NeuroTalk S2E3 Penguins & Pajamas

 This week on NeuroTalk, we bring you a special report about a scientific sleepover hosted by the California Academy of Science called Penguins & Pajamas! Stanford postdocs from a variety of disciplines presented on their research, and we bring stories from the event, and speak with Mary Cavanagh and Antoine de Morree from the Stanford postdoc association. Below, you'll also find full interviews with many of the postdocs at the event.  

This week we bring you a special report about a scientific sleepover hosted by the California Academy of Science called Penguins & Pajamas! Stanford postdocs from a variety of disciplines presented on their research, and we bring stories from the event, and speak with Mary Cavanagh and Antoine de Morree from the Stanford postdoc association.

David Zhang talks about the science behind cloning, and the ongoing efforts to clone a woolly mammoth.

Felice Kelly and Fiona Strouts talk about how live bacteria and yeasts transform simple ingredients into more complex flavors.

Gazi Yildirim talks about the Quake Catcher Network, the world's largest, low-cost strong-motion seismic network.

Learn more about the Quake Catcher Network here: http://qcn.stanford.edu/

Jenny Lumb describes the science of hula-hooping!

Jolyn Gisselberg

Merav Vonshak talks about the worldwide domination of invasive ants and consequences for biodiversity.

Rico Rojas talks about cholera, climate change, and the ecological relationships between humans and their pathogens.

Zeeshan Maan talks about translating research from the bench to the bedside.

Urvi Vyas talks about conducting brain surgery without ultrasound.

Viola Caretti talks about a novel approach to studying brain cancer by using light-activated neuronal stimulation.

Stefano Bonetti explains how to use magnetism to get a levitating train.

Avi Adhikari talks about the neurobiology underlying anxiety.

All pictures by Mark Padolina and Luqia Hou.

You can find more information about the Stanford Postdoc Association on their website: http://www.stanford.edu/group/supd/

or their Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/StanfordUniversityPostdoctoralAssociation

You can find more information about Penguins & Pajamas on the California Academy of Sciences website: http://www.calacademy.org/events/sleepovers/

For more information about Stanford's involvement in Penguins & Pajamas, and other events, you can also contact Mary Cavanagh directly at museumpostdocs@gmail.com