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My Experience with Autism - Temple Grandin from 2023-12-13T14:28:26.678641
Tune in for this unusual presentation on autism by someone with autism. Animal Science professor Temple Grandin, who designs livestock handling facilities, discusses the value of early interventio...
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A Fugue and a Waltz: Performance Technology and [Post-] Postmodern Engagement from 2023-12-13T14:28:26.642170
Robert Winter, UCLA professor of music and Presidential Chair in Music and Interactive Arts, treats the audience to a lively and seamless blending of art and technology in the 108th Faculty Researc...
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Reflections of a Green Business Pioneer with Yvon Chouinard from 2023-12-13T14:28:26.595812
Most people think “green businesses” provide or support the use of alternative energy or energy efficient products. Yvon Chouinard recounts how Patagonia grew from a retail climbing equipment busi...
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A Conversation with Noam Chomsky from 2023-12-13T14:28:26.564098
Jan Nederveen Pieterse in conversation with Noam Chomsky, linguist, philosopher and political commentator. Chomsky is Emeritus professor of linguistics at MIT. Jan Nederveen Pieterse is professor o...
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A Neanderthal Perspective on Human Origins - 2014 from 2023-12-13T14:28:26.561432
The Neanderthals are the closest extinct relatives of all present-day human and the Neanderthal genome sequence provides unique insights into modern humans origins. Svante Pääbo, a biologist and ev...
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Behind the Kitchen Door: Wages and Conditions for Food System Workers with Saru Jayaraman from 2023-12-13T14:28:26.558622
UC Berkeley lecturer Saru Jayaraman gives a rousing talk describing the harsh and unequal treatment of the nation’s restaurant staff as she argues for increasing the minimum wage in what is now the...
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How We Learn Versus How We Think We Learn - Robert A. Bjork from 2023-12-13T14:28:26.547240
Robert Bjork, Distinguished Research Professor in the UCLA Department of Psychology, shares insights from his work as a renowned expert on human learning. Bjork has been studying learning and memor...
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An Evening with the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Tawakkol Karman from 2023-12-13T14:28:26.544593
2011 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Tawakkol Karman is the first Yemeni, the first Arab woman and the second Muslim woman to win a Nobel Prize. A human rights activist, journalist and politician, she w...
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Neuroplasticity: Our Adaptable Brain with Nick Spitzer - On Our Mind from 2023-12-13T14:28:26.542401
Our neurons talk to each other but the language they use can change depending on what is happening in the environment around them. If the brain can adapt to our world in this way, what are the bigg...
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The Hacking of the American Mind with Dr. Robert Lustig from 2023-12-13T14:28:26.539845
The best-selling author and UCSF endocrinologist Dr. Robert Lustig explores how industry has contributed to a culture of addiction, depression and chronic disease. Always provocative, Lustig reveal...
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From Bitcoin to Central Bank Digital Currencies from 2023-12-13T14:28:26.536859
In 2013 the price of Bitcoin surged to over $1100 causing central banks around the world to take notice. Four years later, the price of Bitcoin is twice as high as its previous peak and central ban...
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The Human Social Brain: How It Works and How It Goes Awry in Schizophrenia and the General Population from 2023-12-13T14:28:26.496630
Michael Green, neuroscientist and professor of psychiatry and biobehavioral sciences at UCLA, has been fascinated with the human brain, behavior and mental illness since his undergraduate days. In ...
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Free Speech and the University: Historical Roots and Current Challenges with Erwin Chemerinsky Dean of Berkeley Law from 2023-12-13T14:28:26.493747
Erwin Chemerinsky, one of the country’s preeminent constitutional scholars and dean of the University of California, Berkeley’s law school, looks at the intersection of the First Amendment and high...
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Dr. Talmadge King - A Life in Medicine: People Shaping Healthcare Today from 2018-04-16T13:00
Dr. Talmadge King, Jr. is Dean of the UCSF School of Medicine and Vice Chancellor for Medical Affairs at UCSF. Dr. King is an internationally known expert on interstitial lung diseases. In the inte...
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Nosferatu with Werner Herzog - Hollywood Berlin from 2017-12-18T13:00
A legendary director noted for his uncompromising passion, Werner Herzog joins Carsey-Wolf Center Director Patrice Petro for a discussion about his 1979 film “Nosferatu The Vampyre” which he says i...
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Thinking About the Brain with V.S. Ramachandran - Conversations with History from 2016-04-11T13:00
Conversations host Harry Kreisler welcomes Professor V.S. Ramachandran, Director of the Center for Brain and Cognition, University of California, San Diego, for a discussion of his research on the ...
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Oncogene Metabolism of Development Cancer and the Little Fruit Fly That Could from 2016-03-28T13:00
The amazing advances made in mapping the human genome don’t alter one longstanding fact: when it comes to unlocking the scientific secrets of life, fruit flies rule. Uptal Banerjee, Chair of the th...
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Dead Man Talking: Lenin's Body and Russian Politics from 2016-03-21T13:00
Arch Getty explores the intriguing details surrounding Lenin’s body, which was embalmed shortly after his death in 1924 and has been on public display ever since in a mausoleum on Moscow’s Red Squa...
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Jorge Luis Borges on War from 2016-03-14T13:00
Efrain Kristal explores the shadow war cast over the life and writings of the Argentine Jorge Luis Borges whose family found itself comfortably stranded in neutral Switzerland during World War I, w...
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Cancer Care in the Era of Genomics and Proteomics with Patrick Soon-Shiong MD -- Overthrowing the Emperor of all Maladies: Moving Forward Against Cancer Series -- Exploring Ethics Helen Edison Lecture Series from 2014-03-10T13:00
Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong, founder of NantWorks, describes his vision for turning cancer into a chronic but controllable disease by using advanced rapid gene sequencing, supercomputing and other meth...
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The Atlantic Meets the Pacific: Exploring Energy from 2011-11-28T13:00
The Atlantic’s Steve Clemons leads a provocative session on energy issues with Pulitzer-Prize winning author Daniel Yergin, Steve Koonin of the US Dept. of Energy, Dan Kammen of the World Bank and...
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His Holiness XIV Dalai Lama at UC Irvine from 2011-09-26T13:00
His Holiness the XIV Dalai Lama returned to UC Irvine to engage students and the community about compassion and global leadership. Series: "Great Minds Gather Here" [Public Affairs] [Humanities][Sh...
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Roving Mars: Spirit Opportunity and the Exploration of the Red Planet with Steven Squyres from 2011-07-11T13:00
Steven Squyres, Professor of Astronomy at Cornell University, was the principle scientist behind the Mars Exploration Rover Project. He discusses the engineering challenges that had to be met in ge...
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Maxine Hong Kingston - Story Hour in the Library from 2011-06-13T13:00
Award winning author and emeritus faculty member at UC Berkeley Maxine Hong Kingston reads and discusses her work, "I Love a Broad Margin to My Life." She is the recipient of numerous awards, inclu...
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An Afternoon with Bill Moyers from 2011-03-14T13:00
Bill Moyers examines the deteriorating and increasingly corrupt state of affairs that our government has devolved into and the accompanying divisiveness sweeping the country. Is there hope for thin...
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Henry Louis Gates Jr: Genealogy Genetics and African American History from 2010-11-22T13:00
Author, documentarian and Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr gives a stirring address on race in the United States with a look at the genealogy and genetics in African-American history. Gates...
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Colombian Politician and Former Hostage Ingrid Betancourt - Revelle Forum from 2010-11-15T13:00
Former Colombian presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt speaks with UC San Diego’s Peter H. Smith about her kidnapping by FARC guerillas, her six-year long captivity and dramatic rescue, and her ...
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His Holiness the XIV Dalai Lama: Ethics for Our Time from 2009-09-21T13:00
In this presentation at UCSB, His Holiness the Dalai Lama turns to one of his favorite themes: the importance of compassion. Far from being a uniquely Buddhist concern, the Dalai Lama explains why ...
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Sugar: The Bitter Truth from 2009-07-27T13:00
Robert H. Lustig, MD, UCSF Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Endocrinology, explores the damage caused by sugary foods. He argues that fructose (too much) and fiber (not enough) appear to ...
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An Evening with the Founder and President of the Children’s Defense Fund from 2009-06-15T13:00
Marian Wright Edelman, the founder and president of the Children’s Defense Fund, is the author of the bestseller “The Measure of Our Success – A Letter to My Children and Yours” and eight other boo...
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Michael Chabon - Story Hour in the Library from 2008-12-22T13:00
Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist, screenwriter, columnist and short story writer Michael Chabon’s books include “Mysteries of Pittsburgh,” “Wonder Boys,” “The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay...
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Lunch Poems: Amiri Baraka from 2008-04-14T13:00
Revolutionary poet, playwright, and activist Amiri Baraka is recognized as the founder of the Black Arts Movement, a literary period that began in Harlem in the 1960s and forever changed the look, ...
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The Coming Collapse of the Middle Class: Higher Risks Lower Rewards and a Shrinking Safety Net with Elizabeth Warren from 2007-06-11T13:00
Distinguished law scholar Elizabeth Warren teaches contract law, bankruptcy, and commercial law at Harvard Law School. She is an outspoken critic of America’s credit economy, which she has linked t...
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Maxine Hong Kingston - The American Sojourn from 2007-05-21T13:00
Award-winning writer Maxine Hong Kingston is known for her works reflecting on Chinese-American culture and heritage. She is the author most recently of The Fifth Book of Peace, and won the Nationa...
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Michael Pollan: The Omnivore's Dilemma from 2007-02-12T13:00
The UC Davis Mondavi Center presents bestselling author and UC Berkeley journalism professor Michael Pollan. He explores the ecology of eating to unveil why we consume what we consume in the twenty...
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Music and the Mind from 2006-04-19T13:00
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. Series...
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Reconciling Love--A Millennium Mandate with Archbishop Desmond Tutu from 2005-12-19T13:00
Archbishop Desmond Tutu was awarded the 1984 Nobel Peace Prize for his immense contribution to the cause of human rights. He spent years working to create a democratic and just society without raci...
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An Evening with Elie Wiesel from 2002-08-19T13:00
Recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize, Presidential Medal of Freedom and the rank of Grand Officer in the French Legion of Honor, Elie Wiesel is the author of more than 40 books. Using his talents as ...
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