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Science Straight UpQuantum Computing and Chemistry--Dr. Kade Head-Marsden, Univ. of MinnesotaQuantum computing promises to supercharge scientific research with its ability to solve multiple problems all at once. It could lead to more rapid development of drugs and materials to improve the way we live. But first, there are some serious bugs that have to be overcome. Dr. Kade Head-Marsden, a chemist at the University of Minnesota, who uses quantum computers to study molecules, lays it all out for us; what is quantum computing, how will it help us, what are the promises and pitfalls. Her presentation, excerpted from a live talk sponsored by Telluride Science, was moderated by veteran br...2025-07-2820 minScience Straight UpA heartwarming Tale: How Basic Research into Cell Behavior Spurred an Advance in Transplant SurgeryScientists, intensly focused on their own areas of research, don't usually stray out of their own lanes. So, Dr. Rohit Pappu, of Washington University in St. Louis, whose field is cellular and molecular biophysics and bioengineering, was surprised when asked to review a scientific publication about improving heart transplants. But when he began to read the article, he saw that a team of doctors at the Mayo Clinic, led by surgeon Paul Tang, had drawn on the basic research of his lab and others to save lives. Dr Pappu and Dr. Tang join us to tell this heartwarming tale...2025-07-2523 minScience Straight UpDNA Origami: Folding DNA into Tiny Shapes--Dr Guillermo Acuña, University of FribourgA revolution in fabricating DNA into useful objects is underway and Dr. Guillermo Acuña of the University of Fribourg in Switzerland is right in the middle of it. In a talk sponsored by Telluride Science, he laid out a world of possibilities; tiny drug delivery devices, nano sensors to detect disease, tiny traps to catch cancer cells. His presentation, in Mountain Village, Colorado, was moderated by veteran broadcast journalists Judy Muller and George Lewis. Our sponsors are Alpine Bank and the Telluride Mountain Village Owners' Association.2025-07-1922 min
Meet Me For CoffeeUncharted & Unapologetic with Judy WhitmoreOn this episode of Meet Me For Coffee, I sit down with the multitalented Judy Whitmore — singer, author, pilot, and all-around creative force. From flying planes to lighting up stages with classic jazz and American standards, Judy’s story is anything but ordinary. We talk about chasing passion at any age, how she made a bold return to music, and the power of reinvention. So grab your favorite cup and settle in — this one’s a masterclass in living life to the fullest. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2025-07-1717 minScience Straight UpThe Good, The Bad, and The Possible: Generating Products from Above-Ground CarbonDr. Josh Schaidle is the Laboratory Program Manager for Carbon Management at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) in Golden, Colorado. According to Schaidle, there are all sorts of untapped opportunities in above-ground carbon, found in biomass such as plants and trees and also in carbon dioxide emissions from factory smokestacks or in the air. During his presentation, Schaidle plans to describe the different ways we can access these carbon sources and convert troublesome greenhouse gases into the fuels and products that we use in our everyday lives. Veteran broadcast journalists George Lewis and Judy Muller are the hosts...2025-07-0125 minScience Straight UpAnimating the Invisible: Molecular Movies and the Science They Reveal--Dr. Steve Corcelli, University of Notre DameMovies tell stories – whether it’s a gritty historical drama or a teen vampire romance – there are few better ways to absorb content than by watching events unfold on the silver screen (or in the comfort of your home). Similarly, Steve Corcelli's molecular movies welcome viewers into a new world with cutting-edge visualizations that capture the motion of molecules in real time, allowing researchers to observe chemical and biological processes at the atomic level. Dr. Corcelli spoke at one of the "Town Talks" presented by Telluride Science and the session was moderated by veteran broadcast journalists Judy Muller and George...2025-06-2322 minScience Straight UpLife in Color: From Photochromic Crocs to the Future of ElectronicsDr. Natalia Shustova’s lab at the University of South Carolina works with metal-organic frameworks, or MOFs, molecules of metal ions and organic links. MOFs can be engineered with specific properties for a wide variety of applications – from building construction, clothing, and smartphone materials to pharmaceuticals and energy generation.Part of Dr. Shustova's work centers on nuclear waste management and she and her colleagues are exploring ways MOFs could be used in detecting and storing radioactive materials. But wait, there's more! And you'll hear all about it in this podcast moderated by veteran award-winning broadcast journa...2025-06-1625 minScience Straight UpMining Plastic: Changing the Narrative From Waste to ResourceAmid growing piles of plastic waste in our landfills and in our oceans, Dr. Michael McGuirk of the Colorado School of Mines and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) is working on new methods to recycle plastics and turn them into useful products, from new plastics to fuels to polymers that can capture CO2 from the atmosphere and help ease global climate change. His optimism about his research is tempered by the fact that he's worried by the current cutbacks in government research funds. His talk was recorded before a live audience at the Telluride Mountain Village C...2025-06-1032 min
愛的凱歌 (Adore Him)恩典大過我罪("Grace Greater than Our Sin")Hi, 各位聽眾朋友們，平安！歡迎收聽愛的凱歌(Adore Him)，我是Judy。今天 和大家分享聖詩〈恩典大過我罪〉(“Grace Greater than Our Sin”) 。 在1870年代初期，一位住在芝加哥的青年，他的名字為David Caleb Cook。身為主日學老師，他對兒童基督教教育一直有很大的熱情與使命。走在路上只要看到小朋友，就會邀請他們到教會參加主日學。在教學過程中，有鑒於主日學教材的貧乏或者教材中有些內容的不恰當，David Caleb Cook於是自己開始著手寫主日學課程。為了方便作業，他就在父親開設的印刷店中工作。每次寫完一個教案，就直接在自家經營的印刷店中印刷教材；每次他都多印幾份，帶去教會和其他的主日學老師分享。1875年，他以自己的名字成立了David C. Cook出版社。 隨著時間推進，David Caleb Cook經營的出版社也開始和其他的基督徒作家合作；Julia H. Johnston 就是其中一位。Julia H. Johnston不僅僅是位作家，也接手管理由母親創辦的宣教機構。她也投入主日學的教學長達四十年。Julia H. Johnston撰寫的許多主日學課程，都透過David C. Cook 出版社發行。除了是作家、主日學老師、宣教機構執行長的身分，Julia H. Johnston也從事聖詩的創作。她一生創作約五百首聖詩。今天和大家介紹的聖詩〈恩典大過我罪〉(“Grace Greater than Our Sin”)的詩詞，就是她創作的。在默想與查考羅馬書第五、第六章這兩章的聖經經文後，為見證神奇妙慈愛的恩典，她寫下了〈恩典大過我罪〉(“Grace Greater than Our Sin”)的詩詞。 在Julia H. Johnston創作這首聖詩的詩詞後，不久，Daniel B. Towner為這首聖詩譜曲。Daniel B. Towner小時便開始學習音樂，也曾接受作曲家George Root的訓練。George Root就是和素有聖詩皇后之稱的芬妮長期合作、一同創作聖詩的作曲家。Daniel B. Towner原本是在紐約(New York)、俄亥俄州(Ohio)、肯塔基州(Kentucky)這些地方的不同教會服事，擔任詩班指揮與輔導。後來他搬到芝加哥，接受Dwight L. Moody的邀請，在穆迪聖經學院的音樂系服事。也就是從那時起，他得以出版許多創作的聖詩。據估計，他一生創作約兩千多首的聖詩曲調，並出版14本的聖詩。其中的一本聖詩—Hymns Tried and True—於1911年出版，並在當中向世人介紹聖詩〈恩典大過我罪〉(“Grace Greater than Our Sin”)。Daniel B. Towner將這首聖詩的曲調命名為Moody，一方面是記念他與Dwight L. Moody之間一同服事神的關係；另一方面也表達他與穆迪聖經學院的連結。 今天和大家介紹的聖詩〈恩典大過我罪〉(“Grace Greater than Our Sin”)，其中除了提到創作這首詩詞與曲調的作者，也提到了相關的人物，例如佈道家也是穆迪聖經學院的創辦人Dwight L. Moody、出版社創辦人David Caleb Cook，以及幫助Daniel B. Towner在創作音樂上成長的George Root。 這些歷史上的人物，雖來自不同的背景與經歷，但他們都被神奇妙的恩典大能所觸摸與得著。他們忠心信實地在各自的崗位上，按著神給個人不同的恩賜，以文字、口說、音樂、歌唱等等多樣的形式，口唱心和且不斷地向世人傳揚一個共同的信息：神奇妙的恩典。 而時間來到二十一世紀的今日，美國現代作曲家Sandra Zystra，將聖詩〈恩典大過我罪〉(“Grace Greater than Our Sin”)改編為雙鋼琴曲，並且以這首聖詩第一節的第一句作為這首雙鋼琴曲的標題。標題為：Marvelous Grace of Our Loving Lord。 節目的資訊欄有聖詩〈恩典大過我罪〉(“Grace Greater than Our Sin”)中、英文歌詞的對照。在今天節目的尾聲，邀請您一同來聆聽這首以聖詩〈恩典大過我罪〉(“Grace Greater than Our Sin”)改編的雙鋼琴曲Marvelous Grace of Our Loving Lord。願我們一同領受慈愛的神奇妙的恩典，因祂的恩典大過我們的罪。我們下次見！ ❤️ We welcome feedback and comments: https://open.firstory.me/story/clrq2cwjl01k401v51igm6r6f?m=comment ❤️ 愛的凱歌 Adore Him: https://he-is-the-one-we-adore.firstory.io/ --------------------------------------------------------- ✏️ Marvelous Grace of Our Loving Lord From Sunday Worship For Two Piano Duets, Volume 1 雙鋼琴編曲｜Arranged by: Sadran Zylstra 演奏｜Performed by Judy Lin and Vivien Lin 混音＆後製｜Sound Mixing & Mastering by Vivien Lin 詞｜Words by Julia H. Johnston 曲｜Music by Daniel E. Towner 1 Marvelous grace of our loving Lord, Grace that exceeds our sin and our guilt! Yonder on Calvary's mount out-poured– There where the blood of the Lamb was spilt. Refrain: Grace, grace, God's grace, Grace that will pardon and cleanse within; Grace, grace, God's grace, Grace that is greater than all our sin! 1 慈愛主滿有奇妙宏恩，宏恩遠超我罪孽衍尤， 各各他山上寶血流渗，羔羊之血能洗淨罪咎。 (副歌) 真神恩典，能赦免我罪，淨洗內心，真神 恩2025-03-0711 minScience Straight UpChromatin: Your DNA in a PackageThe double helix structure of DNA discovered in 1953 explained the basic mechanism for how our genetic information can be inherited through replication. But, we've since found that those genes have on/off switches. Understanding how our genes are turned on and off has been complicated partly due to the compacting of DNA with proteins (the histones) into chromatin. Dr. Song Tan has spent years studying chromatin using advanced imaging technology and he and his colleagues have made some big discoveries looking at molecular sized objects. He is joined by Mark Kozak, Executive Director of Telluride Science and by Dr. Ri...2024-11-1324 minScience Straight UpCan we opt out of Aging?Mankind has long searched for the fountain of youth. Recent studies indicate that both immunological and global aging processes can be reversed in humans now using repurposed medicines that are known to be safe. The key is the thymus, the center of your adaptive immune system, which withers starting at puberty but can be fanned back to life even after the age of 60. It turns out that a side effect of restoring your immune system is the reversal of the most reliable indices of generalized aging. Dr. Greg Fahy says he has a recipe for restoring the thymus, although he...2024-11-1226 minScience Straight UpClean Energy's Reliance on Dirty Magnets: The Source and a Solution--Dr. Peter Ladwig, Niron MagneticsAs climate change worsens, the need for a transition from fossil fuels to clean energy sources gets more urgent. But clean energy often has its own environmental costs. The risks posed by nuclear reactors and mining lithium for batteries are well known, but our speaker, Dr. Peter Ladwig, a materials scientist, is working on another aspect of the problem: dirty magnets used in the electric motors that power green transportation. In a "Town Talk" sponsored by Telluride Science, he describes how his company, Niron Magnetics, is working on producing a clean magnet and scaling up production to meet future ne...2024-10-0422 minScience Straight UpMethane: Supercharging Nature's Solution to Reverse Climate ChangeMethane is a greenhouse gas that's 84 times more potent than carbon dioxide. And unvortunately, methane concentrations in our atmosphere are rapidly increasing. Yet, methane may also offer a potential climate solution. With a much shorter half-life than CO2, reductions in methane pack a punch. Dr. Jessica Swanson has a plan to use methane-eating bacteria called methanotrophs to do just that. A side benefit, she says, is that once the bacteria have gobbled up all the methane they can hold, they can be turned into useful products, like feed for animals or plastics. Dr. Swanson spoke at one of the "To...2024-09-2721 minScience Straight UpStorm Chasing From Space--Dr. Susan van den Heever, Colorado State UniversityLife on Earth is fundamentally impacted by thunderstorms, from the life-sustaining fresh water they supply, to the life-threatening severe weather they produce. T In spite of the critical role of thunderstorms in our weather and climate system, we've fallen short in predicting how they'll behave. But Dr. Susan van den Heever's team and NASA plan to observe these storms from space, helping to construct better models for predicting severe weather, something that could save many lives. Dr van den Heever was joined by her teammate, Dr. Derek Posselt and by Mark Kozak, executive director of Telluride Science. Podcast hosts: Jud...2024-09-2327 minScience Straight UpQuantum Simulations of the Origins of Life: Life-Giving Molecules From Planetary Impacts--Dr. Nir Goldman, Lawrence Livermore LaboratoryBefore there was life on Earth, there was something called "the period of maximum bombardment" when comets, meteors and other space objects crashed into the planet. Some of those carried materials necessary for life to emerge. Dr. Nir Goldman of Lawrence Livermore has been using computer simulations to investigate the hypothesis that some of these collisions synthesized the building blocks of life. He spoke at a "town talk" sponsored by Telluride Science. Moderators: award-winning broadcast journalists Judy Muller and George Lewis. 2024-09-1822 minScience Straight UpInspired by Nature: The Chemistry That Powers our Planet--Dr. Jenny Yang, UC IrvineOur planet has always been powered by sunlight. Plants use light and water and air to grow through the process of photosynthesis. Dr. Jenny Yang, Professor of Chemistry at the University of California, Irvine proposes that we imitate plants to produce fuel through artificial photosynthesis. That fuel would be carbon neutral because we would be pulling CO2 out ot the air to manufacture it. She says this would be part of a portfolio of green solutions to man-made climate change that threatens the future of our planet. Dr Yang spoke at a "town talk" sponsored by Telluride Science. Moderators: Judy M...2024-07-0224 minScience Straight UpThe Ethics of Emerging Technology: The Era of Artificial Intelligence--Dr. Teresa Head-GordonArtificial Intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) are relatively new, powerful, and disruptive technologies that are rapidly entering practice in our daily lives and shaping our future in areas ranging from employment, health, politics, and what it means to be human. This talk, by Dr. Teresa Head-Gordon of the University of California, Berkeley considers the current status of AI and ML and the ethical considerations that can guide us to finding the best in this emerging technology while mitigating its potential abuse. Veteran broadcast journalists George Lewis and Judy Muller moderate this episode.2024-06-2022 minScience Straight Up"Beam me up, Scotty:" Demystifying the Quantum WorldOur fifth season of "Science Straight Up" kicks off with Dr. Michael Wasielewski of Northwestern University talking about the basics of quantum theory and how it will change our lives. We can't beam people aboard the starship just yet, but teleportation of information using quantum techniques is happening right now. Many of us have heard about quantum computers and some of the amazing things that they will do, literally a “quantum leap” in performance. However, this is not the whole story. The quantum world and innovative technologies being developed from it will significantly enhance secure communications and be capable of se...2024-06-1619 min
These Books Made MeForeverSend us a textOh Judy Blume, you are officially our most frequently covered author on TBMM and oh my, have you ever given us some wild rides. We weren't sure what to expect when we revisited Forever, one of the most frequently challenged books of all time, but it wasn't Ralph. The first rule of the Judy Blume fan club is you do NOT talk about Ralph. Unfortunately for us, we kind of had to talk about Ralph since the whole book is about him, which might be problematic from a feminist perspective. We struggle to r...2024-03-211h 03