Brains, Black Holes, and Beyond

Welcome back, Princeton! Today we sit down with Lina and Jovian as they talk about why they're working on Brains, Black Holes, and Beyond (B Cubed), what drew them to science communication, and what to expect for future episodes!

This episode of B Cubed was produced under the 148th board of The Daily Princetonian in partnership with the Insights newsletter.

CREDITS

Written and Hosted by Senna Aldoubosh, Lina Kim, and Jovian Cheung 

Edited and Sound Engineered by Senna Aldoubosh

Produced by Senna Aldoubosh and Lina Kim

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In this episode, Brains, Black Holes, and Beyond sits down with Dr. Thalia Gigerenzer on the impact of technology and dating apps on modern interpretations of love. Dr. Gigerenzer's research as an anthropologist has focused on Muslim communities in India, including deep dives into the impacts of technology on relationships and courtship. 

Dr. Gigerenzer's Page (publications, projects, and more!): https://www.thaliagig.com/about-me

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Credits:
Writers - Noelle Kim, Lina Kim
Audio engineer - Laura Sabrosa

In this episode, Brains, Black Holes, and Beyond sits down with Avery Barnett, a PhD student from Jamaica. She works closely with her advisors SPIA Professor Michael Oppenheimer and MAE Professor Jesse Jenkins focusing on renewable energy policies in the Caribbean. Barnett spoke about her work with the N.J. Wind Institute Fellowship Program through Princeton, and how she hopes she can apply her findings to her work in renewable energy in the Caribbean.

This episode of Brains, Black Holes, and Beyond (B cubed) was produced under the 147th board of the Prince in partnership with the Insights newsletter.

For more information about Avery's work and N.J. Wind Institute Fellowship Program, feel free to visit the page linked below.

RESOURCES

https://cpree.princeton.edu/news/2023/avery-barnett-selected-investigate-future-offshore-wind-nj

CREDITS

Written and Hosted by Noelle Kim

Edited and Sound Engineered by Noelle Kim

Transcript by Ria Tomar

Produced by Senna Aldoubosh

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In this episode of B-Cubed, Senna Aldoubosh and Ria Tomar sat down with ECE graduate student Atsutse Kludze to discuss recent findings of how producers can use 6G wireless signaling as a non-invasive way to quantify and assess produce quality. The project was done at the SWAN lab, in collaboration with Microsoft, with the goal of finding ways to reduce food waste. 

This episode of Brains, Black Holes, and Beyond (B cubed) was produced under the 147th board of the Prince in partnership with the Insights newsletter.

For more information about the SWAN Lab, feel free to visit the page linked below.

RESOURCES

https://ghasempour.princeton.edu/

CREDITS

Written and Hosted by Senna Aldoubosh and Ria Tomar

Edited and Sound Engineered by Senna Aldoubosh

Transcript by Laura Sabrosa and Ria Tomar

Produced by Senna Aldoubosh

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Sleep is an integral, yet often overlooked, part of a Princeton students daily schedule. But, what does our brain actually do when it’s asleep?

This is a focus of Princeton Computational Memory Lab. Dr. Elizabeth McDevitt, a postdoctoral researcher in the lab, likes to picture sleep as the replaying of a playlist of memories and experiences that your brain builds throughout the day when you’re awake. 

Brains, Black Holes, and Beyond sat down with McDevitt and Dr. Ken Norman, chair of the psychology department. Listen in to hear more about their insights on the role of sleep and how it relates to how we learn, remember, and apply the things we experience and see everyday.

We asked Princeton undergraduates to send us the names of their favorite teacher's assistants — and they answered. Brains, Black Holes, and Beyond interviewed three STEM TAs: Chemical and Biological Engineering (CBE) PhD candidate Jessica Jin, COS Master's Student Rish Raghu, and Math Undergraduate Ben Zenker '24. They explain the demands of their job and how they balance the research and studies on top of it all. Listen in.

This episode of Brains, Black Holes, and Beyond (B cubed) was produced under the 147th board of the Prince in partnership with the Insights newsletter.

CREDITS

Written and Hosted by Senna Aldoubosh, Noelle Kim, and Lina Kim

Edited and Sound Engineered by Senna Aldoubosh and Noelle Kim

Transcript by Noelle Kim

Produced by Senna Aldoubosh

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In this episode of Brains, Black Holes, and Beyond, Senna Aldoubosh and Simone Kirkevold sit down with Hannah Faughnan, a senior in the EEB department, and Imani Mulrain, a senior in the Chemistry department, to learn more about their senior theses. Hannah and Imani cover what got them interested in their topics, their results, and important advice for future seniors undertaking their thesis. This episode is a collaboration between Podcast and News in the Daily Princetonian.

This episode of Brains, Black Holes, and Beyond (B cubed) was produced under the 147th board of the Prince in partnership with the Insights newsletter.

RESOURCES

CREDITS

Written and Hosted by Senna Aldoubosh and Simone Kirkevold 

Edited and Sound Engineered by Eden Teshome

Transcript by Senna Aldoubosh

Produced by Senna Aldoubosh

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In this episode of Brains, Black Holes, and Beyond, Senna Aldoubosh and Noelle Kim sit down with Josh Leeman, a graduate student in the Electrical and Computer Engineering department. Josh discusses his interest in applying technologies from condensed matter theory to quantum computing applications, how doing research remotely during the pandemic gave him insight on his research interests, and valuable advice for students when making their future plans.

This episode of Brains, Black Holes, and Beyond (B cubed) was produced under the 147th board of the Prince in partnership with the Insights newsletter.

For more information about the Schoop Lab and Josh's research, feel free to visit the pages linked below.

RESOURCES

https://schoop.princeton.edu/
https://jleeman.com/

CREDITS

Written and Hosted by Senna Aldoubosh and Noelle Kim

Edited and Sound Engineered by Noelle Kim

Transcript by Noelle Kim

Produced by Senna Aldoubosh

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In this episode of Brains, Black Holes, and Beyond, Senna Aldoubosh sits down with Dr. Ruth Fong, a researcher and professor at Princeton in the COS department. Dr. Fong discusses her interest in computer vision and explainable AI, gives us insight into her lab's (Looking Glass Lab) collaboration with the Visual AI Lab to learn more about AI biases, and offers the valuable advice of 'finding your village' to students navigating academics.

This episode of Brains, Black Holes, and Beyond (B cubed) was produced under the 147th board of the Prince in partnership with the Insights newsletter.

For more information about the Looking Glass Lab and Dr. Fong's research, feel free to visit the page linked below.

RESOURCES

https://www.ruthfong.com/

CREDITS

Written and Hosted by Senna Aldoubosh  

Edited and Sound Engineered by Vitus Larrieu

Transcript by Senna Aldoubosh

Produced by Senna Aldoubosh

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In this episode of Brains, Black Holes, and Beyond, Senna Aldoubosh and Lina Kim sit down with Dr. Pedro Paredes, a professor and researcher in the Computer Science Department to learn more about his research with theoretical computer science. Aside from discussing his work, Dr. Paredes delves into what sparked his interest in the topic, and even includes a puzzle for listeners.

This episode of Brains, Black Holes, and Beyond (B cubed) was produced under the 147th board of the Prince in partnership with the Insights newsletter.

For more information about Dr. Paredes and his research, feel free to visit the page linked below.

RESOURCES

https://www.cs.princeton.edu/~pparedes/

CREDITS

Written and Hosted by Senna Aldoubosh and Lina Kim

Edited and Sound Engineered by Lina Kim

Transcript by Eden Teshome

Produced by Senna Aldoubosh

For more from the Daily Princetonian, visit dailyprincetonian.com. For more from Princeton Insights, visit insights.princeton.edu. Please direct all corrections to [email protected].