Monthly Archives: May, 2010
Local astronomers discover nine planets
Dr. Tim Lister and Dr. Rachel Street, project scientists at the UC Santa Barbara-affiliated Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network, joined Tim and Levi this morning to talk about their exciting discovery of nine gaseous planets. This discovery, along with a recent study of other planets outside our solar system, rocked the established primary [...]
Net neutrality & the future of online free speech
The Internet has quickly evolved into one of our most important national resources. It is a space for commerce, education, entertainment and socialization. However, a recent court decision may change what you have access to through your Internet connection. UC Santa Barbara communication researcher and network neutrality expert KK Holland was on the program this [...]
John Williams’ contemporary A/V art
Vinyl records, record players, effect pedals, and 8mm projectors are just some of the tools he uses to create his artistic installations. On a special Monday edition of Intents & Purposes, Levi & Tim were joined by renowned multimedia artist John Williams, who shared his plans for a June 3rd Forum Lounge exhibition at [...]
Online security group foils criminal net. (replay)
This is a replay of a live interview recorded March 16, 2010.
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 [...]
Dr. Seale on the Baja earthquake
The Easter Sunday Sierra el Mayor quake in Baja California gave UC Santa Barbara seismologists an opportunity to gather earthquake data close to home. Dr. Sandra Seale, project specialist at UCSB’s Institute of Crustal Studies was on the program this morning to shed some light on the mechanics of these major ground-shakers and what we [...]
