Sinopsis
From Corvallis, Oregon, home of Oregon State University, we bring new ideas and insightful lectures from leading researchers and scientists to a pub full of inquisitive minds every month. Recorded live at the Old World Deli and other Corvallis locations, these episodes cover everything from the science of marijuana to black holes and beyond. Science Pub is brought to you by Terra Magazine, the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI), OSU and our generous sponsors.
Episodios
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Artificial Intelligence: Myths and Realities
07/01/2019 Duración: 01h13minEvery time you rely on your phone to translate a foreign language, you ask your smart speaker to do something or your car skids on black ice, you’ve taken advantage of artificial intelligence. While Hollywood may pose a fearful future in which humans battle wily robots, the reality is that this technology faces significant limitations. Initiatives to create self-driving cars and swarms of flying drones occasionally capture headlines, but daunting hurdles remain.
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From Wolves to the Warning to Humanity
19/12/2018 Duración: 01h10minDistinguished Professor William J. Ripple discusses how his conservation research and concern about the global environment and climate change led to him publish the Scientists' Warning to Humanity paper, which has been signed and endorsed by more than 20,000 scientists from 184 countries. He shares his journey from ecological research to science advocacy, providing suggestions for how the planet might avert an impending environmental crisis.
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Farms of the Future
19/12/2018 Duración: 01h16minWhether it's genetically modified crops that grow without any interference from pests, or mobile apps that a landowner can use to calculate the amount of grass available in their field, technology allows farmers to save time and money.
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Free Range or Cage Free?
14/06/2018 Duración: 01h30minWhether scrambled, fried or baked in a cake, eggs are a mainstay in homes and restaurants, but in recent years, the industry has seen major changes in production practices. James Hermes, Associate Professor in the College of Agricultural Sciences, discusses the history of the chicken industry in Oregon and the impacts of the shift to “free range” and other methods of producing eggs.
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The Boom and Bust Cycles of Rivers
13/06/2018 Duración: 01h06minSean Fleming, book author and courtesy professor in the College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences at Oregon State University, discusses how rivers interact with the land in the Northwest and around the world.
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The Archives and Origins of OSU Research
12/06/2018 Duración: 59minLarry Landis, director of the Special Collections and Archives Research Center at Oregon State, discusses the origins of OSU research and its connections to contemporary issues.
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The Endangered Marbled Murrelet
11/04/2018 Duración: 01h04minUnlike their close relatives, which include puffins and murres, the marbled murrelet is a bird of two worlds. It gets its food from the ocean but raises its young up to 50 miles inland in mature forests. Jim Rivers, assistant professor in the College of Forestry, discusses an ongoing Oregon State University research project to learn more about the behavior of this endangered species.
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Hops, Barley, and the Future of Craft Beers
15/03/2018 Duración: 01h28minHops chemistry expert Tom Shellhammer shares a glimpse into the future of craft beers as new varieties of hops and barley work their way into brewers' recipes. Recorded 2-12-18
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Robot comedy with researcher Heather Knight
30/01/2018 Duración: 55minHeather Knight, a researcher in OSU's College of Engineering studies how humans and robots interact and explores what the future holds as these interactions become more frequent.
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The Mushrooms of Mary's Peak
11/01/2018 Duración: 01h16minAuthor Steve Carpenter explores the fungi found around the Coast Range's tallest peak.
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Oregon's Roadside Geology
06/11/2017 Duración: 01h13minMarli Miller, author of the book Roadside Geology of Oregon and professor at the University of Oregon walks us through the layers of geological history you'll find driving across the Pacific Northwest.
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For the Love of Dogs
23/10/2017 Duración: 01h19minOSU Professor Monique Udell talks about her research into dog behavior with insights into their connections to humans and their links to and differences from their wild cousins.
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Solar Eclipses
07/06/2017 Duración: 01h09minThis August we will experience the first solar eclipse entirely within the boundaries of the continental U.S. since 1776. Join Randall Milstein from the College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences to learn about eclipses past and future.
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The Surprising Science and History of Leavening Agents
17/05/2017 Duración: 59minCakes, breads, biscuits and other baked goods rise to the occasion as they heat up in the oven, and the agents responsible for this feat have a surprising story. At the April 10, 2017 Corvallis Science Pub Sue Queisser discussed the history of leavening agents and offered troubleshooting tips that help bakers achieve better results.
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The Ongoing Search for First Americans
18/04/2017 Duración: 58minDid the first people come to North America by land or by sea? Did they travel inland or along the coast? How does the human story begin here? At the February 13 Corvallis Science Pub, Loren Davis, anthropologist at Oregon State University, shared the latest evidence for early human occupation along the Pacific slope of the New World and archaeological links between early sites situated around the Pacific Rim.
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Soft Robotics
03/04/2017 Duración: 01h02minIn the movies the typical robot is as soft as a tin can. But inspired by animals that slither swim and crawl engineers are designing new robotic systems as soft as skin and muscle.
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Grand Strategies in Foreign Policy
08/03/2017 Duración: 01h24minFrom rhetoric about putting "America First" to arguments about the founding of NATO, global concerns are playing a prominent role in this year’s presidential elections. Polls show that Americans rank foreign relations just behind the economy and terrorism as an important factor in their voting preferences. While public opinion shifts from year to year, the U.S. position in the world has provided fodder for debates since the beginning of the republic. To historians, the concept of a grand strategy — an ambitious organizing principle for the exercise of global power — provides one way to understand how such issues affect our political discourse. A grand strategy is about big ideas, says Christopher McKnight Nichols, OSU historian and member of the Council on Foreign Relations. It’s about connecting means and ends. “A grand strategy,” he explains, “is long-term intellectual framework that structures a big, capacious foreign policy world view.” Originally recorded on 10-10-16
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Oregon Flora Project
08/03/2017 Duración: 01h01minFrom coastal rainforests to the high desert, Oregon’s diverse landscape produces a stunning variety of plant life. This richness impacts all Oregonians — ranchers, wildflower enthusiasts, gardeners or connoisseurs of local brews. The Oregon Flora Project provides information about the plants of the state in ways that are relevant to all citizens. The project coordinates hundreds of volunteers and scientists who are carefully recording details of the state’s botanical resources. At the Corvallis Science Pub on September 12, Linda Hardison, director of the Oregon Flora Project, showed what they have discovered and how citizens can use the results to launch their own investigations into biodiversity, gardening with natives, weeds, rare plants and more. “Having accurate knowledge about the plants that surround us can help us make good decisions at many levels, from the plants we select for our gardens to the land use policies implemented by our government,” adds Hardison. “A new Flora, coupled with a website that
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The Science of Marijuana
03/03/2017 Duración: 01h50minMarijuana dispensaries have enabled people to use the federally controlled substance to treat pain, nausea and other illness symptoms. But what do scientists actually know about how marijuana behaves in the body? How is it metabolized? How does it interact with cellular pathways involved in pain perception, appetite and the immune system? Is it biochemically related to other compounds produced in the body? Jane Ishmael is an associate professor in the Oregon State University College of Pharmacy and a member of a task force authorized in 2015 by the State Legislature to study the medical and public health properties of cannabis. At the June 6 Corvallis Science Pub, she will discuss what scientists know about the effects of marijuana on the body and how it interacts with cells and systems.