In this episode I interview Charli Sakari. We discuss the importance and meaning of metal-poor stars, how we know they are "old", what they can tell us about the history of the milky way, and much more! Charli has also worked with others to help produce a set of useful and short videos related to how stars produce the elements we see around us, which can be found here: https://vimeo.com/947533576 If you enjoy the content I would appreciate any support you can give at:⁠https://ko-fi.com/profilesafr

In this episode I discuss avalanch photodiodes and their surprising applications with Avik Ghosh. We discuss the clever ways he and his collaborators are working to reduce the noise level in these systems, how they can be applied to battlefield tech such as infrared goggles and much more!

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In this episode I discuss social networks with Hiroki Sayama. We have an interesting discussion about the importance of opinion diversity in certain scenarios, as well as the surprising role that consensus plays, and much more.

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In this episode, I discussed a research project which may have implications for our understanding of the origins-of-life, through laboratory automation and machine learning. Join me in my journey with Joshua Schrier and Sarah Maurer, potentially to the beginning of life on earth!

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In this episode I interview Shibaji Chakraborty who is researching things such as solar flares which may impact our electronics greatly. We discuss how extreme events may lead to negative effects on submarine cables and much more!

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In this episode I talk to Stephanie Kivlin about the project which is funded by the NSF entitled: "Spatiotemporal Dynamics of Plant-Mycorrhizal Fungal Symbioses at Continental Scale". Stephanie explains details of Mycorrhizal fungi and the impact that they have on tree growth. We also discussed how climate change may be upending this symbiotic relationship.

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In this episode I talk to Derese Getnet, the CEO of Simmbion (which is now called Chariot Biosciences and can be found here: https://www.chariot-bio.com/) about the project which is partially funded by the NSF entitled: "Living Pharmacy for Diabetes and Obesity Treatment". Derese explains how his company has developed a technique which may revolutionize the way we deploy medication. If you enjoy the content I would appreciate any support you can give at:https://ko-fi.com/profilesafr

In this video I talk with Jeremy Riousset about his study regarding secondary electron emission and it's relationship to lightening. In this episode we discuss lightening and transient luminous events, which include phenomena such as sprites. We also discuss how this project will impact education around the subject and more.

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