University of California Audio Podcasts (Audio)

What role should AI play in the functioning of governmental processes? In this program, Michael Karanicolas, Executive Director of the UCLA Institute for Technology, Law & Policy, discusses the need for safeguards and guidance in using AI across the administrative state. It provides a straightforward and accurate assessment formula for agencies to assess whether or not algorithmic tools are appropriate for a particular process and, if so, what safeguards and strategies for oversight, public consultation, monitoring, and assessment are appropriate for each case. Series: "UC Center Sacramento" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 39651]

Benjamin Smarr Ph.D. discusses wearable tech in health research, stressing community engagement in data sharing. He explores sensors tracking temperature, heart rate, and more, noting the importance of naps for health. Smarr addresses reliability, access, and the link between sleep and conditions like dementia. Series: "Stein Institute for Research on Aging" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 39853]

As part of the 2024 Prostate Cancer Patient Conference, Dr. Hao Nguyen discusses focal therapy as a choice of therapy in patients with low and intermediate risk prostate cancer at high risk for progression.

Series: "Prostate Cancer Patient Conference" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 39760]

Filmmakers Valerio Ciriaci and Isaak Liptzin join UC Santa Barbara moderator Stephanie Malia Hom to discuss their film, Stonebreakers. They detail the origins of the project and their interest in monuments as a trigger for political action and historical discourse. They also discuss their experiences filming protests and broader political action against police brutality and systemic racism, and share perspectives on documentary film’s delicate tension between history and memory. Series: "Carsey-Wolf Center" [Humanities] [Show ID: 39636]

As part of the La Jolla Music Society's SummerFest 2023 series enjoy Brahms: Trio in A Minor for Clarinet, Cello and Piano, Opus 114, performed by Anthony McGill on clarinet, Clive Greensmith on cello, and Conrad Tao on piano.

For La Jolla Music Society at The Conrad

Todd R. Schultz, President & CEO

Leah Z. Rosenthal, Artistic Director

Inon Barnatan, SummerFest Music Director

Produced and directed by Tristan Cook

Festival Founding Sponsors

Brenda Baker and Steve Baum

Synergy Initiative Producers

Inon Barnatan | Clara Wu Tsai

Synergy Initiative Underwriter

Clara Wu Tsai

SummerFest Music Director Underwriters

Raffaella and John Belanich Series: "La Jolla Music Society: SummerFest" [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 39703]

As part of the 2024 Prostate Cancer Patient Conference, Dr. Eric Small reviews Androgen Deprivation Therapy, including choices of agents, side effects, considerations in timing, duration, intensity of therapy, and discusses interpretation of clinical trial results.

Series: "Prostate Cancer Patient Conference" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 39756]

Filmmaker James N. Kienitz Wilkins joins moderator Tyler Morgenstern, Assistant Director of the Carsey-Wolf Center, for a discussion of Still Film. They discuss its narrative and formal structure, as well as its thematic interests in the problems plaguing contemporary Hollywood. They also reflect on the film’s use of language and larger questions of cinema, memory, and nostalgia. Moreover, Wilkins discusses his use of 35mm press kit photos in the film and multiple meanings behind the term “stillness.” Series: "Carsey-Wolf Center" [Humanities] [Show ID: 39637]

As part of the La Jolla Music Society's SummerFest 2023 series enjoy Shostakovich: Piano Trio No. 2 in E Minor, Opus 67, performed by Stefan Jackiw on violin, Sterling Elliott on cello and Conrad Tao on piano.

For La Jolla Music Society at The Conrad

Todd R. Schultz, President & CEO

Leah Z. Rosenthal, Artistic Director

Inon Barnatan, SummerFest Music Director

Produced and directed by Tristan Cook

Festival Founding Sponsors

Brenda Baker and Steve Baum

Synergy Initiative Producers

Inon Barnatan | Clara Wu Tsai

Synergy Initiative Underwriter

Clara Wu Tsai

SummerFest Music Director Underwriters

Raffaella and John Belanich Series: "La Jolla Music Society: SummerFest" [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 39712]

As the influence of artificial intelligence expands through our daily lives, questions have emerged about how AI is being integrated in health and medicine. AI is now being implemented inside operating rooms, critical care units for patient evaluation and even within our homes to support those with disabilities. Along with the promise of AI comes ethical and social implications — which are crucial when applied in health care — including the representativeness of datasets used in algorithm training to avoid perpetuating health inequities. Four leading experts share their views on how society is navigating the new frontiers of artificial intelligence and the future of heath care. Series: "A Deep Look into the Future of Biology" [Health and Medicine] [Science] [Show ID: 39247]

As part of the 2024 Prostate Cancer Patient Conference, Dr. Mack Roach discusses the phenomenon of “biochemical recurrence” and approaches to risk assessment, following treatments for localized prostate cancer.

Series: "Prostate Cancer Patient Conference" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 39761]