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Voices of the Pacific with Nobel Laureate Elisabeth Holland - 2018 Keeling Lecture

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2018 47:30


The 2018 David Keeling Memorial Lecture hosts Dr. Elisabeth Holland, Professor of Climate Change and Director of the Pacific Centre for Environment and Sustainable Development at the University of the South Pacific. Dr. Holland is an internationally recognized scientist and 2007 Nobel Laureate for her work on climate change issues. Among other topics, Dr. Holland speaks on the importance of listening to the Voices of the Pacific when considering climate change and its impacts - a direct reflection of her work weaving together science, policy and traditional knowledge towards a sustainable, resilient future for Pacific communities. Series: "Jeffrey B. Graham Perspectives on Ocean Science Lecture Series" [Science] [Show ID: 33489]

Work Toward a Happy World - Dalai Lama at UC San Diego Commencement

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2017 4:14


The 14th Dalai Lama, a 1989 Nobel Peace Prize laureate and the spiritual leader of Tibet, delivered the keynote address at UC San Diego’s 2017 commencement ceremony. His talk centered on the power of compassion and finding happiness in life. He urged the graduates to use their knowledge to better the world in peaceful ways. [Humanities] [Education] [Show ID: 32815]

The Value of Education Ethics and Compassion for the Well-Being of Self and Others - Dalai Lama

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2017 20:50


His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1989, becoming the first Nobel laureate to be recognized for his concern for global environmental problems. This keynote address from the UC San Diego’s 2017 commencement ceremony centers on the power of compassion and finding happiness in life. He urges the graduates to use their knowledge to better the world in peaceful ways. Series: "Dalai Lama" [Humanities] [Education] [Show ID: 32607]

An Evening with the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Tawakkol Karman

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 4, 2017 55:34


2011 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Tawakkol Karman is the first Yemeni, the first Arab woman and the second Muslim woman to win a Nobel Prize. A human rights activist, journalist and politician, she was dubbed the “Mother of the Revolution” for her key role in the Arab Spring, during which she was imprisoned numerous times. An advocate for education, social equality and responsible investment as means to counteract poverty and oppression, Karman offers hopeful solutions to uphold the democratic spirit across the globe. Series: "Ethics, Religion and Public Life: Walter H. Capps Center Series" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 32452]

Embracing the Beauty of Diversity in Our World - His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2017 66:40


His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1989, becoming the first Nobel laureate to be recognized for his concern for global environmental problems. He addressed an audience at UC San Diego focusing on love and kindness among humanity. He urged compassion and sharing each other's problems as one human family to overcome the distance and violence in the world. Series: "Dalai Lama" [Public Affairs] [Humanities] [Show ID: 32364]

UC San Diego Commencement 2017 with The Dalai Lama

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2017 82:30


The 14th Dalai Lama, a 1989 Nobel Peace Prize laureate and the spiritual leader of Tibet, delivered the keynote address at UC San Diego’s 2017 commencement ceremony. His talk centered on the power of compassion and finding happiness in life. He urged the graduates to use their knowledge to better the world in peaceful ways. Series: "Dalai Lama" [Humanities] [Education] [Show ID: 31993]

Education Changemakers: Nobel Laureate James Heckman and Venture Capitalist J.B. Pritzker

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2016 58:12


Economist and Nobel Laureate James Heckman presents research showing the value of early childhood education as he and entrepreneur/philanthropist J.B. Pritzker urge support for birth-to-age-5 programs as keys to developing strong regional and national economies. Series: "STEAM plus MORE" [Public Affairs] [Education] [Show ID: 30584]

Advising Presidents of U.S. and Mexico on Climate Change - What Can We Expect at COP-21? with Mario Molina: UC Carbon and Climate Neutrality Summit

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2015 24:54


Nobel Laureate Mario Molina, UC San Diego, describes international actions to combat climate change. Series: "UC Carbon and Climate Neutrality Summit: UC Climate Solutions" [Public Affairs] [Science] [Show ID: 30299]

Invention of Blue LED Laser and Solid State Light with Shuji Nakamura

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2015 59:30


Shuji Nakamura discusses the way in which his invention grew to be what it is by starting with the work of growing high-quality gallium nitride (GaN) crystals in 1991 to demonstrating highly luminescent, blue light-emitting diodes (LEDs) in 1994. The resulting revolution in generating white light has had a tremendous impact on society by providing highly efficient, robust, portable, non-toxic, battery-operable light sources. Series: "Scientific Horizons" [Science] [Show ID: 29750]

The Great Divide with Joseph Stiglitz and Robert Reich

Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2015 57:12


Economist Joseph Stiglitz and former Labor Secretary Robert Reich reminisce about opposing “corporate welfare” during their days in the Clinton Administration and talk here about problematic trade deals, income inequality and Stiglitz’s new book, “The Great Divide: Unequal Societies and What We Can Do About Them.” Reich and Stiglitz are presented by the Goldman School of Public Policy at UC Berkeley. Series: "Richard and Rhoda Goldman School of Public Policy at UC Berkeley" [Public Affairs] [Business] [Show ID: 29524]

Data Computation and the Fate of the Universe

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2014 79:31


Saul Perlmutter, UC Berkeley and Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, describes the research that led to his 2011 Nobel Prize in Physics Series: "Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory " [Science] [Show ID: 28609]

The Universe and Computers with George Smoot

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2014 73:02


George Smoot, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, describes the research that led to his Nobel Prize in physics in 2006. Series: "Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory " [Science] [Show ID: 28608]

The Brief History and Future Development of Earth System Models: Resolution and Complexity

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2014 65:18


Warren Washington, a member of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and an internationally recognized expert on atmospheric science and climate research, describes the research that led to the 2007 Nobel Prize. Series: "Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory " [Science] [Show ID: 28607]

The Anatomy of a Scientific Discovery: Telomeres and Telomerase - Past Present and Future

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2014 59:01


Telomeres were first recognized in the late 1930s as important structures on chromosome ends. In the 1970s the sequence of these structures was identified in the ciliated protozoa Tetrahymena by Elizabeth Blackburn. In the 1980s telomerase was discovered as an enzyme that elongates telomeres and compensates for natural telomere shortening. Carol Greider, Director of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Johns Hopkins University, discusses the journey from these curiosity driven discoveries to the appreciation of the role of telomeres in human disease. Series: "UC Berkeley Graduate Lectures" [Science] [Show ID: 28053]

How Can Telomeres Cause Age-Related Disease?

Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2014 57:45


Telomeres are the chromosomes end-part, that are needed to protect chromosome ends. Due to the way chromosomes are copied, these telomeres shorten with each round of cell division. This shortening is kept in check by the enzyme telomerase which elongates telomeres. However because of the limited amount of telomerase, telomere shorten with age in humans. People who cannot effectively elongate telomeres may show manifestations of a Telomere Syndrome, which include age-related diseases such as bone marrow failure, immune senescence and pulmonary fibrosis. Carol Greider, 2009 Nobel Laureate and professor at Johns Hopkins University, discusses how the seemingly benign structure on chromosome ends can underlie human disease. Series: "UC Berkeley Graduate Lectures" [Science] [Show ID: 28052]

Scientific Discovery with Carol Greider - Conversations with History

Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2014 56:44


Conversations host Harry Kreisler welcome Nobel Laureate Carol Greider, Daniel Nathans Professor and Director of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Johns Hopkins University, for a discussion of her intellectual odyssey. Topics covered include her education; her Nobel winning research on telomeres and telomerase; the implications of this research for treatment of disease; science education; and women in science. Series: "Conversations with History" [Science] [Show ID: 28054]

Journey to a Brilliant Discovery -- Lighting the World (Ep. 2)

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2014 8:46


In this episode of Lighting the World, we meet UC Santa Barbara’s Shuji Nakamura, creator of the white LED, and explore the decades-long quest to develop the white-light emitting LED. Series: "Lighting the World: Shuji Nakamura and His Brilliant Discovery" [Science] [Show ID: 24739]

The Future of Light - Lighting the World (Ep. 4)

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2013 7:36


In the final episode of Lighting the World, a look at research at UC Santa Barbara’s Solid State Lighting and Energy Center, what the future of lighting and power use may be, and how Shuji Nakamura’s work continues to affect the world of light and energy use. Series: "Lighting the World: Shuji Nakamura and His Brilliant Discovery" [Science] [Show ID: 24926]

Unleashing the Light - Lighting the World (Ep. 3)

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2013 9:51


In this episode of Lighting the World - after years of effort, Shuji Nakamura discovers the breakthrough that enables the creation of the white-light emitting LED, unleashing a revolution in the way the world uses light and power. Series: "Lighting the World: Shuji Nakamura and His Brilliant Discovery" [Science] [Show ID: 24740]

Albert Fert: The Rugby Player Who Got the Nobel Prize

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2013 23:30


A lively and wide-ranging visit with Albert Fert, life-long rugby player and recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physics for his discovery of an effect that revolutionized electronics forever. Series: "Not Too Serious Labs" [Science] [Show ID: 25570]

Lights in the Darkness -- Lighting the World (Ep. 1)

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2013 5:14


We may take light for granted, but for some two-billion people around the globe, reliable, economical light sources are unavailable. In this episode of Lighting the World, John Bowers of UC Santa Barbara’s Institute for Energy Efficiency describes this problem and how they are using the highly efficient white LED, discovered by Shuji Nakamura, as a solution. Series: "Lighting the World: Shuji Nakamura and His Brilliant Discovery" [Science] [Show ID: 24738]

Herbert Kroemer Retirement

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2013 82:00


Friends and colleagues gather to discuss the life and work of Nobel Prize recipient Herbert Kroemer. Series: "Voices" [Science] [Show ID: 25308]

Intellectual Journey with Gary Becker - Conversations with History

Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2013 57:45


Conversations host Harry Kreisler welcomes Nobel Laureate Gary S. Becker for a discussion of his intellectual journey. Topics covered in the conversation include: the influence of his parents, his education, Milton Friedman, his early work on discrimination, the skills and temperament required for work in economics, applying economic analysis to social problems, the Chicago school of economics, creativity, rational choice theory, markets vs. government, the impact of ideas on policy, the communications revolution, the lessons of the 2008 economic collapse, and advice for students preparing for the future. Series: "Conversations with History" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 25071]

Transforming Conflict through Nonviolent Coalitions with Nobel Peace Laureate Leymah Gbowee -- Institute for Peace and Justice

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2013 59:10


Leymah Gbowee, winner of the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize, recounts her role in launching the women's peace movement that helped bring an end to the civil war in Liberia in 2003. She and others were credited with ushering in a period of peace and freedom that led to the election of Ellen Johnson Sirleaf in 2005, the first female president of an African nation. Gbowee is presented by the Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice at the University of San Diego. Series: "Peace exChange -- Kroc School of Peace Studies, University of San Diego" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 24889]

The Beginning and End of the Universe: What Physics Says

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2013 59:03


Berkeley Lab's Science at the Theater traveled across the Bay to San Francisco's Herbst Theater for a star turn by two of the Lab's Nobel laureates. George Smoot received the 2006 Nobel Prize in Physics for the "discovery of the blackbody form and anisotropy of the cosmic microwave background radiation." Saul Perlmutter received the 2011 Nobel Prize in Physics for "for the discovery of the accelerating expansion of the Universe through observations of distant supernovae." The host for the conversation was KQED's Michael Krasny. Series: "Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory " [Science] [Show ID: 24902]

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Technology’s Promise Humanity’s Future

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2013 58:34


As late as the mid-twentieth century science and technology were celebrated as instruments of progress, but by the early twenty-first century they were viewed increasingly as threats to life on Earth. Vivek Wadhwa, Washington Post and Bloomberg Businessweek columnist, and Ahmed Zewail, winner of the 1999 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, discuss how science and technology may be managed to advance humanity. Series: "Ethics, Religion and Public Life: Walter H. Capps Center Series" [Science] [Show ID: 24776]

UC Global Health Day 2012 - Population Consumption and Human Wellbeing

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2012 83:00


The University of California, Berkeley hosted a gathering of experts in the fields of population, sustainability, and global health. Malcolm Potts, director and founder of the Bixby Center for Population, Health & Sustainability at UC Berkeley, kicks off this plenary on population, consumption, and human wellbeing that includes a keynote address by Sir John Sulston, a Nobel Laureate and chair of the UK Royal Society Working Group People and the Planet, a project studying the relationship between changes in population size, age structure, consumption, and human well-being and a panel that includes Dr. Ndola Prata and Dr. Jaime Sepulveda. Series: "UC Global Health Institute" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 23514]

The Global Impact of Climate Change: Balance Through Responsibility Compassion and Human Consciousness with His Holiness the Dalai Lama

Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2012 59:30


His Holiness the Dalai Lama joins esteemed scientists Richard Somerville and Veerabhadran Ramanathan at UC San Diego to discuss the need for humanitarian values and universal responsibility in responding to the impacts of climate change on communities and ecosystems. This lecture is part of the Dalai Lama’s “Compassion without Borders” symposium in San Diego. Series: "Helen Edison Lecture Series" [Public Affairs] [Humanities] [Show ID: 20669]

Neuroscience and the Emerging Mind: A Conversation with the Dalai Lama on Consciousness and Compassion

Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2012 57:32


His Holiness the Dalai Lama engages with Larry Hinman of the University of San Diego, V.S. Ramachandran of UC San Diego and Jennifer Thomas of San Diego State University in a scientific and philosophical discussion of human consciousness. This is the final event of the Dalai Lama’s “Compassion Without Borders” tour sponsored by San Diego’s three largest universities. Series: "Dalai Lama" [Public Affairs] [Humanities] [Science] [Show ID: 23653]

Cultivating Peace and Justice with the Dalai Lama

Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2012 56:28


His Holiness the Dalai Lama continues his “Compassion without Borders” tour in San Diego with “Cultivating Peace and Justice,” a public lecture at the University of San Diego addressing escalating violence among nations and alternatives that emphasize shared human values across societies. Series: "Peace exChange -- Kroc School of Peace Studies, University of San Diego" [Public Affairs] [Humanities] [Show ID: 22480]

Mayan Cosmology Cycle Ends: Precision Cosmology Progresses

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2012 52:53


In a public talk in front of the Great Pyramid of Kukulcan at Chichen Itza, Berkeley Lab's Nobel Prize-winning astrophysicist George Smoot discusses the remarkable precision that ancient Mayan astronomers achieved solely with the naked eye and comments on the significance of the approaching end of the current World Age of the 5,000-year-long Mayan Long-Count Calendar, due to conclude on the 2012 winter solstice. No, the end of the world is not at hand, Smoot says, but it's true that we're undergoing a fantastic transition in cosmology. The Mayan view of the universe was based on the sun and moon, a handful of planets, and a couple of thousand stars. Ours is an evolving cosmos reaching back over 13 billion years, based on a cornucopia of data accumulating almost daily and including hundreds of billions of galaxies. Series: "Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory " [Science] [Show ID: 23616]

C60: Buckminsterfullerene Not Just a Pretty Molecule with Harold Kroto

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2012 61:30


Sir Harold Kroto is an English chemist and the 1996 Nobel Prize recipient in Chemistry. He currently serves as Francis Eppes Professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at Florida State University. He researches the high-resolution electronic spectra of free radicals produced by flash photolysis (the breaking of chemical bonds by light), as well as carbon dioxide and the molecules that contain chains of carbon atoms with numerous multiple bonds. Kroto's Nobel Prize was based on his co-discovery of buckminsterfullerene, a form of pure carbon better known as "buckyballs." He is presently researching nanoscience and nanotechnology. Series: "UC Berkeley Graduate Lectures" [Science] [Show ID: 23326]

The Role of Women in Promoting Peace and Democracy in the Middle East with Shirin Ebadi

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2012 59:30


Shirin Ebadi received the 2003 Nobel Peace Prize for promoting human rights, in particular, the rights of women, children, and political prisoners in Iran. She was the first Muslim woman to receive the Nobel Peace Prize and only the fifth Muslim to receive a Nobel Prize in any field. Ebadi was also one of the first female judges in Iran. She served as president of the city court of Tehran from 1975 to 1979, but was dismissed from her position after the Islamic Revolution in February 1979. After obtaining her lawyer’s license in 1992, Ebadi entered private practice. She has taken on many controversial cases defending political dissidents and, as a result, has been arrested numerous times. Series: "Ethics, Religion and Public Life: Walter H. Capps Center Series" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 23039]

Mighty Be Our Powers - How Sisterhood Prayer and Sex Changes a Nation at War with Leymah Gbowee

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2012 58:30


A champion of women’s empowerment around the world, Leymah Gbowee is an African peace activist often credited with aiding the cessation of the Second Liberian Civil War in 2003 through her extraordinary women-led peace movement. Currently the Executive Director of the Women Peace and Security Network Africa, Gbowee’s work was the subject of the 2008 award-winning documentary Pray the Devil Back to Hell, which has been used as a tool to mobilize African women to petition for peace and security. In October 2007, the Women’s Leadership Board at Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government honored Ms. Gbowee with the Blue Ribbon Peace Award for her significant contribution to peace-building. Two days after this talk was recorded, Gbowee became the co-recipient of the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize. Series: "Voices" [Public Affairs] [Humanities] [Show ID: 23061]

His Holiness XIV Dalai Lama at UC Irvine

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2011 96:41


His Holiness the XIV Dalai Lama returned to UC Irvine to engage students and the community about compassion and global leadership. Series: "Great Minds Gather Here" [Public Affairs] [Humanities] [Show ID: 22640]

The Future of Economic Growth in a Multispeed World with Michael Spence (Conversations with History)

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2011 57:25


Host Harry Kreisler welcomes Nobel Laureate Michael Spence for a discussion of his new book, “The Next Convergence.” Spence discusses his intellectual odyssey focusing on his Nobel Prize research on information and market structure then explains how his work as Chairman of the Commission on Growth and Development led him to write his new book. Tracing the impact of the internet, globalization, and domestic and international policy on the trajectory of economic growth in the emerging economies, he highlights the implications of the resulting high speed economic growth for the global economy and global governance. Series: "Conversations with History" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 21951]

IDEaS: A Half Century of Innovation and Intellect: Transforming Ideas into Nobel Breakthroughs

Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2011 118:15


Nobel Laureates Robert Engle, Roger Tsien, Mario Molina and Harry Markowitz present synopses of their award-winning work and engage in a lively discussion on what it takes to move forward on promising ideas. This event is part of the Innovation Day Expo and Symposia (IDEaS) held in honor of UC San Diego’s 50th anniversary. Series: "IDEaS" [Public Affairs] [Science] [Show ID: 20830]

Justice: Local and Global with Amartya Sen

Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2011 59:05


Nobel Laureate and Harvard Economist Amartya Sen opens the New Frontiers in Global Justice Conference at UC San Diego with an inspiring talk on achieving local and global justice. Series: "Helen Edison Lecture Series" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 19623]

IDEaS - Nobel Laureate Roger Y. Tsien

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2011 28:19


IDEaS - Nobel Laureate Roger Y. Tsien Series: "IDEaS" [Show ID: 21670]

Rethinking Regulation After the Financial Crisis and the Oil Spill: A Behavioral Approach with Richard Thaler

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2011 57:18


How best to create laws and institutions to create a prosperous and just society? Noted behavioral economist Richard Thaler considers the public policy implications of behavioral economics, which assumes that that both the regulated and the regulators are fallible. Thaler draws on recent events such as the financial crisis and the oil spill as he explores ways to rethink regulation. Series: "UC Berkeley Graduate Lectures" [Public Affairs] [Business] [Show ID: 20381]

Studying Economic Behavior in Unusual Places: From Deal or No Deal to the National Football League with Richard Thaler

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2011 58:45


Richard Thaler is renowned for his extremely influential contributions to the emerging field of behavioral economics over the last three decades. He has made it his habit to look for data in unusual places. Here he draws on the behavior of New York City taxi cab drivers, game show participants, and National Football League teams to see what can be learned about human behavior. Thaler is Professor of Behavioral Science and Economics, and Director of the Center for Decision Research, Graduate School of Business, University of Chicago. Series: "UC Berkeley Graduate Lectures" [Public Affairs] [Business] [Show ID: 20380]

Ribonuclease P: A Small Step in the RNA World with Sidney Altman

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2011 50:48


Professor Sidney Altman gives a detailed description of RNase P and its evolution in prokaryotes and eukaryotes and a summary of data regarding the utility of this enzyme and associated technology that could be used as a clinical therapy. Series: "UC Berkeley Graduate Lectures" [Science] [Show ID: 20041]

Unraveling the Mystery of Ribonucleic Acid (RNA) with Sidney Altman - Conversations with History

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2011 56:27


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] [Education] [Show ID: 20377]

Entering the RNA World with Sidney Altman

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2010 58:15


Nobel Laureate Sidney Altman, Professor of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology at Yale University, gives a general description of the problem of the origin of life on Earth with some detail about what we know now and our knowledge of RNase P, an enzyme with a catalytic RNA subunit. Series: "UC Berkeley Graduate Lectures" [Science] [Show ID: 20223]

A Scientist Addresses Science Education with Leon Lederman

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2010 58:57


Nobel Laureate physicist Leon Lederman takes a hard look at science education. The crisis in science education (pre-K--14) has been widely recognized at least since the report "A Nation at Risk" was published in 1983. This report accompanies a huge number of later reports all read and appreciated but never implemented. There is good reason for new optimism, but the persistent failure to implement the well understood cures must be understood before we can capitalize on the accumulating wisdom. Series: "UC Berkeley Graduate Lectures" [Science] [Education] [Show ID: 17596]

A Sense of Wonder with Leon Lederman

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2010 54:45


Leon Lederman was co-winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1988. He recalls his life after being discharged from the U.S. Army after WWII. From a returning troop ship docking at the Battery in New York, he hastened uptown to register as a graduate student in physics at Columbia University. His story sketches major events from there to the Nobel Prize celebration for the discovery of the muon neutrino, proving that there are at least two families of neutrinos. Series: "UC Berkeley Graduate Lectures" [Science] [Show ID: 17595]

Rigoberta Menchu: Challenges to Lasting Peace in Guatemala

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2010 58:15


Nobel Laureate Rigoberta Menchu shares the challenges she has faced in maintaining peace in Guatemala with the audience gathered by the Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice at the University of San Diego. Series: "Peace exChange -- Kroc School of Peace Studies, University of San Diego" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 17670]

Finding an Authentic Voice (Conversations with History)

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2010 41:42


Conversations host Harry Kreisler welcomes Nobel laureate Orhan Pamuk. On the occasion of the publication in the United States of his new novel, "The Museum of Innocence," Pamuk reflects on his intellectual journey, including the influence of his parents, writers who shaped his world view, the "huzun" of Istanbul, writing, and recurring themes in his novels. Series: "Conversations with History" [Humanities] [Show ID: 17787]

Dark Secrets: What Science Tells Us About the Hidden Universe

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2010 58:19


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: "Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory " [Science] [Show ID: 17426]

A Life in Science: A Sense of Wonder - Conversations with History

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2009 56:51


Conversations host Harry Kreisler welcomes Nobel Laureate Leon M. Lederman. Tracing his intellectual journey, Professor Lederman discusses the qualities of a scientist, the early years of particle physics, the evolution of his own research interests, the discovery of the muon neutrino, the importance of that discovery and its implications for cosmology. He recalls the dynamism and excitement of his years in particle physics and the experience of winning the Nobel Prize. Drawing on his recent work, Professor Lederman also offers a critique of Secondary school science education and calls for a transformation of the curriculum. Series: "Conversations with History" [Science] [Education] [Show ID: 17601]

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