Topic: Science and Technology (general)
Visual data is far easier to understand and analyze than the same information in written format. Using a variety of examples that range from maps and charts to the effects of gravity on the Earth and comparisons of carbon dioxide output by country, David Holoboff gives a quick presentation about the benefits of visual data in all sectors of modern and future life.
Dr. Moira Gunn talks with author and Duke professor, Cathy Davidson about what happens when you hand every incoming Freshmen a free ipod and her new book, Now You See It: How the Brain Science of Attention Will Transform the Way We Live, Work, and Learn.
Dr. Moira Gunn learns how mutations caused cancer from Nobel Prize winner, Michael Bishop and Genetech chairman, Art Levinson.
Dr. Moira Gunn talks about a different way of designing drugs, from anxiety and depression to Type II diabetes, with Addex Pharmaceuticals CEO, Bharatt Chowrira.
Dr. Moira Gunn talks about genetic mutation base being used with autism and tourette's patients from Rutgers University Cell and DNA Repository CEO, Jay Tischfield.
There is a lot of downtime in MySQL, and Baron Schwartz knows the reasons why. In this short talk, he presents many of the main reasons for slow MySQL, and also a variety of simple solutions to the problem of MySQL downtime. Not only can issues be resolved, Baron Schwartz explains in the latter half of the presentation, but MySQL users can proactively reduce downtime.
Dr. Moira Gunn talks with Scientific Director from the Stem Cell and Cancer Research Institute at McMaster University, where they have learned how to make blood from skin cells.
Dr. Moira Gunn learns new information about the life and death of the 20th U.S. President, James A Garfield, from Candice Millard, author of Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President.
Dr. Moira Gunn learns how a group from Purdue University studied the brains of local football players and landed on the cover of Sports Illustrated, from Team Lead, Tom Talavage.
Dr. Moira Gunn recaps the MacArthur Awards with columnist and author, David Ewing Duncan and learns how biotech and science came out in the mix.