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‘Unfold’ Podcast Episode Examines Voice Artificial Intelligence

Amy M Quinton — September 19, 2023 - 10:00am

swag�� researchers say most of us speak differently when talking to our devices. Our social behavior may even be changing when talking with voice artificial intelligence.

swag��’ ‘Unfold’ Podcast Wins 2 International Signal Awards

Dave Jones — January 12, 2023 - 1:41pm

The swag�� podcast Unfold has won gold and bronze and recognition as a Listener’s Choice in the inaugural edition of the new, international Signal Awards, which also honored such well-known podcast producers as HBO Max, ABC, Netflix, Paramount, NatGeo and Nature.

‘Unfold’ Podcast, Episode 6: ‘Linking Wartime Trauma to Dementia in Vietnamese American Communities’

Amy M Quinton — November 15, 2022 - 11:15am

Episode 6 of Unfold, a swag�� podcast, examines research that explores whether Vietnamese refugees who experienced trauma during the war or its aftermath are more at risk of developing dementia.

‘Unfold’ Podcast, Episode 5: ‘The Human Machine: Reimagining Prosthetics’

Amy M Quinton — November 08, 2022 - 11:30am

We look at how the combination of surgery and machine learning is making life easier for amputees.

swag�� Receives 24 Awards for Educational Marketing

Dave Jones — March 08, 2022 - 3:11pm

The University of California, Davis, Office of Strategic Communications and swag�� Health Public Affairs and Marketing received 24 awards in a national competition for educational advertising and digital marketing, as announced last week by Educational Advertising Awards.

‘Unfold’ Podcast, Episode 9: ‘Cockroaches for Dessert’

Katherine E Kerlin — November 23, 2021 - 9:00am

Just when you thought Unfold was done for the season, the hosts decided to bug you with one last episode.

‘Unfold’ Podcast, Episode 8: ‘The Poet’s Voice’

Katherine E Kerlin — November 16, 2021 - 9:00am

Scholars who write about or analyze poetry read out loud usually do so in a subjective and impressionistic way. But swag�� experts have empirically analyzed the complexities of these vocal performances, based on pitch patterns and speed, volume, pauses, repetition and other characteristics. Now researchers are analyzing the performances of 101 African American women poets.

‘Unfold,’ Episode 7: ‘Science of Superheroes’

Katherine E Kerlin — November 09, 2021 - 11:15am

The newest episode of the podcast Unfold mixes comic book superhero action and science. No better pairing, since many of the heroes and villains in comics started out as scientists or are connected to scientists. The things they create and the materials they use can tell us a lot about the real world, too — everything from physics to engineering.

‘Unfold,’ Episode 6: ‘Chonk the Axolotl: How Life Is Super Amazing’

Katherine E Kerlin — November 02, 2021 - 10:00am

In the newest Season 3 episode of Unfold, a swag�� podcast, you’ll hear about Chonk, a pink, baby-faced axolotl who has become a bit of a superstar on Twitter. This fully aquatic salamander is helping developmental biologists understand neural crest cells.

‘Unfold,’ Episode 5: ‘Murder, Suicide and the Macabre’

Katherine E Kerlin — October 26, 2021 - 9:25am

The hosts explore a macabre trend from the 1700s in Germany in this special Halloween episode of the swag�� podcast Unfold. To avoid eternal damnation for the sin of committing suicide, a number of people began committing child murder so they could be forgiven by a priest before being executed.