They Blinded Me with Science
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Hear UT postdoc Hazel O'Connor talk about her transition from bacterial genetics in Ireland to human molecular biology at UT Austin! After almost 6 years as a postdoc in Austin, she is preparing to leave academic research, so she talks to us ab
Mutations in DNA, the genetic blueprints for every living organism, are the basis for evolution and adaptation. However, the vast majority of mutations are harmful, and organisms across the tree of life use error-checking mechanisms to minimize
From vaccine safety to climate change to GMO foods, scientific "controversies" are becoming more and more prevalent in modern society. Our guest this week, Kolina Koltai, studies how people decide which side they stand on when it comes to these
Did you know that allthough Saccharomyces cerevisiae (Baker’s yeast) and Homo sapiens (humans, us) are separated by a billion years in evolutionary time, nearly half (~47%) of the essential yeast genes can be substituted for by their correspond
What is aging? How old you are, or maybe instead how well you maintain your health? Where does aging occur? In our organs, tissues, or even individual cells? These answers to these seemingly simple questions, are anything but. In this episode,
While you are proabably familiar with Alzheimer's disease (AD), the microscopic creatures named nematodes/roundworms may be a bit more foreign. Believe it or not, these tiny worms have much more in common with humans than it seems, having alrea
What are invasive species? How do they get there? Why should we care? What can we do about them? Ashley Green talks us through these questions and more!
This week, Azat Akhmetov tells us how silicon-based data storage may become a thing of the past thanks to a familiar but unlikely new way to store data: in DNA! While current storage methods are limited by natural resources, stability, and phys
Come follow us down the rabbit hole this week! Jason Ikpatt, PhD student in the institute of cellular and molecular biology, discusses monogamy, brains, and epigenetics!
Caleb Swaim talks with us tonight about viruses and the protein ISG15 that is involved in combating viruses! We will also delve into the debate "Are viruses alive?", discuss how ISG15 may be used in the future to manipulate the immune system, a
Primatologist Dr. Rebecca Lewis is an associate professor of Anthropology at The University of Texas at Austin and the director of Ankoatsifaka Research Station in Kirindy Mitea National Park, Madagascar. We discuss her research on the evolutio
Porcia Vaughn talks about how to get the most out of UT biology library services, where to get free donuts, and best practices for studying, research, and data management.
Do you know that most of the corn you eat are hybrids? Do you know that Ligers are generally bigger than both tigers and lions? Why? This is because of something called hybrid vigor. Viviana June talks about hybrid vigor and her work studying t
Corals! Calcium carbonate! Climate change! Allison Lawman walks the gang through her research on corals as a model for studying global climate changes on this episode.
Erin Giglio talks about epigenetics and the nature vs nurture debate. Think mutations in the DNA is the only way to pass on genetic changes to your offspring??? Think again!
Elephant poaching has been ongoing for decades. In 1945, there were over 45 million wild elephant compared with about 450,000 today. Mike Jankowski joined the army in 1992 and was on anti-poaching assignment in 1996. He joined us and talked abo
What is quantum field theory? What is string theory?What is a neutrino? This week Dr. Tom Maineiro will explain all this and more to you, so that you will be ready to impress people at a fancy dinner party.
Ever wonder how scientists learn about other planets? Tune in this week as Dr. Krista Soderland, from the Institute of Geophysics here at UT, joins us to talk about her work exploring the solar system. Krista works specifically with modelling
The Daily Texan, the University of Texas’s student daily, hosts a weekly science news column, Science Scene. With contributors from both graduate and undergraduate over a range of scientific disciplines, Science Scene provides a unique and per
Max Parks joins the weekly Monday night science party to share his experience working at Moon Express, one of many companies around the world competing for the Google Lunar X Prize. The Lunar X Prize is a 30 million dollar award for the first
Science journalist Hilary Anderson from EarthSky took the time to chat with us about science-based communication, outreach, and writing. In today’s day and age, considering the complexities of cutting-edge research and the ever-increasing role
Dr. Brent Covele at the University of Texas’ Institute for Fusion Studies joined us to talk about his research on harnessing energy through nuclear fusion. We discuss the reactions associated with fusion, “acceptable radioactivity”, “dangerous
On this episode of “They Blinded Me with Science”, we’rejoined by Dr. Leon Vanstone, who is a rocket scientist (in particular, a“rocket aerodynamicist”) in the Department of Aerospace Engineering and EngineeringMechanics at UT-Austin. Travel
Department of Integrative Biology postdoctoral scholar Dr. Yoel Stewart was our guest on this episode and talked to us about his research on evolutionary behavior and community dynamics. Dr. Stewart’s research focuses on anoles and sticklebacks
‘They Blinded Me with Science’ is joined this evening by Behavioral Ecology doctorial student Tracy Burkhard. Tracy studies vocal communication in mammals, but her favorite subjects are singing mice. Tracy’s research has taken her from the la
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