The Armen Show

The Armen Show

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The Armen Show episodes

  • 9: Chapters 3 And 4 Of Scale By Geoffrey West

    In episode 9 of The Armen Show, I discuss chapters 3 and 4 of Scale by Geoffrey West.

    Included in this discussion are:

    • discussion about the power scaling laws
    • metabolic rate as related to mass
    • AC and DC current and how they are similar to the cardiovascular system
    • elements about growth, aging, and mortality

      • This book has continued to be great, and I look forward to interviewing Dr. West after it is complete.

      10 min
    • 8: Kaspar Kazazian | Spine And Guitar

      Episode 8 of The Armen Show includes guest Kaspar discussing Spine and guitar playing~

      • why he uses Spine for animation
      • what drew him to animation
      • learning through tutorials
      • Kaspar’s music-making ability with guitar
      • previous band experience
      • his mutual interest in art with his companion

        • Shout outs to Kaspar being the 4th guest on the show, and to continued connectivity from The Armen Show–

        9 min
      • 7: David | Basketball And Activity

        Episode 7 is pretty exciting because I have a fellow Shirvanian on the scene. David the 13 year old joins me on this one. We discuss:

        • basketball and sports
        • activity as a youth
        • what it is like to be in a connected social world
        • 13 year old life currently

          • Shout outs to David for taking part~

          8 min
        • 6: John De Froscia | History And Travel

          Episode 6 brings in my second guest of this show, which is Johnny. I checked with Johnny about his interests in travel and history.

          Discussed:

          • travel and countries Johnny has been to
          • countries Johnny would want to go to, and why he likes traveling
          • what draws Johnny to history
          • historical events that Johnny recalled
          • some messages about history and its value to understanding
          • a little Spanish by Johnny

            • Thanks for Johnny in joining in episode 6 of The Armen Show as a guest participant~

            9 min
          • 5: Chester Carpool Karaoke, Vlog Post, Social Media

            Hey all episode 5 in the building. I re-did this episode when the audio wasn’t so good, so it is better for you. If you have any specific interests in mind to discuss let me know.

            • Chester Bennington’s Carpool Karaoke and his musical inspiration
            • The Armen Show Youtube channel vlog post
            • Social media makers and their efforts
            • Talk about my audio being redone
              • 9 min
            • 4: World Cup, US Soccer, And Updates

              Hey folks. In episode 4 of The Armen Show, I go over:

              • The US Soccer team not going to The World Cup
              • Soccer as a sport and my past playing
              • Updates about the podcast and what I use to record it
              • Comments on documentation of your life as it goes along

                • The show is an ongoing production of me, and occasionally, guests. I hope you are enjoying it, and may it continue to have new material across the way.

                8 min
              • 3: Gary Kazazian | Music Making

                In this episode of The Armen Show, I discuss with Gary Kazazian about his music making, as he has been up to a lot of content creation with his upcoming album called “On a Bed at 4 AM”.

                I ask him questions about

                • the music making process
                • instrumentation including guitars and piano
                • how many songs he puts on albums and why
                • his experience performing live

                  • Glad to have musical performer guest Gary on episode 3, and you may hear from more guests in the future.

                  10 min
                • 2: Chapters 1 And 2 Of Geoffrey West’s Book “Scale”

                  In this second episode of The Armen Show, I discuss some tangential points, as usual, and then discuss concepts from the first two chapters of Geoffrey West’s book Scale.

                  • linear scaling as compared with superlinear and sublinear
                  • heartbeats in a lifetime for animals
                  • how cities are similar to organisms in their growth

                    • With this being episode 2, we have now doubled the number of episodes of The Armen Show.

                    9 min
                  • 1: Intro | The Armen Show
                    • Episode 1 of The Armen Show podcast in the building
                    • I had “That Guy Named Armen” as my previous podcast, but this is a new iteration
                    • I didn’t backup the files for the last one so I think they’re gone
                    • This show is separate from The Armen Show vlog on Youtube of the same name, but it is the same theme
                    • Through my words maybe you can understand my story and interests
                    • Guests will be on the show like on “That Guy Named Armen” podcast
                    • I interview science authors on my blog as well
                    • If you have questions let me know
                    • I like science, neuroscience mostly, cognitive, and biology and related fields like economics and systems theory or things of such nature that represent the universe
                    • Enjoy the episode and future ones

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                      7 min

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