Madan Mohan & Komal Gupta

Art of Academia

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A weekly podcast hosted by a post-doc (Komal Gupta) and a PhD student (Madan Mohan) from the National University of Singapore, featuring interviews with leading scientists. We talk about our experiences as researchers, what excites us, how we navigate challenges, and more. There is also a ton of laughing, personal stories, and random trivia. So tune in for a fun and extensive tour of life in academia. www.artofacademia.com

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Madan Mohan & Komal Gupta

Episodes

Thoughts on thought 14.10.2023 17:03

Memes, anecdotes, and stories about the weirdness of thoughts (00:00) Intro (00:15) Illusion of free choice meme (02:00) Buddhism vs Advaita Vedanta (05:00) Weirdness of thoughts (06:30) Lessons from split-brain patients (08:30) The brain is a story-telling machine (09:30) Why does this matter? (12:00) The meditation project

Indexing, Rediscovery and Mastery 14.10.2023 13:20

Komal humors Madan while he raves about his attempts to solve the age-old problem of "remembering what you have read" (00:00) Intro (01:00) Indexing (7:20) Rediscovery (11:10) Mastery