University of California Audio Podcasts (Audio)

Ai-Jen Poo discusses caregiving opportunities to alleviate social isolation, increase community support, and improve health services toward a truly Age-Friendly San Diego. Ai-jen Poo is Director of the National Domestic Workers Alliance, Co-Director of the Caring Across Generations campaign, and author of The Age of Dignity: Preparing for the Elder Boom in America. Series: "Stein Institute for Research on Aging" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 30414]

Robert Bjork, Distinguished Research Professor in the UCLA Department of Psychology, shares insights from his work as a renowned expert on human learning. Bjork has been studying learning and memory for more than four decades. Series: "UCLA Faculty Research Lectures" [Humanities] [Show ID: 30574]

Huntington's disease is rare but incurable. Dr. Jody Corey-Bloom, director of the UC San Diego Huntington’s Disease Clinical Research Program, explains how the UC San Diego Center of Excellence helps patients and their families. She also discusses the important research efforts underway to better understand and treat the disease. Series: "Women in Science" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 30526]

Renowned scientist with the Scripps Institution of Oceanography describes how to find areas of agreement between governments, religious leaders and researchers on difficult issues such as the need to address climate change. Series: "Degrees of Health and Well-Being" [Health and Medicine] [Humanities] [Science] [Show ID: 30184]

Southern California has been bracing for the effects of a strong El Niño year, with concerns about large surf, heavy rainfall, and coastal flooding on the minds of all of us who call the Southern California Coast home. Join us to learn about how El Nino is impacting our urban coastal zone and how coastal monitoring, including a community-based observing program, Urban Tides, is essential for informing how we adapt to rising seas. Series: "Jeffrey B. Graham Perspectives on Ocean Science Lecture Series" [Science] [Show ID: 30659]

Cancer screenings sometimes sound better than they are. Dr. George Sawaya explores the major goals of these screenings - balancing benefits, harms and costs. See which cancer screening are currently discouraged and which are recommended. Series: "UCSF Osher Center for Integrative Medicine presents Mini Medical School for the Public" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 30676]

Researchers tell us that one’s IQ will not change over time, but what about Emotional Intelligence or EQ? Bestselling author and TalentSmart co-founder Travis Bradberry explains the importance of EQ in the workplace and highlights strategies to improve your score. Series: "The Career Channel" [Business] [Show ID: 30697]

Join this candid conversation between Dean Ann Huff Stevens and Allegiant Airlines Chairman and CEO, Maurice J. Gallagher, Jr. on topics including his advice on how to overcome management challenges, lessons learned from when something didn’t go as planned, and what has been surprising about managing from small teams to a large operation. Series: "UC Davis Graduate School of Management's Dean's Distinguished Speaker Series" [Business] [Show ID: 30788]

The evolution of mostly naked skin in the human lineage heralded major changes in the biological and social functions of skin. Nina Jablonski of Pennsylvania State University provides many examples of both in this wonderful presentation. Series: "CARTA - Center for Academic Research and Training in Anthropogeny" [Science] [Show ID: 30211]

Scott Samuelsen, UC Irvine, is an expert in energy generation, from fossil fuel combustion to advanced fuel cell technology, and their impacts on the environment. He looks at the technology challenges of reducing carbon. Series: "UC Carbon and Climate Neutrality Summit: UC Climate Solutions" [Public Affairs] [Science] [Show ID: 30291]