Best Gresham College Podcasts (2025)

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Galileo’s Journey to the Underworld: The Case for Interdisciplinary Thinking - Sarah Hart 55:28

2d ago55:28

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ttps://x.com/GreshamCollege Watch the Q&A session here: https://youtu.be/tv554JY9TPU In 1588, the young Galileo delivered some lectures that were impressive enough to secure him a mathematics professorship at the University of Pisa. His subject? The geometry of Dante’s Inferno. In this lecture we’ll look at some of Galileo’s deductions, and how the…

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Are Your Kids Sick? Pediatricians Still Battling 'Illness Of The Summer' As School Starts 20:50

3d ago20:50

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As kids go back to school, pediatricians play an important role in helping students get ready for potential illnesses -- including some that have percolated throughout the summer. Pediatricians also are on the front line of helping kids deal with the emotional and mental issues that come from heading back into the classroom. Today's episode, sponso…

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A World Remade by Decolonization? - Martin Thomas 49:02

5d ago49:02

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The lecture shares perspectives from global history, comparative politics, and international relations to revaluate whether the twentieth-century collapse of European colonialism was as definitive as often portrayed. It suggests that, while in some ways, ending European Empires remade our contemporary world, in others processes of decolonization ar…

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The Uptown Theater Is 100 Years Old, But Will It Ever Open Again? 21:47

5d ago21:47

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The Uptown Theatre has sat vacant for 44 of its 100 years. Efforts to reopen it have come and gone. A new effort carries a $190 million price tag, with funding yet to be secured. “Uptown is missing its crown jewel,” its owner said. Host - Jon Hansen Reporters - Mack Liederman, Madison Savedra Read More Here Want to donate to our non-profit newsroom…

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Oil, Decolonisation, and the Future of the Climate Emergency - Adam Hanieh 53:17

9d ago53:17

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Decolonisation movements sought to win sovereignty and control over national resources, especially oil. This lecture explores oil’s influence on national independence struggles, from the 1955 Bandung Conference to the rise of OPEC and the nationalisation of crude reserves. It examines how these shifts reshaped global power, exposing both the succes…

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Terrible Portrait Artist Says ‘I Have No Plan To Get Better’ -- Still A Hit In Logan Square 17:30

10d ago17:30

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Logan Square farmers market attendees are flocking to a table in the boulevard to have their portrait drawn by Jacob Ryan Reno for $5 — and he’s “bewildered” as to why. Host - Iridian Fierro Read More Here Want to donate to our non-profit newsroom? CLICK HERE Who we are Block Club Chicago is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit news organization dedicated to deli…

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Is It Safe To Swim In The Chicago River? 17:07

12d ago17:07

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For the first time in 98 years, the Chicago River will host an open water swim event early this fall The event — which was approved by the city after officials denied it a permit last year — takes place Sept. 21. But is it safe to swim in the river? Chris Anchor from the Cook County Forest Preserve weighs in. Host - Jon Hansen Guest - Chris Anchor …

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Shanawdithit: A Woman at the End of the World - Julia Laite 53:31

12d ago53:31

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Shanawdithit was a woman who bore witness to the death of her world in the early nineteenth century, creating the only first-hand account we have of the Beothuk people from the Island of Newfoundland. This lecture seeks to narrate the history of her fascinating and important life, alongside the history of her island, which was England’s first trans…

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Outsmart the System: How Psychology Hacks Your Money Decisions - Raghavendra Rau 1:03:03

16d ago1:03:03

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Ever feel like the financial world works against you? This lecture discusses "behavioral finance" – how our brains get tricked by money matters. We will explore how to use these insights to your advantage, navigate conflicts of interest with financial "experts," and make smarter decisions for yourself and your investments. This lecture was recorded…

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Will Chicago Close More Streets And Create More Pedestrian Malls? 23:15

18d ago23:15

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In 1979, Mayor Jane Byrne transformed a nine-block stretch of state street into a pedestrian mall. It did not go well. Since then, that example has been used as a cautionary tale against turning streets into pedestrian only areas. But is the tide turning? Host - Jon Hansen Reporter - Quinn Myers Read More Here Want to donate to our non-profit newsr…

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Democracy and International Criminal Justice in the Fragile World of the Rule of Law - Howard Morrison 46:53

19d ago46:53

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The lecture will examine the pros and cons of democracy in today's world, focusing on the importance of domestic and international rule of law to maintain democratic ideals, which are fragile in times of conflict. There will be examples given, highlighting the current War in Ukraine and the political situation in the United States, the influence of…

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Could DuSable Lake Shore Drive Move Underground? There's A Plan For That 19:14

20d ago19:14

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A long-awaited improvement plan for Grant Park calls for the famed park to be extended to the lakefront — with DuSable Lake Shore Drive routed underneath the expanded green space. That is, if city officials can find the money to pull it off. Host - Jon Hansen Reporter - Mack Liederman Read More Here Want to donate to our non-profit newsroom? CLICK …

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The Future of Health - Chris Whitty 51:34

23d ago51:34

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Health over the last 150 years in the UK and internationally has been transformed and this rapid rate of change will continue. Improvements in public health and the shifting demographic structure are altering the trajectory and frequency of disease. Advances in science including new drug classes, diagnostics and AI are changing what is possible in …

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Why Chicago's Affordable Housing Crisis Is Getting Worse 24:15

25d ago24:15

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Why is it so expensive to build affordable housing in Chicago? One recent West Side development clocked in at $884,000 per unit. While the city says it’s working to address red tape that drives up expenses, advocates say more must be done to rein in “crazy” costs associated with affordable housing. Host - Jon Hansen Reporters - Michael Liptrot and …

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Getting Started in Chemistry with Dr. Russell! 24:51

26d ago24:51

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Welcome! This is a video to help students get started in Dr. Russell’s chemistry classes at Mt. Hood Community College in Gresham, Oregon, USA. Website: http://mhchem.org Let me know if you have any questions! Peace!By Michael Russell

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Sum Stories: Equations and their Origins - Robin Wilson 54:42

26d ago54:42

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How long is the coastline of Britain? What is a rhombicuboctahedron? Which US president proved Pythagoras’s theorem? These and many other intriguing questions will be addressed in this lecture on renowned mathematical equations and their history. The selected equations span various areas of mathematics and cover a timeline of 4000 years, from early…

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She Taught Her Own HS Chem Class, Now She's Headed To Her Dream College 29:51

27d ago29:51

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As her senior year got underway, two of the many people who reached out to Carolina Carchi were teachers she’d had in elementary school. “You were amazing when I had you, and you are still showing them how to turn a terrible experience into an amazing opportunity to learn and grow,” one wrote. Another wrote: “I. AM. SO. PROUD. OF YOU!!!!… You are A…

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The Deceived Brain: Coding and Illusion - Alain Goriely 51:29

1M ago51:29

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We perceive the world through the processing of information given by our senses. Sometimes, this processing is faulty leading to illusions: shapes or sounds that we perceive differently from their physical reality. These illusions have delighted children and scientists alike for centuries. This lecture reveals how simple geometric illusions can be …

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Chicago's Rich History of Political Nepotism 20:00

1M ago20:00

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Want to donate to our non-profit newsroom? CLICK HEREWho we areBlock Club Chicago is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit news organization dedicatedto delivering reliable, relevant and nonpartisan coverage of Chicago'sdiverse neighborhoods. We believe all neighborhoods deserve to becovered in a meaningful way.We amplify positive stories, cover development and lo…

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Finding AC 1303, AC 2501, AC 2507 and AC 2568 3:58

1M ago3:58

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This video will help you find our three main chemistry classrooms (namely AC 1303, AC 2501 and AC 2507) as well as my office (AC 2568) at Mt. Hood Community College in Gresham, Oregon, USA. To get to all of these locations, go to the "F" or "G" parking lots (or as close to them as possible), both of which are located near the main MHCC entrance on …

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Welcome to Chemistry 221! 3:22

1M ago3:22

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Welcome to Chemistry 221 with Dr. Michael Russell!By Michael Russell

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Chapter 1 Complete Lecture Part II 58:46

1M ago58:46

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This the Complete Lecture for Chapter 1. This episode is part 2 of 2 episodes.By Michael Russell

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Chapter 1 Complete Lecture Part I 1:00:36

1M ago1:00:36

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This the Complete Lecture for Chapter 1. This episode is part 1 of 2 episodes.By Michael Russell

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Chapter 1 Screencast - Sig Figs and Calculations / Scientific Notation 8:46

1M ago8:46

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A screencast from Chapter 1 in CH 221 entitled "Sig Figs and Calculations / Scientific Notation"By Michael Russell

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Chapter 1 Screencast - Significant Figures (Sig figs) 15:26

1M ago15:26

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A screencast from Chapter 1 in CH 221 entitled "Significant Figures (Sig figs)"By Michael Russell

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Chapter 1 Screencast - Precision and Accuracy 10:23

1M ago10:23

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A screencast from Chapter 1 in CH 221 entitled "Precision and Accuracy"By Michael Russell

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Chapter 1 Screencast - Density 11:02

1M ago11:02

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A screencast from Chapter 1 in CH 221 entitled "Density"By Michael Russell

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Chapter 1 Screencast - Temperature and Volume 11:59

1M ago11:59

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A screencast from Chapter 1 in CH 221 entitled "Temperature and Volume"By Michael Russell

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Chapter 1 Screencast - Measurements, Metrics, Length, Mass, Time 10:00

1M ago10:00

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A screencast from Chapter 1 in CH 221 entitled "Measurements, Metrics, Length, Mass, Time"By Michael Russell

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Chapter 1 Screencast - What is Chemistry? 8:58

1M ago8:58

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A screencast from Chapter 1 in CH 221 entitled "What is Chemistry?"By Michael Russell

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Chapter 1 Screencast - Domains of Chemistry 6:37

1M ago6:37

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A screencast from Chapter 1 in CH 221 entitled "Domains of Chemistry"By Michael Russell

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Chapter 1 Screencast - Phases, Mass and Weight 9:31

1M ago9:31

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A screencast from Chapter 1 in CH 221 entitled "Phases, Mass and Weight"By Michael Russell

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Chapter 1 Screencast - Mixtures, Elements and Compounds 9:32

1M ago9:32

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A screencast from Chapter 1 in CH 221 entitled "Mixtures, Elements and Compounds"By Michael Russell

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Chapter 1 Screencast - The Periodic Table 9:33

1M ago9:33

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A screencast from Chapter 1 in CH 221 entitled "The Periodic Table"By Michael Russell

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CH 221: A Video Introduction to Chapter Guide One 1:42

1M ago1:42

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This is the video introduction to Chapter Guide One for Chemistry 221.By Michael Russell

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The Future of Immunity - Robin May 51:28

1M ago51:28

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Our understanding of the human immune system today is vastly different from that of 50 years ago. This knowledge has led to immune-based therapies that would have seemed like science fiction to our grandparents: monoclonal antibodies, T-cell therapies, anti-cancer vaccines, precision immune suppression – the list is endless. In this lecture, we loo…

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The Flashy Fugitives: Ex-Loretto Hospital Leader And Contractor Are Living Large In Dubai 22:17

1M ago22:17

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Entrepreneurs and doctors Anosh Ahmed and Sameer Suhail had matching cars, a matching taste for luxury watches and matching condos in Chicago’s Trump Tower. The two even had similar backstories: They’d immigrated to the United States as children — Ahmed from Pakistan and Suhail from Jordan — and had gotten their medical degrees from overseas school…

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Climbing Mount Groove: Music and Dance in the Brain - Milton Mermikides and Morten Kringelbach 43:03

1M ago43:03

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This is the second lecture from the Gresham Festival of Musical Ideas. https://www.gresham.ac.uk/watch-now/series/musical-ideas-2025 Why does a rhythm make us tap our feet—or even get up and dance? In conversation with Professor Milton Mermikides, neuroscientist Professor Morten Kringelbach reveals how the brain finds pleasure, meaning, and movemen…

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Remixing the Music of the Spheres - Milton Mermikides and Chris Lintott 43:16

1M ago43:16

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This is the fifth and final lecture from the Gresham Festival of Musical Ideas. https://www.gresham.ac.uk/watch-now/series/musical-ideas-2025 Professors Lintott and Mermikides present and discuss historical and contemporary musical representations of astronomical data including Pythagoras’s parallelism of tuning purity and celestial movement, Plato…

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The Maths of Music (and the Music of Maths) - Milton Mermikides and Sarah Hart 43:44

1M ago43:44

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This is the fourth lecture from the Gresham Festival of Musical Ideas. https://www.gresham.ac.uk/watch-now/series/musical-ideas-2025 Professors Sarah Hart and Milton Mermikides reveal the deep connections between music and mathematics. Whether that’s the Euclidean rhythms that shape funky grooves, the set theory that maps every possible chord, or a…

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The Virtues of Music - Milton Mermikides and Melissa Lane 41:27

1M ago41:27

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This is the third lecture from the Gresham Festival of Musical Ideas. https://www.gresham.ac.uk/watch-now/series/musical-ideas-2025 This dialogue presents the what and why of Ancient Greek music, and its profound role in philosophy, society and the individual. Education without music was an impossibility in ancient Greece; virtue without music, equ…

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The Evolution of Music - Milton Mermikides and Robin May 49:57

1M ago49:57

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This is the first lecture from the Gresham Festival of Musical Ideas. https://www.gresham.ac.uk/watch-now/series/musical-ideas-2025 Musical instruments have been found in the archaeological record from at least 40,000 years ago and despite the diversity of human civilization, we are yet to find a culture which lacks music. Other species also make ‘…

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O'Hare's Bees Give A Second Chance To Formerly Incarcerated Chicagoans 21:18

1M ago21:18

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Boeing 737s and Airbus A350s aren’t the only things taking flight at O’Hare Airport. A quiet patch of green space at O’Hare has been home to a collection of beehives for almost 15 years. In 2011, O’Hare became the first airport in the United States to have an apiary. Since then, the hives have produced thousands of pounds of honey. Host- Jon Hansen…

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Architecture of Enslavement, Colonialism and Independence: The Story of James Fort in Accra - Elsie Owusu 46:15

1M ago46:15

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Accra’s James Fort is an iconic monument for Ghana and modern Africa. This lecture explores the fort's evolution -from its role as a trading post in the early European-African encounters, through its significance during the trans-Atlantic trade and enslavement, to its later use as a modern colonial prison in the post-independence era. It also explo…

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The Chicago Way -- Powerful Alderman Resigning, And His Son Wants The Gig 17:08

1M ago17:08

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Host - Jon Hansen Reporter - Melody Mercado One of Chicago’s most influential aldermen, Ald. Walter Burnett Jr. (27th) is stepping down by the end of the month to lead the Chicago Housing Authority — or retire from politics entirely. His son wants the job. Read More Here Want to donate to our non-profit newsroom? CLICK HERE Who we are Block Club Ch…

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The Operatic Showstopper: ‘You’ll Never Walk Alone’ - Dominic Broomfield-McHugh 47:49

1M ago47:49

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This lecture considers ‘You’ll Never Walk Alone’ from Carousel (1945). Perhaps Rodgers and Hammerstein’s most operatic song, it was originally written for Metropolitan Opera star Christine Johnson but has gone on to be recorded by artists as diverse as Elvis Presley and Marcus Mumford and sung at both the Last Night of the Proms and Liverpool Footb…

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The Lightning Bugs Are Back This Year -- But Will This Be Their Curtain Call? 20:08

2M ago20:08

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Swarms of flying insects are usually a nuisance. But this summer, Chicagoans are lighting up for a big return of lightning bugs. The flying beetles known for their bioluminescence are keeping the lights on across the city — more so than past summers, local bug experts have observed. Host - Jon Hansen Reporter - Mack Liederman Read More Here Want to…

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This Episode May Save Your Life -- Important Clues To Recognize A Stroke 23:15

2M ago23:15

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Chicago hospitals have been key to helping more people surviving strokes. Today's episode, sponsored by Rush, explains what signs to watch out for, and how the hospital systems continues to improve outcome for patients. Host - Jon Hansen Guest - Dr. Laurel Cherian More About Rush Here Want to donate to our non-profit newsroom? CLICK HERE Who we are…

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Carbon Takeback: How We Will Stop Fossil Fuels from Causing Global Warming - Myles Allen 48:56

2M ago48:56

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We have to stop fossil fuels from causing global warming – before the world stops using fossil fuels. There’s only one solution: safe and permanent disposal of one tonne of carbon dioxide for every tonne still generated by burning fossil fuels. But how do we achieve this without overheating the planet or stoking political conflicts? This lecture pr…

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Do Computers Get Sick? How Humans and Computers Fight Viruses - Robin May & Victoria Baines 50:20

2M ago50:20

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Whether you are human or computer, viruses can ruin your day, so taking steps to avoid them is important. This lecture will ask whether there are similarities between human immunity and computer immunity? Can we use discoveries in one system to help protect against infections in the other? Might we one day take our laptops for regular vaccinations,…

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