# bioscience (audio feeds) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 3 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover bioscience. Page: Feed: --- ## [Why Topology Matters for Data Science and AI](https://www.uctv.tv/shows/41487) _2026-08-10 · Science (Audio)_ Topology offers a way to organize complex data by looking for shape, structure, and relationships. Yusu Wang, Ph.D., UC San Diego, and Gunnar E. Carlsson, Ph.D., Stanford University, discuss how ideas from algebraic topology move from pure mathematics into data science, machine learning, and AI. Carlsson explains why topological data analysis helps identify meaningful groups in large data sets,… [Listen](https://podcast.uctv.tv/mp3/41487.mp3) ## [Archaeology Coastal Heritage and Climate Adaptation with Isabel C. Rivera-Collazo](https://www.uctv.tv/shows/41490) _2026-08-01 · Science (Audio)_ Archaeology can help communities understand environmental change, protect cultural heritage, and prepare for an uncertain climate future. Isabel C. Rivera-Collazo, Ph.D., of UC San Diego studies relationships among people, oceans, coastal ecosystems, and climate in Puerto Rico and the Caribbean. She explains how Hurricane Maria shifted her research from identifying theoretical vulnerabilities to… [Listen](https://podcast.uctv.tv/mp3/41490.mp3) ## [The Rescue: Centering Autistic Voices in Film](https://www.uctv.tv/shows/41175) _2026-07-25 · Science (Audio)_ Authentic autism representation begins with listening to autistic people and including them in stories about their lives. Seth Bakke, producer, writer and director of The Rescue, explains how his autistic cousin Aaron and a poem by autistic typer Peter Tran inspired the film. Bakke describes working with Aaron on screen, consulting the Tran family and adapting the set to support his needs.… [Listen](https://podcast.uctv.tv/mp3/41175.mp3) ## [Trust and Support in the Future of American Science and Biomedical Innovation with Fred Ramsdell](https://www.uctv.tv/shows/41113) _2026-07-24 · Science (Audio)_ Scientific progress depends on curiosity, investment and the freedom to take risks. Nobel Laureate and UC San Diego alumnus Fred Ramsdell traces his path from community college to biotechnology and a discovery that reshaped understanding of immune regulation. He explains how decades of publicly funded research made that breakthrough possible and why failed experiments are essential steps toward… [Listen](https://podcast.uctv.tv/mp3/41113.mp3) ## [Returning to the Moon](https://www.uctv.tv/shows/41597) _2026-07-10 · Science (Audio)_ With the success of Artemis II, NASA is preparing for humanity’s return to the Moon through the ambitious Artemis Project. In this lecture, Professor Neil Farber explores the future Artemis missions, the spacecraft and technologies designed to support them, and the challenges NASA faces in sending astronauts back to the lunar surface. Building on the legacy of the Apollo program, Artemis… [Listen](https://podcast.uctv.tv/mp3/41597.mp3) ## [Early Roles of SYNGAP1 in Neurodevelopment: Insights from a Top Autism Risk Gene](https://www.uctv.tv/shows/41174) _2026-07-05 · Science (Audio)_ Human brain organoids help researchers study neurodevelopmental disorders that are difficult to examine directly in developing brain tissue. Giorgia Quadrato, USC, uses cortical organoids derived from human pluripotent stem cells to examine SYNGAP1, an autism risk gene associated in the transcript with intellectual disability, epilepsy, and global developmental delay. Quadrato describes how… [Listen](https://podcast.uctv.tv/mp3/41174.mp3) ## [From Talking Tools to Metahumans: Social Interaction Semiotic Skill and the Authority of AI Chatbots](https://www.uctv.tv/shows/41542) _2026-07-03 · Science (Audio)_ As chatbots trained on Large Language Models become more sophisticated, their responses can sometimes seem uncanny, as if they come from a source that is mysterious, inexplicable, or even divine. Webb Keane, Professor of Anthropology at the University of Michigan, examines what happens when people treat artificial intelligence as a kind of “metahuman.” He explains how this reflects a broader human… [Listen](https://podcast.uctv.tv/mp3/41542.mp3) ## [How Machine Learning Improves Algorithms with Ellen Vitercik](https://www.uctv.tv/shows/41179) _2026-06-28 · Science (Audio)_ Hard optimization problems often look impossible through worst-case analysis, but real-world problems can contain structure that helps algorithms work faster. Ellen Vitercik, Ph.D., of Stanford University explains how machine learning can improve algorithm design for NP-hard optimization problems while preserving the formal guarantees that make solvers useful. She discusses beyond worst-case… [Listen](https://podcast.uctv.tv/mp3/41179.mp3) ## [Heart Regeneration in Humans: Are We There Yet?](https://www.uctv.tv/shows/40853) _2026-06-26 · Science (Audio)_ Heart regeneration faces two connected challenges: replacing lost muscle and keeping transplanted cells safe and accepted by the body. Charles Murry, M.D., Ph.D., of USC explains why the adult heart heals major cardiomyocyte loss with scar tissue rather than new muscle, leading to progressive heart failure. Murry describes how stem cell derived cardiomyocytes can be manufactured at scale,… [Listen](https://podcast.uctv.tv/mp3/40853.mp3) ## [Inflammatory Memory in Human Hematopoietic Stem Cells as a Driver of Clonal Selection in Aging and Cancer](https://www.uctv.tv/shows/41406) _2026-06-19 · Science (Audio)_ Hematopoietic stem cells make blood across the lifespan, but they do not all behave the same way. Stephanie Xie, Ph.D., Scientist at Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University of Toronto, examines how these rare cells self-renew, differentiate, and respond to inflammatory stress, asking whether differences in the stem cell pool help explain why aging affects people so differently. Xie identifies… [Listen](https://podcast.uctv.tv/mp3/41406.mp3) ## [One Cloud, Every AI Layer (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/q7X91pmUsTIm) _2026-06-19 · **Sponsored**_ Run agents, inference, and infrastructure on one stack — economics improve as you scale. ## [Gene Therapies and Rare Disease - Medicine Informing Novel Discoveries (MIND)](https://www.uctv.tv/shows/41402) _2026-06-12 · Genetics (Audio)_ Rare disease research is creating new paths for diagnosis, treatment, and broader medical discovery. Gene therapy can repair or replace faulty genes, and work on cystinosis has led to a stem cell platform now being applied to Danon disease, Sanfilippo syndrome C, Friedreich’s ataxia, and Alzheimer’s research. Funding programs support gene therapy, clinical trials, and new platform approaches for… [Listen](https://podcast.uctv.tv/mp3/41402.mp3) ## [Religion in Motion: The Identity and World-Creating Powers of Religious Action](https://www.uctv.tv/shows/41541) _2026-06-02 · UC Santa Barbara (Audio)_ What does it mean to rethink religion from the ground up? University of Colorado's religious studies professor Sam Gill draws on biology, philosophy, and decades of research and dance practice to argue that we are moving, whole organisms before we are divided into mind and body. Gill proposes that humans possess a biologically enabled capacity to hold together what we know to be different as if it… [Listen](https://podcast.uctv.tv/mp3/41541.mp3) ## [From Electronic Health Records to Space Medicine: Building the Future of Space Healthcare](https://www.uctv.tv/shows/41481) _2026-05-30 · Genetics (Audio)_ Space healthcare depends on connected health data that can follow people wherever care happens. Peter DeVault, Epic, explains how electronic health record tools built for hospitals, labs, and patients can also support healthcare in space. DeVault describes patient-facing tools like MyChart, interoperability across health systems, structured genomics and pharmacogenomics in the patient record, and… [Listen](https://podcast.uctv.tv/mp3/41481.mp3) ## [Germline Epigenetic Imprints Regulate Mammalian Development with Azim Surani 2025 Kyoto Prize Laureate in Basic Sciences](https://www.uctv.tv/shows/41117) _2026-04-06 · Genetics (Audio)_ Azim Surani, Director of Research at the Gurdon Institute and Professor Emeritus at University of Cambridge, received the Kyoto Prize in Basic Sciences, specifically in the field of Life Sciences and Medicine, for his work in demonstrating how male and female mammalian genomes receive distinct imprints during germ cell development. Genomic imprinting introduced a novel concept to Mendelian… [Listen](https://podcast.uctv.tv/mp3/41117.mp3) ## [Water Wealth and the Ancestral Circular Economy with Kamanamaikalani Beamer](https://www.uctv.tv/shows/41295) _2026-02-04 · UC Santa Barbara (Audio)_ The extractive linear economy and policies focused on endless growth have produced unparalleled socioeconomic inequality and the climate crisis. Communities around the world are calling for new economic models that are regenerative towards people, place, and ecosystems. Ancestral ʻŌiwi (indigenous Hawaiian) economic systems were built around people's relationships and understandings of wai… [Listen](https://podcast.uctv.tv/mp3/41295.mp3) ## [Indigenous Religious Traditions and Law in the Current Political Moment](https://www.uctv.tv/shows/41294) _2026-01-28 · UC Santa Barbara (Audio)_ How are Indigenous communities in the U.S. facing challenges to their ways of life in the current political moment? Focusing on questions concerning repatriation, land access, education, and diverse forms of sovereignty, our panelists explore the intersection of Indigenous religious traditions and law. The discussion begins at the regional level, with specific reference to Chumash contexts, and… [Listen](https://podcast.uctv.tv/mp3/41294.mp3) ## [Technology's Influence on Self-Esteem](https://www.uctv.tv/shows/41214) _2026-01-14 · UC Santa Barbara (Audio)_ We’re surrounded by digital devices — from phones and tablets to streaming platforms and social media. In this excerpt, Kristy Hamilton, Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication at UCSB, shares findings on how cognitive self-esteem can change if a person is using a personal mobile device. Series: "GRIT Talks" \[Science\] \[Show ID: 41214\] [Listen](https://podcast.uctv.tv/mp3/41214.mp3) ## [Technology's Influence on Decision-Making](https://www.uctv.tv/shows/41215) _2026-01-02 · UC Santa Barbara (Audio)_ We’re surrounded by digital devices — from phones and tablets to streaming platforms and social media. In this excerpt, Kristy Hamilton, Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication at UCSB, shares research on how digital media shapes the way we see ourselves and the way we behave. Series: "GRIT Talks" \[Science\] \[Show ID: 41215\] [Listen](https://podcast.uctv.tv/mp3/41215.mp3) ## [Genes Communicate Through Twisting: The Story of Supercoiling in DNA](https://www.uctv.tv/shows/41040) _2025-11-21 · Genetics (Audio)_ It is well known that inside nearly every living cell on this planet, there are instructions powering the dynamics of everything in the cell, known as deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA). Enoch Yeung, Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at UC, Santa Barbara, explains how DNA is the genetic code that tells cells where to live, how to live, and how to adapt when things get tough. Editing DNA has… [Listen](https://podcast.uctv.tv/mp3/41040.mp3) ## [Following Nature's Lead: Chemistry in Water](https://www.uctv.tv/shows/41029) _2025-11-10 · UC Santa Barbara (Audio)_ Nature has been running chemistry experiments for over 4 billion years—yet today, much of modern organic chemistry still depends on wasteful, resource-heavy methods that rely on oil-based solvents. These solvents aren’t recycled, and when burned, they release CO2, adding to climate change. But what if chemistry could be done differently? Bruce Lipshutz, Distinguished Professor of Chemistry at UC… [Listen](https://podcast.uctv.tv/mp3/41029.mp3) ## [Stocks ranked by what execs say (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/o12hYTM28POW) _2025-11-10 · **Sponsored**_ Evidence-backed watchlists from earnings calls and filings, cited to real transcripts—not guesses. ## [Thinking in a Digital World](https://www.uctv.tv/shows/41030) _2025-11-03 · UC Santa Barbara (Audio)_ We’re surrounded by digital devices—from phones and tablets to streaming platforms and social media. With so many options at our fingertips, each of us faces choices about when and how to use technology in ways that align with our goals and values. In this talk, Kristy Hamilton, Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication at UCSB, shares research on how digital media shapes the way we… [Listen](https://podcast.uctv.tv/mp3/41030.mp3) ## [Linguistics and the Law](https://www.uctv.tv/shows/41041) _2025-11-01 · UC Santa Barbara (Audio)_ Language and the law is a field growing in size and importance. While some forensic linguistics applications -- e.g. authorship attribution -- have a wider tradition, this growth is particularly acute in the domain of legal interpretation, which is increasingly using corpus data and methods. Stefan Gries, Professor of Linguistics at UC Santa Barbara, discusses two recent applications. One is from… [Listen](https://podcast.uctv.tv/mp3/41041.mp3) ## [Stem Cells for Conservation: Trials and Tribulations of a Non-Model System](https://www.uctv.tv/shows/40451) _2025-10-17 · Genetics (Audio)_ Marisa Korody, Ph.D., leads groundbreaking work at the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance’s Beckman Center for Conservation Research, where scientists use advanced genetic and stem cell technologies to protect endangered species. Korody highlights efforts to save the critically endangered northern white rhino by developing induced pluripotent stem cells that can be transformed into egg and sperm… [Listen](https://podcast.uctv.tv/mp3/40451.mp3) ## [Bridging the Gap: Intercontinental Collaboration on Histone Deacetylation](https://www.uctv.tv/shows/40516) _2025-01-31 · Genetics (Audio)_ The human body is made up of billions of cells. These cells are the basic building blocks of life, and they work together to form tissues, organs, and systems that enable our body to function and carry out various activities. Each cell has its own specific function and role in maintaining the overall health and functionality of the body, but how do these cells know what to do? Researchers at UC… [Listen](https://podcast.uctv.tv/mp3/40516.mp3) ## [Harnessing My Daughter's Diagnosis to Drive Novel Treatments for Neurodevelopmental Disorders with Madeleine Oudin - Autism Tree Annual Neurodiversity Conference 2024](https://www.uctv.tv/shows/40210) _2024-12-04 · Genetics (Audio)_ Madeline Oudin, Ph.D., is a scientist and mother on a groundbreaking mission to help her daughter, Margot, who has two de novo mutations in the SCN8A gene, which causes epilepsy. Margot's condition causes frequent seizures and developmental challenges. Determined to make a difference, Madeleine and her team are pioneering a cutting-edge genetic therapy that could one day transform treatment for… [Listen](https://podcast.uctv.tv/mp3/40210.mp3)