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Nobel Laureates (Audio)
by UCTV
Hear directly from men and women who have been awarded Nobel prizes.
Episodes
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Nobel Prize Medal Presented to Jennifer Doudna at her Berkeley Home
In December 2020, Jennifer Doudna received her Nobel Prize in Chemistry during a small, socially-distanced ceremony at her home - followed by takeout. The traditional celebration will have to wait until next year. A videographer and photographer captured the intimate gathering and presentation of...
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Unraveling CRISPR-Cas9 with Jennifer Doudna - Conversations with History
Conversations host Harry Kreisler welcomes Professor Jennifer Doudna of UC Berkeley for a discussion of her intellectual odyssey that led to the discovery of CRISPR-Cas9, a revolutionary tool for gene editing. In the conversation, they explore the implications of CRISPR-Cas9 for agriculture,...
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A Neanderthal Perspective on Human Origins with Svante Pääbo - 2018 Nierenberg Prize for Science in the Public Interest
Most people are part-Neanderthal, the closest extinct human relative. Svante Pääbo explores human genetic evolution by analyzing preserved genetic material from the remains of ancient organisms, including Neanderthals. What can we learn from the genomes of our closest evolutionary relatives?…
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Voices of the Pacific with Nobel Laureate Elisabeth Holland - 2018 Keeling Lecture
The 2018 David Keeling Memorial Lecture hosts Dr. Elisabeth Holland, Professor of Climate Change and Director of the Pacific Centre for Environment and Sustainable Development at the University of the South Pacific. Dr. Holland is an internationally recognized scientist and 2007 Nobel Laureate…
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Work Toward a Happy World - Dalai Lama at UC San Diego Commencement
The 14th Dalai Lama, a 1989 Nobel Peace Prize laureate and the spiritual leader of Tibet, delivered the keynote address at UC San Diego’s 2017 commencement ceremony. His talk centered on the power of compassion and finding happiness in life. He urged the graduates to use their knowledge to better...
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Education Changemakers: Nobel Laureate James Heckman and Venture Capitalist J.B. Pritzker
Economist and Nobel Laureate James Heckman presents research showing the value of early childhood education as he and entrepreneur/philanthropist J.B. Pritzker urge support for birth-to-age-5 programs as keys to developing strong regional and national economies. [Public Affairs] [Education] [Show...
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Advising Presidents of U.S. and Mexico on Climate Change - What Can We Expect at COP-21? with Mario Molina: UC Carbon and Climate Neutrality Summit
Nobel Laureate Mario Molina, UC San Diego, describes international actions to combat climate change. Series: "UC Carbon and Climate Neutrality Summit: UC Climate Solutions" [Public Affairs] [Science] [Show ID: 30299]
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The Great Divide with Joseph Stiglitz and Robert Reich
Economist Joseph Stiglitz and former Labor Secretary Robert Reich reminisce about opposing “corporate welfare” during their days in the Clinton Administration and talk here about problematic trade deals, income inequality and Stiglitz’s new book, “The Great Divide: Unequal Societies and What We…
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Invention of Blue LED Laser and Solid State Light
Join UCSB's College of Engineering as they honor Professor Shuji Nakamura — 2014 Nobel Laureate in Physics and a pioneer in light emitters based on Gallium Nitride. Nakamura is a professor of Materials and Electrical and Computer Engineering at UC Santa Barbara. Series: "Scientific Horizons"...
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Data Computation and the Fate of the Universe
Saul Perlmutter, UC Berkeley and Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, describes the research that led to his 2011 Nobel Prize in Physics Series: "Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory " [Science] [Show ID: 28609]
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The Brief History and Future Development of Earth System Models: Resolution and Complexity
Warren Washington, a member of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and an internationally recognized expert on atmospheric science and climate research, describes the research that led to the 2007 Nobel Prize. Series: "Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory " [Science] [Show ID: 28607]
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Scientific Discovery with Carol Greider - Conversations with History
Conversations host Harry Kreisler welcome Nobel Laureate Carol Greider, Daniel Nathans Professor and Director of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Johns Hopkins University, for a discussion of her intellectual odyssey. Topics covered include her education; her Nobel winning research on telomeres…
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Journey to a Brilliant Discovery -- Lighting the World (Ep. 2)
In this episode of Lighting the World, we meet UC Santa Barbara’s Shuji Nakamura, creator of the white LED, and explore the decades-long quest to develop the white-light emitting LED. Series: "Lighting the World: Shuji Nakamura and His Brilliant Discovery" [Science] [Show ID: 24739]
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The Future of Light - Lighting the World (Ep. 4)
In the final episode of Lighting the World, a look at research at UC Santa Barbara’s Solid State Lighting and Energy Center, what the future of lighting and power use may be, and how Shuji Nakamura’s work continues to affect the world of light and energy use. Series: "Lighting the World: Shuji...
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Unleashing the Light - Lighting the World (Ep. 3)
In this episode of Lighting the World - after years of effort, Shuji Nakamura discovers the breakthrough that enables the creation of the white-light emitting LED, unleashing a revolution in the way the world uses light and power. Series: "Lighting the World: Shuji Nakamura and His Brilliant...
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Lights in the Darkness -- Lighting the World (Ep. 1)
We may take light for granted, but for some two-billion people around the globe, reliable, economical light sources are unavailable. In this episode of Lighting the World, John Bowers of UC Santa Barbara’s Institute for Energy Efficiency describes this problem and how they are using the highly...
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Intellectual Journey with Gary Becker - Conversations with History
Conversations host Harry Kreisler welcomes Nobel Laureate Gary S. Becker for a discussion of his intellectual journey. Topics covered in the conversation include: the influence of his parents, his education, Milton Friedman, his early work on discrimination, the skills and temperament required…
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Transforming Conflict through Nonviolent Coalitions with Nobel Peace Laureate Leymah Gbowee -- Institute for Peace and Justice
Leymah Gbowee, winner of the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize, recounts her role in launching the women's peace movement that helped bring an end to the civil war in Liberia in 2003. She and others were credited with ushering in a period of peace and freedom that led to the election of Ellen Johnson…
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UC Global Health Day 2012 - Population Consumption and Human Wellbeing
The University of California, Berkeley hosted a gathering of experts in the fields of population, sustainability, and global health. Malcolm Potts, director and founder of the Bixby Center for Population, Health & Sustainability at UC Berkeley, kicks off this plenary on population, consumption…
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Mayan Cosmology Cycle Ends: Precision Cosmology Progresses
In a public talk in front of the Great Pyramid of Kukulcan at Chichen Itza, Berkeley Lab's Nobel Prize-winning astrophysicist George Smoot discusses the remarkable precision that ancient Mayan astronomers achieved solely with the naked eye and comments on the significance of the approaching end…
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C60: Buckminsterfullerene Not Just a Pretty Molecule with Harold Kroto
Sir Harold Kroto is an English chemist and the 1996 Nobel Prize recipient in Chemistry. He currently serves as Francis Eppes Professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at Florida State University. He researches the high-resolution electronic spectra of free radicals produced by…
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Mighty Be Our Powers - How Sisterhood Prayer and Sex Changes a Nation at War with Leymah Gbowee
A champion of women’s empowerment around the world, Leymah Gbowee is an African peace activist often credited with aiding the cessation of the Second Liberian Civil War in 2003 through her extraordinary women-led peace movement. Currently the Executive Director of the Women Peace and Security...
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The Future of Economic Growth in a Multispeed World with Michael Spence (Conversations with History)
Host Harry Kreisler welcomes Nobel Laureate Michael Spence for a discussion of his new book, “The Next Convergence.” Spence discusses his intellectual odyssey focusing on his Nobel Prize research on information and market structure then explains how his work as Chairman of the Commission on…
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IDEaS: A Half Century of Innovation and Intellect: Transforming Ideas into Nobel Breakthroughs
Nobel Laureates Robert Engle, Roger Tsien, Mario Molina and Harry Markowitz present synopses of their award-winning work and engage in a lively discussion on what it takes to move forward on promising ideas. This event is part of the Innovation Day Expo and Symposia (IDEaS) held in honor of UC…
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Justice: Local and Global with Amartya Sen
Nobel Laureate and Harvard Economist Amartya Sen opens the New Frontiers in Global Justice Conference at UC San Diego with an inspiring talk on achieving local and global justice. Series: "Helen Edison Lecture Series" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 19623]
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Rethinking Regulation After the Financial Crisis and the Oil Spill: A Behavioral Approach with Richard Thaler
How best to create laws and institutions to create a prosperous and just society? Noted behavioral economist Richard Thaler considers the public policy implications of behavioral economics, which assumes that that both the regulated and the regulators are fallible. Thaler draws on recent events...
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Studying Economic Behavior in Unusual Places: From Deal or No Deal to the National Football League with Richard Thaler
Richard Thaler is renowned for his extremely influential contributions to the emerging field of behavioral economics over the last three decades. He has made it his habit to look for data in unusual places. Here he draws on the behavior of New York City taxi cab drivers, game show participants…
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Ribonuclease P: A Small Step in the RNA World with Sidney Altman
Professor Sidney Altman gives a detailed description of RNase P and its evolution in prokaryotes and eukaryotes and a summary of data regarding the utility of this enzyme and associated technology that could be used as a clinical therapy. Series: "UC Berkeley Graduate Lectures" [Science] [Show…
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Unraveling the Mystery of Ribonucleic Acid (RNA) with Sidney Altman - Conversations with History
Conversations host Harry Kreisler welcomes Nobel Laureate Sidney Altman, Sterling Professor at Yale University, for a discussion of Ribonucleic Acid(RNA). Topics covered include: the importance of basic research creativity in the sciences, the qualities and skills necessary for scientific problem...
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Entering the RNA World with Sidney Altman
Nobel Laureate Sidney Altman, Professor of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology at Yale University, gives a general description of the problem of the origin of life on Earth with some detail about what we know now and our knowledge of RNase P, an enzyme with a catalytic RNA subunit....
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A Scientist Addresses Science Education with Leon Lederman
Nobel Laureate physicist Leon Lederman takes a hard look at science education. The crisis in science education (pre-K--14) has been widely recognized at least since the report "A Nation at Risk" was published in 1983. This report accompanies a huge number of later reports all read and appreciated...
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