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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 Jul 15, 2015
25 | Paid in Bitcoins with Jordan Van Dyke
Wednesday Jul 15, 2015
Wednesday Jul 15, 2015
Bitcoin is the currency that has surfaced in the occasional news story in the last few years. We talk with Computer Scientist Jordan Van Dyke about what this currency is and how it works.
Wednesday Jul 01, 2015
24 | Locked In with Steve Beukema
Wednesday Jul 01, 2015
Wednesday Jul 01, 2015
Steve is a psychologist who works with those who are comatose or in a vegetative state. They may not be as lost as we once thought.
Wednesday Jun 24, 2015
23 | Double Doctor with Jessica Blom
Wednesday Jun 24, 2015
Wednesday Jun 24, 2015
Wednesday Jun 17, 2015
22 | Synchrotron Legacy: History and Particle Accelerators with Madalena Kozachuk
Wednesday Jun 17, 2015
Wednesday Jun 17, 2015
Archaeologists, Museologists, and Curators might just have a new friend. Madalena Kozachuk is working with a tool that can find out immense molecular level things about an object, without destroying part of it.
Wednesday Jun 10, 2015
21 | Turning Swords into Plowshares... or Dumping them in the Sea with Alex Souchen
Wednesday Jun 10, 2015
Wednesday Jun 10, 2015
This week features the work of History PhD student Alex Souchen. Alex looks at Canada's mission to ramp down production after WWII and what to do with all the war leftovers.
Wednesday Jun 03, 2015
20 | Locating Rocks with our Ears with James Kryklywy
Wednesday Jun 03, 2015
Wednesday Jun 03, 2015
James Kryklywy does some awesome research investigating the different channels that listen, and locate what we are hearing. He does this using MRIs and total digital audio simulations.
Wednesday May 27, 2015
19 | Dealing with your Flatulent Spouse with Joel Armstrong
Wednesday May 27, 2015
Wednesday May 27, 2015
Join us this week as PhD candidate Joel Armstrong discusses our much smaller role in other people's attention, and the trait-building of an embarrassing partner.
Wednesday May 20, 2015
18 | Libraries and Social Media with Mark-Shane Scale
Wednesday May 20, 2015
Wednesday May 20, 2015
Libraries are going through some major changes in the internet age. As they change, people talk about it online. Mark-Shane has more.
Wednesday May 13, 2015
17 | Butenol and the Beast with Eric Doerr
Wednesday May 13, 2015
Wednesday May 13, 2015
This abriged episode features Eric Doerr, a chemical engineer working on the projects that make biodiesel even better. He takes byproducts from biodiesel production, and uses bacteria to make even more fuel!
Wednesday May 06, 2015
16 | The Psychology of Patriotism with Kelly Barnes
Wednesday May 06, 2015
Wednesday May 06, 2015
Maybe patriotism is not as universally good and simple as we think. Social Psychologist Kelly Barnes comes in to talk about the difference between patriotism and nationalism. We also discuss the post-grad school life, and the importance of getting involved in the London community.