Abstract: The Future of Science

Our guest this week is Mechanical Engineering Master's candidate Austin L'Ecuyer. His current research is primarily focused on Turbulent Systems, falling under the broader category of Fluid Dynamics. On today's episode we discuss the theoretical underpinnings as well as the applications of turbulence in natural and artifical systems. It was a real treat having Austin on the show: I'm sure you'll feel the same!

If you or someone you know is a graduate student and interested in sharing your knowledge and current research projects on the podcast, please reach out and connect with us at [email protected]! We're always looking for well-spoken and enthusiastic graduatie students to hop on the show! (Austin is the perfect example of this.)

Chapter 6: Vision. Listen close and follow along with the lyrics (if you're not in PSYC 211, shoot me an email and I'll gladly send them your way). Study hard, study smart.

Got a favorite lyric? Shoot me an email at [email protected]. Do you make beats and want to collaborate? Send me an email at [email protected]. Enjoy sending emails? Email me at [email protected]. You get the point: I want to hear from you.

You'll notice that Rapstract is available here on my podcast page, Abstract. I interview graduate students on their research, many of whom are studying psychology. I urge you to peruse and have a listen to the first episode that catches your eye. Episodes 18 & 19 just came out in case you're looking for a change of pace, but still something in the realm of psych!

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If you like what you hear, please feel free to check out my latest rap album called Life As We Know It at any of the following links:

YouTube

SoundCloud

Bandcamp

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Chapter 6 was produced by:

Beat: Massacre [Prod. Shirazi]

Lyrics, Vocals, Recording: Pcenna

Our guest this week is recent undergraduate and winner of CJAP's 2020 Podcast Guest Opportunity Award, Alex Bailey. It was an absolute treat to have Alex on the podcast this week and our conversation was truly eye-opening: ear candy for all! We answer questions like: What is functional connectivity and the network theory of the brain? What is the Default Mode Network and the nature of resting brain activity? What is fMRI and when/why do we use it? We also discuss how our brain compares to the "Reptilian" brain, the future of research using multimodal techniques, and the role of specific brain regions in the orchestration of neural activity. This and much more on episode 20 of Abstract -- let's go!

If you like what you heard and you're interested in reaching out to Alex you can reach him by email at: [email protected].

Chapter 5. Listen close and follow along with the lyrics (if you're not in PSYC 211, shoot me an email and I'll gladly send them your way). Study hard, study smart.

Got a favorite lyric? Shoot me an email at [email protected]. Do you make beats and want to collaborate? Send me an email at [email protected]. Enjoy sending emails? Email me at [email protected]. You get the point: I want to hear from you.

You'll notice that Rapstract is available here on my podcast page, Abstract. I interview graduate students on their research, many of whom are studying psychology. I urge you to peruse and have a listen to the first episode that catches your eye. Episodes 18 & 19 just came out in case you're looking for a change of pace, but still something in the realm of psych!

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If you like what you hear, please feel free to check out my latest rap album called Life As We Know It at any of the following links:

YouTube

SoundCloud

Bandcamp

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Chapter 5 was produced by:

Beat: Rip Up [Prod. Shirazi]

Lyrics, Vocals, Recording: Pcenna

This week we're graced by the likes of Clinical Psychology PhD candidate Emily Garfinkle, hailing from beautiful sunny San Francisco, California. We cover many topics on today's episode, including but not limited to: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (or PTSD); different types of stress (acute vs. chronic); mental illness and trauma; treatment programs (ex. Cognitive Processing Therapy and Prolonged Exposure Treatments) and meditation; veterans and clinical populations; the DSM and the most critical diagnostic criterion; and the resurgence of hallucinogenic drugs in clinical psychology (ex. Psilocybin, LSD, MDMA). 

We're always looking to get your feedback. If you've got an idea/recommendation for a guest or any commentary on the recent change in format, please reach out at [email protected], or you can find and interact with us on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter!

Enjoy the refreshing taste of Episode 19. 

Stay thirsty (for knowledge).

Don't be fooled by the short track length. Chapter 4 is JAM PACKED and FASTER than ever. Listen close and follow along with the lyrics (if you're not in PSYC 211, shoot me an email and I'll gladly send them your way). Study hard, study smart. 

Got a favorite lyric? Shoot me an email at [email protected]. Do you make beats and want to collaborate? Send me an email at [email protected]. Enjoy sending emails? Email me at [email protected]. You get the point: I want to hear from you.

You'll notice that Raptract is available here on my podcast page, Abstract. I interview graduate students on their research, many of whom are studying psychology. I urge you to peruse and have a listen to the first episode that catches your eye. Episode 19 just came in case you're looking for a change of pace, but still something in the realm of psych!

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If you like what you hear, please feel free to check out my latest rap album called Life As We Know It at any of the following links:

YouTube

SoundCloud

Bandcamp

Chapter 4 was produced by:

Beat: Bad Deeds [Prod. Shirazi]

Lyrics, Vocals, Recording: Pcenna

Welcome back. Here's Chapter 3, total runtime 6:20 with a little message at the end when you make it through!

Got a favorite lyric? Shoot me an email at [email protected]. Do you think you would benefit from a rap song like this for all of the chapters of the course? Please send me an email at [email protected]. Do you make beats and want to collaborate? Send me an email at [email protected]. Enjoy sending emails? Email me at [email protected]. You get the point: I want to hear from you.

The first few chapters are already written and will be released here on my podcast page, Abstract. I interview graduate students on their research, many of whom are studying psychology. I urge you to peruse and have a listen to the first episode that catches your eye! Episode 18 just came out and I spoke with one of the TAs for this course!

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If you like what you hear, please feel free to check out my latest rap album called Life As We Know It at any of the following links:

YouTube

SoundCloud

Bandcamp

Chapter 3 was produced by:

Beat: Blot Out [Prod. Shirazi]

Lyrics, Vocals, Recording: Pcenna

Jamie Snytte is a PhD researcher in the field of Clinical Psychology, with a background in Neuroscience, and his current work is focused on memory and Alzheimer's Disease. On today's episode we discuss a range of topics, including but not limited to: the emergence of behavior from brain activity; sensation, perception and memory, and different memory systems; the famous case studies of H.M. and London taxi drivers; relational vs. conceptual memory; autobiographical, semantic and procedural memory; the four mnemonic horsemen of depression; and more!

You'll notice that today's episode is shorter than usual, and that was a deliberate move. Since you're all back to school/work, we know it's tough to find time to listen all the way through an entire hour or more (especially since nobody's really commuting these days). If you like the shorter format, or preferred the longer from discussions, please share your feedback with us on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter! 

Jamie is also the guitarist of Ivytide, an up and coming indie band whose music is available everywhere, and who you can check out at their official Ivytide Website.

[https://www.ivytide.com/]

Welcome back. Here's Chapter 2, so get ready to hear the words "potential", "ion channel" and "potassium" repeated a great many times.

If you think you would benefit from a rap song like this for all of the chapters, please send me an email at [email protected] so I can gauge interest. If I hear from enough of you then I will gladly write the rest, however, if this doesn't appeal to a large enough audience, then I may have to scrap the project.

The first few chapters of Rapstract are already written and will be released here on my podcast page, Abstract. I interview graduate students on their research, many of whom are studying psychology. I urge you to peruse and have a listen to the first episode that catches your eye!

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If you like what you hear, please feel free to check out my latest rap album called Life As We Know It at any of the following links:

YouTube

SoundCloud

Bandcamp

Chapter 2 was produced by:

Beat: High End [Prod.kanebeats x Heartboy]

Lyrics, Vocals, Recording: Pcenna

And we're back with Part 2 of 2 with Owen Dunkley. This time we've got an alliterative bonus episode covering COVID, CRISPR and COVID! Here are some of the subtopics we hit on within each:

CANCER: Mutations, somatic vs. germ-line cells, radiation therapy, chemotherapy, personalized medicine and the future of drug therapy. 

CRISPR: Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats, the CAS-9 complex, genomes, viruses and bacteria, plasmids, gene editing, NHEJ and HDR, prime editing. 

COVID: SARS-CoV-2 vs. SARS-CoV-1: the original SARS, positive single-stranded RNA viruses, infectious diseases, monitoring and the job of global health organizations

We hope you enjoy Owen Dunkley in his appearance on this bonus episode, as he shares more of his invaluable knowledge on biological processes, diseases and viruses!