How did language evolve? New CARTA series explores the evolution of language.

8232Language. In all its forms. We use it everyday, all the time, without thinking, as innately (we might think) as a bird sings…

But the acquisition of this human capacity is a long and complex process, aided by neuro- and physiological specialization born out of the forge of evolution. So when you stop and think a moment, language poses many mysteries.

This new CARTA symposium brings together the world’s top experts in many facets of language to address those and other questions. When and how does language develop structure? What can the differences between old and new, spoken and sign languages, tell us about the evolution of language? Why and how does language evolve over time? And how have our brains evolved both with and for the purpose of language?

Watch this fascinating series on one of humanity’s essential elements: CARTA: How Language Evolves.

Understanding and Protecting the Planet at Scripps Institution of Oceanography

8232Research at Scripps Institution of Oceanography is more than SCUBA diving and working with marine mammals.

Margaret Leinen, Vice Chancellor for Marine Sciences, Director of Scripps Institution of Oceanography, and Dean of the School of Marine Sciences, reminds us that, in spite of the name, research at Scripps also includes the solid earth, the history of the planet and oceans, the atmosphere and even monitoring earth from space.

Take a look at how some of the latest research activities at Scripps are helping to shape worldwide conversations about the future of our planet. You will see through her presentation that the spirit of exploration that inspired the establishment of Scripps more than a century ago continues today.

Watch Understanding and Protecting the Planet.

Two New Shows on The Career Channel

Check out these motivating new programs on the Career Channel:

8232Be the Talent Companies Crave: A Winning Guide to Career Advancement with Phil Blair

Do you want to know the secrets to getting hired and/or advancing your career? Who better to share insights than Phil Blair who has placed over 500,000 people in jobs? Blair is the Executive Officer of Manpower Staffing, San Diego’s largest employment placement firm and is among our regions most respected business leaders. In this question and answer session, Blair shares strategies and techniques to leverage your education and experience and ultimately build a career you’re passionate about.

Watch Be the Talent Companies Crave: A Winning Guide to Career Advancement with Phil Blair.


8232Refire! Don’t Retire with Ken Blanchard and Mort Shaevitz

Join UC San Diego’s Mary L. Walshok as she moderates a timely discussion with best-selling author Ken Blanchard. Blanchard’s latest book is Refire! Don’t Retire: Make the Rest of Your Life the Best of Your Life, co-authored with psychologist Morton Shaevitz. Together, Blanchard and Shaevitz weave poignant life stories and humorous anecdotes with their own experiences, wisdom, and advice. The message to those in their 50s, 60s and beyond: View each day as an opportunity to enhance relationships, stimulate minds, revitalize bodies, and grow spiritually.

Watch Refire! Don’t Retire with Ken Blanchard and Mort Shaevitz/a>.


Watch these and more on The Career Channel.

Women's Work in the World Economy: A Personal & Political Perspective

8232Economic growth around the world is influenced by who is in the workforce and what they, male or female, are paid.

In 2003, UC Berkeley Professor Laura Tyson was asked by the World Economic Forum to put together a rigorous analysis of how countries were doing on gender parity, or diversity, using a number of different dimensions, and then see how those countries’ gender parity affected its economic performance.

This analysis came to be called the Global Gender Gap Report, and ultimately it showed that those countries with greater gender parity over time performed better economically.

Professor Tyson shares some of her own experiences, observations, and analysis as she makes a case for greater gender parity for economic growth, including how economic policy can influence the recruitment and retention of women in workplaces worldwide.

Watch Women’s Work in the World Economy now.

Women's Health: A Critical Update Across the Lifespan

8232It seems obvious that men and women are different, biologically. But until the 20th century, serious women’s health research was largely neglected. It wasn’t until 1987 that the National Institutes of Health adopted guidelines to include women in clinical research.

Fortunately, things have changed.

In this new series from UC San Francisco’s Mini Medical School for the Public, you’ll discover the latest information about a woman’s unique health needs presented by UCSF faculty from the Women’s Health Center. Programs cover a wide spectrum of issues over the course of a woman’s life and address both comprehensive and integrative approaches to care.

Watch the following programs online now:

29273Every Patient is an Athlete: Using Exercise as Medicine
Dr. Carlin Senter is a primary care sports medicine doctor whose focus is to help patients of all ages stay active. She explores exercise and the athlete in every woman.

29274What’s New in Management of the Menopause?
Dr. Michael Policar, Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences at UCSF School of Medicine, explores what’s new in the management of menopause. From tips for living with hot flashes to hormone treatment, see what works and what doesn’t.

29275Breast Cancer Screening and Prevention: A Clinician’s Perspective
About one in eight women will develop invasive breast cancer. Dr. Mindy Goldman, Director of the Women’s Cancer Care Program at UCSF, specializes in women’s health care and gynecology issues for breast cancer patients and those at risk for cancer. She presents a clinician’s perspective on screening and prevention of this all-too-common disease.

Stay tuned for these programs coming soon:

Outsmarting Stress One Breath at a Time

Breast Cancer in Marin: The Myths, The Facts & The Science

Not All Roads Point to Hysterectomy: Treatment Options for Fibroids

Browse all programs in Women’s Health: A Critical Update Across the Lifespan.