/ °ÅÀÖÊÓƵ Live Episodes Content for °ÅÀÖÊÓƵ en /news/podcasts/uc-davis-live/Wildfires-and-Forest-Management With wildfire season well underway in the American West, attention is again turning to the role of forest management in causing or mitigating wildfires. How much of the severity and size of recent fires is due to management practices? How can we change forest management to mitigate the impact of fires? And what happens to a forest in the months and years after fire has passed? May 23, 2022 - 10:34am Christopher J Nicolini /news/podcasts/uc-davis-live/Wildfires-and-Forest-Management /news/podcasts/uc-davis-live/abortion-and-the-supreme-court A leaked draft suggests that the Supreme Court could overturn long-standing protections of abortion rights. What’s the reasoning behind such a decision, and what do legal scholars make of it? How did we get to this point, and what are the implications for other Supreme Court decisions? Join us on Thursday, May 12 at 12 p.m. PDT to discuss these and other questions are two experts from the °ÅÀÖÊÓƵ School of Law. May 09, 2022 - 12:35pm Christopher J Nicolini /news/podcasts/uc-davis-live/abortion-and-the-supreme-court /news/podcasts/uc-davis-live/autism-acceptance-and-advances April is autism acceptance month, formerly autism awareness month. Since 1998 the °ÅÀÖÊÓƵ MIND Institute has been working to improve the lives of autistic and neurodivergent people, especially children, and their families and has seen many advances in understanding these conditions. We’re talking with three experts on this episode of °ÅÀÖÊÓƵ LIVE. April 19, 2022 - 2:45pm Christopher J Nicolini /news/podcasts/uc-davis-live/autism-acceptance-and-advances /news/podcasts/uc-davis-live/gun-violence-center Six people died in the April 3 shooting in Sacramento, and this past holiday weekend saw at least four mass shootings across the country. Joining us Tuesday, April 19, 2022 to discuss these and other questions are two experts from the °ÅÀÖÊÓƵ Violence Prevention Research Program. April 18, 2022 - 1:42pm Christopher J Nicolini /news/podcasts/uc-davis-live/gun-violence-center /news/podcasts/uc-davis-live/war-impacts-energy-fertilizer Energy prices were already rising before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine sent them soaring further. What is going on with the markets for fuel and fertilizer, and how do they intersect? What’s the outlook? April 07, 2022 - 1:59pm Christopher J Nicolini /news/podcasts/uc-davis-live/war-impacts-energy-fertilizer /news/podcasts/uc-davis-live/biodiversity-museums Joining us on this episode of °ÅÀÖÊÓƵ LIVE are the curators of three of our museums to talk about their collections and how they support research, teaching and outreach on campus. March 24, 2022 - 12:30pm Christopher J Nicolini /news/podcasts/uc-davis-live/biodiversity-museums /news/podcasts/uc-davis-live/Context-of-the-Russian-Invasion-of-Ukraine The Russian invasion of Ukraine represents a return of warfare to Europe on a scale not seen since the 1940s. What has motivated President Putin to take this action, and why now? March 28, 2022 - 1:27pm Christopher J Nicolini /news/podcasts/uc-davis-live/Context-of-the-Russian-Invasion-of-Ukraine /news/podcasts/uc-davis-live/Playing-While-Black-Addressing-Racism-In-Monopoly In 1970, a psychology professor created Blacks and Whites, a socially conscious monopoly-style game intended to teach the realities of race in America. Fifty years later, two comedians have produced an updated version of the game. Join us on Thursday, February 24 at 1 p.m. PST as we discuss the game, its new update, and the current reality of race in America. February 17, 2022 - 2:19pm Christopher J Nicolini /news/podcasts/uc-davis-live/Playing-While-Black-Addressing-Racism-In-Monopoly /news/podcasts/uc-davis-live/Romance-Relationships-and-Attachment-Science Spring is coming and the stores are full of red hearts and candy. What does science have to tell us about how we fall in love, and with who? What makes us swipe left or right, and does that have anything to do with successful relationships? February 03, 2022 - 4:35pm Christopher J Nicolini /news/podcasts/uc-davis-live/Romance-Relationships-and-Attachment-Science /news/podcasts/uc-davis-live/California-Drought-Climate-Change Despite a rainy end to 2021, California is in the grip of a megadrought. What are the prospects for 2022, and what does it mean for the environment, farmers and communities? And, what is the role of climate change in all this? Join us on Wednesday, January 26, 2022 at 2 p.m. PST and have your questions answered live by our experts. January 20, 2022 - 2:05pm Christopher J Nicolini /news/podcasts/uc-davis-live/California-Drought-Climate-Change