John Valley, Professor, Department of Geoscience, UW-Madison, joins "University Place Presents" host Norman Gilliland to discuss his discovery of the oldest material ever found on earth: a 4.4 billion-year-old zircon mineral found in the Jack Hills of Western Australia.
Ken Copp, Strategic Technical Advisor, American Transmission Company, and Dennis Bahr, Director, Research and Development, Helionx walk through the basics of how electricity works and how it gets from the power plant to our homes.
David Jarrard, Professor, Department of Urology, UW School of Medicine and Public Health, addresses clinical questions about prostate cancer including why it is more frequent in an aging population, which cancers are dangerous and how to identify them. Jarrard discusses whether prostate ca...
Richard Hirsh, Professor, Department of History, Virginia Tech, explains the origins of regulation in the American electric utility system and explains its close tie to technical innovation. Hirsh also delves into deregulation and its effects on the energy industry.
John Hawks, Associate Professor, Department of Anthropology, UW-Madison, explores new DNA discoveries that show Neanderthals from Asia and Europe mixed into our ancestors' gene pool along with a previously unknown group called the "Denisovans."
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Renowned adventurer Richard Bangs treks through the remote state of Assam in India -- a region of rushing rivers, strapping monsoons, vast expanses of unspoiled land and a staggering array of wildlife, including the one-horned rhinoceros.
Renowned adventurer Richard Bangs treks through the remote state of Assam in India -- a region of rushing rivers, strapping monsoons, vast expanses of unspoiled land and a staggering array of wildlife, including the one-horned rhinoceros.