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Stopping Epileptic Seizures With Fewer False Alarms
April 5, 2012 7:41 am | by johnshopkins Videos CommentsEpilepsy affects 50 million people worldwide, but in a third of these cases, medication cannot keep seizures from occurring. One solution is to shoot a short pulse of electricity to the brain to stamp out the seizure just as it begins to erupt. But brain implants designed to do this have...
SciFri 033012 Hour 1: Science Jokes, Sticky Webs
April 2, 2012 12:41 pm Podcasts CommentsIra Flatow and guests share science funnies, and a video looks at a sticky question that has plagued arachnologists for decades.
SciFri 033012 Hour 2: Art Mind and Brain in Vienna, Diving Deep
April 2, 2012 12:41 pm Podcasts CommentsNeuroscientist Eric Kandel writes of artists and scientists in 20th-century Vienna, and a look at a recent dive to the deepest point on Earth.
SciFri 032312 Hour 2: Alan Alda and the Flame Challenge, Iraq Archaeology
March 25, 2012 9:40 pm Podcasts CommentsEleven-year-olds from around the world will judge entries to the Flame Challenge, and archaeologist Elizabeth Stone describes her recent trip to Iraq.
SciFri 032312 Hour 1: Electric Cars, Losing Control movie, Embryo Images
March 23, 2012 6:42 pm Podcasts CommentsExperts discuss electric car technology and the auto industry, scientist stars as the main character in a new romantic comedy, and a look at images of the developing embryo.
FDM Helps Acist Reimagine Manufacturing
March 20, 2012 6:41 pm | by stratasysfdm Videos CommentsAcist uses Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM) technology to maximize efficiency beyond rapid prototyping. The medical device manufacturer puts 3D printed components in doctor's offices, such as the redesigned display unit on its contrast-injection system. According to CTO Ed Miller, FDM...
SciFri 031612 Hour 2: Dark Energy, Everest Expedition
March 18, 2012 9:40 pm Podcasts CommentsNobel Prize-winning astrophysicist Adam Riess discusses the mysterious force known as dark energy, and a look at an upcoming expedition to Mount Everest.
SciFri 031612 Hour 1: High-tech Talent, LEGO Shuttle
March 16, 2012 3:43 pm Podcasts CommentsA panel of experts debate whether there is a shortage of scientists and engineers in America, and an amateur trip to the skies.
Easy ways 4 - Development of the Lesser Sac(3)
March 15, 2012 9:41 pm Podcasts CommentsThis is the fourth in our series on easy ways of remembering tricky areas of anatomy, covering the Development of the Lesser Sac - see www.instantanatomy.net for more details
Podcast 37- Overview of the Autonomic Nervous System
March 15, 2012 3:44 pm Podcasts CommentsPodcast 37 is an overview of the Autonomic Nervous System - see www.instantanatomy.net for more details
Easy ways 4 - Episode notes - Development of the Lesser Sac
March 15, 2012 3:43 pm Podcasts CommentsThese are the episode notes from the fourth in our series on easy ways of remembering tricky areas of anatomy, covering the Development of the Lesser Sac - see www.instantanatomy.net for more details
Easy ways 4 - Development of the Lesser Sac(2)
March 15, 2012 3:42 pm Podcasts CommentsThis is the fourth in our series on easy ways of remembering tricky areas of anatomy, covering the Development of the Lesser Sac - see www.instantanatomy.net for more details
SciFri 030912 Hour 2: Dark Matter Clumps, Early Spring, New Horizons Mission to Pluto
March 11, 2012 9:39 pm Podcasts CommentsMapping dark matter in a distant galaxy, how an early spring affects the natural world, and an update on a mission to Pluto.
Futures In Biotech 92: Foldit - Crowd Sourcing God's Work
March 9, 2012 7:39 pm Podcasts CommentsHost: Marc Pelletier Co-Host: Markus Veolter Dr. David Baker explains how the game Foldit uses crowdsourcing to intelligently design artificial proteins never seen before in nature. Guest: Dr. David Baker We invite you to read, add to, and amend our show notes. Comments and...
SciFri 030912 Hour 1: Gorilla Genome, Taste and Food, Exercise and DNA, Animal Locomotion
March 9, 2012 10:41 am Podcasts CommentsA look at how the gorilla genome compares to our own, a chat about how to taste, how exercise affects your genes, and a trip to the Concord Field Station.
