Parker Levesque, Rayhan Walia
Math & Physics Podcast
Two University of Toronto students in the math and physics program discuss interesting topics in the field.
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Parker Levesque, Rayhan Walia
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Oct 18, 2024
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Episodes
Episode #122 - What's the Weather in Space? w/ Jose Arnal 18.10.2024 1:42:08
Today I speak with Jose Arnal, a senior PhD student at the University of Toronto Institute for Aerospace Studies. His research focusses on space weather and data assimilation techniques to better predict the flow properties of the solar wind. We talk about the recent CMEs (which caused the Northern Lights), solar activity, and common techniques to model these events. Enjoy! For further questions,...
Episode #121 - Dr. Laurence Perreault-Levasseur 03.08.2024 1:03:17
Today I talk with Dr. Laurence Perrault-Levasseur about cosmology and a bit of machine learning. Enjoy the conversation!
Episode #120 - Dr. Yoshua Bengio 23.07.2024 1:03:24
Today I talk with Dr. Yoshua Bengio. I decided to adopt a more minimalist approach to the podcast. Enjoy the conversation!
Episode #119 - Diffuse Your Mind w/ Alexandre Adam 05.04.2024 1:46:53
Today I speak with Alex, a PhD student in my research group at the University of Montreal, about his research. Enjoy the episode! Discord: https://discord.gg/M6TMgFA4xb Instagram: @math.physics.podcast Email: math.physics.podcast@gmail.com Twitter: @MathPhysPod
Episode #118 - Programming a Functional World w/ Max Sklar 25.03.2024 1:51:08
Today's guest is Max Sklar, an expert in computer science and information systems, as well as the host of The Local Maximum podcast ( https://www.localmaxradio.com/ ). We highly recommend checking out his show!
Episode #117 - Generation, Flows and Networks w/ Dr. Emmanuel Bengio 07.01.2024 1:55:46
*** In the intro I say graph flow networks instead of generative flow networks by accident *** Today's guest is Dr. Emmanuel Bengio. Enjoy this conversation about his research, including the topic of generative flow networks (GFlowNets). Books Referenced: Thinking Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman The Fourth Turning: What the Cycles of History Tell Us About America's Next Rendezvous with Destiny by...
Episode #116 - AI is Un-bending Space-Time w/ Dr. Yashar Hezaveh 28.10.2023 2:04:56
Today I talk with Dr. Yashar Hezaveh about consciousness, artificial intelligence, perception and gravitational lensing. --Brilliant-- To all our listeners out there, we are so happy to say that you can head over to https://brilliant.org/mpp , and the first 200 of you to sign up will get 20% off your premium membership. -- Social -- Discord: https://discord.gg/M6TMgFA4xb Instagram: @math.phys...
Episode #115 - Of Fields and Tensions w/ Dr. Michael Miller 23.10.2023 2:15:47
Today we talk again with Dr. Michael Miller from the University of Toronto, who is a philospher within the field of physics. Enjoy the conversation! *** The weird audio noise in the background ends at 10:40*** --Brilliant-- To all our listeners out there, we are so happy to say that you can head over to https://brilliant.org/mpp , and the first 200 of you to sign up will get 20% off your premium...
Episode #114 - Age of The Universe: Double or Nothing w/ Dr. Rajendra Gupta 17.10.2023 1:43:57
Today we talk again with Dr. Rajendra Gupta from the University of Ottawa, who has made some interesting discoveries using JWST data. Enjoy the episode. --Brilliant-- To all our listeners out there, we are so happy to say that you can head over to https://brilliant.org/mpp , and the first 200 of you to sign up will get 20% off your premium membership. -- Links -- Dr Gupta's paper: https://acad...
Episode #113 - Picture This! w/ Dr. Don Figer 07.10.2023 2:15:13
Today we talk with Dr. Don Figer about his work in the field of astrophysics and detector technology. Enjoy. Discord: https://discord.gg/M6TMgFA4xb Instagram: @math.physics.podcast Email: math.physics.podcast@gmail.com Twitter: @MathPhysPod
Episode #112 - I Apologize to All of Statistics 24.09.2023 24:11
Today I talk about my recent dive into the world of statistics and the reasons why you should enjoy it as well. Discord: https://discord.gg/M6TMgFA4xb Instagram: @math.physics.podcast Email: math.physics.podcast@gmail.com Twitter: @MathPhysPod
Episode #111 - Adapting Your Optics w/ Jacob Taylor 04.09.2023 2:06:22
Today I talk with Jacob Taylor, a PhD candidate at the University of Toronto, about his career in the field of adaptive optics. Discord: https://discord.gg/M6TMgFA4xb Instagram: @math.physics.podcast Email: math.physics.podcast@gmail.com Twitter: @MathPhysPod
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Episode #110 - Groups... Theoretically w/ Dr Zack Wolske 08.02.2023 1:38:38
Today we talk again with Dr Zack Wolske about the amazingly abstract topic of Group Theory. Come along for the ride. To all our listeners out there, we are so happy to say that you can head over to https://brilliant.org/mpp , and the first 200 of you to sign up will get 20% off your premium membership. Discord: https://discord.gg/M6TMgFA4xb Instagram: @math.physics.podcast Email: math.physics.po...
Episode #109 - Just Talking About: Adaptive Optics and CFD 25.01.2023 1:16:26
Today we talk about our current research projects in computational physics and astrophysics. We discuss some important details about Runge-Kutta methods and the nitty gritty of AO. To all our listeners out there, we are so happy to say that you can head over to https://brilliant.org/mpp , and the first 200 of you to sign up will get 20% off your premium membership. Instagram: @math.physics.podca...
Episode #108 - Self Taught Genius w/ George Hrabovsky 25.10.2022 1:46:22
Today we talk with George Hrabovsky about his career as an incredible amateur scientist. Enjoy this great episode! To all our listeners out there, we are so happy to say that you can head over to https://brilliant.org/mpp , and the first 200 of you to sign up will get 20% off your premium membership. MAST: www.madscitech.org Signup: https://www.meetup.com/midwest-area-science-and-technology-m...
Episode #107 - Searching in the Summer 19.09.2022 1:19:15
Check out MEL Science and their boxes for 50% off your first MEL Science box: https://melscience.com/sBKx/ PROMO CODE: MP50 Today we talk about both of our summer research experiences in the astrophysics and physics departments. We have spent our entire summers working on a few projects and now we get to tell you all about them. Instagram: @math.physics.podcast Tiktok: @math.physics.podcast E...
Episode #106 - History of Physics | Faraday & Tesla 29.07.2022 1:18:30
Check out MEL Science and their boxes for 60% off your first MEL Science box: https://melscience.com/sBIf/ PROMO CODE: "MP60" We are back today with another amazing episode of the history of physics, looking over some of the great discoveries and inventions made by the great physicists, Michael Faraday and Nikola Tesla. Instagram: @math.physics.podcast Tiktok: @math.physics.podcast Email: ma...
Episode #105 - LOOK! Stuff? 14.07.2022 1:17:44
Today we talk about the study of the particles that make up our world. How did particle physics begin? And how exactly did we get to where we are today? Instagram: @math.physics.podcast Tiktok: @math.physics.podcast Email: math.physics.podcast@gmail.com Twitter: @MathPhysPod
Episode #104 - Our Sun 23.06.2022 57:04
Today we talk about the gigantic ball of stuff that we're floating around. The Sun is easily the most prominent feature in our sky; landing itself as the most important symbol in ancient astronomy. To all our listeners out there, we are so happy to say that you can head over to https://brilliant.org/mpp , and the first 200 of you to sign up will get 20% off your premium membership. Instagram:...
Episode #103 - Transport Me to the Wave Equation 20.05.2022 59:14
Today we talk about two important equations studied in partial differential equations (PDEs). The intuition that we've cultivated over the past semester has proven to be quite useful when visualizing solutions. Enjoy the episode :) Instagram: @math.physics.podcast Tiktok: @math.physics.podcast Email: math.physics.podcast@gmail.com Twitter: @MathPhysPod
Episode #102 - The Mystifying World of Magnetism 29.04.2022 1:15:20
Today we talk about all the beautiful things we have learned about magnetism. From symmetries to analogies, there are always beautiful things to learn about magnetic fields. Instagram: @math.physics.podcast Tiktok: @math.physics.podcast Email: math.physics.podcast@gmail.com Twitter: @MathPhysPod
Episode #101 - The Search for Planets 23.03.2022 53:02
Today we discuss how we detected planets orbiting extrasolar stars in the galaxy. Enjoy the episode :) To all our listeners out there, we are so happy to say that you can head over to https://brilliant.org/mpp , and the first 200 of you to sign up will get 20% off your premium membership. Instagram: @math.physics.podcast Tiktok: @math.physics.podcast Email: math.physics.podcast@gmail.com Twitt...
Episode #100 - Are We Alone? 23.02.2022 59:25
Today we talk about the possibility and the implications of life existing elsewhere in the Universe. We also discuss the philosophical questions that come along with or without being alone. Instagram: @math.physics.podcast Tiktok: @math.physics.podcast Email: math.physics.podcast@gmail.com Twitter: @MathPhysPod
Episode #99 - LIFE, A Million Light-Years Away w/ Dr Sara Seager 14.02.2022 1:36:16
Today we speak with Dr Sara Seager, a professor at MIT, about her work in exoplanet research. Deemed by NASA as the Indiana Jones of astronomy, it is people like her who can further our conquest. The race to find life elsewhere in the Universe is one that may never end. Instagram: @math.physics.podcast Tiktok: @math.physics.podcast Email: math.physics.podcast@gmail.com Twitter: @MathPhysPod
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