The human mind is one of the features that makes our species unusual, and any narrative of our origins must include explanations for how our mental facilities were generated by genetic and cultural evolutionary processes. Comparative studies with the minds of other species and direct studies of how the typical human brain creates the mind are valuable approaches. However, many useful clues can also be gleaned from studying extraordinary variations of the human mind. This Symposium brings together experts who have pursued in-depth explorations of some of these variations. Series: "CARTA - Center for Academic Research and Training in Anthropogeny" [Show ID: 32438]

Brian G. DeRubertis, MD, FACS. Associate Professor of Surgery, Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA.

Director, Gonda Ambulatory Procedure Unit, Gonda Division of Vascular Surgery. Series: "UCSF Vascular Surgery Symposium" [Professional Medical Education] [Show ID: 32285]

John S. Lane MD. Professor of Vascular Surgery, UCSD; Director of

Endovascular Surgery Chief, Vascular Surgery, La Jolla VA Hospital. Series: "UCSF Vascular Surgery Symposium" [Professional Medical Education] [Show ID: 32290]

Chris Freise, MD. Transplant surgeon, UCSF. Series: "UCSF Transplant Update" [Professional Medical Education] [Show ID: 32553]

Sandy Feng, MD, PhD. Organ Transplant Surgeon, UCSF.

Series: "UCSF Transplant Update" [Professional Medical Education] [Show ID: 32560]

Dr. T. Mike Hsieh joins host Dr. David Granet to discuss the many key roles Testosterone plays in the human body. Series: "Health Matters" [Show ID: 32667]

Robbie Bach joined Microsoft in 1988 and over the next 22 years worked in various marketing, general management and business leadership roles. He is a true intrepreneur, shepherding the xBox through Microsoft's colossal organization and redefining the gaming industry with xBox Live's innovative subscription business model. Since leaving Microsoft in 2012, Robbie has applied his business skills to solve major civic issues, outlining a new model for private/public partnerships in his book xBox Revisited: A Game Plan for Corporate and Civic Renewal. Series: "Innovator Stories: Creating Something from Nothing" [Show ID: 32551]

Michael Westmore is a scion of the famed Westmore makeup dynasty, which dates back to Hollywood's golden age. He was nominated for an Academy Award for his work on Raging Bull. He talks with Anna Brusutti, UCSB Department of Film and Media Studies, to discuss that film and his other work. Series: "Carsey-Wolf Center" [Show ID: 32543]

Dante Alencastre, director of Raising Zoey, talks with Abigaíl Salazar of the UCSB Resource Center for Sexual and Gender Diversity about this docuemntary that follows Zoey's transition. Series: "Carsey-Wolf Center" [Show ID: 32540]

Sociologist David Phillips, PhD joins host David Granet, MD to discuss the value of epidemilogical studies. Philips explains how unsafe drinking water was found using the tools of epidemiological research as well as other noteworthy cases. Series: "Health Matters" [Show ID: 32668]