Providing Effective Pest Management Education Through Animations - Dr Julia Bello-Bravo
Integrated pest management describes effective and environmentally sensitive approaches to controlling agricultural pests, which are based on combinations of different practices. Educational informati...
29 Nov 20217min
Engineering the Path to New Semiconductors - Dr Yasuo Koide
As fundamental components of our electronic and optical devices, semiconductors are essential to our modern way of life. Dr Yasuo Koide of the National Institute for Material Science in Japan has an e...
29 Nov 202113min
Causality: A Fundamental Necessity or Part of the Problem?
For thousands of years, the notion of a one-way flow of cause-and-effect has underpinned virtually every scientific theory. Yet Dr Martin Tamm at the University of Stockholm argues that this notion of...
26 Nov 20216min
Strategies and Tools for Studying Microglial-Mediated Synapse Elimination and Refinement
Synapse elimination is a tightly regulated process, and an aberrant number of synapses both during the early stages of development or later in aging, has been observed in several neurological conditio...
26 Nov 202112min
Uncovering The Trigger For Mars’ Global Dust Storms - James H. Shirley
Enshrouding the Martian surface with thick clouds of dust, the Red Planet’s unique global dust storms have long mystified astronomers and planetary scientists. James Shirley, at NASA’s Jet Propulsion ...
24 Nov 202115min
The HBCU - HDI Women In STEM Conferences - Dr Sonya Smith
Although the number of women enrolling in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) courses has increased over the past few years, women still remain widely underrepresented in STEM fields. To ...
24 Nov 20219min
The Galapagos Initiative Saving The Enchanted Islands - Dr Stephen Walsh, University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill
The Galapagos Islands are facing increasing danger. Local and global forces – including tourism and climate change – threaten the fragile island ecosystems. The high number of unique plants and animal...
24 Nov 202111min
The Benefits Of A High - Protein Diet Across The Lifespan - Dr Jamie I. Baum, University Of Arkansas
Being overweight is a well-recognised risk factor for the development of chronic diseases such as diabetes, heart diseases, and certain types of cancer. As such, obesity represents a significant publi...
24 Nov 20219min
