The Knowmads Podcast
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This podcast is about Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, Music, Philosophy, Culture, Graduate life and much more.
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S2E9 Niko Šarčević on Modern Cosmology
Most of what we know about the universe actually comes from what we can’t see.Only a tiny fraction of the cosmos is made of “normal” matter—the stuff that makes up stars, planets, and us. The rest is…
S2E8 Marine De Clerck on Quantum Chaos
Hello Everyone, welcome to The Knowmads Podcast. I'm your co-host Prachi, and I'm your co-host Bhavay. `Chaos' is one of those words that has escaped physics and entered everyday language. We use it…
S2E7 Daniel Whiteson on Do Aliens Speak Physics?
Imagine: it’s a lazy Sunday morning, you’re sipping your raspberry-flavored iced latte, and an interstellar traveler lands in your backyard. It starts walking toward you—what do you do? Are you…
S2E6 Eve M. Vavagiakis on What goes into Cosmological Observations
The universe is about 14 billion years old. Ever wondered—how do we even know the age of the universe? How can we look up at the sky and read time itself? We do this by studying the afterglow of the…
S2E5 Ramakrishna V. Hosur on when Science Meets Spirituality
Science and philosophy have always been woven together. Some of history’s greatest minds—Aristotle, Galileo, Aryabhata and even Einstein—were as much philosophers as they were scientists.This has…
S2E4 Pavan Hosur on Eigenstate Thermalization Hypothesis
Imagine walking deep into a dense forest without a map or GPS. Initially, you kind of know where you started. But as you wander further, eventually, it's impossible to tell where you came from —…
S2E3 Andreas Karch on the Stringy Nature of the Universe
Modern physics rests on two foundational frameworks that describe our universe at different scales. The first is General Relativity, Einstein’s theory of gravity, which describes gravity not as a…
S2E2 Kaden Hazzard on the exotic nature of Paraparticles
The world we live in is believed to be divided into two fundamental families of particles--Fermions and Bosons. Today, we're sitting in Dr. Kaden Hazzard's beautiful office at Rice University in…
S2E1 Rene Bellwied on Winning the 2025 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics
Hello everyone, welcome to season 2 of the Knowmads podcast. Since Season 2 was long overdue, we had to start with someone who’s not just had a remarkable academic journey in physics, but also…
S1E15 Livia Merrill on psychological impacts on children due to prenatal stress
Hi Everyone, This is Episode 15 of The Knowmads Podcast.The mother’s Mental health during the time of pregnancy is extremely crucial. Studies suggest that prenatal stress and trauma have the capacity…
Kristen Dobbs on juggling passions: A journey of Motherhood, Physics and Beyond
Hi Everyone, This is Episode 14 of The Knowmads Podcast.Whether you're a parent searching for that delicate equilibrium between responsibilities and aspirations, or someone looking for a force of…
S1E13 Christina D. Griep on language acquisition and early cognitive development
Hi Everyone, This is Episode 13 of The Knowmads Podcast.Most of us who grew up in bilingual or a multilingual homesoften wonder if the new babies in the family will be able to understandthese…
S1E12 Nina Nevill on oppression against incarcerated black women in Texas
Hi Everyone, This is Episode 12 of The Knowmads Podcast.Long after abolishment of Slavery in the US, in the late 1800s the effects are still seen in different forms. The unbalanced dynamics of power…
S1E11 Adriana Alcaraz Sánchez on consciousness and altered states of awareness
Hi Everyone, This is Episode 11 of The Knowmads Podcast.Have you ever wondered why do we dream, are we conscious whilewe are sleeping? How is our brain able to generate a 3 dimensional visual image…
S1E10 Daniel Huff on education policy and student debts in America, student body organisations and Dark Matter
Hi Everyone, This is Episode 10 of The Knowmads Podcast.Political discussions and associated ideologies almost always resolve in thinking about national leaders and the large scale effects of…
S1E9 Ask us anything!
Hi Everyone, This is Episode 9 of The Knowmads Podcast. Right before getting into the double digits of episodes we decided to do an ask us anything episode. Although we weren't able to answer all the…
S1E8 Aymen on the Essence of Soft Skills during your PhD
Hi Everyone, This is Episode 8 of The Knowmads Podcast. During the academic stages of our lives we spend most of our time developing tools and skills that aid our research and problem solving ability…
S1E7 Andrew Baldassarre on patriarchal realism and the pedagogical power of porn
Hi Everyone, This is Episode 7 of The Knowmads Podcast. Every rational human has once in their life thought about the implications of porn on oneself and the society. Gail Dines, an anti-porn…
S1E6 Deepak Singh Rawat on Literature, fiction and philosophy
Hi Everyone, This is Episode 6 of The Knowmads Podcast. The path to self-exploration is very unique for everyone. Our passion, ambition and relationships play an instrumental role in shaping our…
S1E5 Bikash Panthi on Challenges Faced by International Students in the US
Hi Everyone, This is Episode 5 of The Knowmads Podcast. A lot of students all around the worldleave their home country and move to anothercounty to prsue higher education. We oftentalk about their…
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The Knowmads Podcast has published 24 episodes since May 2023, covering topics in Philosophy, Physics.
The Knowmads Podcast is currently highly active with new episodes monthly. Average episode length is 1h 20m.
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