University of California Audio Podcasts (Audio)

Daryl Bernstein has had repeated success turning ideas into companies. He speaks on bootstrap vs. VC business models, guerrilla marketing, brand positioning, and surviving the startup stage. Series: "Technology Management Program" [Business] [Show ID: 30342]

As China searches for a new sustainable development model to shore up its slowing economic growth, innovation is touted by Chinese leaders as a key solution. New medium- and long-term programs have been launched by the Chinese authorities in recent months with the goal to turn China into an advanced science, technology and manufacturing power within the next decade. What are the prospects for success and the potential impact on the U.S.? [Public Affairs] [Business] [Show ID: 30397]

Constance Penley, Professor of Film and Media Studies at UCSB, welcomes executive producer and writer Toni Graphia to discuss the Starz series “Outlander.” Series: "Carsey-Wolf Center" [Humanities] [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 30404]

Two presentations from the Constructions of Terrorism Conference at UCSB in December 2015: Are the (Causal) Stories of Different Operationalizations of Terrorism Different? with Victor Asal, State University of New York, Albany, and Analyzing Pathways of Lone-Actor Radicalization: A Relational Approach with Lasse Lindekilde, Aarhus University. Series: "Orfalea Center for Global & International Studies" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 30472]

Efrain Kristal explores the shadow war cast over the life and writings of the Argentine Jorge Luis Borges whose family found itself comfortably stranded in neutral Switzerland during World War I, whose translations introduced the Spanish-speaking world to German expressionist poetry from that era and who later monitored the rise of Nazism with dismay. Series: "UCLA Faculty Research Lectures" [Humanities] [Show ID: 30566]

Bill Mobley welcomes Eliezer Masliah who explains how he has worked on advancing our understanding of the pathogenesis and similarities in Neurodegenerative disorders through observations of pathology and genetics. Series: "The Brain Channel" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 30520]

Kimberley Bell addressees the the issue of falls in the aging population and evidence-based strategies to reduce fall risk. Bell, a licensed physical therapist, has devoted her career to teaching best practices to physical therapists for assessment and treatment of patients with dizziness, vertigo, imbalance and older adults with repeated unexplained falls. Series: "Stein Institute for Research on Aging" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 30400]

Cosmologist, noted author, Astronomer Royal and recipient of the 2015 Nierenberg Prize for Science in the Public Interest Lord Martin Rees delivers a thought-provoking and insightful perspective on the challenges humanity faces in the future beyond 2050. Series: "Frontiers of Knowledge" [Science] [Show ID: 30476]

Key to San Diego’s economy and identity are the aerospace and communications sectors, creating markets from drones to next-generation wireless communications. Explore the visionary technology igniting these industries and the implications this growth has to further propel San Diego as a leading global city. Featuring nationally celebrated journalist James Fallows of The Atlantic magazine and executives from global technology leaders ViaSat, Solar Turbines and the Center for the Advancement of Science in Space (CASIS). [Public Affairs] [Business] [Show ID: 29729]

Mark Ryder, DMD, looks at conditions, diseases and medications that may negatively impact your oral health and oral conditions that may affect the rest of your body. Series: "UCSF Osher Center for Integrative Medicine presents Mini Medical School for the Public" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 30143]