EPISODE · Feb 7, 2016 · 1H
Electrical Signals in Living Systems
from Spark Science · host Dr. Regina Barber DeGraaff - Western Washington University
50 years ago a movie called "Fantastic Voyage" created which sparked interest in science to many, many people all over the world for years to come. One of those kids was a young Dr. Jose Serrano-Moreno. In this episode our guest, Dr. Serrano-Moreno, leads us on a journey where cells talk to other cells through electric signals. Our guest talks about his love of Wall-E, how to teach people science by "Acting/performance learning" and concussions. Correction: Isaac Asimov did not write the script to the Fantastic Voyage. He did write a novel based on the movie and tried to correct scientific inaccuracy. Image courtesy of MGH-UCLA Human Connectome Project
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50 years ago a movie called "Fantastic Voyage" created which sparked interest in science to many, many people all over the world for years to come. One of those kids was a young Dr. Jose Serrano-Moreno. In this episode our guest, Dr. Serrano-Moreno, leads us on a journey where cells talk to other cells through electric signals.Our guest talks about his love of Wall-E, how to teach people science by "Acting/performance learning" and concussions.Correction: Isaac Asimov did not write the script to the Fantastic Voyage. He did write a novel based on the movie and tried to correct scientific inaccuracy.Image courtesy of MGH-UCLA Human Connectome Project
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