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thumbnail How Can We Avoid Dangerous Human-Made Climate Change
James Hansen, Director of the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies addresses anthropogenic climate change and what we can do about it. He is followed by a panel discussing the potential impact of climate change on society and what options we have to s
thumbnail Making More with Less: Increasing Wealth while Decreasing Resource Consumption
Global warming presents one of the greatest challenges ever faced by American society. In the next few decades, it has the potential to impact every aspect of our lives, from the energy we use to the coastal cities we inhabit. Join a panel of experts a to
thumbnail Lands, Lakes and Oceans: The Ecology of Climate Change
Because water is key in many economic and societal functions, understanding the impact of climate change on water resources is key to understanding overall impacts. From fisheries to quality and quantity of resource, join a panel of experts to learn more
thumbnail On Beyond: Commercializing Advanced Technology, Dynamic Displays for Autos
Commercializing Advanced Technology, Dynamic Displays for Autos
thumbnail On Beyond: Homeland Security, Studying the Brain, The Themis Mission
Go On Beyond and discover technology for robotic monitoring of the nation's borders, explore a new NASA mission to understand Earth-Sun interactions, learn how to extract DNA from everyone's favorite vegetable, and see how science understands the brain, a
thumbnail Atoms to X-rays: How Do Proteins Fold? Theory Meets Experiments
The machinery of life depends on proteins--large organic molecules composed of tens, hundreds or even thousands of amino acids bound together and folded into specifically shaped structures.
thumbnail When Things Get Small
What could a stadium-sized bowl of peanuts, a shrinking elephant, and a crazed hockey player have to do with nanoscience? Those are just a few of the goofy excursions that await you when witty host Adam Smith and wacky physicist Ivan Schuller take you on
thumbnail Physics Meets Biology
If scientists could take advantage of the awesomely complex and beautiful functioning of biology’s natural molecular machines, their potential for application in many disciplines would be incalculable. Nobel Laureate and Director of the Lawrence Berkeley
thumbnail The Origin of the Human Mind: Insights from Brain Imaging and Evolution
UCSD cognitive scientist Martin Sereno takes you on a captivating exploration of the brain's structure and function as revealed through investigations with new advanced imaging techniques and understandings of evolution.
thumbnail Music and the Mind
In this edition of "Grey Matters," Aniruddh Patel, of the Neurosciences Institute, discusses what music can teach us about the brain, and what brain science, in turn, can reveal about music.
thumbnail Avian Influenza: From Wildlife to Poultry to Humans
This program addresses the pathogenicity of Avian Influenza, examining the relationship of disease spread from wildlife to domestic fowl to humans. Panelists discuss prevention strategies for persons in contact with potentially infected wild and domestic
thumbnail Climate Change: What We Know and What We Need to Learn
How is human activity changing the climate and what are the consequences? Is global warming the cause of more frequent droughts, stronger storms and less snow in the mountains? Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory scientist Dave Bader explores what scie
thumbnail Gordon Moore: Behind the Ubiquitous Microchip
Gordon Moore, co-founder of Intel Corporation, to whom the term "Moore's Law" is attributed, speaks about the ubiquitous microchip.
thumbnail The Use of Technology in the Education and Treatment of Children with Autism
An overview of research on technology with people with autism, why technology is effective and how to incorporate it into any treatment program. Presented by the UC Davis M.I.N.D. Institute.
thumbnail Energy and Environmental Trends and the Role of Technology in Climate Change Abatement
A look at technology and climate change
thumbnail Changing Clouds in a Changing Climate
Clouds have a major impact on how Earth absorbs and retains heat. How cloudiness will change in response to global warming is the largest uncertainty in scientists' understanding of climate change. Join Dr. Joel Norris as he reviews what scientists know a
thumbnail The Future Stewards of Our Planet
Learn about the challenging research work of many of the fellowship students at Scripps. Hear three short presentations that represent a sampling of the broad spectrum of research work Scripps graduate students are conducting to understand climate change
thumbnail From Talk To Action: Economics and Policies as a Path to Solutions
This panel discussion hosted by Jon Clark of the Community Environmental Council features Charles Kolstad, Professor & Director of Economics and Environmental Science and Oran Young, Professor & Director of Governance for Sustainable Development at the Do
thumbnail Climate Change and Water: Rights and Runoff
This panel discussion hosted by Jon Clark of the Community Environmental Council features Donald Bren Distinguished Professor of Corporate Environmental Management Gary Libecap and Professor of Hydrology Christina Tague. This discussion explores the fate
thumbnail Developing with Sustainability
Sunita Narain is one of the most important voices from India concerning global warming, water harvesting, air quality, and toxic contamination of consumer products. She addresses issues relating both to water and forest resource management.
thumbnail Energy Trends for the Coming Decades
Steve Koonin, Chief Scientist of BP, addresses ways to meet the growing demand for energy in an economical and environmentally acceptable manner. Koonin focuses on the major forces shaping the world's energy future and the technologies required to respond
thumbnail How Much Can DNA Really Tell Us About Race? From Identity (In the Mirror) to Identification at the Crime Scene
One of the leading authorities on race and science, Troy Duster discusses how the understanding of race is being reshaped by the genomics revolution. Sometimes unintentionally and sometimes not so innocently, genomics may be generating a new and more soph
thumbnail Beyond 'Understanding the Problem': Citizen Action for Global Warming Solutions
Environmentalist Bill McKibben offers a vision of what a response to the challenges of global warming might be. He argues that America needs a powerful political effort to move beyond growth as the paramount economic ideal.
thumbnail Climate Science at Scripps
Scripps Institution of Oceanography has been a world leader in climate research since the 1950s, when Charles Keeling began his pioneering measurements of carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere. Join Scripps Director Tony Haymet for an exciting overview
thumbnail Biofuels: The Science of Creating Greener Energy
Higher gasoline prices, dependence on foreign oil and concerns about global warming have placed biofuels in the spotlight. However, no one thinks that turning food crops into fuel is going to quench our thirst for fossil fuels. Not enough land is availabl
thumbnail Energy and Water Sustainability: Policy Approaches Part 1
What are the linkages between energy and water, and what are the best approaches for ensuring sustainability, even in the face of increasing population, climatic variability, land use change and other stresses on water and energy supplies? The Western For
thumbnail Emerging Energies Technologies Summit 2007: Plenary Addresses
This conference on Emerging Energies Technologies takes an unbiased look at how the United States can make the transition from dependency on carbon-based fuels to a sustainable alternative fuels-based future. In this program, Paul Roberts, author of The E
thumbnail Emerging Energies Technology Summit 2007: Carbon-based Fuels
This conference on Emerging Energies Technologies takes an unbiased look at how the United States can make the transition from dependency on carbon-based fuels to a sustainable alternative fuels-based future. In this program, Severin Borenstein, Director
thumbnail Emerging Energies Technology Summit 2007: Session Two: Renewable Energy and the Hydrogen Economy, Program 2
This conference on Emerging Energies Technologies takes an unbiased look at how the United States can make the transition from dependency on carbon-based fuels to a sustainable alternative fuels-based future. In this program, Michal C. Moore of the Univer
thumbnail Increasing Water Use Efficiency Program 1
What are the linkages between energy and water, and what are the best approaches for ensuring sustainability, even in the face of increasing population, climatic variability, land use change and other stresses on water and energy supplies? The Western For