Wednesday Nite @ the Lab
Experts share their groundbreaking research and insights on big scientific questions. Enjoy lectures from the "Wednesday Nite @ the Lab," hosted by the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where researchers and faculty discuss discoveries across diverse fields — from medicine and ecology to astronomy and agriculture.
Human Stem Cells 25 Years Later: Where are We?
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Special | 56m 35s | Su-Chun Zhang reflects on the history and future of human embryonic stem cell research. (56m 35s)
What Are Cells and Could They Be More?
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Special | 58m 16s | Scott Coyle shows how living cells can be technological tools, beyond just "biology." (58m 16s)
Chemical Glassware as Functional Sculpture
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Special | 53m 34s | Daniel Kelm explores the history of chemists and their glassware. (53m 34s)
The Case for Blueberry by Cranberry Hybridization
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Special | 55m | Fernando de la Torre describes a perfect blueberry by cranberry hybrid fruit. (55m)
Breeding Tree Crops to Fight Climate Change
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Special | 55m 53s | Scott Brainard describes his research improving tree genetics to mitigate climate change. (55m 53s)
Investigating Glacial Lake Yahara
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Special | 36m 46s | Eric Carson shares research on the ancient lake which covered the Madison Four Lakes area. (36m 46s)
Wisconsin Weather Safety and You
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Special | 54m 30s | Kurt Kotenberg explains how to prepare for severe weather, and how to keep safe. (54m 30s)
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Special | 52m 34s | Ben Ullerup Mathers and Gina Mode share the history of butter and how it's made. (52m 34s)
Wisconsin’s Lost Coastal Communities
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Special | 47m 33s | Amy Rosebrough describes 19th century communities along the eastern shores of Wisconsin. (47m 33s)
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Special | 45m 14s | Andrea Strzelec gives a basic and practical description of what energy is. (45m 14s)
The Legendary Foundations of Ancient Vietnam
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Special | 55m 52s | Nam C. Kim presents archaeological research on Vietnam, including the ancient city Co Loa. (55m 52s)
Pollutants, Parasites, and You
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Special | 56m 34s | Jessica Hua looks at how pollutants in the environment influence natural ecosystems. (56m 34s)
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Special | 49m 17s | Caitlin Carlson Calhoun describes how leaf cutter ants help with antimicrobial resistance. (49m 17s)
Warmer Winters and Wavier Jet Streams
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Special | 52m 56s | Jonathan Martin talks about how climate change is affecting winters in Wisconsin. (52m 56s)
Basics of Solar Cells and Solar Energy in Wisconsin
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Special | 56m 56s | Michael Arnold explains how solar cell efficiency increases while prices decrease. (56m 56s)
Finding Ancient Minds in the Human Evolutionary Tree
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Special | 56m 37s | John Hawks gives an update on Homo naledi research in South Africa. (56m 37s)
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Special | 59m 44s | John Shutske looks at new technologies in agriculture and the implications for safety. (59m 44s)
Acupuncture in Animals and Traditional Chinese Medicine
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Special | 57m 25s | Lindsey Snyder looks at the use of acupuncture in the field of veterinary medicine. (57m 25s)
How the Suburbs Were Segregated
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Special | 52m 3s | Paige Glotzer describes how the real estate industry shaped residential segregation. (52m 3s)
Gut Microbes and Circadian Rhythms
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Special | 43m 31s | Vanessa Leone explains the health effects of microorganisms in our body. (43m 31s)
Salt in Wisconsin's Freshwaters
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Special | 39m 45s | Hilary Dugan explores the salinization of freshwaters and how to stop this trend. (39m 45s)
Working in the Field of Prosthetics
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Special | 42m 11s | Amy Paulios shares stories of restoring mobility to those who experience limb loss. (42m 11s)
Wisconsin's Land Use Planning Law Landmarks
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Special | 47m 17s | Brian Ohm recounts Wisconsin's first-in-the-nation land use innovations. (47m 17s)
Hello! Loom: Design, Innovation and Entrepreneurship
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Special | 50m 12s | Marianne Fairbanks shares the handheld laser cut loom she designed. (50m 12s)
Wisconsin Shipwreck Coast National Marine Sanctuary
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Special | 47m 46s | Tamara Thomsen and Caitlin Zant introduce the newly-designated marine sanctuary. (47m 46s)
Raising Up Fatherhood, Raising Resilient Children
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Special | 57m 42s | Alvin Thomas describes his lab's research in father-child relationships. (57m 42s)
The Lake Mendota Dugout Canoe Discovery
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Special | 57m 40s | Wisconsin Historical Society archaeologists describe the recovery of an ancient canoe. (57m 40s)
Designing for Inclusion and Equity in the City
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Special | 54m 19s | Edna Ely-Ledesma describes significant challenges faced by 21st century cities. (54m 19s)
Grassland 2.0: Restoring Grassland Agriculture
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Special | 57m 18s | Randy Jackson explains the benefits of grassland-based livestock production. (57m 18s)
Are Algal Blooms in Lakes Really Getting Worse?
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Special | 54m 19s | Grace Wilkinson explores the surprising findings from lake algae research. (54m 19s)
Psychedelics and Mental Health
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Special | 1h 1s | Cody Wenthur describes how psychedelic drugs may be used to treat mental health disorders. (1h 1s)
Birds as Sentinels of Climate Change
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Special | 55m 44s | Benjamin Zuckerberg explains how birds are affected by rising temperatures and drought. (55m 44s)
Youth Well-Being Through Arts and Public Health
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Special | 41m 23s | Taylor Seale discusses how participation in the arts creates resiliency in young people. (41m 23s)
Access to Justice in Family Court
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Special | 57m 14s | Tonya Brito discusses child support legislation and the child support debt bubble. (57m 14s)
Transforming Milwaukee's Menomonee River Valley
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Special | 57m 51s | Corey Zetts explores the economic and ecological conversion of the Menomonee River valley. (57m 51s)
Adapting to a Changing Great Lakes Coast
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Special | 56m 59s | Adam Bechle discusses fluctuations in water levels and the resulting effect on coastlines. (56m 59s)
Why Forgetting Helps Us Remember
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Special | 51m 5s | Haley Vlach explains how allowing time to forget between learning and recall aids memory. (51m 5s)
Alzheimer's Disease in Latinos
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Special | 40m 9s | Maria Mora Pinzon explores issues in diagnosing Alzheimer’s disease in Latino communities. (40m 9s)
Sustainable Commercial Fisheries in the Great Lakes
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Special | 55m 58s | Titus Seilheimer, explores the fish populations and fishing operations in the Great Lakes. (55m 58s)
Social and Ecological Factors that Influence Health
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Special | 49m 32s | Eva Vivian identifies socio-economic and environmental elements that impact health. (49m 32s)
The Importance of Rural Medical Training
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Special | 53m 12s | Laura McDowell focuses on the shortage of physicians in rural areas. (53m 12s)
Video Games for High Quality Equitable Learning
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Special | 59m 20s | David Gagnon discusses the educational advantages of using video games as teaching tools. (59m 20s)
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Special | 52m 6s | Mary Hayney discusses the development of messenger RNA vaccines and how they work. (52m 6s)
The Water Quality of Green Bay
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Special | 51m 21s | Julia Noordyk discusses the history of the bay, a freshwater estuary, in Green Bay. (51m 21s)
Meeting Wisconsinites with Parkinson Disease Where They Are
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Special | 42m 30s | Kristen Pickett shares community-based research used to aid people with Parkinson disease. (42m 30s)
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Special | 51m 30s | Bruno Martorelli Di Genova explains the stages of the life cycle of tozoplasma gondii. (51m 30s)
The Roles and Risks of Cannabinoid Pharmacology
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Special | 46m 16s | Natalie Schmitz explains how cannabinoids work and discusses their risks and benefits. (46m 16s)
Electric Machines: Then, Now and the Future
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Special | 58m 45s | Daniel Ludois discusses the history of electric machines, current uses and future needs. (58m 45s)
Exploring Three Great Lakes Shipwrecks with ROVs
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Special | 53m 13s | Caitlin Zant shares footage of three deep water shipwrecks in the Great Lakes. (53m 13s)
Yellowstone in a Warmer World With More Fire
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Special | 56m 54s | Monica Turner discusses how climate warming effects the severity of fires at Yellowstone. (56m 54s)
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Special | 47m 13s | Stephanie Jones focuses on the importance of sleep for children’s development. (47m 13s)
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Special | 39m 51s | Gregory Nemet discusses the widespread use of solar energy and the history of its success. (39m 51s)
Big Data, Small Rivers, by Canoe
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Special | 53m 10s | David Hart discusses using models of Wisconsin water resources for making decisions. (53m 10s)
How Do Micro-Organisms Evolve to Become Pathogens?
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Special | 39m 25s | Caitlin Pepperell discusses Staphylococcus saprophyticus which infects humans and animals. (39m 25s)
Insights in Pediatric Food Allergies
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Special | 49m 6s | Anne Marie Singh discusses the prevalence of food allergies in children. (49m 6s)
Apollo 11, Life Sciences Research and Mars
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Special | 1h 5m 6s | Jaime Cordova discusses the moon landing and shares results of the biological research. (1h 5m 6s)
What's up with All These Storms and Floods?
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Special | 48m 55s | Daniel Wright discusses the causes and impacts of flooding. (48m 55s)
School Safety in America: Rhetoric vs. Reality
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Special | 1h | David P. Perrodin examines how K-12 schools provide a safe learning environment. (1h)
Seeing and Not Seeing: Investigating Visual Awareness
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Special | 43m 51s | Emily Ward focuses on how aware we are of what we see. (43m 51s)
Illuminating Better Cancer Treatments with Light
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Special | 41m 23s | Peter Favreau discusses the use of Optical Microscopy to individualize cancer treatments. (41m 23s)
Reconstructing the Roman Religion of Mithras
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Special | 50m 18s | Matthew McCarty explores the cult worship of the ancient Persian god Mithras. (50m 18s)
Light Microscopy Across the Disciplines
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Special | 41m 17s | Elle Kielar Grevstad discusses the evolution and uses of microscopes and light microscopy. (41m 17s)
Fueling Academic Entrepreneurship
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Special | 56m 1s | Thomas 'Rock' Mackie highlights the work of entrepreneurial UW faculty. (56m 1s)
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Special | 46m 2s | Jacki Whisenant illustrates microscopic structures and scientific organisms. (46m 2s)
The Big Picture: Astronomical Surveys
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Special | 44m 43s | Ellen Bechtol and Keith Bechtol discuss creating a survey of the stars and the universe. (44m 43s)
Is the World's Oldest Map a Map?
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Special | 43m 48s | Matthew Edney challenges the interpretations of a Neolithic era mural in Turkey. (43m 48s)
Precambrian Geology of the Baraboo Hills
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Special | 51m 13s | Esther Stewart provides an overview of the quartzite outcrops in the Baraboo Hills. (51m 13s)
Steenbock and the Patenting of University Science
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Special | 1h 4m 46s | Kevin Walters shares the story of Dr. Harry Steenbock, Vitamin D, and WARF. (1h 4m 46s)
Discovering the Origins of Asthma
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Special | 33m 37s | Robert F. Lemanske explains how allergies develop in young children. (33m 37s)
Eliminating Avoidable Blindness Worldwide
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Special | 49m 58s | Luxme Hariharan offers strategies to help prevent blindness. (49m 58s)
Impacts of the Niagara Escarpment on Wisconsin
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Special | 46m 15s | Donald Mikulic explains how the Niagara Escarpment was created. (46m 15s)
Mysteries of Glacier Slip and Landform Development
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Special | 56m 58s | Luke Zoet explains how glaciers move and create new landforms. (56m 58s)
The UW Institute for Research on Poverty
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Special | 55m 45s | Hilary Shager provides an overview of the Institute for Research on Poverty. (55m 45s)
Epigenetics, Health and the Mind
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Special | 55m 51s | John Denu explores the effect environment and diet have on altering one's epigenome. (55m 51s)
The Wisconsin Insect Research Collection
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Special | 52m 46s | Daniel Young discusses the collection of almost three million insects at UW-Madison. (52m 46s)
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Special | 1h 6m 51s | Leah Parker provides case histories of how disabilities were perceived in the Middle Ages. (1h 6m 51s)
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Special | 1h 6m 49s | John Brugge discusses brain injuries and psychiatric conditions resulting from war. (1h 6m 49s)
The UW, Madison and the Influenza Epidemic of 1918
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Special | 47m 59s | Steve Oreck discusses how the deadly influenza virus was transmitted in 1918. (47m 59s)
Insights from the 1918-19 Global Influenza Epidemic
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Special | 1h 59s | Peter Shult and Thomas Haupt discuss lessons learned from the 1918-1919 flu epidemic. (1h 59s)
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Special | 27m 50s | Frank Pugh discusses how DNA is regulated by the epigenome. (27m 50s)
100 Years of Influenza Research at the UW
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Special | 55m 45s | Bernard Easterday, Yoshihiro Kawaoka, and Christopher Olsen discuss influenza research. (55m 45s)
Insect Transmission of Viruses
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Special | 1h 12m 7s | Thomas German discusses how virus infected insects pass on diseases. (1h 12m 7s)
Research Ethics and Challenges Facing Science
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Special | 52m 28s | Robert Thorne explains the need for ethical guidelines for research scientists. (52m 28s)
The Ecology and Evolution of Carnivorous Plants
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Special | 59m 21s | Thomas Givnish explains how carnivorous plants entice insects into their traps. (59m 21s)
Mapping the Springs of Wisconsin
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Special | 51m 40s | Grace Graham and Sue Swanson discuss locating and monitoring springs in Wisconsin. (51m 40s)
The Emotional World of Infants
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Special | 49m 49s | Elizabeth Planalp discusses how the brain develops from birth to the age of two. (49m 49s)
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Special | 52m 13s | Martin Foys explains Digital Mappa, an interactive, sharable, digital collection project. (52m 13s)
Pig Avatars: Models for Precision Medicine
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Special | 41m 32s | Dhanansayan Shanmuganayagam and Charles Konsitzke study Neurofibromatosis Type 1. (41m 32s)
Analyzing Stains in Medieval Manuscripts
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Special | 56m 41s | Heather Wacha and Leah Parker introduce the Library of Stains project. (56m 41s)
Groundwater, Wetlands, and Geology
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Special | 47m 8s | Kenneth Bradbury explains how the topography of an area effects groundwater and wetlands. (47m 8s)
Science and Art of Prions and Other Pathogens
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Special | 1h 9m 17s | Byron and Pamela Caughey discuss their scientific and artistic studies of prion proteins. (1h 9m 17s)
The Opioid Crisis: A Historical Perspective
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Special | 45m 11s | June Dahl provides the history of opium and opioid analgesics and discusses their uses. (45m 11s)
Advanced Analytics: From Emergency Response to Brackets
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Special | 49m 27s | Laura Albert explains systems engineering and its uses for analyzing and solving problems. (49m 27s)
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Special | 54m 33s | Walton O. Schalick explains how medieval medicine has affected current health care. (54m 33s)
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Special | 1h 9m 52s | Mark Berres traces the history of the domestication of the common chicken. (1h 9m 52s)
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Special | 1h 14m 40s | Brad Herrick shares the history and restoration priorities of the UW-Madison Arboretum. (1h 14m 40s)
Crane Health: Avian Medicine in Conservation
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Special | 56m 40s | Barry Hartup keeps cranes healthy at the International Crane Foundation. (56m 40s)
You Can Be a Hero: Paired Kidney Exchange
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Special | 52m 25s | Joshua Mezrich discusses the intricacies of kidney and other human organ transplants. (52m 25s)
Willard Grosvenor Bleyer and UW Journalism
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Special | 51m 53s | Caitlin Cieslik-Miskimen shares the legacy of journalist Willard Grosvenor Bleyer. (51m 53s)
Midwest Center of Excellence for Vector-Borne Disease
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Special | 57m 24s | Susan Paskewitz explains how the Midwest Center of Vector-Borne Diseases came into being. (57m 24s)
Diving the Flooded Mines of Baraboo’s Iron Range
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Special | 1h 14m 22s | Tamara Thomsen and Mark Langenfeld share videos of the flooded iron mines in Sauk County. (1h 14m 22s)
Unraveling Bacterial Biofilm Development
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Special | 41m 16s | Julia Nepper explains how bacteria unite to form biofilms. (41m 16s)
Designing and Building the New UW Meat Science Lab
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Special | 1h 4m 14s | Jeff Sindelar discusses the importance of the Meat Sciences Laboratory at UW-Madison. (1h 4m 14s)
The Sweet Story of Wisconsin Maple Syrup Production
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Special | 1h 50s | Ted Simpson discusses the maple syrup production process and the future of maple forests. (1h 50s)
Significance of Homo Naledi Limb Proportions
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Special | 51m 35s | Sarah Traynor shares conclusions based on her research of the limbs of the Homo naledi. (51m 35s)
The History and Science of Children with Disabilities
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Special | 57m 49s | Walton O. Schalick, III explores the treatment of children with disabilities. (57m 49s)
The Great Sphinx: From the Eocene to the Anthropocene
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Special | 50m 32s | Robert Schneiker discusses the age of the Great Sphinx in Egypt. (50m 32s)
Investigating Smoke on the Greenland Ice Sheet
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Special | 58m 4s | Ross Edwards discusses black carbon nanoparticles deposited on ice sheets in Greenland. (58m 4s)
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Special | 54m 3s | Carsten Rott discusses the scientific search for dark matter particles. (54m 3s)
How Homo Naledi is Changing Human Origins
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Special | 1h 2m 41s | John Hawks shares recent revelations about the age of the Homo naledi fossils. (1h 2m 41s)
Vaccine Refusal and Public Health
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Special | 53m 31s | Malia Jones focuses on the anti-vaccine movement in the United States. (53m 31s)
Cranes: Ambassadors for Conservation
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Special | 54m 35s | Richard Beilfuss discusses the connection between cranes and the health of ecosystems. (54m 35s)
Speech Changes in Early Alzheimer’s
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Special | 55m 30s | Kimberly Mueller discusses language changes as an indicator of cognitive decline. (55m 30s)
Historic Aerial Photography in Wisconsin
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Special | 45m 46s | Jaime Martindale and A.J. Wortley discuss the WI Historic Aerial Imagery Finder project. (45m 46s)
The Discovery of Niacin at UW-Madison
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Special | 47m 53s | Dave Nelson discusses the identification of niacin, or vitamin B, as a cure for pellagra. (47m 53s)
Supercomputer Modeling of Tornadoes
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Special | 49m 8s | Leigh Orf uses supercomputer models to show how thunderstorms can produce tornadoes. (49m 8s)
Earth’s Long-Term Biogeochemical Evolution
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Special | 54m 29s | Shanan Peters explores earth’s biochemical evolution over the past 2.5 billion years. (54m 29s)
The Promise and Pitfalls of CRISPR
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Special | 47m 35s | Kate O'Connor-Giles discusses the use of CRISPR genome engineering technology. (47m 35s)
Heroin and Other Opioids: A Wisconsin Epidemic?
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Special | 58m 36s | Lori Edwards discusses the history of opioids and looks at narcotic impairment indicators. (58m 36s)
Ecological Responses to Climate Changes
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Special | 52m 31s | Jack Williams discusses the risks to habitats and to the environment as the climate warms. (52m 31s)
Benefits from the New GOES-16 Satellite
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Special | 52m 37s | Tim Schmit discusses the monitoring advantages the GOES-16 weather satellite provides. (52m 37s)
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Special | 55m 37s | Ahna Skop shares her journey as an artist and a scientist. (55m 37s)
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Special | 53m 22s | Tracey Holloway uses satellite data and computer models to evaluate pollution in the air. (53m 22s)
The Evolution of Insects as Food
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Special | 42m 23s | Julie Lesnick shares the benefits of consuming insects as a sustainable protein source. (42m 23s)
Stem Cells for Treating Blinding Disorders
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Special | 1h 5m 22s | David Gamm explores the use of engineered stem cell technology to restore vision. (1h 5m 22s)
The Wreck of the Steamer "Lakeland"
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Special | 58m 17s | Tamara Thomsen shares photos and videos of the shipwrecked steamer “Lakeland.” (58m 17s)
Links Between Sow Nutrition and Piglet Deformities
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Special | 1h 1m 11s | Tom Crenshaw explores the connection between Vitamin D and the health of the piglet. (1h 1m 11s)
Communities Living with Tomorrow’s Floods
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Special | 42m 13s | Shane Hubbard offers cost-effective ideas to reduce the impact of flooding on communities. (42m 13s)
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Special | 1h 11m 30s | Technology helps to locate the remains of a World War II pilot who went missing in France. (1h 11m 30s)
A Dog Model of Degenerative Polyneuropathy
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Special | 43m 51s | Susannah Sample shares canine research which could aid in understanding human diseases. (43m 51s)
Reduced-Risk Pest Management for Urban Landscapes
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Special | 50m 37s | Paul Koch explores the environmental impact of pesticides on urban landscapes. (50m 37s)
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Special | 52m 9s | Kenneth Bradbury highlights outstanding geologic sites in Wisconsin. (52m 9s)
Inequality of Opportunity in an Unequal Country
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Special | 58m 59s | Tim Smeeding discusses social mobility and explores ways to address inequality. (58m 59s)
Early Noncommercial Radio in Wisconsin
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Special | 52m 15s | Randall Davidson discusses the development of radio broadcasting in Wisconsin. (52m 15s)
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Special | 43m 10s | Matthew Wolf-Meyer discusses how industrialization has changed our sleep patterns. (43m 10s)
The Science of Dairy Milk Harvesting
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Special | 51m 57s | John Penry focuses on milk production and discusses the ongoing research at UW-Madison. (51m 57s)
Are You Really Sleeping? Sleep and the Brain
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Special | 50m 36s | Stephanie Jones explores the benefits associated with getting enough sleep. (50m 36s)
Imaging Live Cells Under Viral Attack
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Special | 54m 16s | Nathan Sherer explores how imaging live cells can aid in the understanding of HIV. (54m 16s)
Genetics of Complex Traits in Dogs
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Special | 57m | Peter Muir discusses a canine focused genome-wide association study (GWAS). (57m)
Energy-Efficient Lighting and the Rebound Effect
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Special | 45m 46s | Andrea Hicks discusses energy-efficient lighting technology and energy savings. (45m 46s)
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Special | 55m 27s | David O’Connor discusses what is currently known about complications from the Zika virus. (55m 27s)
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Special | 52m 13s | Zachary Handlos explains how the jet stream was discovered and how it works. (52m 13s)
Early Warnings of Big Changes in Ecosystems
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Special | 51m 21s | Stephen Carpenter shares how the resilience of ecosystems can be used to predict changes. (51m 21s)
Design of Humane Animal-Handling Facilities
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Special | 1h 6m 50s | David Kammel presents examples of safe and humane cattle handling systems. (1h 6m 50s)
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Special | 50m 52s | Laura Hernandez uses cow udders to explain how mammary glands work. (50m 52s)
Aquatic Invasive Species in Wisconsin
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Special | 1h 3m 52s | Tim Campbell explores the impact of aquatic invasive species in Wisconsin’s waters. (1h 3m 52s)
De-Extinction: Resurrecting Extinct Species
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Special | 54m 56s | Stanley Temple addresses concerns regarding the possibility of reviving extinct species. (54m 56s)
Groundwater Pumping in the Central Sands
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Special | 48m 21s | George Kraft discusses the impact of high-capacity wells on groundwater levels. (48m 21s)
Chemical Origins of Life Research
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Special | 1h 3s | John Yin explores how living systems evolve from simple chemicals. (1h 3s)
Organic Agriculture in Wisconsin
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Special | 52m 25s | Erin Silva discusses the regulations that must be met for a farm to be certified organic. (52m 25s)
The Well-Being of the Caregiver
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Special | 52m 20s | Kristin Litzelman discusses the work being done by informal caregivers in Wisconsin. (52m 20s)
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Special | 1h 4m | David Drake discusses how coyotes and foxes survive in an urban environment. (1h 4m)
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Special | 44m 27s | Trisha Andrew and Marianne Fairbanks create wearable solar energy processors. (44m 27s)
Language, the Brain and Human Communication
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Special | 47m 36s | Lyn Turkstra focuses on language, speech and the complexity of the brain. (47m 36s)
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Special | 50m 5s | Katherine Cramer shares the results of a study of Wisconsin, its people and its politics. (50m 5s)
Partnership to Protect Wisconsin’s Lakes
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Special | 47m 31s | Eric Olson explores the community-based strategy used to maintain Wisconsin’s lakes. (47m 31s)
Charles Van Hise's Field Notebooks
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Special | 47m 7s | Carol McCartney shares the Lake Superior region’s geological research by Charles Van Hise. (47m 7s)
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Special | 1h 4m 48s | John Hawks explores the Rising Star expedition’s discovery of homo naledi in South Africa. (1h 4m 48s)
Maritime Archaeology Using Ultralight Aircraft
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Special | 49m 45s | Tamara Thomsen and Suzze Johnson partner to find five shipwrecks in Lake Michigan. (49m 45s)
Nitrate in Wisconsin's Groundwater
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Special | 56m 53s | Kevin Masarik discusses nitrate and its effect on the environment. (56m 53s)
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Special | 46m 6s | Brian Parks explores the relationship between genetics and obesity. (46m 6s)
Walking and Strokes: A Delicate Balance
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Special | 41m 46s | Kreg Gruben analyzes the impact of a stroke on the muscles which allow us to walk. (41m 46s)
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Special | 51m 11s | Ruth Litovsky discusses the use of cochlear implants to enhance hearing. (51m 11s)
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Special | 52m 39s | Jean-Michel Ané explores the beneficial relationship between soil microbes and plants. (52m 39s)
Homo Naledi and Becoming Human
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Special | 50m 12s | Alia Gurtov reports on the discovery of a new member of the human species, Homo naledi. (50m 12s)
The Storm That Sank the Edmund Fitzgerald
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Special | 59m 39s | Steve Ackerman analyzes the weather systems at the time the Edmund Fitzgerald sank. (59m 39s)
Challenges of Cold-Weather Wine Production
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Special | 49m 34s | Nick Smith explains the difficulties surrounding wine production in Wisconsin. (49m 34s)
Hi-Powered Computers Improve Truck Design
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Special | 1h 53s | Arman Pazouki explores the use of computers and mathematical models to design trucks. (1h 53s)
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Special | 45m 40s | Clark Johnson discusses the impact of ancient iron deposits on life on Earth. (45m 40s)
Biogas Production in Wisconsin
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The Future of Allen Centennial Gardens
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Special | 49m 2s | Paul Block examines the international significance of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam. (49m 2s)
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Special | 56m 54s | Joe Lauer discusses the “grand experiment” of growing transgenic corn crops. (56m 54s)
The Missing in Action Recovery & ID Project
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Special | 44m 55s | Sam Soderberg explains the use of DNA technology to identify remains of WWII MIAs. (44m 55s)
Preserving Native Languages in Wisconsin
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Special | 53m 41s | Sanjay Limaye shares the findings of the New Horizon spacecraft’s flight past Pluto. (53m 41s)
Tick-Borne Disease in Wisconsin
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Special | 54m 44s | Susan Paskewitz discusses deer and wood ticks and tick-borne disease research. (54m 44s)
Wild Rice History, Biology and Harvest
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Special | 24m 44s | John Haack chronicles the importance of wild rice to indigenous and tribal peoples. (24m 44s)
Reclamation of Nonmetallic Mining Sites
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Special | 21m 33s | Bronson Thalacker discusses the plans to reclaim the land after frac sand mining. (21m 33s)
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Special | 23m 10s | Kelli Engen and Tim Jergenson discuss the impact of the avian flu on humans and poultry. (23m 10s)
Northern Aquaculture Demonstration Facility
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Special | 48m 36s | Jason Fischbach explores the feasibility of a hazelnut industry in northern Wisconsin. (48m 36s)
Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations
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Special | 37m 16s | Zen Miller discusses modern farm animal feeding operations and the technologies available. (37m 16s)
The Wisconsin Bat Project and Citizen Science
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Special | 49m 39s | Joel Knutson discusses ways to monitor and record the locations of bats in Wisconsin. (49m 39s)
Reflections on Light in Art + Science
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Potato Breeding in the North Woods
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Special | 46m 10s | Jeffery Endelman explains the process involved in creating new breeds of potatoes. (46m 10s)
Trends in Wisconsin Biotechnology
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The Revitalization of Menekaunee Harbor
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Forest Management? Why Bother?
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Special | 36m 48s | Greg Kleinheinz focuses on the benefits of healthy beaches in Door County. (36m 48s)
The Geology of the Ice Age Trail
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Special | 38m 6s | David Mickelson explores the geologic history of Wisconsin visible on the Ice Age Trail. (38m 6s)
Door County Maritime Archaeology
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Wisconsin Responds to Avian Influenza
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Understanding Burkitt's Lymphoma
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Special | 52m 34s | Amaya Atucha discusses the challenges of growing cold-hardy wine grapes in Wisconsin. (52m 34s)
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Special | 57m 48s | Melanie Buhr-Lawler, Rachael Jocewicz and Timothy Kuckuk discuss hearing loss prevention. (57m 48s)
Advanced Geostationary Weather Satellites
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Special | 53m 18s | Samuel Muñoz explores the disappearance of the Cahokian civilization in the 13th century. (53m 18s)
CRISPR: Curing Genetic Diseases
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Special | 47m 14s | Keith Poulsen and Kathy Toohey-Kurth explore a new strain of a canine virus. (47m 14s)
Communicating the Stories of Science
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Looking out for Bacterial Meningitis
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Sanitation in Developing Countries
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Special | 55m 11s | Norm Doll discusses sewage and sanitation systems in slums around the world. (55m 11s)
Antibiotics in Poultry Production
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Prostate Cancer Drugs for Memory Loss
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Women In Science And The Amazing Race
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The HAWC Gamma-Ray Observatory
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Winter Hardy Wine Grapes for Wisconsin
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Special | 11m 35s | James Steele looks at the fermentation process and what’s being produced in Wisconsin. (11m 35s)
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Special | 11m 48s | Josh Hyman tells of identifying the remains of a World War II soldier using forensic DNA. (11m 48s)
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Special | 10m 44s | Dave Nelson discusses the discovery of penicillin, how it works and how it’s been used. (10m 44s)
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Special | 18m 50s | Jesse Dabney explains what can be learned from ancient DNA sources. (18m 50s)
Insights from a Conflicted Solar Farmer
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Helping Preterm Babies using Diaper Diagnostics
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Special | 47m 35s | Jesse Dabney studies biomolecules to unlock the secrets of ancient human remains. (47m 35s)
Finding New Targets for Cancer Drugs
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The Story of Wisconsin Fast Plants
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Frac Sand Resources of Wisconsin
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Special | 56m 29s | Mark Craven explains how information technology is integral to advancing modern medicine. (56m 29s)
Diagnosing and Treating Prostate Cancer
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How McArdle Scientists Found the Causes of Cancer
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The Wisconsin Fermentation Initiative
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The Siftr App: Connecting Moments to Places
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Tracking Fecal Bacteria in Groundwater
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Special | 56m 59s | John Hawks explores DNA research that show humans are connected to Neanderthals. (56m 59s)
Ginkgo: Up Close with a Living Fossil
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Cancer Research Milestones at McArdle Lab
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The Dairyland Initiative Across Wisconsin
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Exploring Hibernation at the UW Biotron
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The Art of Blown Glass Scientific Tools
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Special | 52m 26s | Neil Binkley focuses on the prevention of fragility fractures and the role vitamin D. (52m 26s)
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Special | 57m 34s | Chris Day explores the science behind the interaction of plants with their environment. (57m 34s)
The Extinction of the Passenger Pigeon
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Special | 55m 5s | Stanley Temple traces the decline of the passenger pigeon through to its extinction. (55m 5s)
Wildlife Digestion: From Molecules to Ecosystems
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Special | 52m 5s | Calvin DeWitt presents an analysis of the proposed Keystone XL pipeline. (52m 5s)
Cancer Stem Cells Model Brain Tumor Treatments
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Special | 1h 9m 4s | Paul Clark explores the use of stem cell treatments for brain tumors. (1h 9m 4s)
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Special | 54m 33s | Steve Ackerman and Jonathan Martin talk about weather and “The Larry Meiller” radio show. (54m 33s)
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Special | 55m 17s | A heart transplant recipient, his surgeon, care team and the heart donor’s mother. (55m 17s)
Medicine and Superstition in Ancient Greece
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Secrets of Antarctic Weather and Climate
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Special | 54m 27s | Matthew Lazzara discusses UW-Madison’s ongoing research into the weather on Antarctica. (54m 27s)
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Special | 54m 49s | Sharon Dunwoody explores ways scientists communicate their findings to the public. (54m 49s)
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Special | 54m 51s | Jamie Hadac uses mice models to study the tumor biology of colon cancer. (54m 51s)
Making Radiation-Resistant E. coli Bacteria
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An Illustrated Journey From Dejope to Madison
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X-rays and the Atomic World of Proteins
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Special | 1h 1m 11s | Basudeb Bhattacharyya uses x-rays and high energy magnetic fields to study proteins. (1h 1m 11s)
Predicting Fiber Digestion in Dairy Cattle
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Special | 46m 24s | Robert Lindner explains how galaxies collide and merge. (46m 24s)
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Special | 49m 47s | Thomas Kaminski gives step by step instructions for building a drone. (49m 47s)
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Special | 54m 22s | Michael Zinn discusses robotic catheters used for minimally invasive surgery. (54m 22s)
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Special | 54m 34s | JoAnne Robbins explores available options for people with trouble swallowing. (54m 34s)
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Special | 48m 18s | Bill Tracy discusses his work breeding plants and creating a better sweet corn. (48m 18s)
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Special | 1h 41m 32s | Heather Paxson, Mark Johnson and Andy Hatch discuss the political history of cheese. (1h 41m 32s)
Modeling Head Injuries with Fruit Flies
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Special | 42m 3s | Rachel Mallinger discusses the contributions of native wild bees in Wisconsin. (42m 3s)
The Grand Challenges for Engineering
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Past, Present, and Future of Vehicle Electrification
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Special | 46m 49s | Ted Bohn discusses the technology used to power electric vehicles. (46m 49s)
New Hormone-Receptor System in Plants
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Special | 54m 33s | Mike Sussman shares the discovery of a signaling pathway in Arabidopsis plants. (54m 33s)
Traces of Prescription Drugs Found in Lake Michigan
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The Centennial and Future of Cooperative Extension
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Canoes: The Art and Science of Hydro Dynamic Design
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Special | 47m 15s | Liese Pfeifer, James Steiner and Nick Molzahn discuss concrete canoes and racing canoes. (47m 15s)
Bromeliad Evolution in the American Tropics
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Special | 53m 17s | Tom Givnish shares his research of bromeliads, a plant family which includes pineapples. (53m 17s)
Did the Ancient Wisconsin River Once Flow East?
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Special | 57m 28s | Eric Carson shares recent findings that the Wisconsin River once flowed east. (57m 28s)
The Past, Present & Future of Your Television
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Special | 45m 17s | Laura Knoll discusses the use of parasites in immunotherapeutics. (45m 17s)
Astrobiology at the UW Geology Museum
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Electric Organs in the Strong-Voltage Electric Eel
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Henry Lardy and the Institute for Enzyme Research
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Special | 51m 15s | Dave Nelson discusses Henry Lardy’s contributions at the Institute for Enzyme Research. (51m 15s)
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Special | 57m 42s | Kevin Hampton shares the story of Civil War Colonel Arthur MacArthur. (57m 42s)
A Brave New (Online) World: Emerging Technologies
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Special | 49m 39s | Dietram Scheufele explores ways to present scientific information online. (49m 39s)
The Genetics and Genomics of Cranberries
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Special | 54m 14s | Brandon Schlautman discusses advances in Wisconsin cranberry production research. (54m 14s)
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Special | 53m 58s | Charles Konsitzke, Josh Hyman and Jed Henry search for the remains of Private Gordon. (53m 58s)
The Science of IceCube: Beyond Neutrinos
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Special | 1h 9m | Joe Meisel discusses his work to conserve the tropical orchid habitat in Ecuador. (1h 9m)
The History and Science of Meat
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Special | 1h 13m 13s | Jeff Sindelar slices into the history of meat processing. (1h 13m 13s)
Computer Simulation and Engineers
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Special | 1h 3m 7s | Dan Negrut discusses using computer applications to understand complex systems. (1h 3m 7s)
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Special | 51m 22s | David Hart explores the whys, wheres and hows of Wisconsin sinkholes. (51m 22s)
Sustainability Via Synthetic Biology
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The Evolution of the Western Plains
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Special | 40m 18s | Deborah Rook shares her work on prehistoric grasslands and grazers using fossilized teeth. (40m 18s)
Issues in Genetic Engineering & Food
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Special | 54m 49s | Tom Zinnen explores genetic engineering as an aid to the production of food. (54m 49s)
The Origin and Evolution of Maize
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Special | 57m 3s | John Doebley explores the history of corn from its early beginnings. (57m 3s)
Arguing America on 'Meet the Press'
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Special | 54m 9s | Solon Simmons analyzes American politics based on the television series ‘Meet the Press.’ (54m 9s)
The Scientist and the Lindbergh Kidnapping
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Special | 55m 58s | Adam Schrager discusses how the case of the kidnapped Lindbergh baby was solved. (55m 58s)
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Special | 59m 22s | Philipp Simon explores the genetic and biochemical aspects of carrots and garlic. (59m 22s)
Microbes and Diet, Digestion, and Disease
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Special | 48m 36s | Greg Richards explores the benefits of microorganisms. (48m 36s)
Managing Your Lawn the Wisconsin Way
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Special | 51m 53s | Doug Soldat offers tips for planting an environmentally friendly lawn. (51m 53s)
Self-Organization: Nature's Intelligent Design
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Special | 1h 3m 52s | Clint Sprott introduces computer modeling as a means of replicating patterns in nature. (1h 3m 52s)
Tornadoes and Derechos in Central North America
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Special | 1h 4m 42s | Jonathan Martin explores weather phenomena that produce tornadoes and derecho storms. (1h 4m 42s)
How Vitamin Research Uncovered Essential Minerals
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Special | 59m 1s | Roger A. Sunde explains the discovery of essential minerals during research for vitamins. (59m 1s)
Anticipation, Uncertainty, and Anxiety
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Orange Maize Provides Vitamin A
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Groundbreaking Discoveries at UW-Madison
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Special | 59m 53s | Dave Nelson presents a historical look at research discoveries at UW-Madison. (59m 53s)
School Security and Crisis Preparedness
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Special | 1h 18m 49s | David Perrodin explores ways to lessen the chances of violent attacks on schools. (1h 18m 49s)
Great Lakes Restoration Efforts
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Microgrids: A New Energy Paradigm
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Special | 51m 30s | Robert Lasseter explores ways to efficiently deliver energy. (51m 30s)
WeBIRD: Electronic Bird ID Database
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Special | 40m 47s | Mark Berres introduces the Wisconsin Electronic Bird Identification Resource Database. (40m 47s)
Virus Takeover of Host Cell Functions
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Special | 45m 49s | Paul Ahlquist discusses virus-host interactions and their effects on infection. (45m 49s)
Growing Grapes, Brambles & Vine Fruits in Wisconsin
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Special | 48m 54s | Charles Brokopp discusses the history of and advantages to screening newborns. (48m 54s)
Strategic Planning in the College of Agriculture
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Special | 57m 23s | Edward Hubbard explores epistemology: the study of how we have knowledge. (57m 23s)
Bad Cell Division Doesn't Always Lead to Cancer
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Special | 43m 12s | Mark Burkard discusses the process and results of cell division. (43m 12s)
Astrobiology and the Search for Life Beyond Earth
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Special | 43m 41s | Clark Johnson discusses life on earth and throughout the universe. (43m 41s)
Fallout: The Making of a Radioactive Exhibit
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Special | 1h 12m 20s | Micaela Sullivan-Fowler shares the history and uses of radiation and radioactive elements. (1h 12m 20s)
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Special | 39m 35s | John DeLamater discusses sexual activity within the 60 – 70 year old population. (39m 35s)
Dictionary of American Regional English, Vol. 6
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Innovation for our Electricity Infrastructure
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Special | 40m 50s | Dale Burmester discusses ways to deliver renewable resources around the country. (40m 50s)
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Special | 58m 44s | Mark Schmitt explains what goes into breeding better barley for making malt. (58m 44s)
The Phosphate Crisis in Agriculture
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Myelin Wrapping of Nerve Cells
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Special | 51m 35s | John Svaren discusses myelin and myelin-producing cells in the nervous system. (51m 35s)
Living Longer Through Hormone Replacement Therapy
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Special | 54m 20s | Craig Atwood looks at the long term effects of hormone replacement therapy. (54m 20s)
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Special | 51m 29s | Scott Gilbert discusses recent findings that our cells are microbial. (51m 29s)
UW Engineering and Biological Microscopy
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Is Global Warming Causing Weather Weirding?
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Special | 55m 39s | Steve Vavrus looks at the unusual weather in Wisconsin and the Midwest during 2012. (55m 39s)
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Special | 52m 55s | Join Patrick Remington for a look at how Wisconsin communities can improve their health. (52m 55s)
Buildings of the University of Wisconsin - Madison
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Special | 47m 12s | Jim Feldman shares the history of the buildings on the campus of UW-Madison. (47m 12s)
High Throughput DNA Sequencing
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Science, Technology and Public Policy
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Special | 49m 56s | Randall Kimple discusses the causes and treatment of head and neck cancer. (49m 56s)
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Special | 46m 42s | Michael Sussman peers into the ways organisms work. (46m 42s)
Landscape Legacies of Land Use
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Special | 59m 20s | Erika Marín-Spiotta examines the effects of human-driven changes in land cover. (59m 20s)
Targeting the Beta-Cell in Diabetes Therapeutics
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Special | 58m 45s | Join Bruce Johnson to learn how to make you home solar powered. (58m 45s)
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Special | 57m 14s | Find out how bug populations have changed with Phil Pellitteri. (57m 14s)
History of Neurology at the UW
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Special | 52m 57s | Join Andrew Waclawik to explore the history of clinical neurology. (52m 57s)
Community Turnover Across Space and Time
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Special | 52m 52s | Join Jessica Blois to explore species and community response to climate change. (52m 52s)
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Special | 45m 6s | Join Kenneth Bradbury to learn about viruses that contaminate our drinking water. (45m 6s)
World Wide Network of Lake Researchers
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Special | 49m 56s | Join Luke Winslow to learn about a global network of researchers collecting lake data. (49m 56s)
The Future of the Allen Centennial Gardens
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Special | 53m 35s | Join Ed Lyon for a look at the Allen Centennial Gardens on the UW-Madison campus. (53m 35s)
The Camp Randall Memorial Arch
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Special | 48m 18s | Hear stories detailing the history of the Camp Randall Arch from Daniel Einstein. (48m 18s)
Exploring the Impacts of Wildlife Diseases
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Special | 1h 8m 20s | Learn about wildlife diseases and how to minimize their impact from F. Joshua Dein. (1h 8m 20s)
Crystalline Polysaccharides to Biofuels
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Special | 1h 4m 20s | Join Raghu Yennamalli for a look at creating biofuels as an additive for gasoline. (1h 4m 20s)
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Special | 1h 4m 49s | Join Christopher Day for a look at the differences between plant cells and human cells. (1h 4m 49s)
Clostridium Difficile Infections
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Special | 38m 17s | Join Nasia Safdar to learn about healthcare-associated infections. (38m 17s)
100 Years of Cosmic Ray Discovery
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Special | 28m 35s | Learn the history of cosmic ray research from Mike Duvernois. (28m 35s)
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Special | 42m 39s | Join Holly Basta to learn why some vaccines work better than others. (42m 39s)
The Science and Art of Making Sausage
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Special | 1h 2m 5s | Join Jeff Sindelar and unwrap the secrets behind making sausage. (1h 2m 5s)
Relearning to Balance After Stroke or Brain Injury
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Special | 54m 9s | Join Beth Meyerand to learn about a new device to improve balance. (54m 9s)
UW's Dictionary of American Regional English
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Special | 49m 23s | Join Joan Houston Hall for a look at The Dictionary of American Regional English. (49m 23s)
Connecting Scientists & Lifelong Learners
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The June 5, 2012 Transit of Venus
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Special | 59m 39s | Join Eric Carson for a look at the Driftless region of western Wisconsin. (59m 39s)
An Early Cahokian Colony in Wisconsin
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The Great Japan Earthquake and Tsunami of 2011
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Biosafety, Compliance, and UW Influenza Research
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Special | 47m 9s | Join Rebecca Moritz to learn about the safety precautions required for influenza research. (47m 9s)
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Special | 1h 1m 34s | Join Dave Nelson and Lauren Kroiz to learn more about John Curry’s murals at UW-Madison. (1h 1m 34s)
Diving the Wreck of the Appomattox
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Special | 37m 4s | Join Tamara Thomsen for a look at the Appomattox, shipwrecked in 1905. (37m 4s)
Tapping Geothermal Resources in Wisconsin
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Special | 53m 41s | Learn about the geothermal resources in Wisconsin from Dave Hart. (53m 41s)
Hunting Wild Yeast in Patagonia
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Special | 55m 24s | Join Chris Hittinger for a discussion about a newly discovered yeast used to make lager. (55m 24s)
Vanilla, Orchids and Evolution
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Aspergillus Can Kill or Thrill Us
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Special | 48m 38s | Discover the attributes of Aspergillus through Nancy Keller’s research of the fungi. (48m 38s)
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Science and Engineering in WWII
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Frac Sands: Resources and Issues in Wisconsin
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Special | 56m 56s | Learn about the Wisconsin cranberry industry with Brent McCown. (56m 56s)
Diagnostics Using Oil And Water
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Special | 1h 52s | Join Dick Burgess to hear about the research going on at the McArdle Cancer Research Lab. (1h 52s)
Catastrophic Geologic Events in Paleozoic Wisconsin
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Science and Craft of Growing Grapes and Making Wine
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Special | 1h 12m 39s | Explore the wine making process in Wisconsin with Peter Botham and Sarah Botham. (1h 12m 39s)
A Partnership for Addressing Environmental Issues
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Human Obesity, Exercise and Nutrition
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Using Stem Cells to Make Tissues
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New Trends in Plant Disease Diagnosis
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New Systems for Electronic Lab Notebooks
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Imagining and Imaging Molecules
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When Microbes Attack, Plants Fight Back
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Creating Dairyland: How Cows Made Wisconsin
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Welcome to the Neuroscience Intensive Care Unit!
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Sustainable Bioenergy in Wisconsin
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Designing Strategies for Cleaner Air
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A Historical Introduction to the Quantum Computer
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The Arts & Sciences of Brewing Beer at Home
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Special | 34m 40s | Discover the ancient history of beer and learn about the science involved in brewing it. (34m 40s)
Hasn't Everything Been Mapped Already!?
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Age-Related Macular Degeneration
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The Ancient Origin of Cystic Fibrosis
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Special | 56m 7s | Dr. Philip Farrell discusses the history of the disease Cystic Fibrosis. (56m 7s)
IceCube: Toward Neutrino Astronomy
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Neuroscience And Public Policy
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Update on the Japanese Earthquake and Tsunami
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Geological Perspectives on Climate Change
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HIV/AIDS Education Across Uganda
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The Discovery of Bat White-Nose Syndrome
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Special | 47m 47s | Learn about the genes that control learning and memory with Hilary Gerstein. (47m 47s)
The Centennial Study of Concrete
Special | 51m 10s | Learn the history of the century long concrete research project at UW-Madison. (51m 10s)
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Special | 1h 9m 14s | Explore how to make chocolate with Rich Hartel. (1h 9m 14s)
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Wind Turbine Generators: The Basics
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Picture the World with Kaleidoscope Dyes
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Climate, Energy, and the Economy
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The Science Constellation at UW-Madison
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Mobile Devices for Research and Learning
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Testing Chromosomes to Detect Diseases in Children
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How the Brain Makes Up the Mind
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The Progress of Genetics From the 1930s to Today
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Innovations for Screening Newborns
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Discoveries from the National Science Foundation
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Ants, Agriculture and Antibiotics
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Health and Disease in Western Uganda
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Special | 31m 53s | Learn how health and disease connect people, monkeys and livestock in Uganda. (31m 53s)
How Bacteria Use RNAs To Deal With Stress
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How Bioluminescent Symbioses Benefit Animals
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Squid and Bioluminescent Bacteria
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Satellite Data, Aircraft and Volcanic Ash
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Special | 55m 30s | Mike Pavolonis explains efforts to prevent travel delays caused by natural disasters. (55m 30s)
The History and Evolution of Chili Peppers
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Special | 53m 24s | Learn all about the origins and evolution of peppers with David Baumler. (53m 24s)
Using Genetic Engineering Against Cancer
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Special | 52m 52s | Learn about ways scientists are directing patients' immune systems against cancer. (52m 52s)
Water Quality Concerns in Africa
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Special | 46m 22s | Look at concerns regarding Ghana's water quality issues with Joanna Skluzacek. (46m 22s)
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Special | 42m 46s | Discover the relationship between beets and social issues with Irwin Goldman. (42m 46s)
Brain Changes and AlzheimerŐs Disease
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Office-Based Procedures of the Upper Airway
Special | 38m 6s | Look at practical exercises and procedures for airway problems with Seth Dailey. (38m 6s)
A Decade of Lameness Research in Dairy Cows
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Special | 56m 30s | Look at the symbiotic association of bacteria to invertebrates with Heidi Goodrich-Blair. (56m 30s)
A Link Between the Rumen and Milk
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Sustainable Thinking in an Age of Energy Challenges
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Special | 56m 34s | Learn new ways we should be thinking about energy with Mike Dalecki. (56m 34s)
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Special | 59m 8s | Phil Pellitteri talks about new insect residents in the state and their impact. (59m 8s)
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Special | 1h 7m 40s | Bret Payseur introduces speciation, the process by which new species originate. (1h 7m 40s)
The Photosensitive Epilepsy Analysis Tool
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Public Attitudes Toward Controversial Science
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Special | 44m 58s | Examine the elements that help shape our opinions of new scientific technologies. (44m 58s)
Impact of Diseases on Field Crops and Food
Special | 52m | Discover how field crops play a major role in Wisconsin's agriculture (52m)
DNA: It's Discovery, Structure, and Manipulation
Special | 48m 55s | Professor Nelson speaks about DNA from its early history to its modern role in biology. (48m 55s)
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Special | 1h 3m 20s | Peter Shult discusses vaccines and their role in developed and developing countries. (1h 3m 20s)
Groundwater in Central Wisconsin
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Special | 38m 34s | Professor Bland discusses the current status of the groundwater in central Wisconsin. (38m 34s)
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Special | 45m 9s | Rick Keller recalls the tragedy of the devastating heat wave that swept Europe in 2003. (45m 9s)
Special | 53m 7s | Learn all about mosquitoes from Professor Bruce Christensen. (53m 7s)
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Special | 45m 5s | Learn about toxoplasma gondii with research assistant Lindsey Moser. (45m 5s)
Biogeochemical Surprises in a Changing Climate
Special | 1h 1m 6s | Ankur Desai's surprising lab results challenge dominate views of climate ecosystems. (1h 1m 6s)
Environmental Change in Northern China
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Special | 44m 9s | Professor Joe Mason discusses his research of deserts in northern China. (44m 9s)
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Special | 1h 2m 42s | Jim Kerns discusses his occupation as an Extension specialist working with grass and turf. (1h 2m 42s)
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Special | 1h 3s | Josh Hyman discusses DNA sequencing. (1h 3s)
Water Quality in the Madison Lakes
Special | 53m 26s | Trina McMahon discusses microbes affecting the water quality of Madison's lakes. (53m 26s)
Plants and People, Carrots and Carotene
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Special | 51m 32s | Philipp Simon discusses carrots, agriculture, and our human relationship with crops. (51m 32s)
Why Doesn't My Energy Come From the Sun?
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Special | 51m 12s | Mike Arnold explains why our electricity doesn't come from the sun or sunlight. (51m 12s)
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Special | 58m 40s | Dr. Don Waller talks about the economical and ecological impacts of deer. (58m 40s)
Chocolate and Compound Coatings
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Special | 1h 5m 12s | Explore the characteristics and production of chocolate. (1h 5m 12s)
Biomedicine and Mary Shelley's Monster
Special | 52m 19s | Shelley's Frankenstein articulates the human dilemma of modern science. (52m 19s)
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Special | 41m 27s | David Van Sickle speaks about his research on asthma and a new inhaler device. (41m 27s)
Fish Endocrinology and Aquaculture Research
Special | 52m 55s | Terry Barry tells of research at the UW Laboratory of Fish Endocrinology and Aquaculture. (52m 55s)
The Reopening of Washburn Observatory
Special | 1h 3m 37s | Jim Lattis talks about the rededication and reopening of the Washburn Observatory. (1h 3m 37s)
Three Short Stories about Stem Cells
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The History of the UW Geology Museum
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Special | 1h 8m 15s | Discover the history of the UW Madison Geology Museum. (1h 8m 15s)
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Special | 1h 15m 48s | Professor Gary Lyons tells about his work on cardiac stem cells. (1h 15m 48s)
Glycomacropeptide Improves the PKU Diet
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What do theoretical physicists do?
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The Sound of Autism Spectrum Disorders
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Personal Identity on the Internet - Facebook
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Special | 1h 18m 3s | Professor Vicki Bier discusses the societal impacts of pandemic flu. (1h 18m 3s)
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Special | 58m 6s | Professor Alta Charo discusses bioethics in relation to scientific research. (58m 6s)
Science Behind Wisconsin Foods
Special | 55m 18s | Cathy Vrentas talks about the science behind Wisconsin foods, like beer and cheese. (55m 18s)
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Special | 58m 39s | Mark Staudt looks at the advantages and disadvantages of fungi. (58m 39s)
Health Impacts of Climate Change
Special | 40m 7s | Professor Patz looks at the biological changes extreme climate variations create. (40m 7s)
Changes in Wisconsin's Weather Extremes
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Special | 31m 57s | Steve Vavrus talks about extreme climate changes in Wisconsin. (31m 57s)
Special | 53m 16s | Professor Meyer Jackson speaks about biophysics and neuroscience. (53m 16s)
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Building IceCube, a Neutrino Telescope
Special | 55m 55s | Learn about IceCube, a particle detector that studies neutrinos at the South Pole. (55m 55s)
The International Year of Astronomy
Special | 55m 32s | Celebrate the International Year of Astronomy 2009. Learn what is new in the universe. (55m 32s)
Tracing the Genetic Roots of the Modern Potato
Special | 1h 25m 6s | David Spooner shares his research of wild and cultivated potatoes. (1h 25m 6s)
Public Perceptions of Nanotechnology
Special | 58m 12s | Dietram Scheufele discusses how we talk about science and technology. (58m 12s)
A New Approach to Paleoclimate
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Special | 54m 27s | Ian Orland explains research on ancient climate change and the effects on past cultures. (54m 27s)
Molecular Biology of Breast Cancer
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Wildlife Disease and Why You Should Care
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Growing Tissue in the Laboratory
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Allen Centennial Garden's Vision
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Pharmaecomomics and Epigenetics
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How Parents of Autistic Children View Science
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Special | 44m 2s | Arthur Polans of UW Eye Research Institute discusses role in cancer research. (44m 2s)
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Eavesdropping on the Inner Life of Cells
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Cucumber Mitochondria Break All The Rules
Special | 56m 6s | Mike Havey, a breeder of cucumbers, discusses his research and unusual findings. (56m 6s)
UW Madison's First Nobel Laureate: Joshua Lederberg
Special | 1h 7m 58s | Professors Millard Susman and James Crow speak about Joshua Lederberg. (1h 7m 58s)
A Legacy of Ingenuity: Har Gobind Khorana
Special | 50m 55s | Aseem Ansari talks about Nobel Prize winner Professor Har Gobind Khorana. (50m 55s)
Badgerlink: Wisconsin's Connection to the World
Special | 48m 37s | Karen Dunn, Ulrike Dieterle, and Betsy Vogel explain BadgerLink. (48m 37s)
The First Quarter-Century of HIV/AIDS
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Madison Weather Satellites: The Suomi Connection
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Ecology of Grasslands: Implications for Biofuels
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Medical Research Facilities in the 21st Century
Special | 1h 13m 26s | Paul DeLuca and the new $135 million Wisconsin Institue for Medical Research building. (1h 13m 26s)
Integrating Physics Instruction With Music
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Moving Inventions from the Lab to the Marketplace
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Cutting Tobacco Induced Disease and Death
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Special | 1h 16m 23s | What in the heavens is astrobiology? Clark Johnson tells all. (1h 16m 23s)
The National Stem Cell Bank at UW-Madison
Special | 41m | Derek Hei talks about the National Stem Cell Bank at UW-Madison. (41m)
Fitting Humans and Wildlife Into The Same Space
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Special | 1h 28m 9s | David Drake discusses urban wildlife in relation to humans. (1h 28m 9s)
Preventing Conviction of the Innocent
Special | 1h 33m 6s | Co-founder of the Wisconsin Innocence Project John Pray tells us about the lessons of DNA. (1h 33m 6s)
How Do Infants Learn Language?
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Special | 1h 29m 29s | Professor Jenny Saffran explains how babies learn language. (1h 29m 29s)
What's Happening to My TV? Digital Television and YOU!
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Bacterial Infections in Three Dimensions
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Earthquake Faults at the Bottom of the Ocean
Special | 1h 23m 45s | Study the wonders of earthquakes, faults, and plate tectonics with Professor Harold Tobin. (1h 23m 45s)
Special | 1h 15m 59s | Learn about the University of Wisconsin Survey Center and the research being done there (1h 15m 59s)
Pyrosequencing and Influenza Antiviral Resistance
Special | 1h 16m 35s | Using pyrosequencing in research, and influenza and the efficacy of antivirals. (1h 16m 35s)
The Roles of Plants in Sustaining Health
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Special | 1h 11m 43s | The health benefits of natural foods compared to pharmaceutical drugs. (1h 11m 43s)
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Special | 1h 1m 17s | Kimberly Duncan and Katie Cadwell both speak about nanotechnology. (1h 1m 17s)
Science, Wisconsin and the World
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Special | 1h 25m 23s | Larry Meiller and Steve Paulson discuss their work for Wisconsin Public Radio. (1h 25m 23s)
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Special | 1h 5m 11s | Learn what chaos is all about from Clint Sprott (1h 5m 11s)
Hummingbirds: From Your Yard to Costa Rica and Back
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Special | 1h 29m 43s | Learn about the Hummingbird Project and hummingbirds as they fly to Costa Rica and back (1h 29m 43s)
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Special | 1h 42m 14s | The "Real Utopias Project" investigates utopia as a discussion and as a real application (1h 42m 14s)
Ancient Glacial Lakes of Wisconsin
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Special | 56m 55s | The history of Wisconsin's great glacial lakes (56m 55s)
How Does A Thing Like That Work
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Special | 1h 10m 58s | The history behind Warfarin and Karl Paul Link's life (1h 10m 58s)
Shapely Bacteria: Slender Cells with Lovely Curves
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Special | 1h 12m 3s | Doug Weibel shares his enthusiasm about bacteria and the research he has done. (1h 12m 3s)
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Special | 1h 24m 24s | Faramarz Vakili explains energy consumption at University of Wisconsin-Madison. (1h 24m 24s)
The New Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center
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Special | 1h 42m 54s | Learn about the bioenergy-related work of the GLBRC. (1h 42m 54s)
YOUR Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene
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Special | 1h 9m 51s | How does the Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene affect the people of Wisconsin? (1h 9m 51s)
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Perspectives from a Scientist and Dean
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Special | 57m 28s | Learn about the future of the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences. (57m 28s)
The Science of Halloween Candy
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Special | 1h 24m 6s | Rich Hartel talks about the production of candy (1h 24m 6s)
How Computer Games Help Children Learn
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Special | 1h 8m 35s | Computer games teaches children how to solve real problems and valuable life skills (1h 8m 35s)
Studying Tropical Cyclones with Satellites
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