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Weekly Saturday Science Talk based out of the University of Notre Dame
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Saturday Apr 24, 2021
Saturday Apr 24, 2021
Matthew Hanson, a fourth year graduate student, shares his perspective on the relationship that science and religion have, and in particular to his field in Quantum Mechanics.
Saturday Mar 13, 2021
Saturday Mar 13, 2021
Listen to Professor Kamat talk about the history, development, and future prospects of photovoltaics!
Saturday Mar 06, 2021
Saturday Mar 06, 2021
In this episode, Professor Berke explains how she studies the past of our oceans using proxies or biomarkers, and why understanding our oceans can help us understand what lies in the future of our changing climate.
Saturday Feb 13, 2021
Saturday Feb 13, 2021
Baboons are just one amongst hundreds of species of primates. Professor Archie and her academic peers have been studying them to gain insight on the evolution of social behavior in animals! Listen to learn more!
Saturday Jan 23, 2021
Saturday Jan 23, 2021
Hypersonic flight refers to flight at speeds above Mach 5. For reference, jetliners travel at 0.8 Mach and Concorde (supersonic commercial jet) travels at 2.0 mach! Listen to graduate student Andrew Bustard discuss his work in investigating hypersonic flight and the challenges that come with traveling at such a high speed!
Saturday Jan 16, 2021
Saturday Jan 16, 2021
Happy 2021! I hope the first few weeks of the new year have treated you all well! Professor Schneider is a chemical engineering professor here at Notre Dame using computer simulations to study heterogenous reactivities.
Saturday Dec 05, 2020
Saturday Dec 05, 2020
Professor Hartland at the Biochemistry and Chemistry department discusses his research in nanomaterials and a method known as ultrafast spectroscopy.
Saturday Nov 14, 2020
Saturday Nov 14, 2020
Professor Peter Burns discusses the importance of Nuclear Forensics. Tracing back the origins and the components of a nuclear bomb can be a powerful deterrent in keeping our world free from a nuclear fall out.
Saturday Nov 07, 2020
Saturday Nov 07, 2020
Listen to Professor Mathews of the Physics department talk about parallel universes! Learn more about why scientists believe that there are parallel universes, its connection to quantum mechanics, and more!
Saturday Oct 31, 2020
Saturday Oct 31, 2020
Listen to graduate student Matthew Hanson discuss the progression of Quantum Mechanics and why you ought to learn more about it! This half an hour segment will only scratch the surface of Quantum Mechanics but there are many good reasons to be interested!
Apologies for the subpar audio quality, Psi-Radio is working on improving the recording for the next episodes. Thank you for your patience.