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The official podcast of the Society of Graduate Students at Western University in London, Ontario, Canada. We aim to showcase the innovative research that graduate students are conducting at Western University and appeal to various audiences including those within and beyond the academic community.
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Wednesday Nov 07, 2018
Wednesday Nov 07, 2018
Let's enter the Matrix with Ethan Jackson as he explains his work on machine learning algorithms. This week hosts Yimin Chen and Nick Handfield-Jones dive into Ethan's fascinating research on artificial intelligence and how machine learning algorithms can solve complex problems in the information age. Self-driving cars, big data, and the iPhone face recognition app; all this will be discussed, and more. Plus, listen as Ethan tells us about his new project, where he trains a computer to play Ms. Pac-Man against itself! To learn more, find Ethan here.
Hosted by: Yimin Chen and Nick Handfield-Jones
Produced by: Gregory Robinson.
Tuesday Oct 30, 2018
Tuesday Oct 30, 2018
Julian Barg is a Doctoral student at Ivey. He speaks with Gregory Robinson and Ariel Frame about this research based program and how his work highlights the data on companies’ ability to act sustainably.
Hosted by: Ariel Frame & Gregory Robinson
Produced by: Joyla Furlano
Tuesday Oct 23, 2018
Tuesday Oct 23, 2018
Joyla Furlano and Ariel Frame speak with Aida Parvizi, Masters student in Biology, about her work on the armyworm moth and how she may be able to use spermatophores of the males to determine the natal origin of these pests.
Hosted by: Ariel Frame & Joyla Furlano
Produced by: Gregory Robinson
Thursday Oct 18, 2018
Thursday Oct 18, 2018
Let's all walk the plank with Abdullah Al-Jaja as he shares his research with us. This week hosts Nick Handfield-Jones and Gavin Tolometti learn about Abdullah's journey immigrating to Canada from Lebanon and is now investigating dopaminergic signaling and anxiety in Parkinson's disease, which involves patients walking on a small plank to induce stress. All the while, Abdullah walks his own plank every day balancing the rigor of graduate studies at Western and the devotion of being a father. To learn more about his research, go to www.jessicagrahn.com or www.pennymacdonald.net.
Hosted by: Nick Handfield-Jones & Gavin Tolometti
Produced by: Gregory Robinson.
Tuesday Oct 09, 2018
Tuesday Oct 09, 2018
In her research, sociocultural anthropologist Mingyuan Zhang asks a deceptively simple question, "What does it mean to be Chinese?" in a remarkably complicated context: Madagascar. This week, Viki Telios and Yimin Chen learn that there's more to Africa's largest island than just lemurs. Plus, how to introduce yourself in the Malagasy language. To read more about Mingyuan's work check out Academia.edu
Hosted by: Yimin Chen & Viki Telios
Produced by: Ariel Frame
Wednesday Oct 03, 2018
Wednesday Oct 03, 2018
Tuesday Sep 25, 2018
Tuesday Sep 25, 2018
What does it mean to be a man? Do the movies that we watch influence the ways in which we understand masculinity? Ryan Schroeder, MA student in Media Studies, think so. This week, hosts Yimin Chen and Greg Robinson learn about how the presentation of male protagonists in films has changed, and perhaps softened, over the years––from Arnold Schwarzenegger to Ryan Gosling.
Hosted by: Yimin Chen & Greg Robinson
Produced by: Nick Handfield-Jones
Friday Sep 21, 2018
Friday Sep 21, 2018
In this special episode, hosts Taniya Nagpal and Roger Hudson interview three talented students - Natalia Skomorokhova, Sonja Dass, and Rachel Gain - participating in the Western University Graduate Symposium on Music. A variety of topics are discussed, including the ways in which music can imitate art, feminist advocates ahead of their time, and what in the world a harpsichord is!
Hosted by: Roger Hudson & Taniya Nagpal
Tuesday Sep 18, 2018
Tuesday Sep 18, 2018
How do you study rocks up in space? Look at comparable formations here on Earth! Hosts Yimin Chen and Viki Telios learn about the work that Earth and Planetary Science PhD student Gavin Tolometti has been doing with Western's Centre for Planetary Science and Exploration (CPSX). On this episode: lava, impact craters, karaoke, and Scrabble!
Hosted by: Yimin Chen & Viki Telios
Produced by: Ariel Frame
Tuesday Sep 11, 2018
Tuesday Sep 11, 2018
Hosts Nick and Chantal speak with Natasha Ouslis about recent research progress from her Masters Thesis in Industrial/Organizational Psychology, with special emphasis on the nature of teamwork and very prominent ways these concepts play out in our daily lives.
Hosted by: Nick Handfield-Jones & Chantal Lemire
Produced by: Roger Hudson