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Dr. Shaowen Bao, Ph.D. discusses his research into brain circuitry on this week's Arizona Science.

Episode 94: How Life Experiences Shape Brain Circuity

Aug 24, 2017 Why is it easier for children to learn new information than it is for adults?
A man and a boy standing next to the Santa Cruz River in Tucson, Arizona, during a flood, circa 1903. Sentinel Peak ("A" Mountain) is in the background at the right.

Episode 93: Flood History of the West

Aug 17, 2017 New research suggests we've seriously underestimated the super-floods of the past.
A look into a eukaryote cell to see how proteins are made.

Episode 92: Watching Molecules Perform their Functions

Aug 10, 2017 Using new techniques to watch enzyme proteins perform their functions.
Supermassive black holes at the cores of galaxies blast radiation and ultra-fast winds outward, as illustrated in this artist's conception.

Episode 91: How Bright is a Black Hole

Aug 3, 2017 Can recently discovered quasars help us discover when the first super-massive black hole formed in the universe?

Episode 90: Why are Women More Susceptible to Alzheimer's Disease Than Men

Jul 27, 2017 REPEAT. Studying the dramatic differences between how female and male brains generate the energy they need as the brain ages.
A cicada sits on a branch.

Episode 89: That Buzzing Noise You Hear

Jul 20, 2017 Everything you ever wanted to know about cicadas.
A DNA strand.

Episode 88: Baby Genes

Jul 13, 2017 New research suggests that new genes are likely to appear fully developed rather than gradually taking shape.
Developing new technologies for molecular imaging.

Episode 87: X-ray Vision - The Drive to See More

Jul 6, 2017 By combining the very latest advances in technology and computing, a UA team is building uniquely powerful imaging systems.
Measuring clouds and aerosols from the Space Station.

Episode 86: The Widespread Effects of Tiny Aerosol Particles on Climate and Health

Jun 29, 2017 Of all environmental threats, particles are responsible for the most deaths globally.
Looking up towards the skylight in the University of Arizona Optical Science building.

Episode 85: Seeing Around Corners

Jun 22, 2017 The potential of exploiting complex light reflections to look around corners and through objects.
The Gulf of Aden separating Yemen and Somalia.

Episode 84: What the Earth's Climate History Can Tell Us About Climate Change and Seasonal Rains

Jun 16, 2017 REPEAT. New findings provides evidence that climate shifts can happen suddenly.

Episode 83: Rejuvenating and Repairing the Aging Brain with Stem Cells

Jun 8, 2017 REPEAT. Treating Parkinson's and more with stem cells.
Heavy rain floods Campbell north of Speedway.

Episode 82: Forecasting Arizona's Monsoon

Jun 1, 2017 REPEAT. The monsoon is changing as our temperatures rise.
This dazzling infrared image from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope shows hundreds of thousands of stars crowded into the swirling core of our spiral Milky Way galaxy. In visible-light pictures, this region cannot be seen at all because dust lying between Earth and the galactic center blocks our view.

Episode 81: Exploring the Milky Way

May 25, 2017 The UA-led GUSTO mission which will send a balloon to near space to study the Milky Way galaxy.
A field beneath a bright blue sky.

Episode 80: Improving Food Security

May 18, 2017 A new way to prevent the loss of millions of tons of crops to fungus each year.
Many people rely on opioids to manage chronic pain.

Episode 79: Battling Chronic Pain

May 11, 2017 Research into new therapies for chronic pain.

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