PODCAST
Faculty Feature: Science
by Office of the Alumni Association
Captured during a variety of events and programs sponsored by the Alumni Association, distinguished faculty member present talks in a variety of disciplines within the sciences.
Episodes
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Neuroscience in the 21st Century: Brain Circuits, Technologies, Human Individuality, and Autism
Samuel Wang, Associate Professor of Molecular Biology and the Princeton Neuroscience Institute, discusses future directions in the study of neuroscience, child brain development, autism, and human indivuality as part of the 2014 Academic Mini Reunions program.
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Alumni Day 2014 - Finding Einstein in a Crowd
Michael Gordin, Rosengarten Professor of Modern and Contemporary History; Director, Fung Global Fellows Program, considers how historians and biographers have approached Albert Einstein’s life and considers another interpretation: that he was not the cloistered loner but rather a deeply sociable...
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From Gene Expression to Tissue Mechanics during Drosophila Embryonic Development
Eric F. Wieschaus, Squibb Professor in Molecular Biology, presents a talk entitled “From Gene Expression to Tissue Mechanics during Drosophila Embryonic Development.” Presented on the occassion of the Many Minds, Many Stripes conference for Princeton's graduate alumni.
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The Scientific Search for Life Beyond Earth
Christopher Chyba, Professor of Astrophysical Sciences and International Affairs and Director of the Program on Science and Global Security, explains the ways that we are searching for extraterrestrial life and the difficulty of defining what “life” looks like in other parts of the solar system...
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A Tale of the Ends: Medical Impact of Basic Research in Telomere Biology
Virginia A. Zakian, Harry C. Wiess Professor in the Life Sciences and Professor of Molecular Biology, explains the history of telomere research from a scientific and sociological standpoint and describes the biology of telomeres.
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The Scientific Revolution in Early Modern Europe
Michael Mahoney, Professor of History, explains the Scientific Revolution in Early Modern Europe as the historical narrative for modern Western science and society.
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Mapping a Sea of Fire: Moby Dick and the History of Science
D. Graham Burnett, Professor of History, analyzes the key roles of geographical science and the emerging science of oceanography in Moby Dick. Presented during the 2004 Fall Football Lectures series.
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Captured during a variety of events and programs sponsored by the Alumni Association, distinguished faculty member present talks in a variety of disciplines within the sciences.
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