David Armenta – goggles optional: Recent Episodes
David Armenta – goggles optional
Nicole, Abhijit, and David discuss cells sensing magnetic fields and talking to people while dreaming before being joined by Berkeley graduate student Nathan Tessema Ersumo to chat about a device to better generate 3D light patterns, with applications in optogenetics and virtual reality.
Rebecca, Abhijit, and Amanda discuss what we can learn from candybots, from isotopically dating baboon mummies, and from the moon’s power over methane emissions
Rebecca, Adam, and David discuss dogs that can sense thermal radiation, the evolution of rats in New York City, and an update on what we know about the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
Kristen, Courtney, and Nicole discuss the short-lived killifish, how whale migrations can be disturbed, and how the late NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson broke barriers.
Carmen, Kristen, and David talk about dating human artifacts, mutations in lung cells, and unusual viruses.
Adam, Rebecca, and Amanda talk about mice's reaction to pheromones, how sign languages evolved all around the world, and new methods of preserving the honey bee population.
David, Carmen, and Kristen discuss a newly-cultured archaeon, depth perception in cuttlefish, and a recent investigation into reporting standards for clinical trials.
Carmen, Kristen, and Abhijit share our favorite new research about dogs to celebrate our 300th episode... or #2000th in dog-episodes.
Nicole interviews David Gonzalez about mercury exposure in the Amazon rainforest, Kristen tells us how bacteria disguise themselves in our body, and Courtney teaches us about Snowball Earth.