Podcast Categories: Medicine
Medicina y Ciencias de la Salud
Materiales didácticos de profesores y expertos en el campo de la medicina y las ciencias biosanitarias.
‘Light, Clocks and Sleep’
Light, Clocks and Sleep: The Discovery of a New Photoreceptor within the Eye
Until the late 1990’s it seemed inconceivable to most vision biologists that there could be an unrecognised class of light sensor within the eye. After all, the eye was the best understood part of the central nervous system. One hundred and fifty years of research had explained how we see: Light is detected by the rods and cones of the retina and their responses are assembled into an “image” by inner retinal neurones, followed by advanced visual processing in the brain. This representation of the eye left no room for an additional class of ocular photoreceptor. However, work in a variety of animals, including mice and humans, overturned this conventional view of the eye. We now know that the rods and cones are not alone.
Image courtesy of: Grégoire Lannoy from Flickr Creative Commons
Sports Science – Plymouth University
A wealth of opportunities at Plymouth and its Partner Colleges includes Marine Sports, Exercise Science and Fitness, Equine Studies, Sports Therapy, Outdoor Education, Yacht Operations, Tournament Golf and Surf Science and Technology.
Omaha Science Cafe – Omaha Science Cafe
Science Cafés involve a face-to-face conversation with a scientist about current science topics. They are open to everyone and take place in casual settings like pubs and coffeehouses. A science café’s casual meeting place, plain language, and inclusive conversation create a welcoming and comfortable atmosphere for people with no science background. Each meeting is organized around an interesting topic of conversation. A scientist gives a brief presentation followed by a question and answer period.
Today’s Neuroscience, Tomorrow’s History – Professor Alan North
Today’s Neuroscience, Tomorrow’s History – Professor Geoffrey Burnstock
Neuroscience – Plymouth University
Research expertise at Plymouth includes the Centre for Research in Brain, Cognition & Behaviour, the Centre for Robotics & Neural Systems, Cognition, Developmental Disability Research & Education, Mental Health and Theoretical & Computational Neuroscience.
Today’s Neuroscience, Tomorrow’s History – Professor Sir Michael Rutter
Heartless – 1:1:1 Media
We want to help people understand medicine. Understand how the human body works, and why modern medicine looks the way it does. We also want to laugh. Laugh about happy and sad things. Laugh about the ridiculousness of our healthcare system. Laugh so we don’t go insane. We hope you’ll join us to learn and laugh a little about medicine, current events shaping our medical care, and the overarching healthcare system that affects all of our lives more than we know.
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