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Seeing Science
The Envisioning the Invisible Competition Challenges contestants to visually represent scientific concepts. Learn more at http://mahato.pratt.duke.edu.Published 1 year ago
Monkeys 'Move and Feel' Virtual Objects Using Only Their Brains
In a first-ever demonstration of a two-way interaction between a primate brain and a virtual body, two monkeys trained at the Duke University Center for Neuroengineering learned to employ brain activity alone to move an avatar hand and identify the texture of virtual objects.Published 1 year ago
Film Captures Cancer Experiences
A new documentary by a Duke alumnus chronicles the lives of 50 women in Duke's Pathfinders cancer care program. Learn more: http://cancer.duke.edu/dccrp/modules/research3/index.php?id=30/, http://www.chapel.duke.edu and http://ami.duke.edu/.Published 1 year ago
'Fracking' Explained
Biology professor and geochemist Robert Jackson in Duke's Nicholas School of the Environment performed one of the first peer-reviewed studies on the environmental consequences of hydrofracking. In a live "Office Hours" webcast September 15, 2011, he answers questions about his study. Learn more at http://dukealumni.com/learn-travel/office-hours.Published 1 year ago
Duke Lemur Night Time Antics (BBC)
The Duke Lemur Center's aye-ayes eat boiled eggs and get up to mischief at night time.
Posted 1 year ago
New Baby Mouse Lemurs @ Duke Lemur Center
New babies are at the Duke Lemur Center: http://lemur.duke.edu/Published 1 year ago
Free-ranging: Ring-tailed Lemurs @ Duke Lemur Center
Many animals at the Duke Lemur Center have access to large areas of enclosed forest called natural habitat enclosures. In this video, a troupe of ring-tailed lemurs, adults and juveniles, can be seen enjoying the cool weather before a rain shower (listen for the thunder).Music licensed under Creative Commons CC BY NC: "Percussion Loops 1a (5/4)" by annabloom
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Does Bigger Government Mean Better Services?
Carolina Journal Radio features highlights of a recent water allocation study, as explained by Bill Holman of Duke University's Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions and Richard Whisnant of the UNC School of Government.Published 1 year ago
Robert Harrington, Director, Duke Clinical Research Center (NC People)
Program: NC PeopleEpisode: Dr. Robert Harrington, MD, Director, Duke Clinical Research Center
William Friday sits down for a conversation with Dr. Robert Harrington, MD, Director, Duke Clinical Research Center.
Posted 1 year ago
Australopithecus Sediba
Duke University anthropologist Steven Churchill shows replica casts of two specimens of Australopithecus sediba, a new species of hominin being described in the September 8, 2011 edition of Science. These two individuals have been dated at 1.977 million years ago.Published 1 year ago
Duke Pilot Project at Yadkinville Farm Gets Google Endorsement
Follow along as we visit examples of carbon offset projects. These projects help us bring our impact on climate change down to zero. When we purchase a carbon offset we make sure we're getting quality offsets that provide real, long-term carbon reductions. http://today.duke.edu/2011/09/hogwaste
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Can REDD Work for the Amazon?
Brian Murray, director of Economic Analysis at the Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions, talks to Living on Earth host Bruce Gellerman about what drought in the Amazon might mean for the future of REDD, the United Nations mechanism designed to Reduce Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation.Published 1 year ago
DCRI's STICH Clinical Trial Success Story
July 25, 2011 - Gena Rankin and Thomas Barfield reveal how they were able to achieve high follow-up rates, battle "patient fatigue," and cultivate strong relationships with clinical trial sites during the DCRI's decade-long STICH clinical trial.
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Brainy Lizards Pass Test for Birds
New research shows Puerto Rican anoles solve novel problems and remember solutions. The study's lead author, biologist Manuel Leal, explains the research. Learn more: http://today.duke.edu/2011/07/brainy-lizardsPublished 1 year ago
Miguel Nicolelis - The Merging of Brain and Machines
A presentation by Miguel Nicolelis, MD, Professor, Neurobiology, Biomedical Engineering and Psychological and Brain Sciences at Duke. Nicolelis’ work with primates has uncovered a new method for capturing brain function, by recording the way neurons work together as a symphony, rather than the activity of single neurons. This research may pave the way for a potential cure for Parkinson's disease and new ways of treating paralysis. (June 8, 2011)Published 1 year ago
