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Bill McKibben on Facing Climate Change Without Giving Up
In this program, environmentalist and author Bill McKibben does not soften the reality of climate change. “Look, the things that we warned about in the 1980s, they’ve all pretty much happened now. We’ve watched the climate crisis play out more or less as we thought it would, in fact, a little faster and a little…
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Kyoto Prize: Three Laureates, Three Ways of Expanding Human Knowledge
The Kyoto Prize Symposium features three laureates whose work spans ethics, life sciences, and information technology. Across very different fields, the laureates highlight research that reshapes how we understand human behavior, biological development, and intelligent systems. As Dr. Kazuo Inamori, founder of the Kyoto Prize, puts it: “A human being has no higher calling than…
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Three Ages, Three Ways of Thinking
What can children teach us about artificial intelligence, and what can AI teach us about human development? When people talk about AI, it’s easy to slip into the idea that “intelligence” is one thing you either have a lot of or a little of. Alison Gopnik (UC Berkeley) argues that there isn’t one single, all-purpose…
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When Fish Catch Levels Off, Science Matters More Than Ever
Fish is a major source of protein for many people around the globe. The amount of fish harvested by wild capture fisheries grew from the 1950s to the 1980s, then started to level off in the 1990s, where it has remained stable—at about 80–90 million tonnes of fish annually. This is despite a continual increase…
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Courtney Paquette on Big Data and Better Answers
Courtney Paquette, Ph.D., an assistant professor in McGill University’s Math and Stats Department, traces a path into research that starts far from the usual origin story. Speaking with Saura Naderi, UC San Diego, Paquette describes earning an undergraduate degree in finance before being pulled toward the applied math questions hiding inside real systems, including operations…
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Tracing Ancient and Modern DNA Across Indigenous America
What does our ancient DNA tell us about who we are and how we moved around the globe? Genetic data is transforming how scientists understand human history, and Andrés Moreno-Estrada frames that shift through the genetics of Indigenous peoples in the Americas. Speaking at a CARTA symposium on ancient DNA, Moreno-Estrada, a medical doctor, says…
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Start the New Year Strong: UCTV’s Best of Health & Science
If your goal for 2026 is to boost your health, sharpen your mind, or simply feel your best, you don’t have to look far for expert guidance. UCTV (University of California Television) brings the latest in science-based wellness, preventive health, and mental resilience straight from the nation’s top researchers. As the University of California’s public-service…
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Scripps Researchers Decode the Ocean’s Chemical Language
How do most organisms in the natural world communicate? According to researchers who study the ocean, it’s through the language of chemistry. At Scripps Institution of Oceanography, marine biologists Bradley Moore and Natalie Grayson explore how ocean life uses molecules as a kind of language—chemical cues that can shape what organisms do and how they…
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Rewriting Our Story with Ancient DNA
Dramatic advances in ancient DNA technologies have revolutionized our understanding of the human past. Today, the genomes of more than 10,000 ancient humans have been sequenced. The new series from CARTA, Ancient DNA – New Revelations, explores the diverse applications of archaeogenomics in shaping not only a new vision of the human past, but also…
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Tom Steyer on the Future of Energy
When climate investor and philanthropist Tom Steyer sat down with Scott Lewis of Voice of San Diego for the 2025 Charles David Keeling Memorial Lecture, one of the first things he talked about was a graph. Every morning, he checks the Keeling Curve, which he likens to “the Earth’s temperature,” comparing yesterday’s number with the…