Point of Discovery

Point of Discovery

49 episodes

Behind every scientific discovery is a scientist (or 12) and a story. “Point of Discovery” takes you on a journey beyond WHAT we know to HOW we know it. Along the way, listeners will meet the sometimes quirky, always passionate people whose curiosity unlocks hidden worlds. Music by: Podington Bear. Learn more at: http://pointofdiscovery.org DISCLAIMER Point of Discovery is part of the Texas Podcast Network, which is brought to you by The University of Texas at Austin. Podcasts are produced by faculty members and staffers at UT Austin who work with University Communications to craft content that adheres to journalistic best practices. The University of Texas at Austin offers these podcasts at no charge. Podcasts appearing on the network and this webpage represent the views of the hosts, not of The University of Texas at Austin.

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The Heartbeat of the Estuary

Published: Sept. 8, 2023, 5:43 p.m.
Duration: 14 minutes 39 seconds

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I Know What You're Thinking

Published: May 1, 2023, 2:35 p.m.
Duration: 12 minutes 53 seconds

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Right Time, Right Place

Published: Dec. 13, 2022, 10:45 p.m.
Duration: 12 minutes 4 seconds

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Neutralizing Crazy Ants

Published: July 13, 2022, 9:05 p.m.
Duration: 15 minutes 35 seconds

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A Physicist’s Search for Beauty

Published: March 9, 2022, 5:33 p.m.
Duration: 10 minutes 42 seconds

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Remembering Steven Weinberg

Published: Feb. 21, 2022, 9:05 p.m.
Duration: 11 minutes 16 seconds

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Frog Pandemic

Published: Jan. 13, 2022, 4:27 p.m.
Duration: 11 minutes 6 seconds

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BONUS: Presenting the Texas Podcast Network

Published: Aug. 16, 2021, 2:43 p.m.
Duration: 12 minutes 4 seconds

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The Case Against Spanking

Published: May 12, 2021, midnight
Duration: 39 minutes 34 seconds

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Do Sick Animals Socially Distance?

Published: March 3, 2021, midnight
Duration: 11 minutes 19 seconds

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Artificial Intelligence Revs Up Evolution’s Clock

Published: Oct. 12, 2020, midnight
Duration: 10 minutes 42 seconds

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Ask the COVID-19 Experts

Published: Aug. 20, 2020, midnight
Duration: 12 minutes 37 seconds

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The Next 50 Years: Anybody Out There?

Published: June 7, 2020, midnight
Duration: 12 minutes 27 seconds

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The Next 50 Years: A Model of Life on the Atomic Scale

Published: April 28, 2020, midnight
Duration: 10 minutes 42 seconds

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Science Amid the Social Distance

Published: March 27, 2020, midnight
Duration: 27 minutes 43 seconds

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The Next 50 Years: An A.I. Designed to Make Life Better

Published: March 10, 2020, midnight
Duration: 10 minutes 12 seconds

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The Next 50 Years: Your Perfect Meal and Exercise Plan

Published: Feb. 13, 2020, midnight
Duration: 7 minutes 14 seconds

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The Next 50 Years: A Global Census of Life

Published: Jan. 8, 2020, midnight
Duration: 9 minutes 41 seconds

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Coming Soon: A New Podcast Miniseries

Published: Dec. 18, 2019, midnight
Duration: 6 minutes 53 seconds

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You Belong Here: What It Takes for Success in College

Published: Sept. 20, 2019, midnight
Duration: 15 minutes 44 seconds

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Confronting RSV, a Shape-Shifting Killer

Published: Aug. 1, 2019, midnight
Duration: 10 minutes 42 seconds

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Better AI Vision to Help Save Lives

Published: June 17, 2019, midnight
Duration: 8 minutes 25 seconds

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A Machine That Understands Language Like a Human

Published: April 26, 2019, midnight
Duration: 10 minutes 42 seconds

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A Love Letter from Texas Scientists to the Periodic Table

Published: March 6, 2019, midnight
Duration: 16 minutes 7 seconds

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All in the (Scientific) Family

Published: Feb. 25, 2019, midnight
Duration: 11 minutes 41 seconds

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Bringing Real Science to the Big Screen

Published: Jan. 22, 2019, midnight
Duration: 9 minutes 24 seconds

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Recap: A Big Week in Science

Published: Oct. 5, 2018, midnight
Duration: 42 minutes 51 seconds

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Of Fruit Flies, Nobel Prizes and Genetic Discoveries that Change the World

Published: Sept. 27, 2018, midnight
Duration: 10 minutes 30 seconds

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Can We Build Machines that are Less Biased Than We Are?

Published: Sept. 6, 2018, midnight
Duration: 8 minutes 21 seconds

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Which Mental Superpower Would You Choose?

Published: June 28, 2018, midnight
Duration: 13 minutes 44 seconds

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James Allison Eases Off the Brakes

Published: May 21, 2018, midnight
Duration: 10 minutes 35 seconds

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When Science Communication Doesn’t Get Through

Published: April 12, 2018, midnight
Duration: 12 minutes 10 seconds

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A Score to Settle with Cancer

Published: March 2, 2018, midnight
Duration: 13 minutes 20 seconds

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BONUS: Full Conversation with Three STEM Deans

Published: Jan. 25, 2018, midnight
Duration: 24 minutes 6 seconds

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Tackling Science and Engineering's Diversity Problem

Published: Jan. 25, 2018, midnight
Duration: 13 minutes 16 seconds

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The Language Brokers

Published: Dec. 14, 2017, midnight
Duration: 8 minutes 27 seconds

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Cosmic Car Wreck

Published: Oct. 16, 2017, 1:56 p.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 55 seconds

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Does This Look Like Cancer?

Published: Sept. 7, 2017, midnight
Duration: 8 minutes 39 seconds

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When Will We Have Quantum Computers?

Published: July 11, 2017, midnight
Duration: 7 minutes 59 seconds

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Can Sound Save a Fish?

Published: April 24, 2017, midnight
Duration: 9 minutes 33 seconds

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Keeps Us on Our Toes

Published: March 15, 2017, midnight
Duration: 5 minutes 26 seconds

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The Science of Relationships

Published: Feb. 11, 2017, midnight
Duration: 17 minutes 26 seconds

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Resetting the Alcoholic Brain

Published: Jan. 22, 2017, midnight
Duration: 10 minutes 56 seconds

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The Mighty Copepod

Published: Dec. 15, 2016, midnight
Duration: 7 minutes 5 seconds

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Evolution Inspires Anthrax Cure

Published: Oct. 21, 2016, midnight
Duration: 10 minutes 4 seconds

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The Last First Planetary Mission

Published: Sept. 12, 2016, midnight
Duration: 8 minutes 30 seconds

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Bacterial BFFs or Frenemies?

Published: Aug. 3, 2016, 8:37 p.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 45 seconds

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Looking Forward ... and Back: Podcast Updates

Published: July 11, 2016, 8:43 p.m.
Duration: 2 minutes 51 seconds

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Why is CGI in the Movies Still So Hard?

Published: May 31, 2016, midnight
Duration: 7 minutes 49 seconds

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Here's What Research Did for Me, Student Stories

Published: April 10, 2016, midnight
Duration: 7 minutes 55 seconds

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Jekyll and Hyde Bacteria

Published: March 20, 2016, midnight
Duration: 6 minutes 10 seconds

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Saving the Bees

Published: Feb. 19, 2016, midnight
Duration: 8 minutes 42 seconds

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Pyramid Probe

Published: Jan. 1, 2016, midnight
Duration: 7 minutes 16 seconds

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The Race for Dark Energy

Published: Nov. 16, 2015, midnight
Duration: 10 minutes 30 seconds

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The Case of the Missing Folate

Published: Oct. 15, 2015, midnight
Duration: 8 minutes 31 seconds

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Cocktail Party Effect

Published: Sept. 3, 2015, 6:20 p.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 49 seconds

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Fun With Chemistry

Published: June 29, 2015, midnight
Duration: 6 minutes 53 seconds

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Beauty and the Yeast

Published: June 1, 2015, midnight
Duration: 7 minutes 4 seconds

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