University of California Television (UCTV) [videos of February 2017]

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2:03 Boost Your Flexibility (Visit: http://www.uctv.tv/) Improving flexibility increases your independence while also decreasing the likelihood of a fall. Lowen Cattolico, UCSF Medical Center, discusses how mobility is import...
59:00 The Voice of Your Brother’s Blood: The Murder of a Town in Eastern Galicia with Omer Bartov (Visit: http://www.uctv.tv/) Omer Bartov, the John P. Birkelund Distinguished Professor of European History and German Studies at Brown University, explores the dynamics of the horrifying genocidal...
0:36 UCTV Promo March 2017 (Movies Behind-The-Scenes; Approach Towards China; Microbiomes and Aging) (Visit: http://www.uctv.tv/) UCTV This Month: Get an inside look at the movie-making process, from script-to-screen; Experts present recommendations for the Trump Administration; Discover how the m...
 3:38 The Future of Social Security and Medicare (Visit: http://www.uctv.tv/) Stan Collender, author and professional commentator on the federal budget, brings his sense of humor to ponder the future of both Social Security and Medicare. Watch th...
1:28:14 An Evening with Tim Wise: A White Anti-Racist Advocate (Visit: http://www.uctv.tv/) Author and anti-racist activist Tim Wise speaks about the importance of being a white ally to communities of color, and how we can all work together to create a healthi...
56:00 How Should The US Approach China?-- Winston Lord Orville Schell and Susan Shirk (Visit: http://www.uctv.tv/) With a new administration in the White House, maintaining what is perhaps the country’s most crucial bilateral relationship remains a critical issue. Members of a high-...
1:27:08 The Genius of Judaism (Visit: http://www.uctv.tv/) Bernard-Henri Levy vistited the UCSB campus to discuss his new book The Genius of Judaism. In this provocative book he demonstrates that hatred of Jews, anti-Semitism, ...
57:48 Human Longevity and Preventative Medicine with J. Craig Venter (Visit: http://www.uctv.tv/) The Rady School of Management at UC San Diego presents J. Craig Venter, the Co-Founder and Executive Chairman of Human Longevity Inc. as the keynote speaker for its 201...
2:09 An Unusual Primate: The Human (Visit: http://www.uctv.tv/) Steven Pinker, Professor of Psychology at Harvard, describes the uniqueness of human beings. Pinker discusses three distinct human traits which have led to the age of m...
1:26:03 Spinal Cord Injury Management in the First 4 Hours (Visit: http://www.uctv.tv/) Urgent medical attention is critical to minimize the effects of any head or neck trauma. Dr. William Whetstone, UCSF professor of emergency medicine, and Dr. Lisa Pascu...
1:23:51 Public Health and Injury Prevention: Gun Violence and Traffic Deaths (Visit: http://www.uctv.tv/) Dr. Jahan Fahimi, a UCSF emergency room physician, looks at the need for firearms research to inform clinical and public health interventions. And Leilani Schwarcz expl...
59:48 Rare Disorders: Why Should You Care? - Exploring Ethics (Visit: http://www.uctv.tv) Collectively rare disorders are more prevalent than cancer and many other commonly known diseases. It might seem obvious that something that is rare should warrant littl...
27:29 Falstaff (2017) - San Diego Opera Spotlight (Visit: http://www.uctv.tv/) Spotlight continues its 20th season with an in-depth exploration of San Diego Opera's production of FALSTAFF, Giuseppe Verdi's third Shakespearean adaptation and his fi...
1:55 Opioid Use: An American Epidemic (Visit: http://www.uctv.tv/) Ramana Naidu, MD, argues that Opioid abuse is not a pandemic but rather an American epidemic. Americans constitute 4.6% of the world's population and consume 80% of the...
1:18:53 Living With Traumatic Brain Injury (Visit: http://www.uctv.tv/) Traumatic brain injury results from an impact to the head that disrupts normal brain function. Dr. Phiroz Tarapore looks at strategies for treating patients with chroni...
7:00 CalWave (Visit: http://www.uctv.tv/) At CalWave, Marcus Lehmann is developing the WaveCarpet, which harnesses the power of ocean waves to produce electricity and freshwater. Series: "Science at the Theat...
8:17 Nanoscale Sponges for Carbon Capture (Visit: http://www.uctv.tv/) Removing excess carbon from an overheating atmosphere is an urgent and complicated problem. The answer, according to Berkeley Lab’s Jeff Urban, could lie at the nanosca...
38:47 QandA and Close for Influence of Early Experience on Adult Brain Organization and Function (Visit: http://www.uctv.tv/) Question and Answer session and closing remarks for the Kavli Institute for Brain and Mind's symposium Influence of Early Experience on Adult Brain Organization and Fun...
9:07 Energy-Efficient Desalination (Visit: http://www.uctv.tv/) Current desalination techniques require huge amounts of energy and generate large amounts of environmental waste. Berkeley Lab’s Chinmayee Subban, a Cornell PhD, leads ...
1:28:04 Disaster Response and the Asiana Plane Crash (Visit: http://www.uctv.tv) Drs. Clement Yeh and Rachael Callcut reflect on the response to the deadly Asiana Airlines Flight 214 crash at San Francisco International Airport. Yeh, an emergency phy...
8:36 MyGreenCar (Visit: http://www.uctv.tv/) A Berkeley Lab scientist specializing in all things vehicular—from powertrain technologies, vehicle electrification and vehicle-grid integration to advanced engine tech...
8:15 DIY Efficient Windows (Visit: http://www.uctv.tv/) Replacing millions of porous windows with energy-efficient versions in older buildings and homes can be prohibitively expensive. Berkeley Lab’s Raymond Weitekamp, a Cal...
2:12 Facebook Confronts Fake News (Visit: http://www.uctv.tv/) Garance Burke discusses AP’s new partnership with Facebook aimed at debunking fake news. Burke shares her experiences and insights with civil rights attorney Jonathan ...
8:48 Recycling CO2 (Visit: http://www.uctv.tv/) Kendra Kuhl co-founded Opus 12 to find out if an electrochemical process, operating inside a desk-sized reactor, can do on an industrial scale what is often hailed as t...
3:50 Famous Ramayana Epic Now in Modern English (Visit: http://www.uctv.tv/) UC Berkeley professors, Robert and Sally Goldman, led the 40-year project to translate the Sanskrit epic poem Valmiki Ramayana to modern English. Series: "UC Berkeley ...
3:16 SALTO - Berkeley's Leaping Robot (Visit: http://www.uctv.tv/) Robotics at UC Berkeley have designed a small robot that can leap into the air and then spring off a wall, or perform multiple vertical jumps in a row, resulting in the...
52:23 Empirical Studies of Conflict: Implications for ISIS and Syria featuring Eli Berman (Visit: http://www.uctv.tv/) Eli Berman, a former soldier for the Israel Defense Forces and now the research director for security studies for the UC Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation an...
1:58 How Does Your Brain Decode Garbled Speech? (Visit: http://www.uctv.tv/) When you're suddenly able to understand someone despite their thick accent, or finally make out the lyrics of a song, your brain appears to be re-tuning to recognize sp...
25:43 Integrating Immigrants with Mary C. Waters and John Skrentny (Visit: http://www.uctv.tv/) Sociologist Mary C. Waters of Harvard University paints a comprehensive and compelling picture of the immigrant experience in the United States. As the chair of a recen...
3:26 Supercharging the Immune System to Cure Disease (Visit: http://www.uctv.tv/) Doctors have had great success using vaccines to boost the immune system to fight infectious diseases like smallpox and measles, but only recently have immune system bo...
54:52 Innovations in Trauma Care (Visit: http://www.uctv.tv) Drs. Lucy Kornblith and Aaron Kornblith provide an overview of advances in trauma care and the impact they are having. Recorded on 11/17/2016. Series: "UCSF Osher Center...
57:58 Seven Years With Mantas: A Journey of Discovery (Visit: http://www.uctv.tv/) Oceanic Manta Rays (Manta birostris) are increasingly caught in targeted fisheries for their gill rakers, fueled by demand as a pseudo-remedy in traditional Chinese med...
1:24:53 Introduction to Trauma (Visit: http://www.uctv.tv/) UCSF doctors present an overview of the concepts of injury survey in trauma patients when time is critical. Recorded on 10/13/2016. Series: "UCSF Osher Center for Inte...
9:53 Introduction to Influence of Early Experience on Adult Brain Organization and Function (Visit: http://www.uctv.tv/) Introduction and opening remarks to the Kavli Institute for Brain and Mind's symposium Influence of Early Experience on Adult Brain Organization and Function. Series: "...
19:32 The Challenge of Integration (Visit: http://www.uctv.tv/) The Salk Institute's Terry Sejnowski provides a lively exploration of the challenges inherent in understanding the complexity of the human brain from the molecular to t...
18:20 Tracing the Path from Spontaneous Mutation to Neurobiology in Autism Spectrum Disorders (Visit: http://www.uctv.tv/) UC San Francisco's Matthew State provides a fascinating account of how the explosion of access to genetic information has led to a much deeper understanding of Autism a...
20:35 Using Neurobiology to Overcome Genetic and Environmental Adversity (Visit: http://www.uctv.tv) MIT's Mark Bear presents a fascinating account of how understanding neural plasticity, or the ability to modify the function of neurons, led to a novel treatment for vis...
20:32 How Immune Cells Sculpt Developing Synaptic Circuits (Visit: http://www.uctv.tv/) Harvard University's Beth Stevens reveals how understanding the role of immune cells in neural development may lead to better understanding and treatment of neurologica...
20:00 Making an Old Brain Young? From Developmental Critical Periods to Alzheimer's Disease (Visit: http://www.uctv.tv/) 2016 Kavli Prize recipient Carla Shatz from Stanford University presents a lively exploration of how understanding early stages of neural development may be leading to ...
20:10 The Amazing Teen Brain (Visit: http://www.uctv.tv/) UC San Diego adolescent psychiatrist Jay Giedd provides a fascinating explanation of why the teen brain is truly amazing, explaining how the critical period of neurolog...
19:49 The Neurobiology of the Parental Brain (Visit: http://www.uctv.tv/) From mice to primates to humans, Harvard University's Catherine Dulac provides a fascinating account of research that reveals the specific factors in the brain that gov...
18:06 The Effects of Early Life Stress on Brain and Behavior (Visit: http://www.uctv.tv/) Yale University's BJ Casey shares an in-depth look into the detrimental effects on the brain resulting in behavioral and developmental impairment caused by stress durin...
17:28 Early Brain Trajectories and Evolving Oscillations: Template for Mature Function? (Visit: http://www.uctv.tv/) Rutgers University's April Benasich shares research into how critical periods of language acquisition in infants has lifetime effects, and also presents opportunities f...
54:47 Early Brain and Mature Function;Brain Development and Alzheimer’s Disease; Challenges of Integration (Visit: http://www.uctv.tv/) Three fascinating presentations reveal how exploring changes during critical periods of brain development may lead to interventions, therapies and perhaps cures to cond...
57:14 Regulating Synaptic DevelopmentTreating Synaptic Dysfunction Understanding Mutations in Autism (Visit: http://www.uctv.tv/) Three fascinating presentations show how explorations into synaptic development and genetic mutation are revealing pathways to better interventions for neurological imp...
3:31 The Art of Messaging: Start with Shared Values (Visit: http://www.uctv.tv/) Messaging expert Anat Shenker-Osorio argues that the most effective way to change minds is not through the traditional “anger, hope, action” model, but instead to estab...
1:20:18 Preparing for Transition and Gender Affirming Surgery (Visit: http://www.uctv.tv) This program looks at the process of preparing for transition and gender affirming surgery. Because sex reassignment surgery is just one step for transitioning people, t...
55:50 Early Life Stress on Brain and Behavior; The Parental Brain; The Amazing Teen Brain (Visit: http://www.uctv.tv/) Three fascinating presentations explain how deeper understanding of neurological development reveals the basis of behavior and what factors can cause behavioral impairm...