tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26063861900981386672024-03-13T21:26:24.811-07:00Are We A Blog?A companion to the <a href="http://radio.seti.org"><b><i>Are We Alone</i></b></a> radio showGary Niederhoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07919148313048684297noreply@blogger.comBlogger226125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2606386190098138667.post-72149794544029953512010-07-27T12:59:00.001-07:002010-07-27T13:02:03.937-07:00We've moved!Our blog is now located at <a href="http://radio.seti.org/blog">radio.seti.org/blog</a>. Come visit, update your bookmarks, leave comments, listen to audio, and read the occasional companion pieces to segments from recent episodes.Gary Niederhoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07919148313048684297noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2606386190098138667.post-35636953687618982342010-06-14T12:10:00.000-07:002010-06-17T12:17:03.396-07:00Are We Alone - Written in Code<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://radio.seti.org/images/298/small/WrittenInCodeMED.jpg?1276364145"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 144px;" src="http://radio.seti.org/images/298/small/WrittenInCodeMED.jpg?1276364145" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://dlc.sun.com/seti/podcast/2010segments/player.swf" id="audioplayer1" height="24" width="290"><br /><param name="movie" value="http://dlc.sun.com/seti/podcast/2010segments/player.swf"><br /><param name="FlashVars" value="playerID=audioplayer1&soundFile=http://dlc.sun.com/seti/podcast/AWA_10-06-14.mp3"><br /><param name="quality" value="high"><br /><param name="menu" value="false"><br /><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><br /></object><br />Genes – what are they good for? Absolutely… something. But not everything. Your “genius” genes need to be turned on – and your environment determines that. Find out how to unleash your inner-Einstein, and what scientists learned from studying the famous physicist’s brain.<br /><br />Also, the bizarre notion that your children inherit not just your genes, but also the consequences of your habits – smoking, stress, diet, and other behaviors that turn the genes on.<br /><br />Plus Francis Collins on affordable personal genomes, and a man who decoded his own DNA in under a week.<br /><br />Listen to individual segments here:<br /><a href="http://setiradio.blogspot.com/2010/06/are-we-alone-written-in-code-david.html">Part 1 - David Shenk (part 1)</a><br /><a href="http://setiradio.blogspot.com/2010/06/are-we-alone-written-in-code-dean-falk.html">Part 2 - Dean Falk</a><br /><a href="http://setiradio.blogspot.com/2010/06/are-we-alone-written-in-code-david_14.html">Part 3 - David Shenk (part 2)</a><br /><a href="http://setiradio.blogspot.com/2010/06/are-we-alone-written-in-code-francis.html">Part 4 - Francis Collins</a><br /><a href="http://setiradio.blogspot.com/2010/06/are-we-alone-written-in-code-stephen.html">Part 5 - Stephen Quake</a>Gary Niederhoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07919148313048684297noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2606386190098138667.post-69188072766725179922010-06-14T12:09:00.000-07:002010-06-17T12:15:49.474-07:00Are We Alone - Written in Code: David Shenk part 1<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://dlc.sun.com/seti/podcast/2010segments/player.swf" id="audioplayer1" height="24" width="290"><br /><param name="movie" value="http://dlc.sun.com/seti/podcast/2010segments/player.swf"><br /><param name="FlashVars" value="playerID=audioplayer1&soundFile=http://dlc.sun.com/seti/radioshow/segments/WiC1_Shenk1.mp3"><br /><param name="quality" value="high"><br /><param name="menu" value="false"><br /><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><br /></object> <br />Part 1 of <a href="http://radio.seti.org/episodes/Written_in_Code">Written in Code</a>, featuring <a href="http://www.davidshenk.com/">David Shenk</a>, journalist, and author of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0385523653?ie=UTF8&tag=arweal-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0385523653">The Genius in All of Us: Why Everything You’ve Been Told About Genetics, Talent, and IQ Is Wrong</a>.Gary Niederhoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07919148313048684297noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2606386190098138667.post-52301395403068675182010-06-14T12:07:00.001-07:002010-06-17T12:15:49.478-07:00Are We Alone - Written in Code: Dean Falk<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://dlc.sun.com/seti/podcast/2010segments/player.swf" id="audioplayer1" height="24" width="290"><br /><param name="movie" value="http://dlc.sun.com/seti/podcast/2010segments/player.swf"><br /><param name="FlashVars" value="playerID=audioplayer1&soundFile=http://dlc.sun.com/seti/radioshow/segments/WiC2_Falk.mp3"><br /><param name="quality" value="high"><br /><param name="menu" value="false"><br /><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><br /></object> <br />Part 2 of <a href="http://radio.seti.org/episodes/Written_in_Code">Written in Code</a>, featuring <a href="http://sarweb.org/?senior_scholar_dean_falk">Dean Falk</a>, anthropologist and Senior Scholar at the School For Advanced Research in Santa Fe, New Mexico.Gary Niederhoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07919148313048684297noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2606386190098138667.post-76157023837603445672010-06-14T12:04:00.000-07:002010-06-17T12:15:49.483-07:00Are We Alone - Written in Code: David Shenk part 2<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://dlc.sun.com/seti/podcast/2010segments/player.swf" id="audioplayer1" height="24" width="290"><br /><param name="movie" value="http://dlc.sun.com/seti/podcast/2010segments/player.swf"><br /><param name="FlashVars" value="playerID=audioplayer1&soundFile=http://dlc.sun.com/seti/radioshow/segments/WiC3_Shenk2.mp3"><br /><param name="quality" value="high"><br /><param name="menu" value="false"><br /><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><br /></object> <br />Part 3 of <a href="http://radio.seti.org/episodes/Written_in_Code">Written in Code</a>, featuring <a href="http://www.davidshenk.com/">David Shenk</a>, journalist, and author of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0385523653?ie=UTF8&tag=arweal-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0385523653">The Genius in All of Us: Why Everything You’ve Been Told About Genetics, Talent, and IQ Is Wrong</a>.Gary Niederhoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07919148313048684297noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2606386190098138667.post-28136084561856854902010-06-14T12:02:00.000-07:002010-06-17T12:15:49.487-07:00Are We Alone - Written in Code: Francis Collins<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://dlc.sun.com/seti/podcast/2010segments/player.swf" id="audioplayer1" height="24" width="290"><br /><param name="movie" value="http://dlc.sun.com/seti/podcast/2010segments/player.swf"><br /><param name="FlashVars" value="playerID=audioplayer1&soundFile=http://dlc.sun.com/seti/radioshow/segments/WiC4_Collins.mp3"><br /><param name="quality" value="high"><br /><param name="menu" value="false"><br /><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><br /></object> <br />Part 4 of <a href="http://radio.seti.org/episodes/Written_in_Code">Written in Code</a>, featuring <a href="http://www.nih.gov/about/director/index.htm">Francis Collins</a>, geneticist, Director of the National Institutes of Health.Gary Niederhoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07919148313048684297noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2606386190098138667.post-59664661305292038002010-06-14T11:57:00.000-07:002010-06-17T12:15:49.490-07:00Are We Alone - Written in Code: Stephen Quake<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://dlc.sun.com/seti/podcast/2010segments/player.swf" id="audioplayer1" height="24" width="290"><br /><param name="movie" value="http://dlc.sun.com/seti/podcast/2010segments/player.swf"><br /><param name="FlashVars" value="playerID=audioplayer1&soundFile=http://dlc.sun.com/seti/radioshow/segments/WiC5_Quake.mp3"><br /><param name="quality" value="high"><br /><param name="menu" value="false"><br /><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><br /></object> <br />Part 5 of <a href="http://radio.seti.org/episodes/Written_in_Code">Written in Code</a>, featuring <a href="http://radio.seti.org/episodes/Stephen%20Quake%20%20%E2%80%93%20Biophysicist,%20Stanford%20University%20http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/bioengineering/faculty/Stephen_Quake/">Stephen Quake</a>, biophysicist, Stanford University.Gary Niederhoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07919148313048684297noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2606386190098138667.post-52341214545247700812010-06-08T08:58:00.001-07:002010-06-08T08:58:44.686-07:00Interpreting your PhD thesis... through dance<object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/RSAczjwnMEM&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/RSAczjwnMEM&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="344" width="425"></embed></object><br /><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/KkkyCbKltwE&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/KkkyCbKltwE&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="344" width="425"></embed></object><br /><br />What if you were challenged to describe your PhD thesis without words, slides, or anything other than dance? Here are some examples, described in <a href="http://radio.seti.org/episodes/Seth_s_Garage">this week's show</a>, which you can review to see how effective their interpretation is.Gary Niederhoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07919148313048684297noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2606386190098138667.post-35666442271487220242010-06-07T15:36:00.000-07:002010-06-08T08:56:30.973-07:00Are We Alone - Seth's Garage<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://radio.seti.org/images/256/small/SethsGarageMED.jpg?1253555065"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 144px;" src="http://radio.seti.org/images/256/small/SethsGarageMED.jpg?1253555065" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://dlc.sun.com/seti/podcast/2010segments/player.swf" id="audioplayer1" height="24" width="290"><br /><param name="movie" value="http://dlc.sun.com/seti/podcast/2010segments/player.swf"><br /><param name="FlashVars" value="playerID=audioplayer1&soundFile=http://dlc.sun.com/seti/podcast/AWA_10-06-07.mp3"><br /><param name="quality" value="high"><br /><param name="menu" value="false"><br /><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><br /></object><br />It’s always a surprise to go digging in Seth’s garage – who knows what we’ll find! In this impressive heap of paraphernalia, tucked between boxes of old radio tubes and hydraulic jacks, we stumble upon the secrets to our galaxy’s central black hole… witness the dance of the PhD theses… uncover the genome of milk (while moo-ving boxes) and … hey? Who’s that crunching numbers in the corner? It’s astrophysicist Mario Livio addressing the mathematical mysteries of universe.<br /><br />Listen to individual segments here:<br /><a href="http://setiradio.blogspot.com/2010/06/are-we-alone-seths-garage-andrea-ghez.html">Part 1 - Andrea Ghez</a><br /><a href="http://setiradio.blogspot.com/2010/06/are-we-alone-seths-garage-kathryn.html">Part 2 - Kathryn Denning</a><br /><a href="http://setiradio.blogspot.com/2010/06/are-we-alone-seths-garage-mario-livio.html">Part 3 - Mario Livio</a><br /><a href="http://setiradio.blogspot.com/2010/06/are-we-alone-seths-garage-danielle.html">Part 4 - Danielle Lemay</a><br /><a href="http://setiradio.blogspot.com/2010/06/are-we-alone-seths-garage-bohannon.html">Part 5 - John Bohannon & Katrien Kolenberg</a>Gary Niederhoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07919148313048684297noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2606386190098138667.post-58748915508348120892010-06-07T15:34:00.000-07:002010-06-08T08:55:28.174-07:00Are We Alone - Seth's Garage: Andrea Ghez<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://dlc.sun.com/seti/podcast/2010segments/player.swf" id="audioplayer1" height="24" width="290"><br /><param name="movie" value="http://dlc.sun.com/seti/podcast/2010segments/player.swf"><br /><param name="FlashVars" value="playerID=audioplayer1&soundFile=http://dlc.sun.com/seti/radioshow/segments/SG1_Ghez.mp3"><br /><param name="quality" value="high"><br /><param name="menu" value="false"><br /><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><br /></object> <br />Part 1 of <a href="http://radio.seti.org/episodes/Seth_s_Garage">Seth's Garage</a>, featuring <a href="http://www.astro.ucla.edu/~ghez/">Andrea Ghez</a>, Astronomer at University of California, Los Angeles.Gary Niederhoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07919148313048684297noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2606386190098138667.post-63177968068830764422010-06-07T15:32:00.000-07:002010-06-08T08:55:28.181-07:00Are We Alone - Seth's Garage: Kathryn Denning<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://dlc.sun.com/seti/podcast/2010segments/player.swf" id="audioplayer1" height="24" width="290"><br /><param name="movie" value="http://dlc.sun.com/seti/podcast/2010segments/player.swf"><br /><param name="FlashVars" value="playerID=audioplayer1&soundFile=http://dlc.sun.com/seti/radioshow/segments/SG2_Denning.mp3"><br /><param name="quality" value="high"><br /><param name="menu" value="false"><br /><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><br /></object> <br />Part 2 of <a href="http://radio.seti.org/episodes/Seth_s_Garage">Seth's Garage</a>, featuring <a href="http://www.yorku.ca/kdenning/">Kathryn Denning</a>, Professor of Anthropology at York University.Gary Niederhoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07919148313048684297noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2606386190098138667.post-24058286595214793462010-06-07T15:31:00.000-07:002010-06-08T08:55:28.189-07:00Are We Alone - Seth's Garage: Mario Livio<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://dlc.sun.com/seti/podcast/2010segments/player.swf" id="audioplayer1" height="24" width="290"><br /><param name="movie" value="http://dlc.sun.com/seti/podcast/2010segments/player.swf"><br /><param name="FlashVars" value="playerID=audioplayer1&soundFile=http://dlc.sun.com/seti/radioshow/segments/SG3_Livio.mp3"><br /><param name="quality" value="high"><br /><param name="menu" value="false"><br /><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><br /></object> <br />Part 3 of <a href="http://radio.seti.org/episodes/Seth_s_Garage">Seth's Garage</a>, featuring <a href="http://www.mariolivio.com/">Mario Livio</a>, Senior Astronomer at the Hubble Space Telescope Science Institute and author of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/074329405X?ie=UTF8&tag=arweal-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=074329405X">Is God a Mathematician?</a>.Gary Niederhoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07919148313048684297noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2606386190098138667.post-86715097939551205602010-06-07T15:28:00.000-07:002010-06-08T08:55:28.194-07:00Are We Alone - Seth's Garage: Danielle Lemay<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://dlc.sun.com/seti/podcast/2010segments/player.swf" id="audioplayer1" height="24" width="290"><br /><param name="movie" value="http://dlc.sun.com/seti/podcast/2010segments/player.swf"><br /><param name="FlashVars" value="playerID=audioplayer1&soundFile=http://dlc.sun.com/seti/radioshow/segments/SG4_Lemay.mp3"><br /><param name="quality" value="high"><br /><param name="menu" value="false"><br /><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><br /></object> <br />Part 4 of <a href="http://radio.seti.org/episodes/Seth_s_Garage">Seth's Garage</a>, featuring Danielle Lemay, Nutrition Scientist at the <a href="http://foodscience.ucdavis.edu/">University of California, Davis</a>.Gary Niederhoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07919148313048684297noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2606386190098138667.post-54554168312341637422010-06-07T15:16:00.000-07:002010-06-08T08:59:59.188-07:00Are We Alone: Seth's Garage: Bohannon & Kolenberg<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://dlc.sun.com/seti/podcast/2010segments/player.swf" id="audioplayer1" height="24" width="290"><br /><param name="movie" value="http://dlc.sun.com/seti/podcast/2010segments/player.swf"><br /><param name="FlashVars" value="playerID=audioplayer1&soundFile=http://dlc.sun.com/seti/radioshow/segments/SG5_Bohannon.mp3"><br /><param name="quality" value="high"><br /><param name="menu" value="false"><br /><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><br /></object> <br />Part 5 of <a href="http://radio.seti.org/episodes/Seth_s_Garage">Seth's Garage</a>, featuring <a href="http://www.johnbohannon.org/">John Bohannon</a>, Gonzo Scientist and Contributing Correspondent for Science, and <a href="http://www.univie.ac.at/tops/team/kolenberg.html">Katrien Kolenberg</a>, astrophysicist, University of Vienna.<br /><br />You can see their theses interpretations <a href="http://setiradio.blogspot.com/2010/06/interpreting-your-phd-thesis-through.html">here</a>.Gary Niederhoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07919148313048684297noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2606386190098138667.post-55329249030411567092010-05-31T15:05:00.000-07:002010-06-08T08:48:43.128-07:00Are We Alone - Cell! Cell!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://radio.seti.org/images/297/thumb/cellMED.jpg?1275346869"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 144px;" src="http://radio.seti.org/images/297/thumb/cellMED.jpg?1275346869" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://dlc.sun.com/seti/podcast/2010segments/player.swf" id="audioplayer1" height="24" width="290"><br /><param name="movie" value="http://dlc.sun.com/seti/podcast/2010segments/player.swf"><br /><param name="FlashVars" value="playerID=audioplayer1&soundFile=http://dlc.sun.com/seti/podcast/AWA_10-05-31.mp3"><br /><param name="quality" value="high"><br /><param name="menu" value="false"><br /><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><br /></object><br />Live forever? Both cancer cells and stem cells can make a claim to immortality. Left unchecked, tumors will grow indefinitely. And stem cells offer the promise of non-stop rejuvenation.<br /><br />We’ll find out whether the surprising discovery of stem cells in the brain really can keep our thinking organ young. And we’ll hear the remarkable story of Henrietta Lacks, the woman who unwittingly donated tissue to science in 1951, and whose cancer cells are still grown in laboratories around the world today.<br /><br />Listen to individual segments here:<br /><a href="http://setiradio.blogspot.com/2010/05/are-we-alone-cell-cell-story-of.html">Part 1 - The Story of Henrietta Lacks</a><br /><a href="http://setiradio.blogspot.com/2010/05/are-we-alone-cell-cell-randy-schekman.html">Part 2 - Randy Schekman</a><br /><a href="http://setiradio.blogspot.com/2010/05/are-we-alone-cell-cell-hela-cells.html">Part 3 - HeLa Cells</a><br /><a href="http://setiradio.blogspot.com/2010/05/are-we-alone-cell-cell-stem-cells.html">Part 4 - Stem Cells</a><br /><a href="http://setiradio.blogspot.com/2010/05/are-we-alone-cell-cell-rebecca-skloot.html">Part 5 - Rebecca Skloot</a>Gary Niederhoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07919148313048684297noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2606386190098138667.post-84261661830839573932010-05-31T15:03:00.000-07:002010-06-08T08:46:58.055-07:00Are We Alone - Cell! Cell!: The Story of Henrietta Lacks<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://dlc.sun.com/seti/podcast/2010segments/player.swf" id="audioplayer1" height="24" width="290"><br /><param name="movie" value="http://dlc.sun.com/seti/podcast/2010segments/player.swf"><br /><param name="FlashVars" value="playerID=audioplayer1&soundFile=http://dlc.sun.com/seti/radioshow/segments/CC1_Lacks.mp3"><br /><param name="quality" value="high"><br /><param name="menu" value="false"><br /><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><br /></object> <br />Part 1 of <a href="http://radio.seti.org/episodes/Cell_Cell_">Cell! Cell!</a>, featuring <a href="http://rebeccaskloot.com/">Rebecca Skloot</a>, journalist and author of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1400052173?ie=UTF8&tag=arweal-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1400052173">The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks</a>.Gary Niederhoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07919148313048684297noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2606386190098138667.post-2340449005291435012010-05-31T15:02:00.000-07:002010-06-08T08:46:58.062-07:00Are We Alone - Cell! Cell!: Randy Schekman<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://dlc.sun.com/seti/podcast/2010segments/player.swf" id="audioplayer1" height="24" width="290"><br /><param name="movie" value="http://dlc.sun.com/seti/podcast/2010segments/player.swf"><br /><param name="FlashVars" value="playerID=audioplayer1&soundFile=http://dlc.sun.com/seti/radioshow/segments/CC2_Schekman.mp3"><br /><param name="quality" value="high"><br /><param name="menu" value="false"><br /><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><br /></object> <br />Part 2 of <a href="http://radio.seti.org/episodes/Cell_Cell_">Cell! Cell!</a>, featuring <a href="http://www.hhmi.org/research/investigators/schekman_bio.html">Randy Schekman</a>, molecular and cell biologist at the University of California, Berkeley.Gary Niederhoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07919148313048684297noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2606386190098138667.post-50997717806509125612010-05-31T14:58:00.000-07:002010-06-08T08:46:58.068-07:00Are We Alone - Cell! Cell!: HeLa Cells<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://dlc.sun.com/seti/podcast/2010segments/player.swf" id="audioplayer1" height="24" width="290"><br /><param name="movie" value="http://dlc.sun.com/seti/podcast/2010segments/player.swf"><br /><param name="FlashVars" value="playerID=audioplayer1&soundFile=http://dlc.sun.com/seti/radioshow/segments/CC3_HeLa.mp3"><br /><param name="quality" value="high"><br /><param name="menu" value="false"><br /><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><br /></object> <br />Part 3 of <a href="http://radio.seti.org/episodes/Cell_Cell_">Cell! Cell!</a>, featuring <a href="http://rebeccaskloot.com/">Rebecca Skloot</a>, journalist and author of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1400052173?ie=UTF8&tag=arweal-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1400052173">The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks</a>, and <a href="http://www.hhmi.org/research/investigators/schekman_bio.html">Randy Schekman</a>, molecular and cell biologist at the University of California, Berkeley.Gary Niederhoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07919148313048684297noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2606386190098138667.post-81750838654005791142010-05-31T14:56:00.000-07:002010-06-08T08:46:58.076-07:00Are We Alone - Cell! Cell!: Stem Cells<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://dlc.sun.com/seti/podcast/2010segments/player.swf" id="audioplayer1" height="24" width="290"><br /><param name="movie" value="http://dlc.sun.com/seti/podcast/2010segments/player.swf"><br /><param name="FlashVars" value="playerID=audioplayer1&soundFile=http://dlc.sun.com/seti/radioshow/segments/CC4_Gage.mp3"><br /><param name="quality" value="high"><br /><param name="menu" value="false"><br /><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><br /></object> <br />Part 4 of <a href="http://radio.seti.org/episodes/Cell_Cell_">Cell! Cell!</a>, featuring <a href="http://www.salk.edu/faculty/gage.html">Fred Gage</a>, neurobiologist at the Salk Institute, and <a href="http://www.hhmi.org/research/investigators/schekman_bio.html">Randy Schekman</a>, molecular and cell biologist at the University of California, Berkeley.Gary Niederhoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07919148313048684297noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2606386190098138667.post-41266210120106768732010-05-31T14:49:00.000-07:002010-06-08T08:46:58.083-07:00Are We Alone - Cell! Cell!: Rebecca Skloot<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://dlc.sun.com/seti/podcast/2010segments/player.swf" id="audioplayer1" height="24" width="290"><br /><param name="movie" value="http://dlc.sun.com/seti/podcast/2010segments/player.swf"><br /><param name="FlashVars" value="playerID=audioplayer1&soundFile=http://dlc.sun.com/seti/radioshow/segments/CC5_Skloot.mp3"><br /><param name="quality" value="high"><br /><param name="menu" value="false"><br /><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><br /></object> <br />Part 5 of <a href="http://radio.seti.org/episodes/Cell_Cell_">Cell! Cell!</a>, featuring <a href="http://rebeccaskloot.com/">Rebecca Skloot</a>, journalist and author of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1400052173?ie=UTF8&tag=arweal-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1400052173">The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks</a>, discussing the Lacks family's reaction to learning about what became of Henrietta's cells.Gary Niederhoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07919148313048684297noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2606386190098138667.post-45403060795900376312010-05-27T15:20:00.000-07:002010-05-27T15:24:39.685-07:00Are We Alone - Life of Brain<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://radio.seti.org/images/254/small/LifeofBrainMED.jpg?1253555065"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 144px;" src="http://radio.seti.org/images/254/small/LifeofBrainMED.jpg?1253555065" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://dlc.sun.com/seti/podcast/2010segments/player.swf" id="audioplayer1" height="24" width="290"><br /><param name="movie" value="http://dlc.sun.com/seti/podcast/2010segments/player.swf"><br /><param name="FlashVars" value="playerID=audioplayer1&soundFile=http://dlc.sun.com/seti/podcast/AWA_10-05-24.mp3"><br /><param name="quality" value="high"><br /><param name="menu" value="false"><br /><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><br /></object><br />We should award frequent travel miles to your brain. After all, it’s evolved a long way from the days of guiding brachiation from tree-to-tree to become the three pounds of web-surfing, Sudoku-playing powerhouse it is today. But a suite of technologies may expand human brains further still.<br /><br />From smart pills to nano-wires: discover the potential – and peril – of neuro-engineering to repair and enhance our cognitive function.<br /><br />Also, how our brains got so big in the first place: a defense of the modern diet.<br /><br />Listen to individual segments here:<br /><a href="http://setiradio.blogspot.com/2010/05/are-we-alone-life-of-brain-bill-leonard.html">Part 1 - Bill Leonard</a><br /><a href="http://setiradio.blogspot.com/2010/05/are-we-alone-life-of-brain-michael.html">Part 2 - Michael Gazzaniga</a><br /><a href="http://setiradio.blogspot.com/2010/05/are-we-alone-life-of-brain-ian-pearson.html">Part 3 - Ian Pearson</a><br /><a href="http://setiradio.blogspot.com/2010/05/are-we-alone-life-of-brain-steven-rose.html">Part 4 - Steven Rose</a><br /><a href="http://setiradio.blogspot.com/2010/05/are-we-alone-life-of-brain-ed-boyden.html">Part 5 - Ed Boyden</a>Gary Niederhoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07919148313048684297noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2606386190098138667.post-49424559212403956572010-05-24T15:18:00.000-07:002010-05-27T15:22:42.208-07:00Are We Alone - Life of Brain: Bill Leonard<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://dlc.sun.com/seti/podcast/2010segments/player.swf" id="audioplayer1" height="24" width="290"><br /><param name="movie" value="http://dlc.sun.com/seti/podcast/2010segments/player.swf"><br /><param name="FlashVars" value="playerID=audioplayer1&soundFile=http://dlc.sun.com/seti/radioshow/segments/LoB1_Leonard.mp3"><br /><param name="quality" value="high"><br /><param name="menu" value="false"><br /><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><br /></object> <br />Part 1 of <a href="http://radio.seti.org/episodes/Life_of_Brain">Life of Brain</a>, featuring Bill Leonard, department chairman and professor of Anthropology at Northwestern University.Gary Niederhoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07919148313048684297noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2606386190098138667.post-76939258020080297462010-05-24T15:16:00.000-07:002010-05-27T15:22:42.215-07:00Are We Alone - Life of Brain: Michael Gazzaniga<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://dlc.sun.com/seti/podcast/2010segments/player.swf" id="audioplayer1" height="24" width="290"><br /><param name="movie" value="http://dlc.sun.com/seti/podcast/2010segments/player.swf"><br /><param name="FlashVars" value="playerID=audioplayer1&soundFile=http://dlc.sun.com/seti/radioshow/segments/LoB2_Gazzaniga.mp3"><br /><param name="quality" value="high"><br /><param name="menu" value="false"><br /><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><br /></object> <br />Part 2 of <a href="http://radio.seti.org/episodes/Life_of_Brain">Life of Brain</a>, featuring <a href="http://www.psych.ucsb.edu/%7Egazzanig/">Michael Gazzaniga</a>, neuroscientist and director of the University of California - Santa Barbara’s SAGE Center for the Study of the Mind. Author of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0060892889?ie=UTF8&tag=arweal-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0060892889">Human: The Science Behind What Makes Us Unique</a>.Gary Niederhoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07919148313048684297noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2606386190098138667.post-59793358135189862722010-05-24T15:14:00.000-07:002010-05-27T15:22:42.220-07:00Are We Alone - Life of Brain: Ian Pearson<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://dlc.sun.com/seti/podcast/2010segments/player.swf" id="audioplayer1" height="24" width="290"><br /><param name="movie" value="http://dlc.sun.com/seti/podcast/2010segments/player.swf"><br /><param name="FlashVars" value="playerID=audioplayer1&soundFile=http://dlc.sun.com/seti/radioshow/segments/LoB3_Pearson.mp3"><br /><param name="quality" value="high"><br /><param name="menu" value="false"><br /><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><br /></object> <br />Part 3 of <a href="http://radio.seti.org/episodes/Life_of_Brain">Life of Brain</a>, featuring <a href="http://www.btinternet.com/%7Eian.pearson/">Ian Pearson</a>, futurologist at Futurizon.Gary Niederhoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07919148313048684297noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2606386190098138667.post-71294070811559367762010-05-24T15:12:00.000-07:002010-05-27T15:22:42.227-07:00Are We Alone - Life of Brain: Steven Rose<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://dlc.sun.com/seti/podcast/2010segments/player.swf" id="audioplayer1" height="24" width="290"><br /><param name="movie" value="http://dlc.sun.com/seti/podcast/2010segments/player.swf"><br /><param name="FlashVars" value="playerID=audioplayer1&soundFile=http://dlc.sun.com/seti/radioshow/segments/LoB4_Rose.mp3"><br /><param name="quality" value="high"><br /><param name="menu" value="false"><br /><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><br /></object> <br />Part 4 of <a href="http://radio.seti.org/episodes/Life_of_Brain">Life of Brain</a>, featuring <a href="http://www.stevenroseonline.net/SPRR/Welcome.html">Steven Rose</a>, biologist and director of the Brain and Behavior Research Group at the Open University in London. Author of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/019530893X?ie=UTF8&tag=arweal-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=019530893X">The Future of the Brain: The Promise and Perils of Tomorrow’s Neuroscience</a>.Gary Niederhoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07919148313048684297noreply@blogger.com0