University of California Video Podcasts (Video)

Nurturing creativity has become critical as the pandemic has forced educators as well as students to change their approach to learning. A panel of Apple Distinguished Educators shares how they have adapted their practices to create effective learning environments, develop supportive peer communities, and embrace flexibility. Hear how they are addressing the mental toll of online life, how creativity can help students cope, and how educators can find creative inspiration in unlikely places. Series: "STEAM: Adding Arts to STEM Education" [Education] [Show ID: 36128]

Dr. Aimee Kao discusses key behaviors known to protect brain health. Dr. Kao looks at population trends and wonders if they tell a complete story. Series: "Mini Medical School for the Public" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 36154]

Microbiome expands the genetic and functional capacity of its human host. Susan Lynch explores how the gut microbiome responds differently to a plant based diet and to an animal based diet. Series: "Mini Medical School for the Public" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 36151]

Reading with kids helps them build vocabulary, curiosity, and so much more. Educators Shelli Kurth and Nicole Assisi share strategies to help kids engage with books, activate their critical thinking skills, and develop a lifelong love of learning. Series: "STEAM: Adding Arts to STEM Education" [Education] [Show ID: 36093]

Visual artist, songwriter, musician, and raconteur extraordinaire Terry Allen joins Stuart Collection's Mary Beebe and Mathieu Gregoire for a wide-ranging exploration of the history and methods of creating "Trees," his installation for the Collection. Other topics for conversation include comments about Allen's public artworks that followed that initial commission and his latest album, "Just Like Moby-Dick." Series: "Stuart Collection" [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 36054]

Screenwriters Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber discuss the challenges of telling the true-life story of the making of one of the worst films ever made, The Room written and directed by the eccentric Tommy Wiseau. In this video, Neustadter and Weber talk with UCSB Pollock Theater Director, Matt Ryan, how they approached balancing the comedic elements of the chaotic production of the movie The Room with telling an emotionally compelling story.

Series: "Carsey-Wolf Center" [Humanities] [Show ID: 36063]

The burning candle water experiment is something you can do at home. See what happens when the candle burns out. Think about what you know about air pressure and how that explains what you see. You created an area of low pressure! Once the candle runs out of oxygen, the candle burns out and the air inside the glass cools down which lowers the air pressure inside the glass. Now there is a difference between the air pressure outside and inside the glass. The high pressure outside allows the water to be pushed into the lower pressure inside the glass and the water rises inside the glass. Series: "STEAM: Adding Arts to STEM Education" [Education] [Show ID: 36147]

US Family and Medical Leave Act provides unpaid job-protected leave for qualifying workers. More than 40% of employees don't qualify and low-income workers are less likely to take leave. Dr. Rita Hamad looks at the policy through two case studies and discusses the implications and impact on health. She concludes that paid leave may be an important lever to improve infant and parent health at the population level. Series: "Mini Medical School for the Public" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 35591]

UCSF Orthopedic Department surgeons are specially trained to mend complex fractures all over the body. The Orthopedic Trauma Institute is a collaboration between UCSF and the San Francisco General Hospital. Series: "What is the Orthopaedic Trauma Institute?" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 36082]

Interactive immune systems are at the center of cancer and other diseases. In this excerpt Dr. Matthew Krummel explores how the immune system recognizes and remembers harmful bacteria. Series: "Mini Medical School for the Public" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 36149]