Intrinsic Investigations: Exploring the Impact of Original Student Research

To start, we establish how Daniel helped inspire the formation of this podcast. He then goes on to define peace journalism and discusses how it fits into press coverage in the United States, of the Russia-Ukraine conflict.

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Ben explains what anthropomorphic language is and why it should be used with caution when describing AI. We talk about the implications of attributing human-like qualities to artificial intelligence systems.

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Bryan digs into the commentary of TikTok users and how they perceive fad diets. We also differentiate between how he defines fad diets and how his biology class does. This is the second podcast that situates itself on TikTok. See S01, Ep06 for a different study.

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Bela explores how Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) is portrayed in film, and we also discuss the role of content analysis in the public health sector.

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Claire examines whether the use of the English language in domestic South Korean advertising impacts stock performance. If you don't know what "Konglish" is, you will by the end of this episode. The conversation also touches on how to get into K-Pop.

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Luke examines the comparison between satellite projections of ground-level light pollution and the primary data he gathered. Luke provides examples of the health impacts of light pollution and why understanding it is important in our light-inundated world. We also briefly discuss his bowling prowess and interest in Magic: The Gathering.

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If you'd like to read the published paper this interview is referencing, please click here.

Reese and I discuss political bias in ChatGPT and how well it could be used as a possible hate speech detector. At the sixteen-minute mark, the conversation shifts to a candid discussion between teacher and student about where they see AI fitting into their roles in education.

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Elise explains how she used three different levels of content filtering to determine how effective TikTok is at preventing sexually-suggestive content from reaching younger users. We also discuss the sometimes "messy" process of picking a research topic for investigation.

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In this episode, June explores the concept of media imperialism by comparing the coverage between the military coup in Myanmar and the Russian invasion of Ukraine. We also drop the location of a Burmese restaurant that you may be interested in checking out! Skip to 1:05 to get past the introduction.

Two former students, Suan and Melinda, discuss their time in our research program. They touch on the importance of relationships in independent research, reflect on the challenges of the program, and celebrate their development over the two years of Capstone. To skip the introduction, go to 1:05!

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Suan

Melinda