Phase change materials have been used for millennia for insulation and refrigeration processes. However, researchers are looking into better ways to utilize them for energy conservation, drug delivery, and many other means. This paper has a wide reaching scope, making this an episode packed full of information.

What do ethology, Nazis, and deep learning all have in common? They all relate to behavioral sciences. This episode goes into some curiosities about deep learning and how animal behavior is studied in general. Along with the normal curiosities this episode contains an interview with someone who is studying animal sciences at Purdue University.

What can an animal’s actions tell us about its behavior and what it is thinking? Everything! This week’s episode covers an article that covers research from 142 different studies to show how the world of behavioral studies is changing. With new deep learning technology, we are stepping even closer to truly understanding what animals are thinking and how to recognize different behavioral habits.

In this episode Hunter and Luke discuss some curiosities about spawned from “Bricking it Up” and ceramic field in general. Topics include the potential uses for new ceramic manufacturing methods, how glass is classified, and ways that ceramics are being used for sustainable purposes.  

This episode is all about the manufacturing of ceramics. Ceramics have been a part of civilization even before the pyramids were built in Egypt. Ceramics impact many people’s lives daily, but what if they could do more? The paper this episode discusses goes into new manufacturing methods of ceramics. These new methods can reduce the manufacturing time and allow for many new ceramic structure patterns that haven’t been possible before.

This episode is the conclusion to the sustainability series. Topics such as hydroponics and urban heat islands are fleshed out more. Sustainability is also related to workplaces, economics, and other seemingly unrelated subjects. Sustainability can be worked on at an industrial level, however, it is also good to keep in mind the various ways that you can help make a difference.

This episode is another addition to the sustainability series.  The paper discussed here goes over ways to limit and control heat within urban settings. There are many geographic changes that can be made around cities to help reduce the heat radiating from them, however, there are many ways that the heat can be dissipated without geographic changes. Some of these changes could be coming to a city near you.

This episode continues the sustainability series. Rather than the usual research paper, this episode is about an interview that EpiSTEM had with the co-founder of GroPod©, Ivan Ball. GroPod© is a company that designs controlled environment hydroponic chambers for plant growth. This episode goes over how hydroponics can change the global farming and gardening industry. Listen to this episode to learn about the science behind a device that might be in your future home.

This is the curiosities episode for "Drowning on Air". In this episode Hunter and Luke talk about more applications of MOFs in the modern world.  The possibilities can range from carbon capture to drug delivery systems.  If made correctly, MOFs can change how many global industries work.

This is the first episode of a series on sustainability. Humans are great at creating unsustainable processes and not caring for the environment. This series will showcase papers, interviews, and articles that can lead to a more sustainable future. The article looked at in this episode looks at ways to help diminish global water stress. What if we could take the water out of the air and drink it? That’s exactly what some fantastic researchers (including those from this episode) are looking into.