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American Scientist Podcast

American Scientist Podcast

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 Periodic audiocasts from American Scientist, a publication of Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Honor Society.American Scientist Magazine
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  • First Principles and Beyond

    First Principles and Beyond
    Feb 18 2025

    Chris Pickard is a materials scientist who employs what are called first principles methods—modeling techniques that work out material properties using fundamental rules such as quantum mechanics and Newton’s laws. Trained as a condensed matter physicist, he refocused on materials science just as interest in the field was exploding amid advancements in computation. Switching between empirical and theoretical sciences was good preparation for a field that works closely with experimentalists and testers, and that is itself becoming more empirical under the influence of machine learning. Pickard spoke with American Scientist associate editor Nicholas Gerbis about his early successes in studying hydrogen under high pressure, and his hopes for the future of his field. This interview has been edited for length and clarity.

    For more on this episode, visit https://www.americanscientist.org/article/first-principles-and-beyond.

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    29 mins
  • Global Discourse on Science Communication

    Global Discourse on Science Communication
    Apr 30 2024
    An interview with the president and founder of African Gong, Elizabeth Rasekoala. Her current book "Race and Sociocultaral Inclusion in Science Communication" brings together perspectives from science communicators from the global south. Host, Katie L. Burke, Digital Features Editor at American Scientist. Edited by Nwabata Nnani.
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    1 hr and 10 mins
  • Changing Policies on COVID-19 Transmission

    Changing Policies on COVID-19 Transmission
    Sep 5 2023
    An interview with Virginia Tech environmental engineer, Linsey Marr. Her expertise in aerosols came to center stage as she and her colleagues worked for years to change policies based on faulty ideas about the transmission of the coronavirus. Host, Katie L. Burke, Digital Features Editor at American Scientist. Edited by Nwabata Nnani.
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    39 mins

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