Carry the One Radio: The Science Podcast

How the bat brain knows its place

January 11, 2017 00:00 - 19 minutes - 17.6 MB

Have you ever spaced out while traveling somewhere but still made it to your desintation effortlessly? Our brain is amazing at calculating exactly where we are relative to things around us, but this is a skill we often take for granted. In this episode, Producer Sama Ahmed talks with Dr. Michael Yartsev about how we know where we are in the world, how we make memories, and how we make decisions. Dr. Yartsev is uncovering all of this utilizing a rather unconventional and totally aweso...

Science against the clock: short talks to ignite your curiosity

December 09, 2016 00:00 - 37 minutes - 34 MB

In this episode we bring you short talks from ten young, passionate scientists eager to tell you about their cutting-edge discoveries. Each scientist is given just three minutes to launch their audience to new horizons and bring them back to earth, ready for the next exciting journey. Come with us as we explore new horizons in disease prevention, ways that our bodies could one day produce their own treatments, how scary spiders can actually help us reduce pain, and much, much more. ...

Lights, Blights, and Deathly Insights: close encounters of the fungal kind

November 07, 2016 23:52 - 49 minutes - 45.4 MB

In this episode we’ll explore humanity’s, and the entire animal kingdom’s, fraught relationship with its closest biological cousins, fungi. We will hear about how we can’t live without them, how they’re trying to wipe us off the face of the planet, and how at least one company thinks they’re the key to changing how we view our own mortality. This one of our largest single episodes, comprised of four parts! First, Dr. Dennis Desjardin of San Francisco State University will tell u...

How to Build a Human: Part 3

October 04, 2016 00:00 - 23 minutes - 21.5 MB

In this episode we bring back Professor Terrence Deacon, a biological anthropologist at the University of California, Berkeley, to talk about language. He tells us one possible story of how language first evolved, and why he believes language is a uniquely human capability. Listen to find out how language is about a lot more than just speech.

How to Build a Human: Part 2

August 08, 2016 00:00 - 25 minutes - 23.7 MB

In Part 2 of “How to Build a Human”, we continue our investigation of our unique features that set us apart from other animals. We spoke to Dr. Nathan Young from the University of California San Francisco, who studies the development of the human skeleton and looks at how the variations in our skeletal structure have contributed to our evolution and the development of human civilization.

How to Build a Human: Part 1

July 12, 2016 00:00 - 37 minutes - 28.5 MB

We humans like to think of ourselves as pretty different from other animals. Language, philosophy, art, technology - we do things it seems like no other animal is capable of. But what makes us this way? In part one of our investigation, we focus on two features of the brain that seem to be particular to people. We start with Arnold Kriegstein of the University of California, San Francisco, who studies a type of stem cell that does something special during human brain development. W...

So What? A taste of the scientific process, with Charles Zuker

June 07, 2016 00:00 - 21 minutes - 17 MB

Science journalism generally focuses on new discoveries. But this leaves out a part of the process that will make or break you as a scientist: how do you come up with the right questions to ask in the first place? In today’s episode, we talk to Charles Zuker of Columbia University about this process. Listen to find out the two questions he asks to determine whether an experiment is worth doing.

Cracking The Autism Code With Matt State

May 02, 2016 00:00 - 29 minutes - 27.1 MB

Our ability to diagnose and treat disorders of the mind lags far behind other medical disciplines. For our latest episode, we talked to Dr. Matthew State about why this is the case, and discussed how his research into the genetics of autism is revealing promising paths to future treatments.

My Little Thesis

April 05, 2016 00:00 - 20 minutes - 28.1 MB

Ready to get blasted with science? We recorded five different PhD students as they summarized their entire thesis in 3 minutes or less. The challenge was to describe their research with as little jargon as possible, for a general audience. You’ll hear about everything from cancer, to the developing embryo, to how dieting might make you smarter.

Origins

March 01, 2016 00:00 - 23 minutes - 21.2 MB

Humankind is fascinated by origin stories. We find them everywhere and they come in many forms... every religion has one, science has lots, they're in biographies, and they're even in superhero movies. In this episode, Dr. Terry Deacon, a biological anthropologist at UC Berkeley, guides us through a novel perspective on how life itself might have started. Music Attribution: Constellation - Podington Bear Dreamlike - Kevin Macleod Erratum: Soccer balls have both hexagons and pent...

Me, Myself & My Microbiome

February 04, 2016 00:00 - 24 minutes - 34.1 MB

On average, five pounds of our body weight is made up of bacteria. But what are they doing there? Do they keep us healthy, make us sick, or are they just along for the ride? In this two-part episode, we will explore the mysterious and complex function of these microscopic critters that collectively make up our micro biome. In part 1, we talk with Katie Pollard, a UCSF professor who studies the microbiome. Katie explains the current state of microbiome research and how critical her...

67: CTOR Bites - Taste and Taste-ability

January 05, 2016 21:52 - 11 minutes - 15.7 MB

For our fourth and most delicious Bite yet, we take a journey through the five basic tastes guided by Dr. Gary Beauchamp. Together we investigate why the things that we eat and drink have different tastes, and what it means to taste something in the first place.

CTOR Bites - Episode 3 - THE FOG AT BAY with Dr. Felicia De La Garza Mercer

November 16, 2015 00:00 - 6 minutes - 5.87 MB

Our latest Bite introduces 'The Fog at Bay' - a new series of personal mental health stories from academia and medicine. In this crossover episode, Dr. Felicia De La Garza Mercer discusses stress and burnout in the student population. The Fog at Bay's complete first season is out now and features the voices of our graduate and medical school peers, as well as faculty. Stories touch on topics such as bipolar disorder, depression, and concussions. Catch it all on thefogatbay.com, itun...

65: The Enemy of my Enemy

November 03, 2015 00:00 - 31 minutes - 29 MB

In this episode, we learn about the war going on inside our bodies every day. We generally think of our immune systems as defending us from malicious, foreign attackers. But, as always with biology, we’re finding that it’s not that simple. In some cases, an apparent foe might turn out to be a friend, and vice versa. Here we bring you three different stories about how the immune system can be outsmarted, misdirected, and even re-engineered.

64: CTOR Bites - Good Vibrations: Love Songs from a Fly

October 08, 2015 00:00 - 7 minutes - 6.93 MB

For our second Bite, we sit down with Dr. Mala Murthy, a professor at Princeton University, who uses fruit fly songs to answer difficult questions about how flies can respond dynamically to changing environments and how their brains are wired to carry out these behaviors. You can hear the (quiet) low-frequency humming and purring of the fly song in some of the quiet sections of the episode! Produced by Sam Ancona Esselmann with editing help from Meryl Horn

63: CTOR Bites -Sama Ahmed Three Minute Thesis

August 12, 2015 00:00 - 4 minutes - 9.7 MB

In this brand new CTOR Bite, we take a listen to Carry The One Radio’s own Sama Ahmed as he summarizes 5 years of his research on evolutionary biology into exactly 3 minutes! It’s an adaptation of his award-winning entry into the University of California competition. Enjoy and as always, stay curious.

62: Brain Meets Word

July 07, 2015 00:00 - 26 minutes - 24.2 MB

“Brain Meets Word: The Neuroscience Behind Communication” Tongues, songbirds and perfect fifths, oh my! Seemingly disparate subjects yes, but remarkably similar nonetheless. In this episode, we investigate some of the far corners of the neuroscience behind communication! We start with a simple question: how does the human brain coordinate all of the muscles that allow us to speak? In part 2, we learn how male songbirds perfect their mating calls and how all the single birds respond...

61: HIV - The Sneaky Intruder

February 04, 2015 00:00 - 11 minutes - 15.9 MB

Each summer, The Gladstone Institutes places high school students in some of the best labs for the study of heart disease, brain disorders, virology and immunology. The students work alongside scientists where they learn to conduct cutting-edge experiments, This past summer, we teamed up with Gladstone to mentor two of the students, Hanan Sinada and Kainat Shaikh. After their day in the lab, they met with our producers Kate Woronowicz and Yelena Kulik to learn how to create a podca...

60: Hope for Traumatic Brain Injury

January 15, 2015 00:00 - 20 minutes - 28.5 MB

Dr. Susanna Rosi (UCSF) on how traumatic brain injury (TBI) affects brain function, and the search for new treatments for TBI patients. The brain is an astonishingly complex organ. Injury to the brain in the form of traumatic brain injury (TBI) can cause learning and memory problems in the short-term and dementia in the long-term. Over 1.7 million individuals experience TBI in the United States every year. Unfortunately, there are currently only symptomatic treatments for TBIs. ...

59: Evading the Immune System

November 18, 2014 00:00 - 8 minutes - 11.5 MB

Although our immune system is amazing at what it does, there are complex cases where the it fails us. Everyday, our bodies fight off hordes of bacteria and viruses that cause disease. When fighting cancer, our bodies even face their own cells that have gone rogue. However, certain pathogens and cancers manage to circumvent our immune system.

58: Developing the Germ Cell

October 02, 2014 00:00 - 12 minutes - 16.8 MB

Cells are the building blocks of life…and need to be transformed into the various tissues that make up our body. There are two main populations of cells that are programmed by a variety of biochemical forces to acquire the characteristics of different cell types in the body. One population, called the somatic cells, is eventually transformed into skin, muscle, bones and such. The other population, called germ cells, becomes sperm and eggs. In today’s episode, Karuna Meda interview...

Trends in Translational Medicine 03: Internet-enabled Clinical Research - Going Big

September 01, 2014 00:00 - 7 minutes - 9.69 MB

Under the banner of “Accelerating Research to Improve Health,” the Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) at the University of California, San Francisco -- the leading university exclusively focused on health -- is part of a shift in biomedical research. This move involves a focus on translational, or bench-to-bedside research, which aims to “translate” biomedical discoveries into useful applications and treatments, such as a drug, device, diagnostic or behavioral inte...

Trends in Translational Medicine 01: Academic-Industry Partnerships

September 01, 2014 00:00 - 8 minutes - 11.4 MB

Under the banner of “Accelerating Research to Improve Health,” the Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) at the University of California, San Francisco -- the leading university exclusively focused on health -- is part of a shift in biomedical research. This move involves a focus on translational, or bench-to-bedside research, which aims to “translate” biomedical discoveries into useful applications and treatments, such as a drug, device, diagnostic or behavioral inte...

Trends in Translational Medicine 02: Team Science - The Revolution

September 01, 2014 00:00 - 8 minutes - 11.8 MB

Under the banner of “Accelerating Research to Improve Health,” the Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) at the University of California, San Francisco -- the leading university exclusively focused on health -- is part of a shift in biomedical research. This move involves a focus on translational, or bench-to-bedside research, which aims to “translate” biomedical discoveries into useful applications and treatments, such as a drug, device, diagnostic or behavioral inte...

Trends in Translational Medicine 04: Online Learning meets the Old-fashioned Classroom

September 01, 2014 00:00 - 5 minutes - 7.9 MB

Under the banner of “Accelerating Research to Improve Health,” the Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) at the University of California, San Francisco -- the leading university exclusively focused on health -- is part of a shift in biomedical research. This move involves a focus on translational, or bench-to-bedside research, which aims to “translate” biomedical discoveries into useful applications and treatments, such as a drug, device, diagnostic or behavioral inte...

Trends in Translational Medicine 05: Big Data for Health - Sharing is a Good Thing

September 01, 2014 00:00 - 6 minutes - 8.68 MB

Under the banner of “Accelerating Research to Improve Health,” the Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) at the University of California, San Francisco -- the leading university exclusively focused on health -- is part of a shift in biomedical research. This move involves a focus on translational, or bench-to-bedside research, which aims to “translate” biomedical discoveries into useful applications and treatments, such as a drug, device, diagnostic or behavioral inte...

Trends in Translational Medicine 06: Large-scale Institutional Research just got Easier

September 01, 2014 00:00 - 5 minutes - 7.41 MB

Under the banner of “Accelerating Research to Improve Health,” the Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) at the University of California, San Francisco -- the leading university exclusively focused on health -- is part of a shift in biomedical research. This move involves a focus on translational, or bench-to-bedside research, which aims to “translate” biomedical discoveries into useful applications and treatments, such as a drug, device, diagnostic or behavioral inte...

57: The Neuroscience of Pacific Rim (Hosted by Keith Foster)

August 15, 2014 00:00 - 34 minutes - 47.1 MB

Keith Foster, leader of the funk band “Big Pimp Jones”, invites CTOR’s host, Sama Ahmed, to talk about the neuroscience of the giant-monster movie, Pacific Rim. Sama in turn calls up his neuroengineering friend, Joey Martinez, from the University of Utah to tag team this issue. Guest: Sama Ahmed (CTOR/UCSF) and Joan Martinez (University of Utah) Host: Keith Foster (Nerdometrics)

56: Failing Frontal Lobes (Long Version)

August 01, 2014 00:00 - 23 minutes - 32.2 MB

A neurologist discusses a rare form of dementia with symptoms like over-eating, criminality, and financial irresponsibility Producer: Amanda Mason Guest: Dr. Bruce Miller, UCSF

56: Failing Frontal Lobes (Short Version)

August 01, 2014 00:00 - 15 minutes - 21 MB

A neurologist discusses a rare form of dementia with symptoms like over-eating, criminality, and financial irresponsibility Producer: Amanda Mason Guest: Dr. Bruce Miller, UCSF

55: Sound Off (Part 3) - Love Songs of a Spider (Hosted by Dr. Kiki)

July 02, 2014 00:00 - 13 minutes - 18.9 MB

Dr. Kiki (This Week in Science) interviews Erin Brandt about how jumping spiders sing and dance to woo mates. Audio/Video by Austin Chou and Ben Cohn This is the last of a three-part series from "Sound Off!”, Carry the One Radio’s first live show, which took place at UCSF on May 29, 2014.

54: Sound Off (Part 2) - Auditory Feedback and The Donald Duck Treatment (Hosted by Dr. Kiki)

June 15, 2014 00:00 - 15 minutes - 20.7 MB

Dr. Kiki (This Week in Science) interviews Dr. John Houde about how changing what the brain hears can alter what it says. The two discuss how fooling the brain into thinking you sound like Donald Duck can be an effective treatment for people who speak with a stutter. Guest: Dr. John Houde, University of California - San Francisco Host: Dr. Kiki Sanford (This Week in Science) Audio/Video by Austin Chou and Ben Cohn This is the second of a three-part series from "Sound Off!”, Carr...

53: Sound Off (Part 1) - Noisy Birds and Giggling Hyenas (Hosted by Dr Kiki)

June 02, 2014 00:00 - 23 minutes - 32.8 MB

Dr. Kiki (This Week in Science) interviews Dr. Frederic Theunissen. The two talk about his research on sound communication in social birds and hyenas Guest: Dr. Frederic Theunissen, University of California - San Francisco This is the first of a three-part series from "Sound Off!”, Carry the One Radio’s first live show, which took place at UCSF on May 29, 2014.

52: Massive issues

May 15, 2014 00:00 - 7 minutes - 10.7 MB

Dr. Brian Koberlein explains the different kinds of mass, and their importance for studying the cosmos.

51: Carry the One Radio takes on Goggles Optional

May 01, 2014 00:00 - 42 minutes - 58.5 MB

It’s a UCSF vs Stanford showdown, plus science discussions on evolution and fruit fly research. This episode is a co-broadcast of Goggles Optional Episode 26 (www.gogglesoptional.com)

50: Getting In Touch With Emotions

April 15, 2014 00:00 - 8 minutes - 11.2 MB

How good are we at communicating through touch alone?

49: Run! For Your Neurons

April 01, 2014 00:00 - 10 minutes - 15.1 MB

A neuroscientist examines how exercise may increase the production of new brain cells in adults

48: Chimeras Are People Too

March 15, 2014 00:00 - 6 minutes - 9.04 MB

Science is teaching us that we are not always who we think we are. www.patreon.com/carrytheone

How neurons talk to each other - the synapse and more: Dr. Susan Voglmaier, UCSF

March 01, 2014 00:00 - 12 minutes - 11.4 MB

A psychiatrist studies the cellular machinery that drives synaptic transmission

CTOR Short: The Cat Who Broke his Sweet Tooth

February 15, 2014 00:00 - 7 minutes - 7.27 MB

A genetic exploration of why cats can not taste sweet foods

Tapping into the Brain's Avoidance Centers: Dr. Garret Stuber, UNC Chapel Hill

February 01, 2014 00:00 - 9 minutes - 8.7 MB

A neuroscientist manipulates a tiny brain region that controls avoidance behavior To support the show: www.patreon.com/carrytheone

Speaking with the Lizard Man: Dr. Eric Pianka, UT-Austin

January 01, 2014 00:00 - 44 minutes - 41.1 MB

A biologist speaks about his life on the desert, his mentors, his bazooka accident, and lizards. Our host, Adrian Smith, is an ant biologist at the University of Illinois. He runs his own science podcast called The Age of Discovery (aodpod.com). Donate to CTOR: patreon.com/carrytheone

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