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First Annual State ...
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17:58:11 05/08/12

Linda Adams was appointed Secretary of the California Environmental Protection Agency in 2006. During her four years as Secretary, Adams served as lead negotiator ...

First Annual State of the Environment Address

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First Annual State of the Environment Address

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Linda Adams was appointed Secretary of the California Environmental Protection Agency in 2006. During her four years as Secretary, Adams served as lead negotiator on AB 32 - the Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 and is now working closely with states, provinces and countries to reduce the effects of global warming. Series: "Voices" [Public Affairs] [Science] [Show ID: 23676]

The Government Role...
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15:20:12 05/02/12

Edward Rubin, Carnegie Mellon University, explores the role of government actions in fostering the technology innovations needed to address global climate change. ...

The Government Role in Fostering Technology Innovation for Cli...

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The Government Role in Fostering Technology Innovation for Climate Change Mitigation

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Edward Rubin, Carnegie Mellon University, explores the role of government actions in fostering the technology innovations needed to address global climate change. Several key questions are addressed: What kinds of innovations are needed to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions? What do we know about the process of technology innovation? How do government actions influence that process? And, what types of policies can stimulate innovations that help mitigate climate change? Series: "Election 2012" [Public Affairs] [Science] [Show ID: 23749]

Transistors and Int...
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15:19:30 05/02/12

UC Santa Barbara Professor Mark Rodwell, whose research has extended the limits of high-frequency radio, high-speed optical communications, and powerful imaging ap...

Transistors and Integrated Circuits from DC to the (far) Infra...

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Transistors and Integrated Circuits from DC to the (far) Infrared (Doluca Family Endowed Chair Lecture)

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UC Santa Barbara Professor Mark Rodwell, whose research has extended the limits of high-frequency radio, high-speed optical communications, and powerful imaging applications, has been awarded the Doluca Family Chair in Electrical and Computer Engineering in recognition of his exceptional achievements. He discusses his work in the area of analog and mixed-signal circuit design Series: "Scientific Horizons " [Science] [Show ID: 22734]

Perspectives on Oce...
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14:27:05 05/02/12

When the massive 9.0-magnitude earthquake struck Japan last March, Scripps Oceanography was listening. The Institution operates local, national and international s...

Perspectives on Ocean Science: Seismic Networks: Observing Ear...

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Perspectives on Ocean Science: Seismic Networks: Observing Earthquakes from Near and Far

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When the massive 9.0-magnitude earthquake struck Japan last March, Scripps Oceanography was listening. The Institution operates local, national and international seismic observing systems, each finely tuned for detecting earthquakes – from those in our backyard to ones on the other side of the globe. Join Scripps seismologist Frank Vernon as he describes two such projects: the USArray Transportable Array and the San Jacinto Fault Zone Experiment. Learn how Scripps scientists are “wiring” the earth to understand the rumblings of our dynamic planet. Series: "Perspectives on Ocean Science" [Science] [Show ID: 23548]

Mayan Cosmology Cyc...
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16:32:33 04/03/12

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...

Mayan Cosmology Cycle Ends: Precision Cosmology Progresses

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Mayan Cosmology Cycle Ends: Precision Cosmology Progresses

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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. [Science] [Show ID: 23616]

Emissions Trading a...
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16:32:23 04/03/12

With the apparent end of the Kyoto Protocol era at hand, the role of market forces to drive emission mitigation is entering an uncertain era. Marc Stuart, Founding...

Emissions Trading and Climate Finance: Is 2012 the Dead End or...

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Emissions Trading and Climate Finance: Is 2012 the Dead End or the Crossroads?

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With the apparent end of the Kyoto Protocol era at hand, the role of market forces to drive emission mitigation is entering an uncertain era. Marc Stuart, Founding Partner at Allotrope Partners, discusses what Kyoto accomplished and the lessons to be learned as we move to Carbon 2.0. [Public Affairs] [Science] [Show ID: 23614]

To Be Human: Desire...
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16:31:51 04/03/12

Matthew Herbst addresses what it means to be human from an ancient Christian perspective. This lecture is part of the “To Be Human” series presented by the Making...

To Be Human: Desire Temptation and Spiritual Struggle: Histori...

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To Be Human: Desire Temptation and Spiritual Struggle: Historical Christian Perspectives on Being Human

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Matthew Herbst addresses what it means to be human from an ancient Christian perspective. This lecture is part of the “To Be Human” series presented by the Making of the Modern World program at Eleanor Roosevelt College at UC San Diego. Series: "To Be Human " [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 23244]

Fish and Chips: Usi...
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13:31:59 03/23/12

Technological advancements over the last decade mean that many fish are now swimming around with their own personal computers. These new tools allow researchers to...

Fish and Chips: Using High-Tech Tools to Learn More About Fish

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Fish and Chips: Using High-Tech Tools to Learn More About Fish

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Technological advancements over the last decade mean that many fish are now swimming around with their own personal computers. These new tools allow researchers to track movements and behaviors in more complex ways without ever getting wet. Join NOAA marine biologist Heidi Dewar to learn about the intriguing discoveries researchers have made and how these high-tech efforts have advanced ocean management and conservation. Series: "Perspectives on Ocean Science" [Science] [Show ID: 23110]

Exploring Ethics: H...
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15:08:18 03/20/12

Too often, ethnicity and socioeconomic status affect access to medical services. A lack of scientific knowledge can impede a patient’s ability to understand and in...

Exploring Ethics: Healthcare Disparities --The Palliative Powe...

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Exploring Ethics: Healthcare Disparities --The Palliative Power of Understanding Science

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Too often, ethnicity and socioeconomic status affect access to medical services. A lack of scientific knowledge can impede a patient’s ability to understand and influence their healthcare. Stanley Maloy, the dean of the College of Sciences at San Diego State University, offers a path to help diverse communities understand science well enough to make informed health care choices. This lecture is part of the Henrietta Lacks series sponsored by the Center for Ethics in Science and Technology in San Diego. Series: "Exploring Ethics: The Henrietta Lacks Series" [Public Affairs] [Science] [Show ID: 23213]

Prime: Cuts - Visio...
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19:45:03 03/19/12

Using Hollywood movie trailers, UC Berkeley researchers have succeeded in decoding and reconstructing people's dynamic visual experiences. Series: "UCTV Prime: Cut...

Prime: Cuts - Vision Reconstruction (The Science of Mind Reading)

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Prime: Cuts - Vision Reconstruction (The Science of Mind Reading)

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Using Hollywood movie trailers, UC Berkeley researchers have succeeded in decoding and reconstructing people's dynamic visual experiences. Series: "UCTV Prime: Cuts" [Science] [Show ID: 23543]

Prime: Cuts - Prote...
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13:52:40 03/15/12

From UC San Diego’s Englekirk Structural Engineering Center comes this preview of the largest, most complex seismic test ever conducted, designed to test nonstruct...

Prime: Cuts - Protecting California’s Hospitals - The Preview

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Prime: Cuts - Protecting California’s Hospitals - The Preview

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From UC San Diego’s Englekirk Structural Engineering Center comes this preview of the largest, most complex seismic test ever conducted, designed to test nonstructural systems in hospitals including the first-time-ever seismic test of a working elevator and fire testing. Series: "UCTV Prime: Cuts" [Science] [Show ID: 23597]

CARTA: The Upright ...
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17:06:22 03/13/12

Why are we the only two-legged creature to develop an exclusively upright gait? And what did it mean to the development of the human species? CARTA brings you fore...

CARTA: The Upright Ape: Bipedalism and Human Origins - Running...

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CARTA: The Upright Ape: Bipedalism and Human Origins - Running Walking and Evolution

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Why are we the only two-legged creature to develop an exclusively upright gait? And what did it mean to the development of the human species? CARTA brings you foremost experts to explore the many facets of these questions in this fascinating series with presentations from Dan Lieberman, Leslie Aiello and Matt Cartmill that explore the effect of running, walking and the upright gait on hominid evolution. Series: "CARTA - Center for Academic Research and Training in Anthropogeny" [Science] [Show ID: 23442]

Toll on the Commons...
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22:43:39 03/07/12

For millennia, humans have harnessed common resources — atmosphere, water, land, and biotic resources — to enrich and nurture their well-being with little regard f...

Toll on the Commons: What Have We Taken and What Will be the F...

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Toll on the Commons: What Have We Taken and What Will be the Future Costs

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For millennia, humans have harnessed common resources — atmosphere, water, land, and biotic resources — to enrich and nurture their well-being with little regard for sustainability and stewardship of these precious resources . As a result, we are now faced with serious degradation of ecosystem services. Given our current knowledge of how ecosystems operate and how human activities have altered ecosystem services, we need to develop strategies that restore these ecosystem services. These strategies can be developed to reduce catastrophic collapse of social-ecological systems in ways that enhance system resilience and lead to sustainability of ecosystem services. A select set of strategies will be explored to deal with ecosystem resilience relative to security of energy, food, and water resources. [Science] [Show ID: 23501]

Using Genomes to Tr...
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22:43:16 03/07/12

James A. Lake, Distinguished Professor of Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology and Human Genetics, is a UCLA scientist whose research has focused on understan...

Using Genomes to Track the Evolution of Life on Earth and Beyond

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Using Genomes to Track the Evolution of Life on Earth and Beyond

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James A. Lake, Distinguished Professor of Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology and Human Genetics, is a UCLA scientist whose research has focused on understanding molecular evolution at its earliest stage. In the course of his career, he has invented new techniques and often challenged current scientific views. This prestigious UCLA Faculty Research Lecture focuses on the changes in understanding evolution. Series: "UCLA Faculty Research Lectures" [Science] [Show ID: 23421]

Introduction to CO2...
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14:11:01 03/02/12

Over the past twenty years, accurate measurement of the seawater carbon dioxide system has become a high priority for scientists who have worked to understand just...

Introduction to CO2 Chemistry in Seawater Part 1

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Introduction to CO2 Chemistry in Seawater Part 1

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Over the past twenty years, accurate measurement of the seawater carbon dioxide system has become a high priority for scientists who have worked to understand just how much of the carbon dioxide created by man’s activities has ended up in the ocean, where it is distributed, and how it has changed the chemistry of the oceans; a process known as ocean acidification. Andrew G. Dickson, Professor of Marine Chemistry at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography UC San Diego, has been measuring carbon dioxide in seawater for over 30 years. In this two-part series, he introduces the basic chemical processes underlying the study of carbon dioxide in the oceans, and provides an overview of the experimental techniques that are in use to measure the levels of carbon dioxide in seawater indicating how a newcomer to this field might make decisions as to what research tools best suit them. Series: "Scientific Horizons " [Science] [Show ID: 23499]

Introduction to CO2...
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19:43:23 03/01/12

Over the past twenty years, accurate measurement of the seawater carbon dioxide system has become a high priority for scientists who have worked to understand just...

Introduction to CO2 Chemistry in Seawater Part 2

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Introduction to CO2 Chemistry in Seawater Part 2

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Over the past twenty years, accurate measurement of the seawater carbon dioxide system has become a high priority for scientists who have worked to understand just how much of the carbon dioxide created by man’s activities has ended up in the ocean, where it is distributed, and how it has changed the chemistry of the oceans; a process known as ocean acidification. Andrew G. Dickson, Professor of Marine Chemistry at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego, has been measuring carbon dioxide in seawater for over 30 years. In this two-part series, he introduces the basic chemical processes underlying the study of carbon dioxide in the oceans, and provides an overview of the experimental techniques that are in use to measure the levels of carbon dioxide in seawater indicating how a newcomer to this field might make decisions as to what research tools best suit them. Series: "Scientific Horizons " [Science] [Show ID: 23500]

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Darwin’s Birthday Suit: The Evolution of Human ...

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Darwin’s Birthday Suit: The Evolution of Human Skin Pigmentation
09/30/09

Nina Jablonski looks at the evolution of human pigmentation. It was noted by Darwin and others that humans who lived closer to the equator had darker skins. Is this a functional adaptation to sun exposure, or is there something more at play here? Series: "Darwin Evolving" [Science] [Show ID: 16926]