22 media results found for 'the electric sheep'
Pepe Gordon continues counting electric sheep. In this series, the host meets with researchers, scientists, doctors, and Nobel laureates to talk about various topics that are transforming the world of medicine internationally.
This episode explores how biomathematics is used to analyze problems of complex systems in biology. This can have applications to understanding the development of cancer, hypertension, diabetes, and cardiovascular diseases. Part of "The Electric S...Read More
Javier Santaolalla explains in an entertaining and simple way the new discoveries of science. Some of the topics covered include falling into a black hole, how to get a boyfriend or girlfriend, and tricks to pass exams. Part of "The Electric Sheep...Read More
Olotón corn has properties capable of revolutionizing agriculture and food worldwide. Olotón corn plants reach up to six meters in height and have a unique trait: they can develop in eroded and nutrient-poor soils since they fertilize themselves. ...Read More
This episode looks at ecological balance in the world of animals. Zoology is the scientific study of the behavior, structure, physiology, classification, and distribution of animals. Part of "The Electric Sheep" series.
Dr. De Ávila has published more than eighty papers on traditional knowledge of plants and fungi, community nature conservation, early biological documentation in Mexico, and the history of textile arts in Mesoamerica. This episode delves into what...Read More
This episode explores some of the technological developments made at the Center for Engineering and Industrial Development (Cidesi). All of these have been achieved thanks to experts in applied research and technolgical innovation. Part of "The El...Read More
Let's peer into the center of the galaxy and look at images of the outline of a black hole. Scientists use a large millimeter telescope located on the top of the Sierra Negra volcano in the state of Puebla to obtain the images. Part of "The Electr...Read More
Dr. Jesús Ramírez studies the human conditions. He is looking at current research in neuroscience as well as using narratives found in various examples of literature to see if there is a link between depression, imagination, and art. Part of "The ...Read More
How is it possible that the beauty of a poem or a piece of music that was created hundreds of years ago inspires people today? What happens to the creative energy at the moment a work of art is generated? The phenomena of creation and recreation a...Read More
This episode is all about earthquakes. What is their connection to life on planet Earth? Dr. Carlos Valdés González, a leading researcher at the UNAM Institute of Geophysics, shares his expertise on earthquakes. Part of "The Electric Sheep" series.
Author Fernando Rivera Calderón addresses the most important questions that science and philosophy are asking about the mystery of the origin of the universe. Some experts from the science and philosophy fields view his ideas as crazy, and they co...Read More
Neil Turok, a leading astrophysicist who worked with Stephen Hawking at Cambridge University, discusses the mystery of the start of the Big Bang. According to Turok, the calculations he and Hawking made have inconsistencies that make this event th...Read More
This episode explores the translation of modern scientific terms into Indigenous languages. The hope is to align different world views while also negating prejudices and stereotypes. Part of "The Electric Sheep" series.
Nanotechnological contamination is an almost invisible pollution that affects health, society, the economy, and the environment. Dr. Foladori tries to understand the challenges present by the development of nanotechnologies. Part of "The Electric ...Read More
