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Episode 177: Hosts Richard Kyte and Scott Rada explore the paradox of valuing diversity while facing the erosion of cultural distinctiveness.  "There's a deep incompatibility between two different conceptions of diversity," Kyte said. "Individual diversity requires inclusivity, but group diversity necessitates exclusivity to preserve shared practices and beliefs."  The podcast highlights the alarming statistic that an estimated half of the world's 7,000 languages may disappear within a generation, taking with them the rich cultural knowledge embedded in these tongues.  Rada inquires about the potential benefits and drawbacks of a common global language, highlighting that while it could enhance convenience, it could also result in a world that lacks cultural diversity.  The hosts also discuss the impact of globalization and capitalism on traditional practices, such as the evolution of ethnic restaurants in the United States. As these establishments become more mainstream, they often lose their authentic cultural roots, replaced by standardized menus and business models.  The hosts emphasize the need for a balanced approach, one that preserves communities with distinctive cultural characteristics while also promoting inclusivity.  Links to stories discussed during the podcast Last of their kind: What is lost when cultures die? by Wade Davis, Scientific America Seven unique practices in the world that are dying out: See them before they are gone forever, by Ben Groundwater, The Sydney Morning Herald Before it disappears: recording endangered practices, skills and knowledge, by Nik Petek-Sargeant, The British Museum About the hosts Scott Rada is a digital strategist with Lee Enterprises, and Richard Kyte is the director of the D.B. Reinhart Institute for Ethics in Leadership at Viterbo University in La Crosse, Wisconsin. He is also the author of "Finding Your Third Place: Building Happier Communities (and Making Great Friends Along the Way)."

Episode 158: Hosts Scott Rada and Rick Kyte talk about the complex issue of procrastination and its ethical ramifications. The discussion explores the emotional and psychological reasons behind procrastination, with Kyte explaining how people often minimize the stress of tasks by not thinking about them. Rada shared personal experiences of completing dreaded tasks and realizing they weren't as difficult as anticipated, highlighting the satisfaction that comes from checking items off a to-do list. The hosts also examine how factors such as anxiety, fear of failure and high personal standards can contribute to procrastination, particularly among students facing big assignments. They consider whether some individuals may actually produce better work under the pressure of tight deadlines. Rada and Kyte speculate that the rise of instant gratification and digital distractions likely exacerbate procrastination in today's society. However, they also discuss the importance of balancing future planning with present awareness and gratitude. Finally, the podcast offers strategies to overcome procrastination, such as focusing on tasks that energize the individual and avoiding unnecessary commitments. Rada shares productivity hacks like the "two-minute rule" and the "one-touch rule," while Kyte emphasizes the value of dedicated time for tackling larger projects. Links to stories discussed during the podcast Scientists discover what really causes us to procrastinate, by Jocelyn Solis-Moreira, StudyFinds Why people procrastinate, and how to overcome it, by Javier Granados Samayoa and Russell Fazio, Scientific America About the hosts Scott Rada is a digital strategist with Lee Enterprises, and Richard Kyte is the director of the D.B. Reinhart Institute for Ethics in Leadership at Viterbo University in La Crosse, Wisconsin. He is also the author of "Finding Your Third Place: Building Happier Communities (and Making Great Friends Along the Way)."

The Godfather of Curiosity: Shaking The Paradigm . As a boy with dyslexia who loved to learn, reading was a struggle for me. However, I was fortunate to have grown up during the golden age of TV. . Watching shows that exposed me to new ways of thinking and understanding, I was able to feed my insatiable curiosity. . One of my favorite shows was the BBC1 science series "Tomorrow's World." Later, I came across the ten-part documentary series #Connections, broadcast on the BBC and PBS in the United States. . Connections traced the historical relationships between invention and discovery. Each episode chronicled a particular path of technological development. Connections was the most-watched PBS television series up to that time. It was followed by the twenty-part Connections 2 (1994) and the ten-part Connections 3 (1997) . Our esteemed guest, James Burke, and his partner created these shows. Professor James Burke has been a regular writer for Scientific American, Time, and a consultant to the SETI project. James is also the host of the upcoming series of Curiosity Stream, The 4th Connection. . James Burke is an award-winning science historian and documentary filmmaker. He was the BBC chief reporter on Apollo 11. For over fifty years, he has produced and hosted many TV series for the BBC, PBS, and Discovery. The Washington Post described him as “One of the most intriguing minds in the Western world.” However, I would describe him as the Godfather of my Curiosity. . Websites: James Burke BBC: https://tinyurl.com/JamesBurkeCollection Amazon Books: https://tinyurl.com/JamesBurkeBooks . Part 2) How Cheaper Booze Birthed the Industrial Revolution Going in All Directions at Once   Facilitating Cultural Awakenings   Inventing Yourself   Yesterday's Fame   The Necessity to Examining Paradigms   The Omelette Universe   Neurons, Dendrites and Infinite Possibility   Looking for Anomalies   How Cheap Scotch Catalyzed the Industrial Revolution   . Dov Baron's brand new course has just been released on coursifyx.com/belonging ------------- Titled: "CREATING A CULTURE OF BELONGING." The course is separated into eight sections that will take you by the hand and walk you through exactly how to create a culture of belonging. Because: CREATING A CULTURE OF BELONGING MAXIMIZES PERSONAL AND CORPORATE SUCCESS. Get Ready to strap on the tanks and Dive Deep into, What it Takes to Create a Culture of Belonging in your organization! Curious to know more? coursifyx.com/belonging .  "Those Who Control Meaning for The Tribe, Also Control The Movement of That Tribe" #videopodcast #leadership #leadershipdevelopment #emotionsourcecode #neuroscience #emotional #meaning #emotional #logic #culture #curiosity #humanbehavior #purpose Are We Fixated on Solving Problems That No Longer Exist

The Godfather of Curiosity: Shaking The Paradigm . As a boy with dyslexia who loved to learn, reading was a struggle for me. However, I was fortunate to have grown up during the golden age of TV. . Watching shows that exposed me to new ways of thinking and understanding, I was able to feed my insatiable curiosity. . One of my favorite shows was the BBC1 science series "Tomorrow's World." Later, I came across the ten-part documentary series #Connections, broadcast on the BBC and PBS in the United States. . Connections traced the historical relationships between invention and discovery. Each episode chronicled a particular path of technological development. Connections was the most-watched PBS television series up to that time. It was followed by the twenty-part Connections 2 (1994) and the ten-part Connections 3 (1997) . Our esteemed guest, James Burke, and his partner created these shows. Professor James Burke has been a regular writer for Scientific American, Time, and a consultant to the SETI project. James is also the host of the upcoming series of Curiosity Stream, The 4th Connection. . James Burke is an award-winning science historian and documentary filmmaker. He was the BBC chief reporter on Apollo 11. For over fifty years, he has produced and hosted many TV series for the BBC, PBS, and Discovery. The Washington Post described him as “One of the most intriguing minds in the Western world.” However, I would describe him as the Godfather of my Curiosity. . Websites: James Burke BBC: https://tinyurl.com/JamesBurkeCollection Amazon Books: https://tinyurl.com/JamesBurkeBooks . Part 1) Stop Solving Problems That No Longer Exist! . When 9 Billion People Change the Future . Big Data - Friend or Foe . Why Prediction is The Secret to Success . The 1842 Riots and Why We Choose Convenience over Privacy. Curiosity and Survival. The Power and Limitations of Paradigms . The Death of Traditional Institutions.   . Dov Baron's brand new course has just been released on coursifyx.com/belonging ------------- Titled: "CREATING A CULTURE OF BELONGING." The course is separated into eight sections that will take you by the hand and walk you through exactly how to create a culture of belonging. Because: CREATING A CULTURE OF BELONGING MAXIMIZES PERSONAL AND CORPORATE SUCCESS. Get Ready to strap on the tanks and Dive Deep into, What it Takes to Create a Culture of Belonging in your organization! Curious to know more? coursifyx.com/belonging .  "Those Who Control Meaning for The Tribe, Also Control The Movement of That Tribe" #videopodcast #leadership #leadershipdevelopment #emotionsourcecode #neuroscience #emotional #meaning #emotional #logic #culture #curiosity #humanbehavior #purpose Are We Fixated on Solving Problems That No Longer Exist

June 13-19, 1970 This week Ken welcomes legendary bass-man, and all around punk rock royalty, Mr. Mike Watt to the show. Ken and Mike discuss San Pedro, first meeting D. Boon, moving to San Pedro in 1967 from Navy Housing, living in the projects, saying no to Alameda, George being from Brocton, strong accents, how all the Minutemen were transplants to San Pedro, D. Boon's mom, how trippy the Summer of 1970 was, Blue Oyster Cult, UHF stations, Wild Wild West, Star Trek, Mission Impossible, not having a color TV, how The Prisoner is Mike's favorite show, M*A*S*H, All in the Family, D. Boon's love of Johnny Carson because his dad was from Nebraska, WWII movies, T. Rex, local horror hosts, the origin of "D." in D. Boom, Steve McQueen, The Sand Pebbles, B-Movies, Svenghouli, Elvira, The Stooges, Vampira, local kid shows, LA's Seymour, Fright Night, opening for The Butthole Surfers, how Gibby Haynes' father was a children's TV Show host called Mr. Peppermint, the JFK assassination, Gumby, Alan Watts, Alex Cox's book about The Prisoner, Ice Station Zebra, Patrick McGoohan, The Honeymooners, Green Acres, stupid characters, My Favorite Martian, Non coms, The Phil Silvers Show, F Troop, punk rock, Ed Sullivan, Robert Mitchem, The Space Race, Mad Magazine, Star Trek The Motion Picture, subscriptions to Scientific America, the importance of learning, serious topics, drunks, Johnny Cash, variety shows, Kirk Douglas, Edward G. Robinson, Two Weeks in Another Town, Carol Kaye's Wild Wild West bass line, Mission Impossible, Hal Blaine, Earl Palmer, Director's control, Kubrick, watching YouTube, The Outer Limits, Soldier, Demon with a Glass Hand, and loving Offbeat Cinema. 

Exopolitics Today Week in Review Jan 26 Illuminati Insider revelations, machinations of secret societies Dr Sean Kirkpatrick's oped for Scientific America is fodder for UFO debunkers Expose of Wikipedia's secret cabal of UFO debunkers Belgium becomes 34th signatory to the Artemis Accords, ensuring US leadership in space affairs for decades to come Dr Steven Greer's recent statements corroborate Jean Charles Moyen and Tony Rodrigues claims about children being chosen for SSPs based on psychic abilities 2nd Edition of Majic Eyes Only covers 104 UFO crash retrieval operations from around the world Chris Mellon reveals three insiders with direct knowledge of classified UFO programs that briefed Sean Kirpatrick contradicting his op ed claims. Report by the Dept of Defense Inspector General points to flaws in the current UFO reporting mechanisms by military services Uri Geller tells about Werner Von Braun showing him alien bodies at a NASA facility corroborating claims of a 4th Reich secretly controlling NASA Rare interview of Dr Michael Wolf's whistleblower revelations Trailer released for Feb 3 Webinar, What's Coming in 2024 All that and more in Exopolitics Today the Week in Review Twitter Feed https://twitter.com/michaelsalla --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/exopolitics/support

Happy Holidays! In this week's classic episode, both stories explore the miracle of life. Part 1: An expert in oxytocin, the hormone released during birth, Bianca Jones Marlin is determined to have a natural birth — even as the hours of labor add up… This story originally aired on Nov. 9, 2018, in an episode titled “Pregnancy”. Part 2: Ed Pritchard inadvertently becomes a leatherback turtle midwife during his first field job. This story originally aired on Mar. 4, 2022, in an episode titled “Miracle of Life”. Bianca Jones Marlin is a neuroscientist and postdoctoral researcher at Columbia University. She holds a PhD in neuroscience from New York University, and dual bachelor degrees from St. John's University, in biology and adolescent education. As a graduate student, with Dr. Robert Froemke, Dr. Marlin examined how the brain adapts to care for a newborn and how a baby's cry can control adult behavior. Her research focused on the vital bond between parent and child, and studied the use of neurochemicals, such as the “love drug” oxytocin, as a treatment to strengthen fragile and broken parent-child relationships. Dr. Marlin is currently a postdoctoral fellow in the laboratory of Nobel Laureate Dr. Richard Axel, where she investigates transgenerational epigenetic inheritance, or how traumatic experiences in parents affect the brain structure of their offspring. Her research has been featured in Los Angeles Times, The Guardian, Scientific America and Discover Magazine's “100 Top Stories of 2015.” She is the recipient of the 2016 Society for Neuroscience Donald B. Lindsley Award, which recognizes the most outstanding PhD thesis in the general area of behavioral neuroscience and was named a STAT Wunderkind in 2017. She is currently a Junior Fellow in the prestigious Simons Society of Fellows. A native New Yorker, Dr. Marlin lives in Manhattan with her scientist husband, Joseph, their daughter, Sage, and their cat Santiago Ramon y Cajal, who is named after the famed neuroanatomist. Her website is www.biancajonesmarlin.com A native of South Florida, Ed Pritchard has fostered a love for the marine environment since an early age. Ed holds a bachelor's degree in Environmental Science from the University of Florida and a master's degree in Marine Conservation from the University of Miami. As an Interpretive Programs Lead at Miami-Dade County's Eco Division, Ed develops and leads immersive citizen engagement programs that promote awareness and foster stewardship of our local environment, with an emphasis placed on our marine and coastal resources. Ed's ultimate goal is to use effective science communication and education initiatives to inspire the next generation of ocean stewards. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In our final instalment of space-themed episodes, we wrap up with some other constellation stories! Orion, Draco, Callisto and the Pleiades take centre stage in the stories today. Along the way, we will have cameos from Gaia, prophecies, Artemis and our first reference to a Minos of Crete! Unfortunately, we'll also see Orion take a page out of Zeus' reprehensible book... Sources for this episode: Cohen, K.M., Finney, S.C., Gibbard, P.L. & Fan, J.-X. (2013; updated) The ICS International Chronostratigraphic Chart. Episodes 36: 199-204. D'Huy, J. (2016), The Evolution of Myths. Scientific America 315(6): 62-69. Evelyn-White, H. G. (1943), Hesiod: The Homeric Hymns and Homerica. London: William Heinemann Ltd. Fricke, D. G. (1970), Tennyson's “The Hesperides”: East of Eden and Variations on the Theme. Tennyson Research Bulletin 1(4): 99-103. Geballe, T. R. (1979), The Central Parsec of the Galaxy. Scientific American 241(1): 60-71. Norris, R., Phys.org (2020), The world's oldest story? Astronomers say global myths about ‘seven sisters' may reach back 100,000 years (online) [Accessed 24/10/2023]. Norris, R. P. and Norris, B. R. M. (pre-print, date unknown), Why are there Seven Sisters? Overly Sarcastic Productions, YouTube (2023), Legends Summarized: The Epic of Gilgamesh (online) [Accessed 24/10/2023]. Postgate, J. (2003), The ultimate survivors. Nature Medicine 9(6): 639. Worthen, T. D. (1995), The Pleiades and Hesperides: Finding Parity with an Astronomical Key. Vistas in Astronomy 39: 539-545. Author unknown (1888), The Holy Bible containing the Old and New Testaments: Translated out of the Original Tongues: And With the Former Translations Diligently Compared and Revised, By His Majesty's Special Command. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Did you know when a broken bone heals, it comes back stronger? More calcium is laid down in the matrix than before. In fact, you're more likely to break a bone that has never been through a trauma than one that has been broken and made a comeback.Our guest today, Dr. Steve Taylor believes this metaphor also applies to everyday life. When we break we tend to come back stronger than before! His new book, Extraordinary Awakenings shows just how we can harness the ability to transform through turmoil. This book showcases people that have been broken but made a comeback following intense hardships. We'll discuss resiliency, the process of bereavement, and rebuilding hope for the future. Dr. Taylor is a senior lecturer in psychology at Leeds Beckett University and the author of 13 best-selling books on psychology and spirituality.He's the current chair of the Transpersonal Psychology Section of the British Psychological Society. He's the author of 13 books, which have been published in 20 languages, and also writes blog articles for Scientific America and Psychology Today.Purchase Extraordinary Awakenings on Amazonhttps://www.amazon.com/dp/1608687678

Did you know when a broken bone heals, it comes back stronger? More calcium is laid down in the matrix than before.Did you know when a broken bone heals, it comes back stronger? More calcium is laid down in the matrix than before. In fact, you're more likely to break a bone that has never been through a trauma than one that has been broken and made a comeback.Our guest today, Dr. Steve Taylor believes this metaphor also applies to everyday life. When we break we tend to come back stronger than before! His new book, Extraordinary Awakenings shows just how we can harness the ability to transform through turmoil. This book showcases people that have been broken but made a comeback following intense hardships. We'll discuss resiliency, the process of bereavement, and rebuilding hope for the future. Dr. Taylor is a senior lecturer in psychology at Leeds Beckett University and the author of 13 best-selling books on psychology and spirituality.He's the current chair of the Transpersonal Psychology Section of the British Psychological Society. He's the author of 13 books, which have been published in 20 languages, and also writes blog articles for Scientific America and Psychology Today.Purchase Extraordinary Awakenings on Amazonhttps://www.amazon.com/dp/1608687678

Jeffrey Epstein and the world of science were so intertwined that it's laughable at this point when anyone attempts to deny it. From the halls of Harvard to the labs of MIT, Jeffrey Epstein was the big man on campus.In this episode, we take a look at another new reveal from the trial as his meeting with the head of Scientific American comes into focus. At this point, the question should be, who in the world of Academia didn't Epstein pal around with?(commercial at 9:16)to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comsource:Jeffrey Epstein Invited to Scientific American Editorial Meetings (businessinsider.com)This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5003294/advertisement

On episode 40 of the podcast, Adam and Jake discuss:- The origin of women shaving their legs and armpits- Transgender Joker- "Scientific America" says football is racist- Former ISIS bride wants to come back home- Settlement reached at VA Tech for soccer player who refused to kneel- Our thoughts on the Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy- Short guy leg-lengthen surgery - Life size replica of widower's deceased wife- and much more!Support the showFollow us on Instagram and Twitter!Our Merch Store is open! Visit us here for our latest items:https://twisted-diatribes-2.creator-spring.comIf you would like to support the show, you can visit us here:We highly appreciate anything you'd like to give!Twisted Diatribes is Podcasting (buymeacoffee.com)message board available on this site to contact the showhttps://www.paypal.com/paypalme/twisteddiatribes Support the show Support the show

Imagine “hearing” colors, “feeling” sounds and “tasting” shapes. That's what synesthetes like Luciano Meirelles, president and CEO of Luciano Cigars, experience. Learn how Luciano's synesthesia has helped him identify nuances of different tobaccos, categorize them and blend them to create some of cigar smokers' favorite premium cigars, including Luciano The Dreamer, Pichardo Clásico and The Sergeant. Host of Box Press, Rob Gagner and Luciano smoke the Fiat Lux Intuition in this interview at Boveda headquarters west of Minneapolis. According to Scientific America, synesthesia is an anomalous blending of the senses in which the stimulation of one modality simultaneously produces sensation in a different modality. In other words, synesthetes experience something through a sense that manifests itself as something entirely different e.g. a taste = some shape. For Luciano, he has an eidetic memory (Sheldon Cooper, anyone?) of tobacco flavors that help him pinpoint which tobacco will blend well together. Highlights from this cigar podcast:00:00 Cold open01:02 What is the origin story of the Fiat Lux cigar?05:56 Living to work or working to live?07:32 Synesthesia—the disease that helps him memorize flavors12:02 Why the other 99% of synesthesia is a pain in the ass14:22 Becoming stronger from what you think is your weakest part15:52 Whatever is in your hands, just do your best17:42 Valuing knowledge more than being right29:12 A master blender isn't a title you give yourself33:58 Cigar Culture Blend No.3 by Adrian Acosta35:06 Talking Ometepe tobacco and growing tobacco in Esteli, Contigo and Pueblo Nuevo41:51 What do cigar smokers think of Maduro?44:51 What salt has to do with your cigar palate51:05 Maybe cigar smokers need to do a salt lick like you do before drinking tequila59:46 Where can you get Boveda for a humidor?Website:

Mina Lux (BSc '90; BASc '92) is an entrepreneurial marketing, business and product leader based in New York. She has held a series of top online marketing positions for the likes of USA Today and Scientific America. She co-founded two tech companies,—FloNetwork (a Deloitte Top 100 Fastest Growing Company in Canada) and Meelo Logic (which earned her a Gold Stevie Award for Female Entrepreneur of the Year). Mina discusses pioneering the first technology platform that allows business to send emails as a way of generating leads and building revenue, as well as, drawing on her engineering degree to “spot the trend”. Special spotlight question to Mina from Aleeza Ladhani (BASc-Eng '21 and Gee Gees Women's Track and Field 2015-2017), technology analyst at Accenture and co-founder and CEO of Choloket. (In English only with English and French transcript available).Transcripts of this episode are available in English and French.Guest: Mina Lux (BSc '90; BASc '92)Spotlight Question: Aleeza Ladhani (BASc-Eng '21 and Gee Gees Women's Track and Field 2015-2017)Host: Gwen Madiba, MA '12; BSocSc '08Theme Music: Idris Lawal, BCom '15Production: University of Ottawa's Alumni Relations teamProducer: Rhea Laube,  MA '12Sound Engineer: Richard VilleneuveRecording Assistance: Pop-Up PodcastingPlease send your questions and comments to alumni@uottawa.ca. Stay connected with us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn. 

In this episode I speak to Philosopher, Dr. Bernardo Kastrup Bernardo is the executive director of Essentia Foundation. His a leading figure in the modern renaissance of metaphysical idealism, the notion that reality is essentially mental. He has a Ph.D. in philosophy (ontology, philosophy of mind) and another Ph.D. in computer engineering (reconfigurable computing, artificial intelligence). As a scientist, Bernardo has worked for the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) and the Philips Research Laboratories (where the 'Casimir Effect' of Quantum Field Theory was discovered). He has published many academic papers and books, and his ideas have been featured in 'Scientific America,' the 'Institute of Art and Ideas,' the 'Blog of the American Philosophical Association' and 'Big Think,' among others. In this episode we discuss: What is reality What our role is in the universe And how to apply metaphysical idealism to our everyday lives You Can Find Out More About Bernardo's Work Here: www.bernardokastrup.com

It's my opinion that, mental health help, looks different to different people of different races & gender types. Why? Simple. Different people of different races & genders accumulate different experiences. On today's episode you'll get the opportunity to listen in on a TM lecture done six years ago by three acclaimed psychologist. Using TM (transformational meditation) for stressed young adult brain & it's affects is discussed, so is how much more vulnerable the young adult brain is compared to the adult brain. Last I'm ending with two articles one by the new York times & the other by Scientific America. Enjoy

Salomé y Julián visitan un parque futurista. Les llama la atención una atracción sobre exoplanetas que se llama la Misión Kepler. Se interesan por saber quién fue Kepler y así se encuentran con la vida y obra de Johannes Kepler y las pasiones que lo motivaron en su quehacer científico. El relato muestra que Kepler fue un hombre de su tiempo que debió enfrentar grandes desafíos. Sus teorías siguen vigentes y por eso la Nasa le rinde homenaje al poner su nombre a una misión de gran actualidad como es el estudio de exoplanetas. Créditos: Se agradece a la Dra. Beatriz Londoño Flórez la escritura de este relato. Dirección Actoral - Orlando Cajamarca Castro. Teatro Esquina Latina, Cali. En la locución: Darling Silva - Salomé, Luis David Ávila - Julián. Grabación - Juan Manuel Calderón Se agradece a Orlando Cajamarca Castro, director del Teatro Esquina Latina de Cali, la lectura crítica de los relatos, al técnico de grabación y a las actrices y actores que hicieron la locución de este episodio. Dirección: Ana Cecilia Agudelo Henao Producción sonora: Gecko Gómez Cubides y César Augusto Molina Diagramación: Sebastián Narváez Díaz Investigación y Presentación: Beatriz Londoño Flórez Literatura consultada: Arthur Koestler. Los Sonámbulos. Hutchinson & Co. Ltd., London, 1959. Traducción al español de Alberto Luis Bixio. Editorial Hueders. Primera edición 2017. Wilson Curtis. How Did Kepler Discover His First Two Laws?. Scientific America. Vol 226. No. 3. Páginas 93-106. 1972 Héctor Zenil. Lo que cabe en el espacio. CopIt-arXives. ISBN 978-0-9831172-0-9. 2011. Carl Sagan. Capítulo: La armonía de los mundos, de la serie Cosmos. Link de Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXbjYjroMJI&list=PLouxPjMdTbjGTH38tv7ZpAo1uhRs6onMp&index=9&t=1519s Paul Hindemith. Die Hatmonie der Welt (Munich 1957). La armonía del mundo. Esta obra musical está basada en la vida de Kepler.

Have you noticed a seemingly sudden waking of the witches? Society's narrative of enchanters has been nothing short of damning and outright dangerous. Yet, WitchTok continues to pull in views by the billions, and to some tarot feels as approachable as an artisanal cocktail. Join your hosts, Rose Tomlin and Kamea Black, for a spooky conversation about #kitchenwitches, the craft, and modern witch hunts. Making your own kitchen magic? Turn up the volume on our kitchen witch companion playlist here on Spotify. Connect with us on Instagram: @culinaryherbalisim and @tastysaltyreal. You can find more information about your hosts on our podcast website.*This show contains strong language. Listener discretion is advised*----more---- Representation of Witches Growing up we observed depictions of witches being women outside of the status quo. In fairytales and folklore, they are described as ugly, old, and often living in solitude. Interestingly, our beloved Wizard of Oz had a significant hand in solidifying our imagery for green witches and the classic witch costume. However, the famous MGM version of the story also complicated our imagery when they gave us Glinda the good witch. In her glittering ball gown, she does not call herself a fairy godmother--she is a witch. If you recall, Glinda also asks Dorthy if she had brought her broomstick for easier travel. In the end, Dorthy used her own power to get home but she had to endure a journey before she discovered she held magic within her.  In our modern lives, folks are increasingly calling themselves a witch and diversifying our understanding of what witches look like. On WitchTok we see increasing representation of non-binary people practicing magic and offering mentorship. Currently the Peabody Essex Museum, in Salam Massachusetts, has an exhibit featuring the work of Frances F. Denny. Her project Major Arcana celebrates the diversity of this traditionally taboo identity in her portraits of witches.  Kitchen Witches It is true, Kitchen Witches were originally charms for the kitchen to ward off unwanted spirits in the heart of the home. For a Halloween-inspired craft, you might consider making your own.  Baby Soup and BroomsticksFor more on baby soup, you can read this article that explores some of the historical events behind our wild witch stories. As for why witches ride broomsticks...well it could have linkages to an old fertility ritual, but there is strong evidence to suggest that it was so they could go on trips. Other stories that surround Halloween do have roots in the old traditions of Samhain. For an overview of some of those traditions, see this post from our friends at Sea Witch Botanicals.  Witchhunts While we like to think of witchhunts as being a mere relic of the past, it is important to recognize that real people are physically harmed because of accusations of being a witch. For more consider this article in Scientific America or this piece that illustrates witch hunts as a modern global issue. For those looking for deeper homework, I offer a lecture from Dr. Silvia Federici. In this video, she discusses witch-hunts and their role in the expansion of capitalist accumulation alongside enclosure, enslavement, and land dispossession from women and Indigenous communities.  Finally, please read Lindy West's book The Witches are Coming. If you consume content best through video, you can hear her read excerpts from this book here.  Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/thyme-to-chat/donations

Did you know when a broken bone heals, it comes back stronger? More calcium is laid down in the matrix than before.Did you know when a broken bone heals, it comes back stronger? More calcium is laid down in the matrix than before. In fact, you're more likely to break a bone that has never been through a trauma than one that has been broken and made a comeback.Our guest today, Dr. Steve Taylor believes this metaphor also applies to everyday life. When we break we tend to come back stronger than before! His new book, Extraordinary Awakenings shows just how we can harness the ability to transform through turmoil. This book showcases people that have been broken but made a comeback following intense hardships. We'll discuss resiliency, the process of bereavement, and rebuilding hope for the future. Dr. Taylor is a senior lecturer in psychology at Leeds Beckett University and the author of 13 best-selling books on psychology and spirituality.He's the current chair of the Transpersonal Psychology Section of the British Psychological Society. He's the author of 13 books, which have been published in 20 languages, and also writes blog articles for Scientific America and Psychology Today.

Did you know when a broken bone heals, it comes back stronger? More calcium is laid down in the matrix than before.Did you know when a broken bone heals, it comes back stronger? More calcium is laid down in the matrix than before. In fact, you're more likely to break a bone that has never been through a trauma than one that has been broken and made a comeback.Our guest today, Dr. Steve Taylor believes this metaphor also applies to everyday life. When we break we tend to come back stronger than before! His new book, Extraordinary Awakenings shows just how we can harness the ability to transform through turmoil. This book showcases people that have been broken but made a comeback following intense hardships. We'll discuss resiliency, the process of bereavement, and rebuilding hope for the future. Dr. Taylor is a senior lecturer in psychology at Leeds Beckett University and the author of 13 best-selling books on psychology and spirituality.He's the current chair of the Transpersonal Psychology Section of the British Psychological Society. He's the author of 13 books, which have been published in 20 languages, and also writes blog articles for Scientific America and Psychology Today.

Cimcie makes her weekly appearance on The Bridge, which starts out with some serious concerns from BeiBei because John's name wasn't on the broadcast schedule, and she was worried about how to do the show without him. Then, she offers up a recipe that her aunt came up with for cicadas, and Cimcie wonders about the ancient insects as a food source. John shares a story about a rouge cicada that apparently hit a driver in the eye, causing the motorist to hit a utility pole. The latest group of cicadas known as Brood X, is one of the largest in the last century, and John offers up 8 Cicada Survival tips from Scientific America. Somehow, the conversation goes to eating crickets, Jiminy Crickets and the book "Cricket in New York." Finally, it's a deep discussion regarding how positive and negative energies affect our lives.

Faye tells KC all about Aliens and why we should absolutely believe in them. Sources: an article on New York Magazine and an article on Scientific America. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/unholygossipgirls/message

Email Diet and exercise are considered the healthy ways to lose weight, but what never seems to be considered is that fat people might not be unhealthy to begin with. Virginia Sole-Smith, a journalist and author of The Eating Instinct, joins Krys Boyd to talk about weight stigma in scientific research and subpar medical treatment attached to high BMI. Her article in Scientific America is headlined “In Obesity Research, Fatphobia Is Always the X Factor.”

O paleoartista Rodolfo Nogueira bate um papo sobre a arte de recriar animais extintos através do paleodesign, técnica que desenvolveu para dar vida aos dinossauros e ajudar cientistas e leigos a verem, através de ilustrações, animações e esculturas, como seriam esses gigantes da pré-história. Rodolfo Nogueira já teve seu trabalho estampando capas de revistas científicas importantes como Nature, Scientific America, Superinteressante, entre outras, e ganhou prêmios no Brasil e no exterior pelo seu trabalho. Vale a pena escutá-lo nesse papo descontraído com o Newsbastidores. Para assistir a esta e outras lives, visite-nos em https://www.instagram.com/newsbastidores/

Whether it’s The Curious Life & Death of… a Hatchet Murderess (Lizzie Borden), a Starlet (Brittany Murphy), a Rock Star (Brian Jones of The Rolling Stones) or a Drug Lord (Pablo Escobar)…Smithsonian’s six-part series explores highly-recognizable figures through the lens of morbid science. Medical historian Dr. Lindsey Fitzharris describes herself as a “conveyor of nightmare-inducing history.” In each hour long episode, she tackles a death shrouded in mystery. She will guide us through these curious deaths and surprising lives, examining overlooked solutions, unknown facts and reasonable suspects. Set in a laboratory and supported by a team of guest experts, Lindsey conducts “virtual autopsies,” reviewing and explaining the official cause of death. Fact-finding trips into the field help gather primary evidence and eyewitness testimony. By the end of every episode each of these famous deaths has a clear – and often surprising – solution revealed through forensic examination. Dr. Lindsey Fitzharris is a bestselling author and medical historian with a doctorate from the University of Oxford. Her debut book, The Butchering Art, won the PEN/E.O. Wilson Award for Literary Science in the United States. She is the creator of the popular blog The Chirurgeon’s Apprentice, as well as the host of the YouTube series Under the Knife. She has written for a variety of publications, including Scientific America, the Guardian, the Lancet, New Scientist, the Huffington Post and Wall Street Journal. She most recently wrote “Crime-Scene Photos Are Lizzie Borden’s Legacy.”

Visit our website BeautifulIllusions.org for a complete set of show notes and links to almost everything discussed in this episodeSelected References:1:46 - Friedrich Nietzsche’s concept of the Overman (Superman, or Ubermensch) as presented in the prologue of Thus Spake Zarathustra: “I TEACH YOU THE SUPERMAN. Man is something that is to be surpassed. What have ye done to surpass man? All beings hitherto have created something beyond themselves: and ye want to be the ebb of that great tide, and would rather go back to the beast than surpass man? What is the ape to man? A laughing-stock, a thing of shame. And just the same shall man be to the Superman: a laughing-stock, a thing of shame.”2:40 - Jean Baudrillard , Hyperreality, and Simulacra and Simulation4:56 - “Of 2 Minds: How Fast and Slow Thinking Shape Perception and Choice” from Scientific America, excerpted from Thinking Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman (book overview from Wikipedia)The “Beautiful Illusions Theme” was performed by Darron Vigliotti (guitar) and Joseph Vigliotti (drums), and was written and recorded by Darron Vigliotti

  If you picked up the New York Times one day last week, you would have discovered that about half of the stories on the front page were directly related to science. Think about what we are dealing with; public health, vaccines, climate change, fires and hurricanes, technology, privacy, transportation, artificial Intelligence, medicine, the frontiers of space and of our oceans and this is just some of it.    The future of science is the future of mankind. As a result science journalism has come into its own, as recently we have seen that poor science reporting can lead to dangerous misinformation. Leading that effort in quality science journalism is Scientific America. It has been the gold standard and is the oldest continuously published monthly magazine in the United States.    Last week, for the first time in its 175 year history, it dipped its toe in political waters making a presidential endorsement for the very first time. Explaining this decision is the Editor and Chief of Scientific America, Laura Helmuth   My conversation with Laura Helmuth: 

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Approximately 13.8 billion years ago, an infinitely dense state of an infinitely large universe lay dormant upon the backdrop of existence. Then, the expansion of everything. The potential for trillions of galaxies sprung out from this same point, and today, they shine like fairy lights in the darkness of the vast cosmos. From our own little planet, bursting with life, art, culture, and science, we can observe the effects of the big bang and the universes’ continuing expansion. We can see the beginning, but we can also see the end. In about five billion years, the sun will swell to around 250 times its current size, leaving our once blue and white planet a lifeless, magma-covered rock. That’s settled, the apocalypse is coming: the land will fry and the seas will boil - but there is more at stake than the Earth. What matters now is the bigger question: how will the universe end? In this episode, we’ll be discussing the impending doom of the cosmos with theoretical astrophysicist Katherine Mack. Katie is Assistant Professor of Physics at North Carolina State University. As well as making huge contributions to the field of astrophysics, Katie is one of the most active public-facing scientists in the world today. From publications in Slate, Scientific America, and Time Magazine, to featuring on the BBC and being quoted in the song lyrics of Hozier, Katie’s work is expanding into the furthest corners of our planet. Grab the cosmic popcorn, it’s a question as old as time itself: how will the universe end? Contents Part I. The Death of the Universe Part II. Further Analysis and Discussion Links Katie Mack, Twitter. Katie Mack, Website. Katie Mack, The End of Everything (Amazon). Katie Mack, The End of Everything (IndieBound).

Approximately 13.8 billion years ago, an infinitely dense state of an infinitely large universe lay dormant upon the backdrop of existence. Then, the expansion of everything. The potential for trillions of galaxies sprung out from this same point, and today, they shine like fairy lights in the darkness of the vast cosmos. From our own little planet, bursting with life, art, culture, and science, we can observe the effects of the big bang and the universes’ continuing expansion. We can see the beginning, but we can also see the end. In about five billion years, the sun will swell to around 250 times its current size, leaving our once blue and white planet a lifeless, magma-covered rock. That’s settled, the apocalypse is coming: the land will fry and the seas will boil - but there is more at stake than the Earth. What matters now is the bigger question: how will the universe end? In this episode, we’ll be discussing the impending doom of the cosmos with theoretical astrophysicist Katherine Mack. Katie is Assistant Professor of Physics at North Carolina State University. As well as making huge contributions to the field of astrophysics, Katie is one of the most active public-facing scientists in the world today. From publications in Slate, Scientific America, and Time Magazine, to featuring on the BBC and being quoted in the song lyrics of Hozier, Katie’s work is expanding into the furthest corners of our planet. Grab the cosmic popcorn, it’s a question as old as time itself: how will the universe end? Contents Part I. The Death of the Universe Part II. Further Analysis and Discussion Links Katie Mack, Twitter. Katie Mack, Website. Katie Mack, The End of Everything (Amazon). Katie Mack, The End of Everything (IndieBound).

As economies around the world suffer from the impact of the Coronavirus, it can be hard to know where to put your money, without its value dropping like the stock market in recent weeks. Some might speculate in Bitcoin or other investments, but nothing seems safe from the impact of COVID19. My guest joining me to discuss the situation during these challenging times is David Dorr, a veteran in global capital markets and international estate planning with over 25 years of experience under his belt. He is the Co-Founder and Managing Principal of Dorr Asset Management, which helps clients around the world navigate global investment and regulatory trends. In addition to this, he is also the Co-Founder of Coro Global Inc., a publicly-traded FinTech company. And for our Neuron to Something feature, we have a piece from Scientific America, which claims that the loneliness of “Social Distancer” triggers brain cravings akin to hunger.

Episode 5:  In this episode, the host, Angie Gust, continues discussing John Travis’s 12 dimensions of wellness as a way to improve your own personal health and wellness.  This episode focuses on moving and how the benefits of moving are associated not only with physical health, but mental health as well. She also discusses some good news in energy production, for instance, the bi-facial solar panel, and a couple examples of using the legal system to protect our planet.  Several personal actions are suggested so that everyone can be part of the solution. References Ambrose, J.  BP solar firm blazes ahead in search for UK's shiniest grass. https://www.theguardian.com/business/2019/jul/08/bp-solar-subsidiary-sees-the-light-in-search-for-uk-shiniest-grass-lightsource-energy Bartels, M. 6/6/18 Americans Think Climate Change Should Be NASA's Top Priority, Not Sending Astronauts to Mars. Newsweek 6 June 2018 Accessed 24 Aug 2019 https://www.newsweek.com/americans-think-climate-change-should-be-nasas-top-priority-not-sending-963164 Cavicchioli, R et al.  Scientists’ warning to humanity: microorganisms and climate change. Consensus Statement. 2019 Nature Reviews. CDC. 2016. National Centers for Health Statistics.  Leading causes of death. https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/leading-causes-of-death.htm Columbia Law School. Sabin Center for Climate Change Law. Accessed 8 Aug 2019 http://columbiaclimatelaw.com/resources/climate-change-laws-of-the-world-2/  Earls, M. Whistle-Blower Complaint Highlights CDC Turmoil on Climate. August 14, Scientific America. Accessed 27 Aug2019 https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/whistle-blower-complaint-highlights-cdc-turmoil-on-climate/ Gibson, T. 2011 These Exercise Machines Turn Your Sweat Into Electricity. https://spectrum.ieee.org/green-tech/conservation/these-exercise-machines-turn-your-sweat-into-electricity  Global Climate Change: Evidence. (2008 June 15). Accessed 1 July 2019, from http://climate.nasa.gov/evidence/ IPCC Fifth Assessment Report, Summary for Policymakers (2014) https://archive.ipcc.ch/index.htm Irfan, U. Fossil fuels are underpriced by a whopping $5.2 trillion. May 17, 2019. Accessed 8 Aug 2019 https://www.vox.com/2019/5/17/18624740/fossil-fuel-subsides-climate-imf Lamarche-Gagnon, G et al. 2019.Greenland melt drives continuous export of methane from the ice-sheet bed. Nature 565, 73–77. Naomi Imatome-Yun. 23 Feb 2016 Eric & Peety: A Story of Mutual Rescue.  Forks Over Knives.  https://www.forksoverknives.com/ericpeetymutualrescue/#gs.pr6xux NY Governor News. Governor Cuomo Announces Green New Deal Included in 2019 Executive Budget https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/governor-cuomo-announces-green-new-deal-included-2019-executive-budget Pavegen. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCll2ZMEpr1Cz6lh606WD8YA https://pavegen.com/about/  Small Footprint Family. 2018. The time is now: 6 things we must do about climate change. https://www.smallfootprintfamily.com/what-we-can-do-about-climate-change Trevizo. P. Texas sues Exxon Mobil over environmental violations from Baytown fire. Accessed 6 Aug 2019. https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/State-sues-ExxonMobile-over-environmental-14284024.php United Nations. The Lazy Person’s Guide to Saving the World. https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/takeaction/ WHO. 2018. Top 10 causes of death.  Heart disease is the main cause of mortality in the US and globally. https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/the-top-10-causes-of-death      

Non tutti i supereroi indossano una divisa, ma alcuni indossano indumenti molto coprenti: sono coloro che cercano di raggiungere temperature sempre più basse per scoprire proprietà della materia che in condizioni normali non vedremmo. Tra i pionieri della corsa al freddo va attribuita una menzione d’onore a Heike Kamerlingh Onnes, fisico olandese che per primo, nel 1908, riuscì a ottenere l’elio liquido, concludendo una gara che era cominciata un secolo prima e aveva reclamato la salute di molti. Per aver raggiunto questo obiettivo, e in generale per il suo lavoro sulla fisica del freddo, Onnes fu premiato col Nobel per la fisica nel 1913. Molti Nobel nella storia sono stati attribuiti grazie a una scoperta fortuita, o a un particolare colpo di genio; non è questo il caso. L’obiettivo di Kamerlingh Onnes fu raggiunto a Leida con un lavoro lungo, faticoso sistematico e tramite uno dei primi progetti di ricerca collaborativa su ampia scala, simile ai moderni progetti di ricerca, in cui un team di studiosi, assistenti e tecnici viene formato specificamente per operare su determinati macchinari. Il grande lavoro di progettazione, costruzione e comunicazione guidato da Kamerlingh Onnes conferì a Leida il monopolio delle basse temperature per decenni. Totalmente inaspettata fu invece la scoperta di un altro fenomeno legato alle basse temperature scoperto incidentalmente da Kamerlingh Onnes nel 1911: la resistività elettrica nel mercurio crollava istantaneamente al di sotto di una certa temperatura. A questo fenomeno, totalmente imprevisto per i fisici dell’epoca, fu dato il nome di superconduttività; nessuno dei contemporanei di Kamerlingh Onnes lo seppe inquadrare in una teoria coerente, e una spiegazione soddisfacente, basata sulla fisica quantistica, fu data soltanto molti decenni dopo. Oggi le applicazioni della superconduttività sono irrinunciabili dal punto di vista, tra le altre cose, della tecnologia medica e della ricerca in fisica, in quanto sono gli unici in grado di produrre e sostenere grandi correnti e grandi campi magnetici necessari per gli acceleratori di particelle e la risonanza magnetica. Sono stati anche scoperti superconduttori ad “alte temperature” (dove “alto” è un termine relativo, s’intende), che però pongono sfide tecnologiche non indifferenti. Forse Kamerlingh Onnes non sarà uno scienziato da magliette e citazioni, ma senz’altro la fisica studiata nel suo laboratorio ha tracciato alcune vie fondamentali della ricerca moderna.   Fonti Gino Segrè, A qualcuno piace freddo: Temperatura, vita, materia (2005), traduzione di Tullio Cannillo, ed. Bollati Boringhieri Stephen Blundell, Superconduttività (2012), traduzione di Roberto di Capua, edizioni Codice Jesus Navarro Faus, Landau: la superconduttività – la fisica che venne dal freddo (2016), traduzione di Roberta Polcan, edizioni RBA Italia Dirk Van Delft, Freezing Physics: Heike Kamerlingh Onnes and the quest for cold (2007), traduzione di Beverly Jackson, Edita – the Publishing House of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences R. de Bruyn Oubuter, Heike Kamerlingh Onnes’ Discovery of Superconductivity, Scientific America. vol. 276, p. 96 (1997)  Arno Laesecke, Through Measurement to Knowledge: The Inaugural Lecture of Heike Kamerlingh Onnes (1882), Journal of Research of the National Institute of Standards and Technology vol. 107, N. 3, pp 261–277 (2002) Dizionario biografico dei Paesi Bassi: 1880-2000 (http://resources.huygens.knaw.nl/bwn1880-2000/lemmata/bwn2/kamerlingh) https://ethw.org/Milestones:Discovery_of_Superconductivity,_1911 F.A.F.C. Went, Levensbericht H. Kamerlingh Onnes, in: Verslagen Natuurkunde, 35, Amsterdam, 1926, pp. 206-210 Communications from the Kamerlingh Onnes Laboratory  

Hana Fullmer is a Full Body Systems graduate, a Functional Nutrition and Lifestyle Practitioner certified through Functional Nutrition Lab, and a farmer, embracing the practices of Regenerative Agriculture. In this episode, Hana explains how the nutrient density of the food we eat and recommend to our clients and patients comes right down to the health of the soil in which it grows. August 30, 2019 > Click here to download the completed Matrix from this week’s episode > Click to learn more about Hana, her hubby, and their farm > The Bionutrient Food Association is developing a handheld device to test nutrient density of produce! > Farmer’s Footprint offers a series of short videos done by an MD who realized the benefits of food as medicine > This article, ‘Dirt Poor’ in Scientific America looks at the nutrient decline in food over time > To learn more about soil health, check out Kiss the Ground   Get 15-Minute Matrix podcast notifications delivered to your inbox!

This show is a landmark episode, number 100! I want to sincerely thank all you listeners, new and old, for tuning in. It’s been such a fantastic experience over the last 7 years to share news and interviews with you all and learn along with you. I hope you’ve enjoyed listening to the shows as much as I have have enjoyed recording and producing them.Author Carl Zimmer joins me to discuss new and old hereditary concepts. He writes the Matter column for the New York Times and has contributed to The Atlantic, National Geographic, Time and Scientific America. He has won the Stephen Jay Gould Prize among many other honors for his journalism. Zimmer teaches science writing at Yale University. His books include Parasite Rex, Evolution: The Triumph of an Idea, Microcosm: E. coli and the New Science of Life, and his latest, She Has Her Mother’s Laugh: The Powers, Perversions, and Potential of Heredity which we discuss on this episode. She Has Her Mother’s Laugh has been named the 2018 science book of the year by the Guardian and Amazon. It was also included in 2018 book lists on The New York Times, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Review, Mental Floss, Science Friday among others.On This Episode We Discuss:Early History of our Understanding of HereditaryEver Changing Definition of HereditaryTypes of Hereditary including Vertical vs. HorizontalPercentage of Shared DNA (or lack thereof) between RelativesHuman Interest in AncestryLearn more about Carl Zimmer on his website and stay updated with his writing by following him on Twitter and Facebook. You can also check out his book, She Has Her Mother’s Laugh on Amazon as well as the book he mentioned, “The Tangled Tree: A Radical New History of Life” by David Quammen.If you are interested in joining a genetic counseling book club check out Book Zebras! Their April book is Resurrection Lily by Amy Byer Shainman who I interviewed back in episode 25 of the show.If you enjoy this show, you might also be interested in the other healthcare podcasts I host and produce, Advancing Dentistry Podcast and Insight Says: A Mental Health Podcast. They are both monthly podcast where I interview experts in their respective fields.Stay tuned for the next new episode of DNA Today on May 3rd, 2019. New episodes are released on the first Friday of the month. See what else I am up to on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and iTunes. Questions/inquiries can be sent to info@DNApodcast.com.

Two leaders from the Coriell Institute for Medical Research join the show to discuss biobanking. Nahid Turan, Chief Laboratory Officer, and Alissa Resch, Chief Scientific Officer, lead separate aspects of the Institute scientific efforts.Coriell is known for its impact in the world of biobanking. If you’ve ordered biological materials in the past for research, there’s a good chance you’ve ordered from them before. In its 65 year history, Coriell has partnered with many federal, private and nonprofit organizations, offering expertise in the collection, processing, storage and distribution of biological materials, and in the process built one of the most diverse and important collections of biomaterials in the world. It’s because of their collection that endeavors like the Human Genome Project were possible and that the science of personalized medicine thrives today.On This Episode We Discuss:Definition of Biobanking and ProcessSample Tissue and Species TypesNumber of SamplesDisease RepresentationApproach to Finding Specific SamplesResearch Access and ShipmentOrganizations, Institutions and Projects SuppliedIncluding the Human Genome Project and the 1,000 Genomes Project!Managing Big Bio DataTo learn more about Coriell head over to their website, specifically their biobanking page. Stay updated with their latest news by following them on Twitter.Stay tuned for the next new episode on April 5th, 2019. This will be the 100th episode of DNA Today! To celebrate I interview Carl Zimmer, a popular science writer for the New York Times and has also contributed to The Atlantic, National Geographic, Time and Scientific America. He has won the Stephen Jay Gould Prize Among many other honors for his journalism. Zimmer teaches science writing at Yale University. His books include Parasite Rex, Evolution: The Triumph of an Idea, Microcosm and his latest, She Has Her Mother’s Laugh which we will be discussing on next month’s episode. So tune back in on April 5th to hear the interview!New episodes are released on the first Friday of the month. See what else I am up to on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and iTunes. Any questions/inquiries are welcome and can be sent to info@DNApodcast.com.

Julie and Liz are in final prep for their travel to Patagonia. Lian will hold down the fort when they are gone, with special guests Sheila Dolan, Beth Howard and Wild Terrain: Group Travel For Creative Women..TREND ALERT!! Breaking Free by Breaking Plates-- actually smashing self-doubt. From the LA Times.Yoga Breathing Actually Works! Read the detailed Scientific America article here.And Yoga and Veterans from the NY Times.One other way to calm yourself: therapy cows Maire Kondo. You in or out? Based on Kondo inspired donations, looks like many of you are in.Thanks for supporting our sponsors and using these special urls:Ritual http://www.ritual.com/sisters Use promo code sistersThirdLove - http://www.thirdlove.com/sistersJoybird - http://www.joybird.com/sistersKopari Beauty - http://www.koparibeauty.com/sistersThank you to longtime Satellite Sister Kyra Sundance for recommending this place for Hooper's vacation while Liz is away. For more on Kyra and her fabulous work with dogs, go here. Our next book club book is Abby Ellin's DUPED. The appearance date is TBD but you can get started reading now. Full title is: DUPED: Double Lies, False Identities and the Con Man I Almost Married. Liz's other podcast Safe For Work was named by NBC News to their list of 10 Ten Career Podcasts and in the same week to Cosmo's Best New Podcasts of 2019. Go figure!

In this week’s episode, we’re presenting two stories about the science of pregnancy. Part 1: An expert in oxytocin, the hormone released during birth,  Bianca Jones Marlin is determined to have a natural birth — even as the hours of labor add up… Part 2:  Science writer Veronika Meduna thought she never wanted to have children, but in her late thirties, she changes her mind. Bianca Jones Marlin is a neuroscientist and postdoctoral researcher at Columbia University. She holds a PhD in neuroscience from New York University, and dual bachelor degrees from St. John’s University, in biology and adolescent education. As a graduate student, with Dr. Robert Froemke, Dr. Marlin examined how the brain adapts to care for a newborn and how a baby’s cry can control adult behavior. Her research focused on the vital bond between parent and child, and studied the use of neurochemicals, such as the “love drug” oxytocin, as a treatment to strengthen fragile and broken parent-child relationships. Dr. Marlin is currently a postdoctoral fellow in the laboratory of Nobel Laureate Dr. Richard Axel, where she investigates transgenerational epigenetic inheritance, or how traumatic experiences in parents affect the brain structure of their offspring. Her research has been featured in Los Angeles Times, The Guardian, Scientific America and Discover Magazine’s “100 Top Stories of 2015.” She is the recipient of the 2016 Society for Neuroscience Donald B. Lindsley Award, which recognizes the most outstanding PhD thesis in the general area of behavioral neuroscience and was named a STAT Wunderkind in 2017. She is currently a Junior Fellow in the prestigious Simons Society of Fellows. A native New Yorker, Dr. Marlin lives in Manhattan with her scientist husband, Joseph, their daughter, Sage, and their cat Santiago Ramon y Cajal, who is named after the famed neuroanatomist. Her website is www.biancajonesmarlin.com Veronika Meduna was born in the Czech Republic but has lived in New Zealand for 25 years. She is an award-winning journalist and author with two decades of experience in radio, print and digital storytelling. She has previously produced and hosted a weekly science programme for RNZ, written seven books, and contributed to local and international media including The NZ Listener, NZ Geographic, New Scientist and Deutsche Welle. She is currently the NZ Editor of The Conversation, a global not-for-profit media organisation. Veronika works with academics and researchers to publish evidence-based analysis and news. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Summary: In an article published in Scientific America (2012) entitled, "Why You Like to Watch the Same Thing Over and Over and Over Again," subtitled, "Reruns spark contemplation about personal growth," researchers have developed a new word called "recon

This week we're excited to welcome Dr. Michael Shermer to The Psychology Podcast. Michael is the publisher of Skeptic magazine, a New York Times bestselling author, and a monthly columnist for Scientific American. He has also been a college professor since 1979 and is currently a Presidential Fellow at Chapman University, where he teaches Skepticism 101. In our conversation, Michael sheds light on a smorgasbord of intersections between psychology and skepticism. This episode is also a great primer for those of you who are curious about what it means to think like a skeptic. In this episode we discuss: The core tenants of skepticism The difference between skepticism and cynicism Whether it's possible--in the eyes of a skeptic--to "prove everything" The evidence-based probability that God exists How individual differences in personality (ex. Agreeableness) play a role in one's proclivity for critical inquiry Whether Michael would consider himself a skepticism "guru" How to suspend disbelief when you need to act but don't have all the evidence Michael's interpretation of the free speech discussion in light of recent events The recent conflation of free speech and hate speech Why we might be better off evaluating human problems relatively (as opposed to objectively) The differences between Atheists, humanists, and skeptics Michael's take on topics discussed by futurists (e.g. The singularity, cryogenics) Whether or not he is scared of death The distinction between meaning We wrap up the conversation by connecting the science of flourishing to positive psychology, where we cover the loci of focus that can predictably  bring us a sense of purpose, and the distinction between meaning and happiness. Enjoy! Links: Skeptic magazine and other resources on skepticism Michael's blog for Scientific America entitled "Skeptic" Follow Michael Shermer on Twitter You can preorder his new book Heavens on Earth: The Scientific Search for the Afterlife, Immortality & Utopia on Amazon

Moises Velasquez-Manoff is a science writer with a particular interest in the microbiome. His work has been in published in science journals, such as Nature, in addition to popular press, such as the New York Times and Scientific America. As a sufferer of both allergies and an autoimmune condition, Moises has explored the aetiology of immune dysfunction, which is on the increase in the Western world. His investigation included experimenting with infecting himself with parasites in an attempt to modulate his immune system. As a result of his research, Moises has published the book "An Epidemic of Absence: A New Way of Understanding Allergies and Autoimmune Diseases".

Moises Velasquez-Manoff is a science writer with a particular interest in the microbiome. His work has been in published in science journals, such as Nature, in addition to popular press, such as the New York Times and Scientific America. As a sufferer of both allergies and an autoimmune condition, Moises has explored the aetiology of immune dysfunction, which is on the increase in the Western world. His investigation included experimenting with infecting himself with parasites in an attempt to modulate his immune system. As a result of his research, Moises has published the book "An Epidemic of Absence: A New Way of Understanding Allergies and Autoimmune Diseases".

Here in the U.S. we’ve just celebrated the Fourth of July, with its parades, fireworks, and, of course, cook-outs. If you’re like me, the smell of a grilling burger can make you salivate from across the yard. I feel like Pavlov’s dog whenever it happens, and that includes the seven or so years I was a vegetarian. I’d like to say I react this way only on these idyllic occasions summer holidays, family barbecues, campfire weenie roasts under a star-filled sky. But the truth is I can be walking to my car in July across a 95-degree asphalt parking and smell the exhaust fan from a Burger King a block away: suddenly I need one of those flame-broiled burgers. Every time this happens I ask myself, “Why? Why is this smell such a trigger?” That’s exactly the question that drives Marta Zaraska‘s new book, Meathooked: The History and Science of our 2.5-Million-Year Obsession with Meat (Basic Books, 2016). As a science writer whose work has been featured in The Washington Post, Scientific America, and Newsweek, Zaraska has come across information thats more or less familiar to us: how bad meat is for our health, for our environment, and certainly for the animals in the massive feeding operations. And yet, as Zaraska points out, we’re eating as much meat as ever and, globally, we’re eating even more. So why? Why are we so hooked on meat? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Here in the U.S. we've just celebrated the Fourth of July, with its parades, fireworks, and, of course, cook-outs. If you're like me, the smell of a grilling burger can make you salivate from across the yard. I feel like Pavlov's dog whenever it happens, and that includes the seven or so years I was a vegetarian. I'd like to say I react this way only on these idyllic occasions summer holidays, family barbecues, campfire weenie roasts under a star-filled sky. But the truth is I can be walking to my car in July across a 95-degree asphalt parking and smell the exhaust fan from a Burger King a block away: suddenly I need one of those flame-broiled burgers. Every time this happens I ask myself, “Why? Why is this smell such a trigger?” That's exactly the question that drives Marta Zaraska‘s new book, Meathooked: The History and Science of our 2.5-Million-Year Obsession with Meat (Basic Books, 2016). As a science writer whose work has been featured in The Washington Post, Scientific America, and Newsweek, Zaraska has come across information thats more or less familiar to us: how bad meat is for our health, for our environment, and certainly for the animals in the massive feeding operations. And yet, as Zaraska points out, we're eating as much meat as ever and, globally, we're eating even more. So why? Why are we so hooked on meat? Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/animal-studies

Here in the U.S. we’ve just celebrated the Fourth of July, with its parades, fireworks, and, of course, cook-outs. If you’re like me, the smell of a grilling burger can make you salivate from across the yard. I feel like Pavlov’s dog whenever it happens, and that includes the seven or so years I was a vegetarian. I’d like to say I react this way only on these idyllic occasions summer holidays, family barbecues, campfire weenie roasts under a star-filled sky. But the truth is I can be walking to my car in July across a 95-degree asphalt parking and smell the exhaust fan from a Burger King a block away: suddenly I need one of those flame-broiled burgers. Every time this happens I ask myself, “Why? Why is this smell such a trigger?” That’s exactly the question that drives Marta Zaraska‘s new book, Meathooked: The History and Science of our 2.5-Million-Year Obsession with Meat (Basic Books, 2016). As a science writer whose work has been featured in The Washington Post, Scientific America, and Newsweek, Zaraska has come across information thats more or less familiar to us: how bad meat is for our health, for our environment, and certainly for the animals in the massive feeding operations. And yet, as Zaraska points out, we’re eating as much meat as ever and, globally, we’re eating even more. So why? Why are we so hooked on meat? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Here in the U.S. we’ve just celebrated the Fourth of July, with its parades, fireworks, and, of course, cook-outs. If you’re like me, the smell of a grilling burger can make you salivate from across the yard. I feel like Pavlov’s dog whenever it happens, and that includes the seven or so years I was a vegetarian. I’d like to say I react this way only on these idyllic occasions summer holidays, family barbecues, campfire weenie roasts under a star-filled sky. But the truth is I can be walking to my car in July across a 95-degree asphalt parking and smell the exhaust fan from a Burger King a block away: suddenly I need one of those flame-broiled burgers. Every time this happens I ask myself, “Why? Why is this smell such a trigger?” That’s exactly the question that drives Marta Zaraska‘s new book, Meathooked: The History and Science of our 2.5-Million-Year Obsession with Meat (Basic Books, 2016). As a science writer whose work has been featured in The Washington Post, Scientific America, and Newsweek, Zaraska has come across information thats more or less familiar to us: how bad meat is for our health, for our environment, and certainly for the animals in the massive feeding operations. And yet, as Zaraska points out, we’re eating as much meat as ever and, globally, we’re eating even more. So why? Why are we so hooked on meat? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Here in the U.S. we’ve just celebrated the Fourth of July, with its parades, fireworks, and, of course, cook-outs. If you’re like me, the smell of a grilling burger can make you salivate from across the yard. I feel like Pavlov’s dog whenever it happens, and that includes the seven or so years I was a vegetarian. I’d like to say I react this way only on these idyllic occasions summer holidays, family barbecues, campfire weenie roasts under a star-filled sky. But the truth is I can be walking to my car in July across a 95-degree asphalt parking and smell the exhaust fan from a Burger King a block away: suddenly I need one of those flame-broiled burgers. Every time this happens I ask myself, “Why? Why is this smell such a trigger?” That’s exactly the question that drives Marta Zaraska‘s new book, Meathooked: The History and Science of our 2.5-Million-Year Obsession with Meat (Basic Books, 2016). As a science writer whose work has been featured in The Washington Post, Scientific America, and Newsweek, Zaraska has come across information thats more or less familiar to us: how bad meat is for our health, for our environment, and certainly for the animals in the massive feeding operations. And yet, as Zaraska points out, we’re eating as much meat as ever and, globally, we’re eating even more. So why? Why are we so hooked on meat? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We’ve been told for years that one of the key goals of technology was to simplify our life.  In fact, for many people the opposite has happened.  The combination of complexity, feature creep, and the ever updating world of new technology has made the complexity of the process sometimes not worth the effort.Enter David Pogue.  He spent thirteen years  writing about personal technology for the NY Times.  He launched Yahoo Tech. He writes a monthly  column for Scientific America and created the Missing Manual computer book series. He’s won two Emmys, two Webby awards, and a Loeb award for journalism.But most of all he is the undisputed master of how to harness the best of technology to serve us and not the other way around.  He does it in a way that is both useful and humorous in his new book Pogue's Basics: Essential Tips and Shortcuts (That No One Bothers to Tell You) for Simplifying the Technology in Your Life.My conversation with David Pogue: 

S.T.E.A.M. Power Podcast #74 for October 4, 2015 http://greenshoegarage.com/podcast/SPP/2015/STEAM_0074_4OCT15.mp3 This week we cover: Goodbye Google, Hello Alphabet The Exercise Pill Salt Water Flows on Mars Breakthrough in Desalination Going Driverless in the Netherlands DARPA Gives Prosthetics Feelings Out with Standardized Testing, In With Adaptive Testing Citizen Science Resources | Scientific America | What is CS?... The post SPP 74: Citizen Science Rules, Common Core Drools! appeared first on Gears of Resistance.

After reading former CFI Fellow Samantha Dempsey's article in Scientific America, "How Design Can Improve Health Care for Everyone," we knew we had to connect on Skype and pick her brain! Samantha brings great insight into the worlds between design and health care, working as an Experience Designer for Mad*Pow. She brought some incredible thoughts to the conversation, and we hope you enjoy listening!