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Episode 28 - Our Ageing Brain and Body
Episode 28 - Our Ageing Brain and Body
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The Saint Helena Forum is an educational nonprofit with a mission to inform, entertain and inspire by presenting artistic performances and exchanges of creative and innovative thinking on a wide variety of humanities-based subjects.
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- Episode 28 - Our Ageing Brain and Body · 56 minOur Ageing Brain and Body Unraveling mechanisms of longevity, resilience, and neurodegenerative disease. Dr. Dena Dubal in conversation with Journalist David Freed
- Episode 27: Immigration and Crime · 58 minOne of society's most persistent myths: that immigrants bring crime to their new countries. Dr. Charis Kubrin in conversation with Journalist David Freed. Charis E. Kubrin is…
- Episode 26: Altruism · 59 minThe Science of Doing Good Is it a source of joy or is it selfishness? Dr. Abigail Marsh in conversation with Journalist David Freed
- 25: The Science of Hate. Why do people commit hate crimes? Are our brains wired to hate? · 1 h 1 minProfessor Matthew Williams in conversation with Journalist David Freed
- 24: Why Whales Sing: Decoding the Oldest System of Culture and Communication on Earth. A Conversation with Acoustic Ecologist, Dr. Michelle Fournet · 54 minAbout Dr. Michelle Fournet: Michelle Fournet is a National Geographic Explorer, a professor of marine biology at the University of New Hampshire, a behavioral ecologist, and the…
- 23: America’s Immigration Divide: How our country’s current polarization is based upon historic regional lines · 1 h 1 minAmerica’s Immigration Divide: How our country’s current polarization is based upon historic regional lines Historian and Author Colin Woodard in conversation with Journalist and…
- 22: Beauty Sick · 57 minDr. Engeln is a professor at Northwestern University where she teaches psychopathology, the psychology of women and gender, social psychology, and the psychology of human beauty…
- 21: Returning Museum Treasures · 1 h 9 minToday many U.S. museums are facing a reckoning for their aggressive collecting tactics of the past. The Indiana Jones era is over, and there is tremendous pressure on museums to…
- 20: Searching for Signs of Life in the Universe · 1 h 20 minA Conversation with Astrobiologist Dr. Nathalie Cabrol. With more than 300 million exoplanets in the habitable zone of their stars in our galaxy, the Milky Way, and up to 2…
- 19: Deep Sea Mining: Much To Gain...Much To Lose part 3 · 51 minShould we mine the oceans for essential minerals to power green technology? In our final episode of a three-part series, we explore the fascinating world of international…
- 18: Deep Sea Mining: Much To Gain...Much To Lose part 2 · 34 minShould we mine the oceans for essential minerals to power green technology? In our second interview of a three-part series is with Dr. Lisa Levin, a distinguished professor at…
- 17: Deep Sea Mining: Much To Gain...Much To Lose part 1 · 55 minShould we mine the oceans for essential minerals to power green technology? In our first interview of a three-part series, we explore the pro-mining perspective of deep-sea…
- 16: Shedding Light on Dark Matter and Dark Energy · 1 h 11 minA conversation about the composition of the universe with Dr. Jason Rhodes and Dr. Alina Kiessling Dr. Rhodes graduated from West Valley high school in Des Moines, Iowa, earned…
- 15: The Reckoning Project · 58 minBearing Witness - The Reckoning Project Fighting Impunity from War Crimes and Crimes Against Humanity A Conversation with War Correspondent and Human Rights Reporter Janine Di…
- 14: Rosa Parks: Beyond the Bus · 60 minJoin us for a conversation between Mrs. Parks companion and friend, H.H. Leonards and historian - writer Noah Griffin as they explore the legacy of Rosa Parks. Sixty-eight years…
- 13: Epigenetics and Gender with Dr Karissa Sanbonmatsu · 1 h 3 min · Kausi 3 Jakso 5How can a single fertilized egg give rise to a complex organism with varied cells? The answers may be found in epigenetics, the study of how cells control gene activity by…
- 12: Guns in America with Colin Woodard · 1 h 9 min · Kausi 3 Jakso 4A conversation with Colin Woodard, Director of the Nationhood Lab at Salve Regina University’s Pell Center for International Relations and Public Policy. Author of six books…
- 11: Addiction with Dr Nora Volkow · 54 min · Kausi 3 Jakso 3A breakthrough study sponsored by the NIH revealed there are shared genetic markers that underly substance use disorders. These new findings offer a road to more effective…
- 10: What's so Funny Fido? with Sasha Winkler · 1 h 9 min · Kausi 3 Jakso 2The Evolution of Laughter. Across many animals, complex social play is well-documented and laughter (scientists use the term play vocalizations), has been reported in sixty-five…
- 9: Bringing Star Power to Earth with Dr Mordy Rosen · 57 min · Kausi 3 Jakso 1Recent Milestones, Current Status and Future Prospects for Nuclear Fusion as a Viable Energy Source with Mordy Rosen of the National Ignition Facility. To watch the video of…
