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.

(Correction: the postdoc was performed at the Institute of Genetic Medicine (IGM) not the Institute of Cellular Medicine (ICM) )

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In this episode I discuss fossils and more with Sarah Sheffield. We discuss her project "Paleozoic echinoderms as model systems for the study of evolutionary modes". We delve into paleontology, echinoderms (such as star fish) and much more!

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In this episode I discuss disease modeling with Harry Hochheiser. We discuss his relationship to Models of Infectious Disease Agent Study, how his group takes an ensemble approach to modeling infectious disease, how they try to track new diseases and much more.

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