How We Perceive Time - Sean Carroll
Explore the fascinating ways our brains perceive and measure time, from cultural differences to biological mechanisms. Discover why we live 80 milliseconds in the past and how our perception of the present moment works.
How Humans Have Genetically Modified Nature – With Beth Shapiro
Explore how humans have shaped nature through genetic modification, from ancient practices to modern techniques, and the potential future implications for conservation and species revival.
Lessons from Plants - with Beronda Montgomery
Explore plant adaptation, sensory experiences, and survival strategies. Discover how plants' self-awareness influences their growth and what humans can learn from their remarkable abilities.
What Are the New Discoveries in Human Biology? - With Dan Davis
Explore groundbreaking discoveries in human biology and their potential impact on future medical treatments, diets, and genetic modifications, presented by immunologist Dan Davis.
How Do Neural Networks Grow Smarter? - With Robin Hiesinger
Exploring neural networks' growth into brains, this talk delves into the interplay between neurobiology and AI, questioning if biological brains are just messy hardware and if nature or artificial intelligence holds the key to smarter systems.
Overloaded - How Your Brain Chemicals Influence Your Life - With Ginny Smith
Explore the fascinating world of neurotransmitters and their impact on our thoughts, emotions, and behaviors. Discover cutting-edge research on brain chemistry and its influence on everyday life.
Viruses, Pandemics and Immunity - With Arup K Chakraborty and Andrey S Shaw
Experts explore virus emergence, immune system responses, and pandemic-fighting tools, providing insights into public health policies and future preparedness against global health threats.
Cytoskeleton Structure & Function
Explore the intricate world of cellular architecture, focusing on microfilaments, intermediate filaments, and microtubules. Gain insights into their crucial roles in maintaining cell structure and function.
A Unifying Framework for Memory and Abstraction
Explore the Tolman-Eichenbaum Machine, a computational model unifying memory and spatial navigation in the hippocampus. Learn about its architecture, performance, and implications for neuroscience.
Deep Learning in Structural Biology and Protein Design - How, Where, and Why
Explore deep learning applications in structural biology and protein design, focusing on AlphaFold2 and emerging methods for visualizing proteins and creating novel ones for therapeutic use.
What Energy Drinks Do to the Body
Explore the physiological impact of energy drinks on the human body, focusing on nervous system effects, caffeine and sugar content, and potential health implications.
Visual Processing and the Visual Cortex
Explore the fascinating journey of visual information from the retina to the brain's visual cortex, uncovering the intricate processes behind our perception of the world around us.
Neural Conduction, Action Potential, and Synaptic Transmission
Explore the fascinating process of neural information transmission, including action potentials and synaptic activity, to understand how neurons communicate throughout the body.
Space Science: The Sun and Its Influence on Earth
Explore the Sun's impact on Earth, from seasons to weather, and discover planetary phenomena in our solar system and beyond.
Modeling Shapes and Fields - A Sheaf Theoretic Perspective
Explore topological transforms for shape and field modeling, including Euler Characteristic and Lifted Euler Characteristic. Learn about sheaf theory in shape space construction and its applications in statistical analysis.
Homology of Graphs and Hypergraphs
Explore topological structures of graphs and hypergraphs, including recent findings on homology and persistent homology, with applications in combinatorial and metric space analysis.
A Fiber Bundle Theory for Shapes
Explore fiber bundle applications in probabilistic modeling for shapes and surfaces, focusing on regression, variable selection, and Gaussian processes in evolutionary biology and biomedicine.
Energy, Information and Computation in Cells by Pankaj Mehta
Explore energy, information, and computation in cellular systems. Gain insights into the fundamental principles governing cellular processes and their quantitative analysis.
Microbial Ecology and Evolution by Deepa Agashe
Explore microbial ecology and evolution, focusing on bacterial survival, reproduction, and community formation. Gain insights into quantitative approaches for understanding fundamental principles of cellular life.
Placenta-Derived Stem Cells: Novel Therapies for Crohn's Disease and Organoid Creation
Pioneering research on placenta-derived stem cells for treating Crohn's disease and creating organoids, with potential to revolutionize therapy and transplantation.
Progress in Genome Mapping and Future Developments
Explore groundbreaking advancements in genome mapping and future prospects with Harvard Medical School's George Church, a pioneer in the field of genetics.