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Is Evolution an Algorithmic Process?
Daniel Dennett discusses his research into Darwin’s evolutionary theory of natural selection and describes its suggestion of evolution as an algor...
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Hubble Space Telescope
Glimpsing the Birth of the Universe The University of Washington Astronomy Department and the Second Century Lecture Series of the American Astrono...
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Malaria: Hot Times for a Bad Disease
Dr. Wesley Van Voorhis, acting head of UW’s allergy and infectious diseases division, talks about the ongoing battle against malaria — one of the ...
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Genomic Views of Human History
New tools of genomic analysis are being used to shed light on historical puzzles. Migrations of ancient peoples, the effects of geographic boundar...
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Biology in Four Dimensions
How do early birds get up in time to catch the worms? A clock in our brains helps us maintain daily, or circadian, rhythms. Dr. Joseph S. Takahash...
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How Weird is the Cosmos? (304)
The Cosmos is weirder than we think. It’s so weird that four experts can only sit around and laugh as they outdo each other in trading stories abou...
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Astronomy from the Edge of Space
A team of rocket scientists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Space Astronomy Laboratory talk about innovative developments such as the Star...
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Advanced Medical Treatments
In this episode, visit with Spencer Benson, Ph.D., and Yuan Lin, Ph.D., who are working with an herb called Rubricine to develop an herbal medicat...
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Factories of the Future
Bacteria have the ability to carry out a broad array of chemical syntheses, more extensive than any existing chemical factory. In addition, bacter...
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Challenges of Forest Stewardship
The need for active stewardship of public forests is already critical and will greatly intensify in the 21st century. Globalization of the wood pro...
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Adult Stem Cells and Regeneration
Mature organisms have stem cells of various sorts, called adult stem cells. Adult stem cells are an essential source of cells for healing and rege...
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