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Nobel Laureates (Video)
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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Editing the Code of Life: Into the Future with CRISPR Technology with Jennifer Doudna - 2019 Nierenberg Prize for Science in the Public Interest
Jennifer Doudna, co-discoverer of CRISPR-Cas9 and winner of the 2022 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, discusses how genome editing with CRISPR technology is transforming biology. CRISPR-Cas9, an RNA-guided enzyme with remarkable abilities to recognize and cleave DNA, operates by mechanisms that both...
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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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The Value of Education Ethics and Compassion for the Well-Being of Self and Others - Dalai Lama
His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1989, becoming the first Nobel laureate to be recognized for his concern for global environmental problems. This keynote address from the UC San Diego’s 2017 commencement ceremony centers on the power of compassion and finding...
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An Evening with the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Tawakkol Karman
2011 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Tawakkol Karman is the first Yemeni, the first Arab woman and the second Muslim woman to win a Nobel Prize. A human rights activist, journalist and politician, she was dubbed the “Mother of the Revolution” for her key role in the Arab Spring, during which she was...
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Embracing the Beauty of Diversity in Our World - His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama
His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1989, becoming the first Nobel laureate to be recognized for his concern for global environmental problems. He addressed an audience at UC San Diego focusing on love and kindness among humanity. He urged compassion and sharing...
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UC San Diego Commencement 2017 with The Dalai Lama
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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Invention of Blue LED Laser and Solid State Light with Shuji Nakamura
Shuji Nakamura discusses the way in which his invention grew to be what it is by starting with the work of growing high-quality gallium nitride (GaN) crystals in 1991 to demonstrating highly luminescent, blue light-emitting diodes (LEDs) in 1994. The resulting revolution in generating white light...
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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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Celebrating Nobel Prize Laser Inventor Charles Townes
Charles Hard Townes, a professor emeritus of physics at the University of California, Berkeley, who shared the 1964 Nobel Prize in Physics for invention of the laser and subsequently pioneered the use of lasers in astronomy, died at the age of 99 on January 27, 2015. This video was produced on…
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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 Universe and Computers with George Smoot
George Smoot, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, describes the research that led to his Nobel Prize in physics in 2006. Series: "Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory " [Science] [Show ID: 28608]
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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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The Anatomy of a Scientific Discovery: Telomeres and Telomerase - Past Present and Future
Telomeres were first recognized in the late 1930s as important structures on chromosome ends. In the 1970s the sequence of these structures was identified in the ciliated protozoa Tetrahymena by Elizabeth Blackburn. In the 1980s telomerase was discovered as an enzyme that elongates telomeres and...
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How Can Telomeres Cause Age-Related Disease?
Telomeres are the chromosomes end-part, that are needed to protect chromosome ends. Due to the way chromosomes are copied, these telomeres shorten with each round of cell division. This shortening is kept in check by the enzyme telomerase which elongates telomeres. However because of the limited...
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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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Albert Fert: The Rugby Player Who Got the Nobel Prize
A lively and wide-ranging visit with Albert Fert, life-long rugby player and recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physics for his discovery of an effect that revolutionized electronics forever. Series: "Not Too Serious Labs" [Science] [Show ID: 25570]
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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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Herbert Kroemer Retirement
Friends and colleagues gather to discuss the life and work of Nobel Prize recipient Herbert Kroemer. Series: "Voices" [Science] [Show ID: 25308]
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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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The Beginning and End of the Universe: What Physics Says
Berkeley Lab's Science at the Theater traveled across the Bay to San Francisco's Herbst Theater for a star turn by two of the Lab's Nobel laureates. George Smoot received the 2006 Nobel Prize in Physics for the "discovery of the blackbody form and anisotropy of the cosmic microwave background...
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Technology’s Promise Humanity’s Future
As late as the mid-twentieth century science and technology were celebrated as instruments of progress, but by the early twenty-first century they were viewed increasingly as threats to life on Earth. Vivek Wadhwa, Washington Post and Bloomberg Businessweek columnist, and Ahmed Zewail, winner of...
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