Dr. Will Porter is a postdoctoral associate in Prof. Colette Heald’s group. Will is a physicist studying how weather patterns affect air quality. We discuss Will’s journey from comparative literature to teaching in Japan and culminating at MIT. We also discuss the weather (!), the importance of scientific fluency, bioenergy crops, and what city is […]

Dr. Le Nguyen Hoang  is a postdoctoral research associate in the Laboratory for Information and Decision Systems (LIDS), at MIT, with Patrick Jaillet. Le studies applied mathematics and we discuss Benford’s law, cake cutting, and online optimization. We also discuss how to pick the right toilet, why pi sucks, and why you should watch plenty […]

Episode 3, third time’s a charm! Dr. Elizabeth Sterner  is a postdoctoral associate in Prof. Timothy Swager’s group.  Elizabeth is a polymer chemist who is working on bullet-proof materials and sensors that can detect airborne benzene. We also discuss “Minnesota nice”, young pyromaniac chemists, mysterious humdinger boxes, and why we should say “yes” to scary […]

Our guest for episode 2 is Dr. Virginia Burger, a postdoctoral associate in Prof. Collin Stultz’ lab. Virginia is a computational biologist trying to figure out the different conformations of a disordered protein. In this episode we discuss bacterial suicide, wiggly proteins, and how to create your very own “feel good” folder! For more information […]

It’s finally here: Episode 1 with Frank Leibfarth! Dr. Frank Leibfarth is a postdoctoral associate in Prof. Timothy Jamison’s group.  He is a chemist who wants to make custom polymers accessible to scientists everywhere! However, instead of using beakers, he uses pumps and tubes! In this podcast we discuss the power of ketenes, polymers,  and […]

Hi everyone, Introducing our logo and podcast intro theme. Logo: the logo has gone through many iterations. Some playful, some serious, some that infringe copyright laws! This is the last iteration and also our favorite. I would like to thank Anna Beyeler and Bill Dai for their input and guidance throughout the creative process! Theme: […]