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Rhythms of Brazil shares the art of Capoeira
The UC Santa Barbara campus group Rhythms of Brazil, led by Mariano Silva, practices the centuries old Afro-Brazilian tradition of Capoeira. It combines elements of martial arts, music, and dance. Capoeiristas Rafael Hernandez and Vika Hernandez were in Studio A this morning to share their love for the practice and to play a [...]
Catch us at our new time: Every Tuesday @ 9:00 AM
Intents & Purposes has moved up one hour to 9:00 AM every Tuesday morning. Set a reminder and tune in to KCSB 91.9 FM in Santa Barbara or online at radioip.org. As always our interviews are available from the podcast.
UCSB discovers likely kidney disease drug (replay)
This is a replay of a live interview recorded March 2, 2010.
Worldwide, 12 million people suffer from autosomal-dominant polycystic kidney disease or ADPKD. In the U.S. the number is larger than those affected by Down syndrome, cystic fibrosis, muscular dystrophy and sickle cell anemia combined. UC Santa Barbara’s Dr. Thomas Weimbs, associate [...]
Stepping Into Your Future
Public education in the U.S. is going through a crisis. Throughout the state the controversial California High School Exit Exam (CAHSEE) has been accused of disadvantaging females and minorities. Dr. Beth Yeager, director of the Center for Literacy & Inquiry in Networking Communities at UC Santa Barbara and Stephanie Couch director of [...]
Reconsidering religion, science and the mind
For centuries religion and science have sat at opposite ends of the academic table. UC Santa Barbara professor and president of the American Academy of Religion Dr. Ann Taves aims to bring the two fields a little closer. She was in studio today to discuss her new book Religious Experience Reconsidered: A Building-Block Approach to [...]
UCSB online security group foils criminal network
Zombie computers lurking in the dark corners of the Internet form a matrix of data-snatching machines. These botnets are constantly trolling for banks account numbers, passwords and personal data. Dr. Giovanni Vigna, one of the UC Santa Barbara researchers who recently took down one of the largest of these online criminal networks explained just how [...]
Privacy & social networking in Web 2.0
Online social media has brought the digitization of our lives to new heights in just a few short years with the explosion of tools like Facebook and the adoption of Internet-ready smart-phones. But all of this information sharing comes at a price: privacy. Today on the show, UC Santa Barbara Computer Science Professor Dr. Ben [...]
UCSB team discovers likely kidney disease drug
Worldwide, 12 million people suffer from autosomal-dominant polycystic kidney disease or ADPKD. In the U.S. the number is larger than those affected by Down syndrome, cystic fibrosis, muscular dystrophy and sickle cell anemia combined. UC Santa Barbara’s Dr. Thomas Weimbs, associate professor and director of the Weimbs Lab joined Levi and Tim this morning to [...]
The music of 5-Alarm: An acoustic set
After returning from a tour of the Pacific Rim with the Beach Boys, Christian Love, Randell Kirsch and Ed Prado delight the KCSB morning audience with an acoustic set from Studio A. The group shares stories from the road, their influences and the latest on the progress with the band’s new album. Listen to the [...]
Direct Relief International on aid for Haiti
The January 12th earthquake in Haiti devastated 3 million people on the small island-nation. Santa Barbara-based Direct Relief International has helped bring tens of millions of dollars in medical aid to Haiti. The organization is one of the most efficient charities providing relief in the area. Jim Prosser, the media relations manager [...]
