Episode 76: Computer-Assisted Surgical Training
REPEAT. Computer-guided practice will speed up surgical learning
Apr 21, 2017•5 min
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Episodes
Episode 75: Flood Risks in the Southwest
REPEAT. The science of superfloods.
Apr 14, 2017•5 min
Episode 74: Why are Women More Susceptible to Alzheimer's Disease Than Men
Studying the dramatic differences between how female and male brains generate the energy they need as the brain ages
Apr 07, 2017•5 min
Episode 73: The Science of Sport
Sports analytics and sports science learning
Mar 24, 2017•5 min
Episode 72: The Care and Feeding of Honeybees To Sustain Our Nation's Food Security
REPEAT. Helping threatened honeybees with biology.
Mar 17, 2017•5 min
Episode 71: A Common Brain Parasite May Help Treat Brain Disorders
REPEAT. How a common parasite might help in treating brain disorders
Mar 10, 2017•5 min
Episode 70: Domesticating the Quantum
The mysteries of dark matter and dark energy.
Mar 03, 2017•5 min
Episode 69: A Myriad of Particles
The mysteries of dark matter and dark energy.
Feb 24, 2017•5 min
Episode 68: Climate Effects on Rangelands
Researching the climatic and management effects on the sustainability of rangelands
Feb 17, 2017•5 min
Episode 67: Space, Time and Gravity
Measuring gravitational waves for the first time
Feb 10, 2017•5 min
Episode 66: The Journey to the Extreme
Black holes and neutron stars
Feb 03, 2017•5 min
Episode 65: Rethinking the Rules of Reality
The fundamental forces of the universe are often still a mystery to scientists
Jan 27, 2017•5 min
Episode 64: The Hunt for Trojan Asteroids
Next month, a team at the UA's Lunar and Planetary Lab will begin searching for Trojan asteroids.
Jan 20, 2017•5 min
Episode 63: Archaeological Finds at the Altar of Zeus on Mt Lykaion, Arcadia
A UA team investing the altar of Zeus
Jan 13, 2017•5 min
Episode 62: Flood Risks in the Southwest
The science of superfloods.
Jan 06, 2017•5 min
Episode 61: Soft as a Rock: Tectonic Stretching of the Earth's Crust
Geological fieldwork is unlocking details of the creation of the Basin and Range Province in which Tucson sits.
Dec 30, 2016•5 min
Episode 60: Combating the "Silent Killer" of Women
The fight for early detection of ovarian cancer.
Dec 23, 2016•5 min
Episode 59: Increasingly Detailed Predictions of the Severity of Hurricane Seasons
Using climate-related processes to predict the severity of hurricane seasons.
Dec 16, 2016•5 min
Episode 58: Exploring the Outer Reaches of the Solar System
A new telescope named ALMA is providing researchers with never before seen observations the solar system.
Dec 09, 2016•5 min
Episode 57: Calling All Scientists: Let's Deal with Your Data
Information technology is making transformational advances in data management for scientists
Dec 02, 2016•5 min
Episode 55: How Astronomy and the Arts Interact
The role of astronomical themes in the arts.
Nov 18, 2016•5 min
Episode 54: The Care and Feeding of Honeybees To Sustain Our Nation's Food Security
Helping threatened honeybees with biology.
Nov 11, 2016•5 min
Episode 53: A New Way for NASA and Others to Access Near-Space
The Tucson based company World View will offer a new way to see space
Nov 04, 2016•5 min
Episode 52: The Brain's Systems for Learning and Memory
How stress and genetic variations can affect the brain's ability to store memories
Oct 28, 2016•5 min
Episode 51: Computer-Assisted Surgical Training
Computer-guided practice will speed up surgical learning
Oct 21, 2016•5 min
Episode 50: Forecasting Arizona's Monsoon
The monsoon is changing as our temperatures rise.
Oct 14, 2016•5 min
Episode 49: The Emergence of a Modern Division of Labor in Hunter-Gatherer Societies of the Upper Paleolithic
Division and specialization of labor in early humans
Oct 07, 2016•5 min
Episode 48: Rules of the Road are Needed in Outer Space
Examining objects in space to manage traffic.
Sep 30, 2016•5 min
Episode 47: Children Need Their Naps
Sleep patterns in children profoundly affect their learning ability.
Sep 23, 2016•5 min
Episode 46: OSIRIS-REx has Begun its Epic 7 Year Long Mission to the Asteroid Bennu
OSIRIS-REx is on the way to study the Asteroid Bennu and return to Earth in 2023 with a sample for analysis
Sep 16, 2016•5 min
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