Episodes

  • #5-02 - All about the Future Insight Association and Future Insight Conference - ft. Dr. Ulrich A.K. Betz
    May 17 2024
    Today, Bea talks to Dr. Ulrich Betz, vice president of Innovation at Merck and head of the Future Insights Association. Bea and Ulrich talk about the upcoming Future Insights Conference on July 10th and 11th 2024, what you can expect, the top speakers that will be joining, and how to get a free ticket! Below you can also find a code to buy a ticket for a cheaper price. They also talk about the Future Insights Association, an non-profit organisation that organises science events to unite scientists and leaders around the world. Anyone can become a part of the association! They talk about what it’s like to be a member and the upcoming future projects they are working on. To find out more information about Dr. Ulrich Betz, the Future Insights Conference, and the Insights Association check out here: Buy ticket: https://www.curiousfutureinsight.org/20% Discount code:BEAFUTUREINSIGHThttps://pretix.eu/curiousfutureinsight/curious2024/redeem?voucher=BEAFUTUREINSIGHT Become member: https://www.curiousfutureinsight.org/wp-content/uploads/Future-Insight-Membership-Form-Englisch__Stand07.02.2023.pdf Curious Tickets: Register - Curious2024 Registration (curious2024-registration.com)For free student tickets add “vfa sponsored ticket” as part of your affiliation Sign-up for the Merck Microplastics Hackathon: Research Challenges - Research | Merck (merckgroup.com)Http://make-science-not-war.org Dr. Ulrich A.K. Betz Ulrich Betz - Homepage - Dr. Ulrich A.K. Betz Dr. Ulrich Betz - Diploma Biochemist - is Vice President of Innovation at Merck, head of the department Innovation & Entrepreneurship Incubator X (formerly Twitter) Ulrich Betz (@UlrichBetz) on X Senior Vice President Innovation Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany Member of the German Council for Science and Humanities curiousfutureinsight.org Curious2024 – Future Insight™ One of the world’s most renowned gatherings on the future of science & technology. July 10–11, 2024. Germany. (150 kB) https://www.curiousfutureinsight.org/pretix.eu Voucher redemption :: Curious2024 - Future Insight™ Conference (256 kB) https://pretix.eu/curiousfutureinsight/curious2024/redeem?voucher=BEAFUTUREINSIGHT17:55 Uhr
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    37 mins
  • #5-01 - Season 5 Intro - ft. all hosts
    May 10 2024

    We’re back! In this short episode, we welcome our new hosts Huizi, Simone, and Teresa, who recently joined, and explain their motivation for getting involved! Also, our hosts Marcel and Juli discuss some of the upcoming podcast episodes.

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    Intro & Outro music composed by Srinath Ramkumar: https://twitter.com/srinathramkumar

    Pre-Intro jingle composed by Gustavo Carrizo: https://www.instagram.com/carrizo.gus

    See you soon!

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    13 mins
  • #4-25 - Season 4 Wrap-up - ft. all the hosts
    Feb 2 2024

    Tune in for our season 4 wrap-up as we say goodbye to Bea and Xiaoran!


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    Intro & Outro music composed by Srinath Ramkumar: https://twitter.com/srinathramkumar

    Pre-Intro jingle composed by Gustavo Carrizo: https://www.instagram.com/carrizo.gus


    Stay tuned for season 5!


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    18 mins
  • #4-24 - The Brain, Memory, and Neuroscience - ft. Prof. Dr. Christian F. Doeller
    Sep 8 2023

    Today, Bea talks to Prof. Dr. Christian F. Doeller, a director at the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences and vice president of the Max Planck Society. His research is focused on studying how the brain and the mind work. Together with his research group they try to answer some of the fundamental questions about neuroscience. 

    Bea and Christian talk about the concept of the memory, the role the memory plays in our lives, and how memory is different in different people. Christian explains the memory in different species and how we can improve our memory, and so on. To find out more listen to the episode! 

     

     

    To find out more information about Prof. Dr. Christian F. Doeller, check out here:

    https://doellerlab.com/

     

     

     

    MPE_EVA’s Twitter: @doellerlab and @mpi_cbs

     

    Episode Art: Picture of Prof. Doeller © Steffen Roth, Berlin

                      Photo by Milad Fakurian on Unsplash

     

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    Intro - Outro music composed by Srinath Ramkumar: https://twitter.com/srinathramkumar

    Pre-Intro jingle composed by Gustavo Carrizo: https://www.instagram.com/carrizo.gus

     

    See you soon!

     


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    1 hr and 22 mins
  • #4-23 - Neuroscience, AI & OpenAI - ft. Dr. Jan Kirchner
    Sep 1 2023

    Tune in to our latest episode with Dr. Jan Kirchner, a member of technical staff at OpenAI, one of the most famous startups right now in Silicon Valley. We explore his career path, his application process for OpenAI and his work as a member of the alignment team. We’ll also touch on lots of other topics, ranging from cognitive science to computational neuroscience and artificial intelligence.


    To find out more about, check out:

    Twitter: @janhkirchner

    Jan's blog: https://universalprior.substack.com/

    OpenAI website: https://openai.com/


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    Intro & Outro music composed by Srinath Ramkumar: https://twitter.com/srinathramkumar

    Pre-Intro jingle composed by Gustavo Carrizo: https://www.instagram.com/carrizo.gus



    See you soon!


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    1 hr and 27 mins
  • # 4-22 Coping with Anxiety – ft. Damla Ulucan
    Aug 25 2023

    Today, Xiaoran talks to a special guest Damla.  She is an influencer and a content creator in self-growth and wellness areas. And she is sharing her stories about dealing with anxiety disorder in daily life on social medias. Xiaoran and Damla talk about the importance of mental health , how and when to reach out help, as well as, how to incorporate with your family and friends. Damla also shares the tips and experiences on the way of living with anxiety disorder. 

     

    To find out more information about her, check out her Instagram, TikTok and Pinterest @theselfgrowthpath.

     

    Episode Art: Photo by Tim Chow on Unsplash

     

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    Intro - Outro music composed by Srinath Ramkumar: https://twitter.com/srinathramkumar

    Pre-Intro jingle composed by Gustavo Carrizo: https://www.instagram.com/carrizo.gus

     

    See you soon!


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    42 mins
  • #4-21 - The Role of tRNAs in Gene Expression - ft. Prof. Dr. Danny Nedialkova
    Aug 18 2023

    Tune in as we continue our series on RNA-related research. Today’s guest is Dr. Danny Nedialkova, group leader at the MPI of Biochemistry in Martinsried. We will explore her scientific trajectory and discuss various topics in the field of gene expression, including the genetic code, sequencing technologies, and an understudied class of molecules known as transfer RNAs (tRNAs). 


    To find out more about Dr. Danny Nedialkova’s work, check out:

    www.biochem.mpg.de/Nedialkova


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    Intro & Outro music composed by Srinath Ramkumar: https://twitter.com/srinathramkumar

    Pre-Intro jingle composed by Gustavo Carrizo: https://www.instagram.com/carrizo.gus


    See you soon!



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    1 hr and 9 mins
  • #4-20 - PhD Life in the USA, Neuroscience of Pain & Pain Relief, Science Communication - ft. Lindsay Ejoh
    Aug 11 2023

    In this episode, tune in for Marcel’s conversation with Lindsay Ejoh, a PhD candidate at the University of Pennsylvania. They discuss some of the idiosyncrasies of doing a PhD in the USA as well as Lindsay’s research on the neural circuit mechanisms of pain and pain relief. They also touch on Lindsay’s science communication efforts, which include a SciCom TikTok channel as well as being a Co-Editor and Staff Writer of the online blog “Penn NeuroKnow”.


    To find out more about Lindsay Ejoh, check out:


    TikTok: neuro_melody

    Instagram: neuro_melody

    Twitter: neuro_melody

    https://pennneuroknow.com/



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    Intro & Outro music composed by Srinath Ramkumar: https://twitter.com/srinathramkumar

    Pre-Intro jingle composed by Gustavo Carrizo: https://www.instagram.com/carrizo.gus


    See you soon!



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    48 mins