Science Buzz Lunch, April 8, 2013
Topics discussed included:
1) The history of HIV/AIDS: how HIV evolved from SIV, and theories of HIV origin and epidemic emergence, including especially the roles of unsterile injections, urbanization, and social changes
2) The 1990 American movie Awakenings, based on Oliver Sacks' memoir with the same title, telling a story about the temporary benefits of the use of the drug L-Dopa to treat long-term catatonic victims of the 1917-1928 epidemic of encephalitis lethargica.
3) Experimental testing of functional brain scanning to determine the content of dreams
4) The development at Tohoku University of a Magnesium battery with several advantages over lithium batteries
Topics discussed included:
1) The history of HIV/AIDS: how HIV evolved from SIV, and theories of HIV origin and epidemic emergence, including especially the roles of unsterile injections, urbanization, and social changes
2) The 1990 American movie Awakenings, based on Oliver Sacks' memoir with the same title, telling a story about the temporary benefits of the use of the drug L-Dopa to treat long-term catatonic victims of the 1917-1928 epidemic of encephalitis lethargica.
3) Experimental testing of functional brain scanning to determine the content of dreams
4) The development at Tohoku University of a Magnesium battery with several advantages over lithium batteries
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