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The SoapyRao Show

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The SoapyRao Show episodes

  • Future of human progress: The significance of scientific research ft. Kayla Nguyen
    Kayla Nguyen is currently a Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
    Her research focuses on using electron microscopy to uncover new physics in topological quantum materials and to push imaging resolution of electromagnetic fields and molecular structures. As a PhD student, She was one of the main inventors of the electron microscope pixel array detector (EMPAD), which has been licensed to Thermo Fisher Scientific and sold to institutions around the world.

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    52 min
  • Breaking the old: Going against society’s expectations ft. Aditya Iyer
    Adhitya Iyer completed his Engineering degree from Mumbai University. In his role as the founder of Annanymous he was listed as one of India's Top 30 student entrepreneurs by the NEN. He later spent two years in Bangalore selling chai before he set out to travel across the country and compile "The Great Indian Obsession", a Kickstater funded project and at the time was India's most successfully crowdfunded book.

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    1 hr 27 min
  • Unlimited energy: Understanding dark matter and its potential ft. Katherine Freese
    Katherine Freese is a theoretical astrophysicist. She is currently a professor of physics at the University of Texas at Austin, where she holds the Jeff and Gail Kodosky Endowed Chair in Physics. She works on a wide range of topics in theoretical cosmology and astroparticle physics. She is the author of the book The Cosmic Cocktail: Three Parts Dark Matter, published in June 2014 by Princeton University Press.

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    1 hr 17 min
  • The unseen secrets: Preserving the microorganisms in the Amazon ft. Rosa Vásquez Espinoza

    Rosa Vásquez Espinoza is a Peruvian Chemical Biologist, National Geographic Explorer, Educator and Award-Winning Artist currently based between the United States and Perú. Rosa is the recipient of the 2020 American Chemical Society CAS Leadership Award, which recognizes outstanding PhD students and the postdoctorate fellow that demonstrate promise as leaders in their fields.

    Checkout Rosa's website for her Publications and Art : https://www.rosavespinoza.com/


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    1 hr 8 min
  • A four day week: The rewards in working fewer days ft. Charlotte Lockhart
    Charlotte Lockhart is a business advocate, investor and philanthropist with more than 25 years of experience in multiple industries locally and overseas. As founder and managing director for the 4 Day Week Global campaign, she works to promote internationally the benefits of a productivity-focused and reduced-hour workplace.

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    1 hr 30 min
  • Reducing stress: The benefits of losing control ft. Tim Box
    Tim Box DipCAH, HPD, FMAHA, MNCH (reg) is a mind coach and remedial hypnotist who has successfully run a flourishing full-time therapeutic practice for the last 12 years as well as spending three years as an associate of one of the top practices in London's Harley Street.
    In 2015 Tim created his CONTROL system based on his experiences with clients and the learnings from thousands of 1 to 1 sessions. 

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    1 hr 27 min
  • Staying grounded: The power in the soil beneath us ft. Varun Ravindra

    Varun Ravindra is the Chief Conservator at Vanantara, a forest community on the outskirts of Bengaluru, bordering Tamil Nadu. Over the past 10 years he's helped afforest over 250 acres of impoverished land into self sustaining ecosystems. 

    A Chartered Accountant by qualification, he's now dedicated his life to rejuvenating soils, planting forests and fostering a greater sense of awareness and wonder for the natural world.

    More details about Vanantara at https://vanantara.com/


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    1 hr 44 min
  • Straight faced: The challenges in being funny and gay ft. Scott Capurro
    Scott Capurro was reared in San Francisco. At age 3, he swam the English Channel. Since 1993, he's avoided AIDS by telling unsavoury jokes in every English speaking country. Scott is trusting and thus surrounded by duplicity, yet he continues challenging himself, because he's physically challenged and emotionally unavailable, aka married.

    Scott has appeared in Mrs. Doubtfire, where, effortlessly, he played a homosexual; and Star Wars: Phantom Menace, where, breathlessly, he wore a body stocking. A gay designer who sports two heads might've been a predictable sequel; instead, Scott waddled off to the UK, in search of a compassionate, creative culture.

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    1 hr 30 min
  • Self improvement: Recognising your strengths and weaknesses ft. Peter Sage
    Peter Sage is a well-known international serial entrepreneur, best-selling author and expert in human behaviour. He is a highly sought-after speaker and coach and has spoken on five continents, sharing the stage with the likes of Sir Richard Branson and President Bill Clinton.

    In 2013 he was awarded the distinguished Brand Laureate Award from the Asian Pacific Brands Foundation for extraordinary individuals. Previous winners include Nelson Mandela, Steve Jobs, Hilary Clinton & Tiger Woods. In 2015 he was named one of the greatest leaders and entrepreneurs by Inspiring Leadership Now alongside Sir Richard Branson, Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg.
    More information about his products & services can be found at his website at www.petersage.com.

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    1 hr 28 min

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Welcome to The SoapyRao Show, where we dive deep into the questions of life with a touch of humor and a whole lot of heart. Join your host, Sundeep Rao, a remarkable stand-up comedian with a knack for…