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  • Ep7 - Finding plants in ancient cuisine using molecular fossils

    Dr. Michelle Eusebio of the UP - Science and Society Program

    shares how she transitioned from chemistry in college to pursuing a doctorate in anthropology majoring in archeology; and how she uses her background in organic geochemistry to analyze pottery samples to look for plants in ancient cuisine.

    Featured articles:

    1. Eusebio et al. (2015). Rice pots or not? Exploring ancient Ifugao foodways through organic residue analysis and paleoethnobotany. National Museum Journal of Cultural Heritage 1(1):11-20.
      2. This paper is part of the inaugural issue of the National Museum Journal of Cultural Heritage by the National Museum of the Philippines.
    2. Eusebio et al. (2023). Possible leafy vegetables in prehistoric southern Vietnamese cuisine with a distinctive biomolecular profile. Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports 47(103741):1-18.
      3. This paper is part of the special issue entitled Plants Meet Artefacts: Developing Interdisciplinary Approaches for the Identification of Plant Gathering, Processing and Use in the Archeological Record.

      This episode is co-presented by the UP Diliman College of Science, and the UP Resilience Institute.

      1 hr 17 min
    3. Ep6 - Using drones for post-disaster mapping

      Mr. Richard Ybañez, M.Sc. of the UP - Resilience Institute shares his experience with using commercial drones for their quick response assessment after the 2019 Central Luzon Earthquake, 2019 Cotabato Earthquakes, and 2020 Taal Eruption.

      Featured article:

      Ybañez RL et al. 2021. Imaging ground surface deformations in post-disaster settings via small UAVs. Geoscience Letters, 8(1), 23.

      This episode is co-presented by the UP Diliman College of Science, and the UP Resilience Institute.

      43 min
    4. Ep5 - Rapid mapping of coral reefs using underwater cameras

      Dr. Maricor Soriano of the UP Diliman - National Institute of Physics shares her expertise in video and image processing and how the Guimaras oil spill in 2006 inspired her to work on a way to rapidly assess coral reefs using underwater cameras.

      Featured article:

      Corpuz FJ et al. 2012. Rapid shallow coastal coral reef mapping using the teardrop system. In 2012 Oceans (pp. 1-6). IEEE.

      This episode is co-presented by the UP Diliman College of Science, and the UP Resilience Institute.

      47 min
    5. Ep4 - The chemistry of traditional Filipino alcoholic beverages

      Dr. Grace Gregorio of the UP Diliman - Institute of Chemistry talks about the need to study the chemistry of our alcoholic drinks to improve the lambanog industry and other traditional alcoholic beverages like tapuy, basi, and tuba.

      Featured article:

      Gregorio CG et al. 2020. Towards the Establishment of Baseline Scientific Information Based on the Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) of Philippine Traditional Alcoholic Beverages. Philipp J Sci 149(3A): 869–885.

      This episode is co-presented by the UP Diliman College of Science

      44 min
    6. Ep3 - Kape at paracetamol: mga emerging pollutant na sa dagat

      Ms. Shyrill Mariano talks about how she ventured from geology to marine science, as well as her master's thesis on the emerging pollutants in key aquatic environments in the Philippines.

      Featured article:

      Mariano SMF, Angeles LF, Aga DS, Villanoy CL, Caroline M.B. Jaraula. 2023. Emerging pharmaceutical contaminants in key aquatic environments of the Philippines. Frontiers in Earth Science. 11

      This episode is co-presented by the UP Diliman College of Science

      31 min
    7. Ep2 - Searching for past tsunamis using sediment deposits

      Dr. Noelynna T. Ramos, Professor and OIC-Director of the University of the Philippines - National Institute of Geological Sciences, shares her on-the-ground experience and research motivation in searching for tsunami deposits in the Philippines.

      Featured article: Claro SMD, Ramos NT, Fernando AGS, Ishimura D, Switzer AD. 2021. Sedimentological evidence of washover deposits from extreme wave events in Zamboanga del Sur, Mindanao, southern Philippines. Marine Geology.:106535.

      This episode is co-presented by the UP Diliman College of Science

      49 min
    8. Ep1 - Epekto ng mga bundok sa bagyo

      Dr. Bernard Alan Racoma, an instructor from the University of the Philippines - Institute of Environmental Science and Meteorology, shares the story behind his research on the effect of mountain ranges on typhoons.

      Featured article:

      Racoma BA, Holloway CE, Schiemann R, Feng X, Bagtasa G. 2023. The Effect of the Cordillera Mountain Range on Tropical Cyclone Rainfall in the Northern Philippines. Atmosphere. 14(4):643–643. 

      This episode is co-presented by the UP Diliman College of Science

      40 min

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