Brainwaves

The University of Colorado Boulder, where we produce our podcast, has asked all employees to work remotely. We're taking a break while we practice social distancing and mildly obsess over our hand hygiene. We hope to return soon with more episodes that answer the big questions.

Over a quarter of the world’s population is playing video games. What’s the big deal? And where do they go from here? In this episode of the Brainwaves podcast, we check in with professional esports “shoutcaster” Devin “PiraTechnics” Younge, the Media Archaeology Lab at CU Boulder and a professor who made an arcade experience out of being cooped up in the office. To learn more about Devin "PiraTechnics" Younge: https://lol.gamepedia.com/PiraTechnics Questions? Have a big idea for us to explore? Email us at brainwaves@colorado.edu.

April 10, 2020, will mark 50 years since the Beatles broke up. On this episode of the Brainwaves podcast, a music professor helps us put the breakup into perspective. We talk with the creator of the music storytelling YouTube channel Middle 8 for his take on Beatlemania and how technology is changing the face of music today. And we ask a few twenty-somethings: How many Beatles can you name? Middle 8 YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfeppgcy70ERp4gQrsYijsg

On this episode of the Brainwaves podcast, we talk with two experts who think artificial intelligence is being held back by our own biases. And the director of cinematography for The New York Times talks with us about the rush to connect weapons systems to AI that can’t tell right from wrong. If you'd like to let us know what you think or if you have a topic you think we should explore, let us know at brainwaves@colorado.edu. From The New York Times A.I. Is Making It Easier to Kill (You). Here’s How.: https://www.nytimes.com/video/technology/100000006082083/lethal-autonomous-weapons.html?searchResultPosition=1 Killer Robots Aren’t Regulated. Yet.: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/13/technology/autonomous-weapons-video.html?searchResultPosition=2 Media clips from: CNN Business: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2DtyjC0UxTw NBC News: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOk27I2EBac ABC News: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cN8sJz50Ng Music credits: Moldy Lotion: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSSdXximD7c Vibe Drive by Podington Bear: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Podington_Bear/Driving/VibeDrive “Air Hockey Saloon” by Chris Zabriskie; license https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...) Source: http://chriszabriskie.com/vendaface/ Artist: http://chriszabriskie.com/ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/-NEsfl50G7s

Can animals feel complex emotions like grief? How can your pet save your life? How can it be easier when you lose a pet? All that and more on this episode of the Brainwaves podcast. Music credits: Water Lily by the 126ers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQm22usqKds Morning Stroll by Josh Kirsch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jt5YsCsv9Sc Play by Declan DP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEQ70lCZuec&list=PLzCxunOM5WFLOaTRCzeGrODz8TWaLrbhv&index=14

And we're back! We kick off a new season of the Brainwaves podcast taking a look at movies ahead of the Academy Awards. We'll look at the environmental toll of filmmaking, ways movies can inspire us to be better, and we'll take another look at a longstanding debate: Is the Marvel franchise a hero or villian to American movie culture? Have a big idea you want us to explore or other feedback? You can now email us at brainwaves@colorado.edu. Transcript available here: www.colorado.edu/today/node/37149/ Music tracks: “Singin’ in the Rain” MGM “Avatar” 20th Century Fox “Titanic” Paramount Pictures “Avengers Suite” Disney/Marvel Studios

We're going on a break. On this episode of the Brainwaves podcast, we take a look back at interviews we've done on politics, concussions and impeachment. We plan to be back early next year with fresh big ideas!

What do changing demographics look like for swing states in 2020? How about candidate demographics? We’ll take a look at that, and a look back at the history of impeachment, in this episode of the Brainwaves podcast. Guests include political scientists Carey Stapleton and Ken Bickers, and gender expert Celeste Montoya.

Two years after #MeToo lit up the internet, the Brainwaves podcast takes a look at where we are with the fight against sexual harassment, as well as where the movement is headed. We talk to Stefanie K. Johnson, a Leeds School of Business researcher, who studies sexual harassment and discrimination in the workplace. We also catch up with Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey, the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists who broke the Harvey Weinstein story, kicking off the #MeToo era. Credits: Stephanie Johnson: https://www.colorado.edu/business/stefanie-johnson Read about the reporters who exposed Harvey Weinstein: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/13/us/the-reporters-who-exposed-harvey-weinstein.html “Air Hockey Saloon” by Chris Zabriskie; license https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...) Source: http://chriszabriskie.com/vendaface/ Artist: http://chriszabriskie.com/ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/-NEsfl50G7s Nicholas_Mackin_-_05_-_The_Beginning_or_the_End. – Free Music Archive “White Hats” - Wayne Jones, You Tube Library

As we get ready to turn our clocks back this fall, new research suggests that switching to daylight saving time in the spring might have a host of negative health effects, including a rise in car accidents. On this episode of Brainwaves, we talk with experts on the health and economic effects of the semi-annual time shift. Credits: Celine Vetter: https://www.colorado.edu/iphy/people/professors/celine-vetter Austin Smith: http://miamioh.edu/fsb/directory/?up=/directory/smitha83 Music: Air Hockey Saloon by Chris Zabriskie; license https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...) “Ticking Clock” http://soundbible.com/1580-Ticking-Clock.html Zebra by A.A. Aalto Night Snow by Asher Fulero: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-eEZGun2PM Underpass by Doug Maxwell and Jimmy Fontanez: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DqrCm0V9Qmw Captive Portal from Adobe Audition Library

Why do we get such a kick out of jumping out of our skin? In this episode of the Brainwaves podcast, we talk to horror writer Stephen Graham Jones. Plus, we find out how the Halloween business works with Greg Reinke, a costume shop owner. Music credits: Sneaky Snooper by Audionautix: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_C1menjq55c “Air Hockey Saloon” by Chris Zabriskie; license https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...) Source: http://chriszabriskie.com/vendaface/ Artist: http://chriszabriskie.com/ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/-NEsfl50G7s

Sea ice hit the second lowest point on record this year, and that’s a big deal from the North Pole to Texas. The Brainwaves podcast breaks it down with Walt Meier and Twila Moon of The National Snow and Ice Data Center. Read more about Walt Meier of the National Snow & Ice Data Center: https://nsidc.org/research/bios/meier.html Read more about Twila Moon of the National Snow & Ice Data Center: https://nsidc.org/research/bios/twila-moon Audio and music credits: Arctic ice audio from NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjtX4GJPFRc “Air Hockey Saloon” by Chris Zabriskie; license https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...) Source: http://chriszabriskie.com/vendaface/ Artist: http://chriszabriskie.com/ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/-NEsfl50G7s Plenty Step by Freedom Trail Studios: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ox6kpKKe0u4

DESCRIPTION: We talk with a law professor about the definition of racism and its impact on the law. A history professor shares how can help descendants of slaves better understand their family origins. And we’ll take a look at the importance of music in the lives and cultures of slaves in the Americas. That and more in this episode of the Brainwaves podcast. Professor Anna Spain Bradley specializes in international dispute resolution and international human rights, and has practice experience in international arbitration and negotiation at the U.S. Department of State. https://www.colorado.edu/law/anna-spain-bradley Assistant Professor Henry Lovejoy specializes in the history of Africa and the African Diaspora during the era of the trans-Atlantic slave trade. https://www.colorado.edu/history/henry-lovejoy Professor Susan Thomas is the director of the American Music Research Center at the University of Colorado Boulder. Her research focuses on Cuban and Latin American music. https://www.colorado.edu/music/susan-thomas

People don’t trust the education system. After decades of progress, bullying is on the rise. Why? We’ll find out in this edition of the Brainwaves podcast. We talk to Liz Meyer, a bullying expert and CU Boulder education professor, and Kathy Schultz, author of a new book on trust in schools. Transcript: https://www.colorado.edu/today/node/35193/ Credits: https://www.colorado.edu/education/elizabeth-meyer https://www.colorado.edu/education/kathy-schultz Music: School Bell/License: Sampling Plus 1.0 School hallway/ambience 2 SoundEffectsFactory Risey_-_02_-_Memories_Of_Thailand_Beat_Doctors_stuck_in_Britain Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/-NEsfl50G7s “Air Hockey Saloon” by Chris Zabriskie; license https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...) Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/-NEsfl50G7s John_Bartmann_-_07_-_African_Moon YT American_Vernacular

Who is a mass shooter? How are the media doing in reporting on mass shootings? What are some of the ways to get guns out of the hands of people experiencing personal crises? In this episode of the Brainwaves podcast, we talk to Beverly Kingston with the University of Colorado Boulder’s Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence; Malcolm Graham, the brother of a shooting victim; Liz Skewes, journalism department chair at CU Boulder’s College of Media, Communication and Information; and Sara Brandspigel at the Colorado School of Public Health’s Program for Injury Prevention, Education & Research. Credits: Beverly Kingston: https://behavioralscience.colorado.edu/person/beverly-e-kingston; Elizabeth Skewes: https://www.colorado.edu/cmci/people/college-leadership/elizabeth-skewes; Sara Brandspigel: http://www.ucdenver.edu/academics/colleges/PublicHealth/research/ResearchProjects/piper/about/Pages/organization.aspx News clips: Kristen Dahlgren, NBC News, Victor Blackwell, CNN, Diane Masedo. ABC News, Amy Robach, ABC News Music: “Air Hockey Saloon” by Chris Zabriskie; license https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...) Source: http://chriszabriskie.com/vendaface/ Artist: http://chriszabriskie.com/ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/-NEsfl50G7s Music & Artist: Heartbeat of the Hood - Doug Maxwell/Media Right Productions; White Hats - Wayne Jones; The New Order - Aaron Kenny Music promoted by: You Tube Audio Library: https://www.youtube.com/audiolibrary/music?nv=1/

This week: the world of accessibility. On this episode of the Brainwaves podcast, we’ll talk to a CEO making prostheses from plastic bottles, a lawyer fighting international copyrights for disability accommodations and a PhD student working on augmented reality lenses for NASA’s astronauts that could one day help blind people. Music credits: Tanzen by KieLoBot: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/KieLoBot/Hounds_of_Darkmoor/Tanzen African Moon by John Bartmann: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/John_Bartmann/Public_Domain_Soundtrack_Music_Album_One/african-moon Air Hockey Saloon by Chris Zabriskie; license https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...) Source: http://chriszabriskie.com/vendaface/ Artist: http://chriszabriskie.com/ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/-NEsfl50G7s

Journalism is changing. Print is struggling. Digital media is thriving. That’s changing how journalists make money and challenging public trust in the Fourth Estate. In this episode of the Brainwaves podcast, we talk to Pat Ferrucci, an assistant professor of journalism in the College of Media, Communication and Information; Larry Ryckman, editor of the Colorado Sun; and Sandra Ristovska, an assistant professor of media studies at CMCI and an expert on images in the media. Transcript: https://www.colorado.edu/today/node/34713/ Music credits: Arizona Moon by Blue Dot Sessions, Free Music Archive Back to the Wood by Audionautix https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COa8qnRdLBc Air Hockey Saloon by Chris Zabriskie; license https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...) Source: http://chriszabriskie.com/vendaface/ Artist: http://chriszabriskie.com/ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/-NEsfl50G7s

As football season approaches, how are scientists and health professionals thinking about concussions? On this episode of Brainwaves, we talk to researcher Matt McQueen and CU Boulder football head coach Mel Tucker. Transcript: https://www.colorado.edu/today/node/34657/ Music credits Hang for Days by Silent Partner from YouTube Audio Library http://goo.gl/YmnOAx Side Steppin’ by Otis McDonald from YouTube Audio Library https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7W8C8QkLhw “Air Hockey Saloon” by Chris Zabriskie; license https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...) Source: http://chriszabriskie.com/vendaface/ Artist: http://chriszabriskie.com/ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/-NEsfl50G7s

Tornadoes, floods, fires and more affect 160 million people per year worldwide. On this episode of Brainwaves, what science is doing to help people and their property survive. Link to transcript: https://www.colorado.edu/today/2019/08/06/brainwaves-transcript-natural-disasters Music credits: Hi Q by Diamond Ortiz: youtube.com/watch?v=ce-Bl3eMXFk Morning Mist by Quincas Moreira: youtube.com/watch?v=Ycxd0CRhvjA “Air Hockey Saloon” by Chris Zabriskie; license https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...) Source: http://chriszabriskie.com/vendaface/ Artist: http://chriszabriskie.com/ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/-NEsfl50G7s

45 years ago, on August 9, 1974, President Richard Nixon resigned. On this episode of the Brainwaves podcast, what were some of the long-term impacts, did America ever truly heal, and given the state of politics, could Congress ever carry out impeachment in a bipartisan way ever again? We talk two political scientists: CU Boulder professor Ken Bickers and the Benson Center’s William B. Allen. Link to transcript: https://www.colorado.edu/today/node/34433/ Music Credits: Chris Zabriskie: Vendaface Air Hockey Saloon You Tube: Night Snow You Tube: American Vernacular

Digital privacy is an evolving landscape that too few of us know enough about. On this episode of the Brainwaves podcast, we’re following news of a mobile app getting access to images of your face and more. And given news stories about the government crawling driver’s license databases, what do people out there know about us already? How is the technology still evolving? And what are we doing to protect ourselves? Guests: facial recognition expert Jed Brubaker and former Pentagon official Lloyd Thrall. Transcript: https://www.colorado.edu/today/2019/07/24/transcript-whos-watching-you-how-privacy-changing-digital-age Music credits: February by Vibe Mountain https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15d_LfIaOl4 “Air Hockey Saloon” by Chris Zabriskie; license https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...) Source: http://chriszabriskie.com/vendaface/ Artist: http://chriszabriskie.com/ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/-NEsfl50G7s

Fifty years ago, a mammoth effort by hundreds of thousands of Americans culminated in Neil Armstrong’s first steps on the moon. The Brainwaves podcast takes a look back at how they did it with author Charles Fishman. And we talk with a University of Colorado Boulder geologist who is set to analyze moon rocks that have been tucked away for more than 40 years. Then we hear about our future on the moon—for astronauts and for the first lunar radio telescope, which CU Boulder is helping to create. Music credits Greatness by Sirius Beat: http://youtu.be/XqRwAIE7HZ0 Night Snow by Asher Fulero Tequila Moonrise by Fluchtweg: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72Q5msOgvRs

This week on the Brainwaves podcast: Gardening. It’s good for your physical health and your food budget. We have an interview with Chris Lowry, an associate professor of integrative physiology at CU Boulder, who wants to make a stress vaccine out of an unseen ingredient hidden deep in the soil. We also talk to Jill Litt, a CU Boulder environmental health researcher, who’s traveled the world and found that getting your hands dirty is good for your neighborhood, too. And we join community gardener John Day on a tour of his plot. Music credits “Sand Castles” by The Green Orbs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YsLLzbb7Y8g “Air Hockey Saloon” by Chris Zabriskie; license https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...) Source: http://chriszabriskie.com/vendaface/ Artist: http://chriszabriskie.com/ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/-NEsfl50G7s “Thingamajig” by Audionautix, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...) Artist: http://audionautix.com/ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/TlFjGbUMAfk

We talk to movie experts about the shifts in Hollywood’s summer movie formula, as well as how seemingly unoriginal titles are breaking new ground in conversations about politics and race in this edition of the Brainwaves podcast. Music Operation Intrigue by ProTwoType https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKbg569cPOo Sunday Spirit by Audionautix (http://audionautix.com) is part of the YouTube Audio Library (https://www.youtube.com/audiolibrary/...) and it's licensed under a Creative Commons license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...). “Air Hockey Saloon” by Chris Zabriskie; license https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...) Source: http://chriszabriskie.com/vendaface/ Artist: http://chriszabriskie.com/ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/-NEsfl50G7s

Five years after recreational marijuana was legalized in Colorado, the Brainwaves podcast looks at the business side, with an interview with a dispensary owner who tells us about all the rules and regulations his business must follow. Then we look at the science: going along for a ride in the University of Colorado Boulder’s mobile pharmacology laboratory, aka the “Cannavan.” And we talk with a cannabis researcher about the work he does to find out the effects of cannabis on the human body. Music credits Funk Game Loop by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-... Artist: http://incompetech.com/ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/a7nnob_ZpZI “Air Hockey Saloon” by Chris Zabriskie; license https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...) Source: http://chriszabriskie.com/vendaface/ Artist: http://chriszabriskie.com/ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/-NEsfl50G7s Snack Time by The Green Orbs, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=67i9MgZO02I Sneaky Snooper by Audionautix (http://audionautix.com) is part of the YouTube Audio Library (https://www.youtube.com/audiolibrary/...) and it's licensed under a Creative Commons license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/)

Your house may be worth less. Your stuff might take longer to deliver. Whether you believe in it or not, climate change is changing the world around you. That and more on this episode of the Brainwaves podcast.

An early investor in FitBit, a researcher on energy-saving shoes and an athlete who is rowing alone across the Atlantic give us the latest on fitness tracking and exceeding our bodies’ limits in this episode of the Brainwaves podcast.

We’re hearing about more big wildfires across the country over the last few years and we’re likely to see more this year and that’s not a coincidence. So why is that? In this episode of Brainwaves we’ll hear from experts on the explosion of “megafires” across the West, the rising cost of fighting wildfires and we’ll get an update on what the wildfire season will look like this year. And why the wet winter could mean explosive trouble for some parts of the Western U.S. Jennifer Balch: https://www.colorado.edu/geography/jennifer-balch-0 Michael Kodas: http://www.michaelkodas.com Bryan Henry: https://www.blm.gov Music Credits: “Air Hockey Saloon” by Chris Zabriskie; license https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...) Source: http://chriszabriskie.com/vendaface/ Artist: http://chriszabriskie.com/ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/-NEsfl50G7s

It’s still more than a year out but the 2020 presidential election already is shaping up to be one for the record books. In this week’s Brainwaves podcast, we look at how new rules for how the Democratic nominee is chosen could create some unintended chaos at the convention next year, and concerns persist concerning Russian interference and election security. Then, there’s fake news. Election 2020 Credits: CU Boulder Associate Professor Elizabeth Skewes https://www.colorado.edu/cmci/people/college-leadership/elizabeth-skewes Trevor Timmons Chief Information Officer Colorado Department of State https://www.iaca.org/iaca-directory/colorado/ CU Boulder Professor Kenneth Bickers https://www.colorado.edu/polisci/people/faculty/kenneth-bickers Music and Audio Credits: “Air Hockey Saloon” by Chris Zabriskie; license https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...) Source: http://chriszabriskie.com/vendaface/ Artist: http://chriszabriskie.com/ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/-NEsfl50G7s Free Music Archive http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Thomas_Mudrick/ Hail To The Chief Public Domain - Dept. of Air Force https://archive.org/details/HailToTheChief_482 C-SPAN: Sen. Barack Obama’s Full Speech to the DNC Public Domain: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ato7BtisXzE

More than 70 percent of us use social media platforms. We’re increasingly learning, growing, living and dying in a very public sphere. How can we handle all of this in a healthy way?

Water has always been scarce in the West, but climate change and steady population growth require us to come up with more innovative ways to conserve water. In this week’s Brainwaves podcast, we talk to CU Boulder Senior Research Associate Douglas Kenney, who says the hard truth is, “we have to use less water.” We also look at innovative ways to recycle and reuse water; how the water that enters Vegas stays in Vegas; and what the science says about our water future. LINKS Douglas Kenney, director of the Western Water Policy Program, University of Colorado Law School’s Getches-Wilkinson Center for Natural Resources, Energy and the Environment: https://lawweb.colorado.edu/profiles/profile.jsp?id=87 CADSWES: The Center for Advanced Decision Support for Water and Environmental Systems: https://www.colorado.edu/cadswes/research See how Nevada saves water during a period of rapid growth: https://www.snwa.com/ Watch a demonstration of the PureWater Colorado process: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9VGgUH_ieDo Music credits: “Air Hockey Saloon” by Chris Zabriskie; license https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...) Source: http://chriszabriskie.com/vendaface/ Artist: http://chriszabriskie.com/ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/-NEsfl50G7s Songe D’Automne by Latche Swing. Creative Commons license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/fr/deed.en http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Latch_Swing/demo_2008/Songe_DAutomne Memories of Thailand by Risey. License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/legalcode

Before humans venture farther into space, we have big questions to answer. When and where will we go? How will our bodies handle those harsh environments? How will we interact with life we find there? Experts weigh in on those questions in this episode of the Brainwaves podcast. http://sethshostak.com/ https://www.seti.org/ https://www.colorado.edu/faculty/burns/ https://www.colorado.edu/aerospace/louis-stodieck Music Credits: “Air Hockey Saloon” by Chris Zabriskie; license https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...) Source: http://chriszabriskie.com/vendaface/ Artist: http://chriszabriskie.com/ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/-NEsfl50G7s Adobe Audition sound effects: Module Production Element - Imaging Alien Movie Trailer Module Production Element - Imaging Slow Pulse Module Production Element - Imaging Ambient Spooky

As gender definitions shift, how are they shaping sports, politics and language? That and more on this episode of the Brainwaves podcast. Music Credits:“Air Hockey Saloon” by Chris Zabriskie; license https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...) Source: http://chriszabriskie.com/vendaface/ Artist: http://chriszabriskie.com/ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/-NEsfl50G7s; Memories of Thailand by Risey. License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/legalcode

We normally focus on one topic every week but this week we had an opportunity to talk to some of the world’s top experts at the 71st annual Conference on World Affairs. Guests include SETI’s Seth Shostak, Washington Post political columnist Michael Gerson and Harvard geneticist Matthew Meselson. Music Credits: “Air Hockey Saloon” by Chris Zabriskie; license creativecommons.org/licenses/...) Source: chriszabriskie.com/vendaface/ Artist: chriszabriskie.com/ Music promoted by Audio Library youtu.be/-NEsfl50G7s

This week, we explore the science of improving your health span — living longer AND healthier — and the link between your gut microbiome and heart health, with two researchers from CU Boulder’s Integrative Physiology of Aging lab. And we look at new research on how to lower your blood pressure in 5 minutes a day with no exercise. Douglas Seals, https://www.colorado.edu/iphy/people/professors/douglas-r-seals CU Boulder’s Integrative Physiology of Aging lab: (https://www.colorado.edu/iphy/research/integrative-physiology-aging-laboratory). Story: 5-minute workout may improve blood pressure https://www.colorado.edu/today/2019/02/25/novel-workout-improves-health Music credits: “Air Hockey Saloon” by Chris Zabriskie; license https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...) Source: http://chriszabriskie.com/vendaface/ Artist: http://chriszabriskie.com/ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/-NEsfl50G7s “You Can Use” by Captive Portal: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Captive_Portal/Toy_Sounds_Vol_1/Captive_Portal_-_Toy_Sounds_Vol_1_-_01_You_Can_Use. License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

What makes some attempts at humor funny and others fall flat? And why do men win and women suffer when they’re funny at work? This week we speak with CU Boulder marketing and psychology professor Peter McGraw (petermcgraw.org); comedian and “single, stay-away-from-home mom” Nancy Norton, winner of the 2018 Boston Comedy Fest (comedyworks.com/comedians/nancy-norton); and Jessi Rivin (colorado.edu/business/jessica-jessi-rivin), doctoral student in organizational behavior and information systems at CU Boulder’s Leeds School of Business. Music credits: “By the Coast” by Antony Raijekov. http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Antony_Raijekov/Jazz_U/12_-_Antony_Raijekov_-_By_the_Coast_2004. License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ “I Do Like to Be Beside the Seaside” by John H. Glover-Kind. http://freemusicarchive.org/music/John_H_Glover-Kind/. License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/ “Air Hockey Saloon” by Chris Zabriskie; license https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...) Source: http://chriszabriskie.com/vendaface/ Artist: http://chriszabriskie.com/ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/-NEsfl50G7s

Scientists are making progress against chronic pain. This week, we speak with Linda Watkins, Distinguished Professor in behavioral neuroscience at the University of Colorado Boulder. Her research has led to a nonaddictive, injectable painkiller that has pain-riddled dogs running around like puppies again: https://www.colorado.edu/psych-neuro/linda-watkins. And we talk with graduate student,Yoni Ashar, who asks whether we can think ourselves out of chronic pain: https://www.colorado.edu/coloradan/2018/09/01/unlearning-pain. Music credits “Zebra” by A.A. Aalto; license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ “Air Hockey Saloon” by Chris Zabriskie; license https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...) Source: http://chriszabriskie.com/vendaface/ Artist: http://chriszabriskie.com/ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/-NEsfl50G7s

What are some of the limits of A-I? And when do the ethics of A-I cross the line? Our guests this week see artificial intelligence as a force for good—with some caveats. Abigail Posner (http://abigailposner.com), head of strategy for Google’s Brand Unit, and CU Boulder Associate Professor of Law Harry Surden (http://www.harrysurden.com/wordpress/) discuss the benefits and shortcomings of AI. Music: Mines of the Dogants (ID 193) by Lobo Loco. License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ Song d’Automne by Latché Swing. Licence: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/fr/deed.en “Air Hockey Saloon” by Chris Zabriskie; license https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...) Source: http://chriszabriskie.com/vendaface/ Artist: http://chriszabriskie.com/ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/-NEsfl50G7s

So, what does a good night’s sleep feel like? Does “catching up” on sleep over the weekend really work? And what are the dangers of night shift work on your body? These are some of the topics we’ll be talking about on this week’s Brainwaves! Music Credits: “Air Hockey Saloon” by Chris Zabriskie; license https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...) Source: http://chriszabriskie.com/vendaface/ Artist: http://chriszabriskie.com/ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/-NEsfl50G7s Memories of Thailand by Risey. License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/legalcode

What counts as cheating? Could a prosthetic be a form of cheating? And does the question of cheating even matter if everyone is cheating the same way. Music Credits: Memories of Thailand by Risey. License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/legalcode “Air Hockey Saloon” by Chris Zabriskie; license https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...) Source: http://chriszabriskie.com/vendaface/ Artist: http://chriszabriskie.com/ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/-NEsfl50G7s Song links: Memories of Thailand by Risey: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Risey/Best_Bytes_Volume_1/02--Risey--Memories_Of_Thailand_Beat_Doctors_stuck_in_Britain_remix Air Hockey Saloon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-NEsfl50G7s

We talk to scientists about the chemistry behind monogamy, why it feels good to hold hands and why placebos could be effective in getting over heartbreak. Music credits: “Hugaria” and “Rhythme Gitan” by Latche Swing; license:https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/fr/deed.en “Stormy Blues” by Arne Huseby; license:https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode “Air Hockey Saloon” by Chris Zabriskie; licensehttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/...) Source: http://chriszabriskie.com/vendaface/ Artist: http://chriszabriskie.com/ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/-NEsfl50G7s