New Pope Cardinals at the Vatican have
elected Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina as the first Latin
American to head the Roman Catholic Church. He's also the first
Jesuit to fill the church's top post. Joining us to explain how
Jesuits and other Catholics in the Sacramento region are reacting
to the news is Reverend Monsignor James T. Murphy with the Roman
Catholic Diocese in Sacramento and Father David Suwalsky from
Jesuit High School.
Brain Regulators They seek and destroy with
an insatiable appetite for brains. No, it's not the zombie
apocalypse. Researchers at UC Davis' Mind Institute have discovered
that microglia cells are eating excess neurons and regulating brain
growth during development. This discovery could help scientists
find the cause of developmental disorders like autism or
schizophrenia, which have been attributed to unregulated brain
growth during development. We'll speak with Dr. Stephen C. Noctor,
the lead author of the research paper, which was recently published
in The Journal of Neuroscience.
SXSW Music Capital Public Radio's Nick
Brunner is in Austin, Texas this week for the annual South by
Southwest conference. The Blue Dog Jam host is following Sacramento
band G.Green as they return to the music festival portion of the
conference for a second year. They played their first showcase
yesterday and Nick was there. We'll hear how things went and what
the band is trying to accomplish. We'll also hear some music from
Sacramento musician James Cavern and hear from a fan whose willing
to stand in line for two-and-a-half hours to see Yeah Yeah Yeah
live.
Sound Advice: SNR at SXSW Nick Miller, the
co-editor of the Sacramento News & Review, join us for this
week's Sound Advice. He'll introduce us to some music from bands
his publication is keeping tabs on in South by Southwest.