology and no possibility of war--and the Beijing/Baghdad axis—a world of nationalism where war is still possible. Series: "Conversations with History" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 13688] | 7/2/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Conversations With History: Iran - Domestic Politics and Foreign Policy | Conversations host Harry Kreisler welcomes Carnegie policy analyst Karim Sadjadpour for a discussion of Iran, its domestic politics and foreign policy. Questions addressed include: What are the dynamics of internal politics? What is the role of the Revolutionary Guard? What are Iran’s regional goals? What are its goals in Iraq? Can its quest for nuclear weapons be halted? and How should the United States deal with this formidable power in the vital Middle East? Series: "Conversations with History" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 13665] | 7/2/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Conversations With History: Economics Politics and Public Discourse | Conversations host Harry Kreisler welcomes Professor J. Bradford DeLong of Berkeley's Economics Department for a discussion of economics and public policy. Reflecting on his work as deputy assistant secretary in the Treasury Department in the Clinton administration, Professor DeLong discusses the dilemma posed by the breakdown of the political center, the strengths and weaknesses of the NAFTA agreement, and Alan Greenspan’s record at the Federal Reserve. He also reflects on the quality of public discussion of economic issues. Series: "Conversations with History" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 13662] | 7/2/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Understanding Atmospheric Oxygen: The Other Half of the Global Carbon Dioxide Story | Increases in global carbon dioxide should be mirrored by decreases in atmospheric oxygen. Join Ralph Keeling to learn how his precise measurements have shown that the concentration of oxygen in the atmosphere is in fact decreasing slowly from year to year and discover how these data are allowing scientists to place constraints on the global carbon cycle. Series: "Perspectives on Ocean Science" [Science] [Show ID: 13460] | 7/2/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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A Revolution in Earthquake Engineering Research: The NEES Collaboratory | Take a look at NEES, the Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation, as it strives to improve our understanding of earthquakes an their effects. Series: "Earthquake and Seismology Programs" [Science] [Show ID: 12477] | 7/2/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Climate Science at Scripps | Scripps Institution of Oceanography has been a world leader in climate research since the 1950s, when Charles Keeling began his pioneering measurements of carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere. Join Scripps Director Tony Haymet for an exciting overview of the diverse array of groundbreaking climate research ongoing at Scripps. Learn how Scripps's earth, ocean, and atmospheric scientists are making critical contributions to our understanding of Earth's complex climate system. Series: "Perspectives on Ocean Science" [Science] [Show ID: 13037] | 7/2/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Live from Gakkel Ridge | As part of an NSF-funded collaboration with Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and science centers across the country to increase awareness of polar research and Earth's polar regions, join Donna Blackman, chair of the National Science Foundation's Ridge 2000 program, for an exciting excursion to the world’s mid-ocean ridge volcanic system. Learn how these oceanic spreading centers shape our planet and support an amazing abundance of life in an otherwise inhospitable environment. Series: "Perspectives on Ocean Science" [Science] [Show ID: 13038] | 7/2/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Future of the Earth’s Climate: Frontiers in Forecasting | Bill Collins discusses how observations show that the Earth is warming at a rate unprecedented in recent history, and that human-induced changes in atmospheric chemistry are probably the main culprits. He suggests a need for better observations and understanding of the carbon and hydrological cycles. Series: "Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Summer Lecture Series" [Science] [Show ID: 13003] | 7/2/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Drugs for Brain Tumors | Trudy Forte discusses her work developing nano-sized low-density lipoprotein (LDL) particles that can be used as a safe and effective means of delivering anticancer drugs to brain tumors, particularly the most common malignant brain tumor in adults and one of the deadliest forms of cancer. Series: "Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Summer Lecture Series" [Health and Medicine] [Science] [Show ID: 13002] | 7/2/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Frontiers: Autism; Air Pollution | Growing autism rates and the future of autism research; How air pollution can make us sick and what we can do to clean up our air Series: "UC Davis Frontiers" [Public Affairs] [Health and Medicine] [Science] [Show ID: 12865] | 7/2/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Tariq Ali: Rights and Needs: Neo-Liberalism Democracy and Military Humanism | A writer, journalist, filmmaker and leading figure among cultural-political analysts, Tariq Ali is the author of several important historical novels that examine the relationship between Islam and the Western World. This Oxford educated activist has been at the forefront of anti-war movements from Vietnam to Iraq. Series: "Voices" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 12622] | 7/2/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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From Thomas Jefferson to Forrest Gump: How the Mall in Washington Became the Nation’s Most Venerated Civic Space | Michael Kammen is a celebrated Pulitzer Prize-winning historian. Originally a specialist in colonial American history, Kammen has also published extensively on twentieth-century and contemporary American popular culture. Here he explores how the Mall in Washington DC became such an important civic space. Series: "UC Berkeley Graduate Council Lectures" [Humanities] [Show ID: 12621] | 7/2/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Can an Image Change the World? | Kim Phuc was the subject of a famous photo from the Vietnam war which shows her as a child running naked after being severely burned by a napalm attack. She is joined by UC Davis faculty to consider photographic images that have changed history. Series: "Mondavi Center Presents" [Public Affairs] [Humanities] [Show ID: 12409] | 7/2/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Lands Lakes and Oceans: The Ecology of Climate Change | Because water is key in many economic and societal functions, understanding the impact of climate change on water resources is key to understanding overall impacts. From fisheries to quality and quantity of resource, join a panel of experts to learn more about the ecology of climate change. Presented by the Bren School of Environmental Science & Management at UC Santa Barbara. Series: "Global Warming: Change Begins with Learning" [Science] [Show ID: 12283] | 7/2/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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San Diego OperaTalk! with Nick Reveles: Mozart's The Magic Flute | A lively introduction to Mozart's ever-popular, Masonic-influenced operatic masterpiece. Series: "San Diego OperaTalk! with Nick Reveles" [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 5046] | 7/2/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Making More with Less: Increasing Wealth while Decreasing Resource Consumption | Global warming presents one of the greatest challenges ever faced by American society. In the next few decades, it has the potential to impact every aspect of our lives, from the energy we use to the coastal cities we inhabit. Join a panel of experts a to learn about how we can make more with less. Presented by the Bren School of Environmental Science & Management at UC Santa Barbara. Series: "Global Warming: Change Begins with Learning" [Science] [Show ID: 12282] | 7/2/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Lunch Poems: Kick Off 2004 | A range of Berkeley luminaries read and discuss their favorite poems. This year's line-up: Barbara Ertter (Jepson Herbarium), H. Mack Horton (East Asian Languages), Amy Kautzman (Doe Library), Elaine Kim (Ethnic Studies), Ray Lifchez (Architecture), Cam Nguyet Nguyen (Southeast Asian Studies), Bob Osserman (Mathematical Science Research Center), Laura Perez (Chicano Studies), John Prausnitz (Chemical Engineering), and Frank Worrell (Education). Series: "Lunch Poems Reading Series" [Humanities] [Show ID: 9066] | 7/2/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Basic Principles Underlying Modern Medicine: Anatomy Revealed: Understanding the Anatomy Behind Clinical Procedures | Professor Kimberly Topp of UCSF’s Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science explores the anatomy behind clinical procedures. This presentation is part of the course, Basic Principles Underlying Modern Medicine, which mirrors the first block of coursework included in the Essential Core of the UCSF Medical School curriculum. Series: "UCSF Mini Medical School for the Public" [Health and Medicine] [Professional Medical Education] [Show ID: 12245] | 7/2/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Bioremediation: The Hope and the Hype for Environmental Cleanup | Terry Hazen discusses when it’s best to resort to engineered bioremediation of contaminated sites, and when it’s best to rely on natural attenuation. Recent advances have greatly broadened the potential applications for bioremediation. At the same time, scientists’ knowledge of biogeochemical processes has advanced and they can better gauge how quickly and completely contaminants can be degraded without human intervention. Series: "Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Summer Lecture Series" [Science] [Show ID: 13004] | 7/2/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Conversations with History: Foreign Correspondent - the Middle East with Robert Fisk | Robert Fisk, Middle East correspondent for the British newspaper The Independent, discusses his experiences covering Middle East wars for the last 30 thirty years. Series: "Conversations with History" [Public Affairs] [Humanities] [Show ID: 12185] | 7/2/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Michael Pollan: The Omnivore's Dilemma | The UC Davis Mondavi Center presents bestselling author and UC Berkeley journalism professor Michael Pollan. He explores the ecology of eating to unveil why we consume what we consume in the twenty-first century. Michael Pollan is the author, most recently, of The Omnivore’s Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals. Series: "Mondavi Center Presents" [Humanities] [Show ID: 12176] | 7/2/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Creativity Making Your Dreams Come True with Bert Turetzky | Performer and professor Bert Turetzky discusses and displays creativity. [Humanities] [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 6057] | 7/2/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The American Denial of Global Warming | Polls show that between one-third and one-half of Americans still believe that there is "no solid" evidence of global warming, or that if warming is happening it can be attributed to natural variability. Others believe that scientists are still debating the point. Join scientist and renowned historian Naomi Oreskes as she describes her investigation into the reasons for such widespread mistrust and misunderstanding of scientific consensus and probes the history of organized campaigns designed to create public doubt and confusion about science. Series: "Perspectives on Ocean Science" [Science] [Show ID: 13459] | 7/2/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Tahoe: Reservoir of History Body of Hope | The breathtaking beauty of Lake Tahoe is known worldwide, but that beauty is fading. The entire Lake Tahoe basin is an ecosystem under considerable stress. Today, scientists from UC Davis, University of Nevada, Reno, and other federal and state agencies say the lake, one of the deepest and bluest on Earth, has less than 30 years before pollution turns it green. This documentary examines the expanding scientific exploration of the Lake Tahoe and a look at how humans can be included in a sustainable natural environment for future generations. [Science] [Show ID: 5218] | 7/2/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Disappearing Glaciers and the Rising Sea | The magnitude and timing of global sea level change remains one of the outstanding questions in global change research. Join researcher Shad O'Neel for a tour of coastal glaciers and learn why scientists believe these glaciers' unique behavior will make them one of the largest contributors to sea level rise in the next century. Series: "Perspectives on Ocean Science" [Science] [Show ID: 13458] | 7/2/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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When Things Get Small | What could a stadium-sized bowl of peanuts, a shrinking elephant, and a crazed hockey player have to do with nanoscience? Those are just a few of the goofy excursions that await you when witty host Adam Smith and wacky physicist Ivan Schuller take you on an irreverent, madcap, comically corny romp into the real-life quest to create the smallest magnet ever known. [Science] [Show ID: 6577] | 7/2/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Conversations With History: Wealth Empire and the Future of America | Conversations host Harry Kreisler welcomes Professor Peter Dale Scott for a discussion of secrecy and its consequences in the making of U.S. foreign policy. Their discussion focuses on CIA interventions, the rise of Al Qaeda, the role of U.S. government in supporting Islamic jihadists to counter Soviet power during the Cold War, and the response of the Bush administration to the 911 attack. Series: "Conversations with History" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 13433] | 7/2/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Conversations with History: Domestic Politics and International Behavior: The Case of China and the U.S. | Conversations host Harry Kreisler welcomes Susan Shirk, Professor of Political Science at UC San Diego, for a discussion of her new book, China: Fragile Superpower. A former Deputy Assistant Secretary of State in the Clinton administration, Professor Shirk analyzes how Chinese domestic politics affects its international behavior and how U.S. foreign policy responds to and influences China's international behavior. She also discusses how her work as a scholar of Chinese politics and society informed her work in Washington. Series: "Conversations with History" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 13167] | 7/2/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Next Experts in Energy Efficiency | Part of a series of UC Davis Symposia honoring Arthur Rosenfeld, the father of energy efficiency includes a panel discussion on supply-side for energy efficiency experts that includes Dan Kammen of UC Berkeley,David Auston of UCSB, Jane Woodward of Stanford and Andy Hargadon of UC Davis. Series: "The UC Davis Energy Efficiency Center’s Rosenfeld Series" [Public Affairs] [Science] [Business] [Show ID: 18741] | 6/23/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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San Diego OperaTalk! with Nick Reveles: Verdi's Otello | One of Verdi's greatest operas, Otello stands among the best adaptations of Shakespeare ever set to music. Nicolas Reveles provides a lively, anecdote-filled introduction to Verdi's masterpiece, including a discussion of the opera's formidable vocal and dramatic demands. Series: "San Diego OperaTalk! with Nick Reveles" [Humanities] [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 6533] | 6/23/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Keeling Lecture: Climate Change and the Forests of the West | Dr. Steve Running, a Regents Professor in the College of Forestry and Conservation at the University of Montana, will discuss the paradox of why forests in the West are growing faster while simultaneously suffering from higher die-off rates. Running is a member of the Nobel Peace Prize-winning Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and was the lead author on a 2007 report analyzing North America’s contribution to atmospheric carbon dioxide and its impacts on the global climate. Series: "Perspectives on Ocean Science" [Science] [Show ID: 18197] | 6/23/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Conversations With History: Nuclear Proliferation with Ambassador Gregory L. Schulte | Harry Kreisler welcomes Ambassador Gregory L. Schulte, Visiting Fellow at the National Defense University, to discuss national security threats in the 21st century. A government official with NATO experience, the Bosnia conflict, and nuclear proliferation, Ambassador Schulte expresses his own views, not that of the US government, on a range of topics including: the transformation of NATO; institution building in post conflict situations; nuclear proliferation; the threats posed by terrorist organizations and aspiring nuclear states such as Iran; and the special situation of Israel and India under the non proliferation regime. Series: "Conversations with History" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 19197] | 6/23/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Conversations With History: From Salvation to Spirituality | Harry Kreisler welcomes Susumu Shimazono, Professor of Religious Studies at the University of Tokyo to discuss popular religious movements in Japan. Shimazono discusses the origins of his interest in religious studies; the role of religion in modernization; and the emergence of new religions as a global phenomena in the 1970’s with special reference to Japanese examples. Shimazono distinguishes these spiritual movements from salvation religions by identifying their unique features and future evolution. He analyses the implications of new religions for politics and suggests their strengths and weaknesses as an enduring phenomena. Series: "Conversations with History" [Humanities] [Show ID: 18709] | 6/23/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Point Loma Writers: An Evening with Michael Eric Dyson | Author, commentator and Georgetown University sociologist shares his candid and complex views of Obama, racial amnesia, the poetry of hip hop, Bill Cosby, and Oprah Winfrey. He also describes his own life of growing up poor in Detroit in this riveting interview with journalist Dean Nelson, host of the 2010 Writer’s Symposium by the Sea at Point Loma Nazarene University. Series: "Writer's Symposium By The Sea" [Public Affairs] [Humanities] [Show ID: 18125] | 6/23/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto with Michael Pollan | "Eat Food. Not too much. Mostly plants." These words to live by from the award-winning author Michael Pollan resonate at the heart of his newest work, “In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto.” He considers what science does and does not know about diet and health, proposing a new way of thinking about food that is informed by ecology and tradition. Pollan is Knight Professor of Journalism at UC Berkeley. Series: "Voices" [Health and Medicine] [Science] [Show ID: 14209] | 6/23/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CARTA The Evolution of Human Biodiversity: Population Inference in the Personal Genome Era | Carlos Bustamante, Professor of Genetics at Stanford University School of Medicine, is a population geneticist whose research focuses on analyzing patterns of variation within and between species to address fundamental questions in biology, anthropology, and medicine. Series: "CARTA - Center for Academic Research and Training in Anthropogeny" [Science] [Show ID: 18702] | 5/29/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CARTA The Evolution of Human Biodiversity: South American Human Biodiversity | Anne Stone, Associate Professor in the School of Human Evolution and Social Change at the Arizona State University,explores population history to understanding how humans in South America have adapted to their environment. Series: "CARTA - Center for Academic Research and Training in Anthropogeny" [Science] [Show ID: 18703] | 5/29/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CARTA The Evolution of Human Biodiversity: Human Immune System Diversity | Peter Parham, Professor in the Departments of Structural Biology and Microbiology & Immunology at the Stanford University School of Medicine, explores proteins of the human immune system that vary greatly between individuals and populations which modulate the immune response to infection and cancer, and also influence the success of reproduction and therapeutic transplantation of cells, tissues and organs. Series: "CARTA - Center for Academic Research and Training in Anthropogeny" [Science] [Show ID: 18704] | 5/29/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CARTA The Evolution of Human Biodiversity: Biodiversity in the Human Brain | George Ojemann, Professor of Neurosurgery at the University of Washington, explores the neurobiology of human cognition, especially language, memory and learning. Series: "CARTA - Center for Academic Research and Training in Anthropogeny" [Science] [Show ID: 18706] | 5/29/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CARTA The Evolution of Human Biodiversity: Genome Structural Variation | Evan Eichler, University of Washington Professor of Genome Sciences explores large-scale variation in human genomic DNA that contributes to primate gene evolution. Series: "CARTA - Center for Academic Research and Training in Anthropogeny" [Science] [Show ID: 18705] | 5/29/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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TeacherTECH: Using Google Earth | Google Earth makes an excellent teaching tool, allowing educators from a wide range of disciplines to present information from many subject areas in a geographic context. Computer mapping offers engaging visual context and reaches digital learners by tapping into their natural passion for technology and multimedia platforms. Join Mike Senise from the San Diego Unified School District and learn how to go beyond the basics of map navigation and use this spatial visualization tool to meet a variety of needs and objectives. Series: "TeacherTECH" [Science] [Show ID: 18510] | 5/29/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Solar Activity During the Last Millennium | The sun dominates life on our planet, yet we know astonishingly little about long-term variation in solar activity and how it might have influenced Earth’s climate. Join Devendra Lal as he explains how chemical clues locked in Antarctic ice can reconstruct 1,000 years of solar activity and how this knowledge is critical to understanding Earth’s climate history. Series: "Perspectives on Ocean Science" [Science] [Show ID: 18196] | 5/29/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Conversations With History: Reflections on U.S.- Canada Relations | Host Harry Kreisler welcomes distinguished Canadian diplomat Allan Gotlieb to discuss the U.S.- Canadian relationship. After tracing the features of their strategic partnership during the Cold War, Gotlieb analyzes the changes in bilateral relations in the wake of 911 and the 2008 economic collapse. In the context of America's focus on homeland security, rising unemployment, and environmental degradation, he examines the impact of domestic politics for any effort to develop a new American and Canadian agenda. In conclusion, he discusses factors that contributed to Canada’s successful navigation of the world wide financial crisis. Series: "Conversations with History" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 18527] | 5/29/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CARTA The Evolution of Human Biodiversity: Great Ape Biodiversity | Pascal Gagneux, an evolutionary biologist at UC San Diego who studies great apes (chimpanzees, bonobos, and gorillas), explores the biodiversity in great apes. Series: "CARTA - Center for Academic Research and Training in Anthropogeny" [Science] [Show ID: 18700] | 5/15/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Conversations With History: Reflections on the University of California | Conversations host Harry Kreisler welcomes sociologist Neil J. Smelser for a discussion of his new book, “Reflections on the University of California: From the Free Speech Movement to the Global University.” Drawing on decades of experience as a sociologist actively engaged as advisor to chancellors and observer of the Berkeley campus, Smelser discusses the Free Speech Movement, university leadership, surprises confronting campus administrators, affirmative action, and athletics. Drawing on the lessons of the last fifty years, he also analyzes the challenges facing the University of California in the 21 century. Series: "Conversations with History" [Humanities] [Education] [Show ID: 18541] | 5/15/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ensuring Transfer Success 2009: Advising Students on Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate (AP/IB) | This session is to help counselors advise their students on how AP/IB credit can be applied to multiple UC campuses. The session covers a review of the statewide CCC master grid for AP, applicability to an AA and GE degree, and a review of the AP and IB charts. Series: "Applying to UC" [Education] [Show ID: 16787] | 5/15/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ensuring Transfer Success 2009: UC Support Services for Veterans | This session provides an overview of the current, new and upcoming support services offered to California veterans. This includes a presentation of the newly created comprehensive chart outlining each campus’s offerings, followed by a discussion of the financial aid opportunities available to veterans. Presenters also review the admissions changes taking place beginning in 2010. (audio only) Series: "Applying to UC" [Education] [Show ID: 16788] | 5/15/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ensuring Transfer Success 2009: Tips and Tools for Counselors: Online Resources | Get an overview of the useful tools for transfer counselors, such as the ccctransfer.org and uctransfer.org websites, as well as an opportunity to review general transfer questions. Series: "Applying to UC" [Education] [Show ID: 16784] | 5/15/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ensuring Transfer Success 2009: Preparing Students for UC Paths to Business Careers | This session reviews the essential advising tips in directing students to either traditional or nontraditional Business and/or Economics majors offered at the nine UC undergraduate campuses. The presenters provide website resources to assist in counseling, as well as a strategy for understanding which area of business your students are hoping to pursue. (Audio Only) Series: "Applying to UC" [Education] [Show ID: 16789] | 5/15/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Conflict in Congo - The Challenges of Visual Journalism | Widely published in Time, Newsweek, and National Geographic magazines, photojournalist Marcus Bleasdale has been covering the brutal exploitation of the Democratic Republic of Congo and its natural resources for nearly a decade. He spoke at UC Santa Barbara to discuss the challenges of visual journalism. Series: "Voices" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 14210] | 5/15/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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New News Out of Africa with Charlayne Hunter-Gault | Broadcast journalist Charlayne Hunter-Gault reports on the struggle for democracy and human rights that she witnessed during her many years covering South Africa in this keynote address honoring the 20th anniversary of Eleanor Roosevelt College at the University of California, San Diego. [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 15980] | 5/15/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ensuring Transfer Success 2009: Options in Communication at UC | Which UC campuses offer a Communications major? And if it isn’t a traditional Communications major, can a transfer student still get a degree in this field? What are the career paths? These questions, along with a list of tools for exploring a communication education path are covered. (Audio Only) Series: "Applying to UC" [Education] [Show ID: 16785] | 5/15/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ensuring Transfer Success 2009: Overview | Susan A. Wilbur, Director of Undergraduate Admissions, UC Office of the President, leads this plenary which includes: UC’s transfer enrollment planning for 2009-10 and beyond, and an update on the CCC/CSU/UC Community college Task force as well as other strategic initiatives that support UC’s transfer mission including support for CalTeach and UC Statfinder. (Audio Only) Series: "Applying to UC" [Education] [Show ID: 16753] | 5/15/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ensuring Transfer Success 2009: Transcript From Hell: Beginners’ Version | The beginners’ version is designed for new counselors and those wanting a refresher on the basics of UC evaluation. (Audio Only) Series: "Applying to UC" [Education] [Show ID: 16786] | 5/15/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Maureen Dowd | Known for her witty, incisive and often acerbic portraits of the powerful, Pulitzer Prize-winner Maureen Dowd, the only female op-ed columnist at The New York Times, addresses an audience at UC Santa Barbara. Series: "Voices" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 15423] | 5/15/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Future Stewards of Our Planet | Learn about the challenging research work of three outstanding fellowship students at Scripps on topics as diverse as climate science, coastal geology, and deep-sea diversity as they share their research discoveries and their visions for the future of their disciplines. Series: "Perspectives on Ocean Science" [Science] [Show ID: 18195] | 4/30/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Conversations With History: Islam and the Secular State | Host Harry Kreisler welcomes legal philosopher Abdullahi Ahmed An-Na'im, Candler Professor of Law at Emory University, to discuss the challenges facing Muslims as they seek to reconcile tradition and modernity. Professor An-Na'im reflects on his intellectual journey and lessons of his own career as a scholar, advocate and activist and discusses the importance of Islamic reform which negotiates notions of human rights, constitutionalism, and citizenship while respecting tradition and culture. Series: "Conversations with History" [Public Affairs] [Humanities] [Show ID: 18526] | 4/30/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Lunch Poems: Eavan Boland | Born in Dublin, Ireland, Eavan Boland is one of the foremost voices in Irish literature. Her ten volumes of poetry include Against Love Poetry, which was a New York Times notable book, and New Collected Poems. She is also a noted editor and translator. Her awards include a Lannan Foundation Award and an American Ireland Fund Literary Award. She is a professor of English and Creative Writing at Stanford University. Series: "Lunch Poems Reading Series" [Humanities] [Show ID: 17121] | 4/30/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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TeacherTECH: Earthquake Teaching Tools | In this seismology-focused workshop, Scripps Institution of Oceanography’s Debi Kilb provides educators with ways to make Earth Science curriculum exciting. Learn the basics of seismology, where to access real-time data and information about earthquakes, and how to interactively explore multidimensional seismic data. Series: "TeacherTECH" [Science] [Show ID: 18119] | 4/30/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Lunch Poems: Lisa Chen | Born in Taipei, Taiwan, Lisa Chen earned a BA from UC Berkeley and an MFA from the University of Iowa. Her debut collection of poetry, mouth, received a 2009 award from the Association for Asian American Studies. Sesshu Foster says that Chen’s work “startles with soulful complexity.” Series: "Lunch Poems Reading Series" [Humanities] [Show ID: 17126] | 4/30/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Home Preparedness in Earthquake Country | California is earthquake country. Dr. Matt Springer of UCSF shares valuable insights into how we can prepare now for our next big shake. Dr. Springer illustrates precautionary measures we can take at home to protect ourselves and our families from the effects of a major earthquake. [Clarification from Dr. Springer on LIQUEFACTION as presented in this program: Please note that liquefaction is not merely rearrangement of soft soils, but actually involves water in these soils that reacts to being compressed by increasing water pressure, temporarily forcing apart the soil particles and allowing the ground to behave like a liquid.] [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 18193] | 4/27/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Ecology of the Child: Children’s Mental Health | Children today face increasing challenges that can act as triggers for rising psychiatric symptoms. These range from reduced sleep, pressured school, disconnected family life, escalating obesity, depressed mothers, intrusive media and poor nutrition. In addition, there is a rapidly escalating use of psychiatric medication. Dr. Scott Shannon examines many of the assumptions built into our current system of pediatric and adolescent mental health, and offers a new vision for the future. Series: "Integrative Medicine Today " [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 17974] | 4/27/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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TeacherTECH: Understanding Climate Change and Its Solutions | Noted researcher and education specialist Memorie Yasuda presents the basics of climate change, and potential solutions for the array of challenges it presents for the earth and its inhabitants. Series: "TeacherTECH" [Science] [Show ID: 17990] | 4/27/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Lunch Poems: Natasha Trethewey | Natasha Trethewey is author of Native Guard, for which she won the 2007 Pulitzer Prize; Bellocq’s Ophelia, named a 2003 Notable Book by the American Library Association; and Domestic Work, selected by Rita Dove for the inaugural Cave Canem Poetry Prize. She received the 2008 Mississippi Governor's Award for Excellence in the Arts for Poetry. Currently, she is Professor of English and Phillis Wheatley Distinguished Chair in Poetry at Emory University. Series: "Lunch Poems Reading Series" [Humanities] [Show ID: 17125] | 4/27/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Lunch Poems: Dan Bellm | Dan Bellm has published three books of poetry, including Practice, winner of a 2009 California Book Award and named one of the Top Ten Poetry Books of 2008 by the Virginia Quarterly Review. His first collection, One Hand on the Wheel, launched the California Poetry Series and his second, Buried Treasure, won the Poetry Society of America’s Alice Fay DiCastagnola Award. Series: "Lunch Poems Reading Series" [Humanities] [Show ID: 17124] | 4/27/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Cities Meet Nature: Responding to a Changing Climate | The effects of a changing climate cut a broad swathe across the landscape, as sea levels rise, rainfall patterns change, and storm events intensify. Climate-change challenges have provided impetus for rethinking urban landscapes, structures, and infrastructure and their relationship to surrounding lands and waters. Series: "Scientific Horizons " [Public Affairs] [Science] [Show ID: 18189] | 4/14/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Politics and New Media in the Muslim World | Examine the new forces that have emerged, and transformations that have occurred, following the rapid expansion in the use of technology and new media in talking about political issues and political change in different parts of the Muslim world. The speakers represent a diverse range of perspectives and are composed of practitioners and activists as well as journalists and scholars. Presented by the Center for Southeast Asia Studies at UC Berkeley. [Public Affairs] [Humanities] [Show ID: 17356] | 4/14/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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How Congress Works: Lessons From the Health Care Debate | Former California Congressman Victor H. Fazio reflects on the state of Congress, citing lessons drawn from his own long career. He uses the current health care debate as a lens through which to examine the institution. Series: "Institute of Governmental Studies, UC Berkeley (IGS)" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 17548] | 4/14/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Conversations With History: The Modern Presidency and the National Security State with Garry Wills | Conversations host Harry Kreisler welcomes historian, critic, and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Garry Wills for a discussion his new book, “Bomb Power.” Wills recalls his formative influences including his Catholic faith and education; William Buckley and the editors of The National Review; the Vietnam War protests; and the Civil Rights movement. He compares Obama to past presidents and explains why his support turned to criticism. He analyzes the impact of the atomic bomb on the U.S. constitutional system arguing that its development created a national security state characterized by an enlargement of Presidential power at the expense of other branches of government. Series: "Conversations with History" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 18336] | 4/14/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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How America Can Bring Arabs and Israelis Together Towards Peace and Coexistence | David Makovsky, Senior Fellow and Director of the Washington Institute’s Project on Middle East Peace and Ghaith al-Omari, previously Senior Advisor to former Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas and currently Advocacy Director for the American Task Force on Palestine discuss path to Middle East peace. Series: "Herman P. and Sophia Taubman Endowed Symposia in Jewish Studies" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 17555] | 4/14/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Conversations With History: The Making of a Marine Officer | Conversations host Harry Kreisler welcomes Nathaniel Fick for a discussion of his best selling book ‘One Bullet Away: The Making of a Marine Officer.” Drawing on his wartime experiences in Afghanistan and Iraq, Fick reflects on the nature of war and the role of the marines in post 911 conflicts. He focuses on military training and leadership with special attention to reconciling tactical and strategic imperatives, ethical issues in counterinsurgency missions, and deployment of military force as a complement to the full utilization of all aspects of American power. Series: "Conversations with History" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 18375] | 4/14/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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An Evening with Anita Diamant | Anita Diamant, the author of “The Red Tent” and many other books, both fiction and non-fiction, speaks to an audience at UC Santa Barbara. Jewish tradition and the role of women are prominent themes in the writing of this best-selling author. Series: "Herman P. and Sophia Taubman Endowed Symposia in Jewish Studies" [Humanities] [Show ID: 17556] | 4/14/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Reconstruction of American Journalism | Former Washington Post Executive Editor Leonard Downie and Michael Schudson of Columbia University and UC San Diego (emeritus) share their views on how traditional journalism can survive without the longstanding support of advertisers in an interview with Bob Kittle, the former editorial page editor of the San Diego Union-Tribune. Series: "Helen Edison Lecture Series" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 18009] | 4/14/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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On Beyond: Birth of UC San Diego UC San Diego Biofuel Expert | Highlights from a discussion about the development of UC San Diego from venerable former Dean of Physical Sciences Marvin Goldberger, and find out why algae holds great potential for biofuels from UC San Diego algae expert, Stephen Mayfield. Series: "On Beyond" [Science] [Show ID: 17679] | 4/14/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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28th Annual Review of the Presidency: A New President Takes Office 2009 | Barack Obama is a historic president who took office at a historic moment, amid an economic crisis at home and a lingering war abroad. After exactly three months in office, a panel of experts gathered at UC Berkeley to assess the new administration. What has the president accomplished? Where has he failed? And, has he laid the groundwork for a successful first term, or is the administration already adrift? Series: "Institute of Governmental Studies, UC Berkeley (IGS)" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 16386] | 4/14/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Conversations With History: American Democracy Veterans and Higher Education | Conversations host Harry Kreisler welcomes Dartmouth's James Wright, President Emeritus and Professor of History, for a discussion of his work as a historian and as president of an Ivy League college. Topics covered include: his formative years, his research on populism in the Western U.S. in the 19th century, leadership in higher education, and challenges facing public and private universities in the new economic environment. President Wright also discusses his work in aiding Afghanistan and Iraq War veterans to pursue higher education. Series: "Conversations with History" [Public Affairs] [Education] [Show ID: 18192] | 4/14/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Who Determines What Becomes History? A Witness' Reflections | George J. Wittenstein, a surviving member of the White Rose, a Hitler resistance organization, discusses how history is created and defined depending on the author. He also recounts his experiences during WWII. Series: "Voices" [Humanities] [Show ID: 17610] | 4/14/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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UCSB to Blizzard - Turning Your Passion Into Your Success | UCSB alum Paul Sams discusses the path he has taken since his arrival at UCSB to today as the COO of world’s leading online game company. Sams also gives an inside look at Blizzard Entertainment, a world leader in the video game industry. Series: "Voices" [Business] [Show ID: 17607] | 4/14/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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On Beyond: UC San Diego Astronaut Megan McArthur | Megan McArthur, Astronaut and UC San Diego graduate who served on the final Hubble Space Telescope servicing mission, discusses the experience of becoming an astronaut. Series: "On Beyond" [Science] [Show ID: 17782] | 4/14/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Amb. Michael Oren: US-Israel Relations from a Historical and Personal Perspective | Michael Oren, Israel’s Ambassador to the United States, recounts the long history of shared goals between the US and Israel and outlines how the two countries can work together for peace in the Middle East. He also addresses concerns raised about Israel’s treatment of Palestinians in this event sponsored by the student group “Tritons for Israel” at UC San Diego. Series: "Helen Edison Lecture Series" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 18018] | 4/14/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Helen Edison Lecture: Yusef Komunyakaa | Yusef Komunyakaa is known as a "jazz poet," a Southern writer and a "soldier poet." Author of nine books and winner of a Pulitzer Prize for poetry, Komunyakaa sets a provocative stage by rejecting the "write what you know" model in favor of the defying "write what you are willing to discover" premise. Series: "Helen Edison Lecture Series" [Humanities] [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 5640] | 4/1/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Tiepolo's Hound: A Reading by Derek Walcott | Trinidad resident Derek Walcott won the 1992 Nobel Prize in Literature. Walcott has published twenty volumes of poetry and is also a published playwright. Series: "Artists on the Cutting Edge" [Humanities] [Show ID: 5593] | 4/1/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Conversations with History: Legislating for the People with Ronald V. Dellums | UC Berkeley's Harry Kreisler in conversation with the honorable Ronald V. Dellums, former congressman from California's Ninth Congressional District. Congressman Dellums not only brought to Washington the spirit and ideas of the sixties, but also earned the admiration and respect of his Washington colleagues. Series: "Conversations with History" [Humanities] [Show ID: 5217] | 4/1/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Conversations With History: Terror and Consent: The Wars for the Twenty-First Century | Conversations host Harry Kreisler welcomes Philip Bobbitt, Herbert Wechsler Professor of Jurisprudence, Columbia University. Focusing on the transformation of the state and warfare, Professor Bobbitt offers a new interpretation of terrorism. He explains the emergence of the market state, compares it to the nation state, analyzes the unique features of warfare in the new century, and brings into focus the distinctive qualities of today's terrorism. Professor Bobbitt also describes the challenges posed for national security and offers an agenda for changes that integrate strategy and law. Series: "Conversations with History" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 14820] | 4/1/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Conversations with History: Genocide and U.S. Foreign Policy with Samantha Power | On this edition of Conversations with History, UC Berkeley's Harry Kreisler is joined by journalist, lawyer, and human rights activist Samantha Power who examines the failure of U.S. foreign policy throughout the twentieth century to respond to genocide in Armenia, Cambodia, Bosnia and Rwanda. Series: "Conversations with History" [Public Affairs] [Humanities] [Show ID: 6727] | 4/1/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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From Memory to Fiction through History with Nobel Laureate Jose Saramago | A poet, novelist, playwright and essayist from Lisbon who now lives in the Spanish Canary Islands, Nobel Laureate Jose Saramago made his international breakthrough in 1982 with the publication of Baltasar and Blimunda, a novel set in 18th-century Portugal. His novels have been translated into many languages and published throughout the world. He is the author of some 30 volumes of prose, poetry, drama and essays, and has won several major literary awards, in addition to the Nobel Prize. He spoke at UCLA in Portugese with English translation. [Humanities] [Show ID: 6598] | 4/1/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Conversations with History: Activism Anarchism and Power with Noam Chomsky | On this edition of Conversations with History, UC Berkeley's Harry Kreisler is joined by linguist and political activist Noam Chomsky to discuss activism, anarchism and the role the United States plays in the world today. Series: "Conversations with History" [Public Affairs] [Humanities] [Show ID: 6568] | 4/1/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Conversations With History: Diplomacy and U.S. Foreign Policy | Conversations host Harry Kreisler welcomes Ambassador Barbara Bodine for a discussion of her 30 year career in the foreign service. Topics covered include the work of diplomacy, U.S. policy in the Middle East, the events leading to the first Iraq War, her tenure as U.S. Ambassador to Yemen including the response to the Al Qaeda suicide attack on the USS Cole, and the long term consequences of the militarization of U.S. foreign policy under the Bush administration. Series: "Conversations with History" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 14819] | 4/1/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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In the Shadow of White Mountain | The University of California's White Mountain Research Station provides science unprecedented access to unique environments, environments where life exists at the edge of extremes. This award- winning documentary weaves a story of how this unique access is yielding an understanding of change, from physiology to climate, from the oldest known living organism, to a short-lived beetle, and what this understanding means for all. Series: "UC Natural Reserve System" [Science] [Show ID: 6420] | 4/1/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Conversations With History: Visualizing the Relationship between Structure and Cellular Activity | Host Harry Kreisler welcomes biophysicist Chikashi Toyoshima for a discussion of his remarkable achievement in capturing the first images of cellular activity as the calcium ion pump makes possible the contraction and relaxation of muscle tissue on a signal from the brain. Topics covered include: how structure determines process in cellular activity, the technical innovations required for this breakthrough in the biosciences, and why visualization is so important in understanding cellular processes. He also reflects on creativity in science and how the images he captured affected his understanding of humankind's place in the universe. Series: "Conversations with History" [Science] [Show ID: 14818] | 4/1/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Conversations with History: Adventures of a Scientist with Charles W. Townes | Winner of the Nobel Prize for his role in the invention of the laser and maser, UC Berkeley Professor Charles Townes recounts his adventures as a scientist. Series: "Conversations with History" [Humanities] [Science] [Show ID: 6046] | 4/1/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Religious Pluralism: Seeing Religions Again | Best-selling author Marcus Borg, Professor in Religion and Culture, uses a interdisciplinary approach to examine the role and importance of religions and religious pluralism in contemporary life in this presentation at UCSD. [Humanities] [Show ID: 5968] | 4/1/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Elaine Brown: New Age Racism | Activist and author Elaine Brown, the first and only woman to lead the Black Panther Party speaks on issues of race with reference to her new book New Age Racism. She discusses the Black experience throughout American history and the issue of reparations for all descendants of slaves. Series: "Voices" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 5720] | 4/1/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Conversations With History: Vice President Cheney and America's Response to 911 | Host Harry Kreisler welcomes Colonel Lawrence Wilkerson, U.S. Army (ret.), for a discussion of the break down of the national security process in the G.W. Bush Administration. Col. Wilkerson offers an insider's view of the Cheney-Rumsfeld cabal that drove American policy in the wake of the Al Qaeda attack on 911. The Vice President’s manipulation of the policy process, he argues, led to a lack of a post conflict planning for Iraq and the failure to abide by the Geneva conventions. Wilkerson analyzes the motives of Cheney/Rumsfeld, their penchant for secrecy, and speculates long term costs to American democracy and power. Series: "Conversations with History" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 14635] | 4/1/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Conversations With History: The Power of Words and the Power over Words | Conversations host Harry Kreisler welcomes Annabel Patterson, Professor Emeritus of English, Yale University for a discussion of her career as a literary scholar. The discussion focuses on the challenges of understanding literature in its historical and social context. Her work on censorship, Shakespeare, and her current research on the use of words in the American political dialogue are some of the topics addressed in the conversation. Series: "Conversations with History" [Humanities] [Show ID: 14637] | 4/1/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Conversations With History: Biblical Insights into the Problem of Suffering | Conversations host Harry Kreisler welcomes biblical scholar Bart Ehrman for a discussion of his intellectual odyssey with a focus on how the Bible explains the problem of human suffering. The conversation includes a discussion of the challenges of biblical interpretation when confronting this age old problem of the human condition. Included are topics such as the contribution of the prophets, a comparison of the old and new testaments, the book of Job, and the emergence of apocalyptic writers. Series: "Conversations with History" [Humanities] [Show ID: 14669] | 4/1/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Conversations With History: Reflections on A Life as ScholarTeacherand Policy Advisor | Conversations host Harry Kreisler welcomes Robert A. Scalapino, the Robson Research Professor of Government Emeritus and founding Director of the Institute of East Asian Studies at U.C Berkeley. Professor Scalapino discusses Berkeley's evolution as a leading center for Asian Studies, analyzes the synergy between academic research and foreign policy, and comments on the transformation of America's relationship with Asia which he has witnessed over the course of his six decade career. Series: "Conversations with History" [Education] [Show ID: 14670] | 4/1/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 301 Episodes |
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- Category: Science
- Language: English
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