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Lefteris asks scienceThe life of a Palestinian Researcher - Part 2: Working through adversityIn the second part of the article I wanted to delve deeper into the challenges Palestinian researchers face, some are common some quite unique.This podcast is a voice-over of the article I published on my substack in May 2024. You can read newsletter and subscribe here https://lefterisasks.substack.com/p/pt2-the-life-of-a-palestinian-researcher2024-06-1817 min
Lefteris asks scienceThe life of a Palestinian Researcher - Part 1: The Thirst for KnowledgeMeet 4 Palestinian scientists who try to make it work in the West Bank, through war, inequality and social barriers.This podcast is a voice-over of the article I published on my substack in May 2024. You can read the newsletter and subscribe here https://lefterisasks.substack.com/p/the-life-of-a-palestinian-researcher2024-06-1818 min
Curious VedanthMeet Lefteris Statharas - A Science PodcasterSend us a textSeason 5 Episode 24: In this Season Finale episode, I interview Lefteris Statharas, who is a science podcaster and a blogger. We talk about the importance of communicating science to a broader audience and compare notes on how we make our respective podcasts. You can read his blogs and listen to his podcasts called "Lefteris asks science" at your convenience.Follow my Facebook page to get updates on upcoming episodes. https://www.facebook.com/curiousvedanth/To listen to earlier episodes, visit curiousvedanth.comTo listen a...2022-09-1738 min
Lefteris asks science32 - What stories can a dead body tell? (with Vasiliki Louka)In this edition of the podcast, we're talking with forensic anthropologist Vasiliki Louka, a PhD candidate from the University of Leicester. She studies human remains and aims to identify people from them. How does she do it? Why is it important? How do you end up doing this research? All this and more in this episode.A big thank you to all my supporters on Patreon:Daniel RouquetteKim CitizenmacUmaraniIf you would like to get a shoutout in the show notes or the episode or...2022-04-0120 min
Lefteris asks science31 -What are pheromones? (With Dr. Eva Mishor)When you buy the human pheromone oils online... what are you actually buying? What are pheromones? How do we measure aggression? all these questions and more are going to be answered in today's episode with Dr. Eva Mishor from the Weizmann Institute of Science. A big thank you to all my supporters on Patreon:Daniel RouquetteKim CitizenmacIf you would like to get a shoutout in the show notes or the episode or if you just would like to support me visit my Patreon page: https://patreon.com...2022-01-1833 min
Lefteris asks science30 - How do we study corporations? (with Roslina Chai)Episode 30 is here and we talk about corporations, the digital world, Super Apps and how people in academia study these concepts. To do this we discuss with Ms. Roslina Chai an executive doctoral researcher from Ecole des Ponts in Paris. A big thank you to all my supporters on Patreon:Daniel RouquetteKim CitizenmacIf you would like to get a shoutout in the show notes or the episode or if you just would like to support me visit my Patreon page: https://patreon.com/lefterisasks I...2021-12-0353 min
Lefteris asks science29 - How do we build houses on Mars? (with Dr. Aled Roberts aka Dr. Acula)Aaaaaaaaaand we're back! For this 29th edition of the show, an old familiar face is returning. Dr. Aled Roberts made the rounds of the internet a couple of months ago with his research about creating construction material using astronaut blood! His work even made an appearance at the Stephen Colbert show that gave him the nickname Dr. Acula!A big thank you to all my supporters on Patreon:Daniel RouquetteKim CitizenmacIf you would like to get a shoutout in the show notes or the episode or if y...2021-11-1221 min
Lefteris asks science28 - Making sense of science (with Dr. Hamid Khan)Before I take a break and work towards making the podcast better and more accessible, I leave you with a different kind of episode. I met Dr. Hamid Khan from the charity Sense About Science and we discussed the best way to actually discuss matters of science. Why are some people falling into the conspiracy theory traps? What can scientists do better in order to make their work more accessible? I hope you enjoy this episode and I'll be back sooner than you think ;-)Find out...2021-08-1355 min
Geniuses, Poets & ArtistsEpisode 15: Ask Kim AnythingIt's the Season Finale of the debut season of Geniuses Poets and Artists! Lefteris and Hazel co-host this special edition where we fielded a bunch of questions from improvisers in Singapore and we took nearly 2 hours to go through them all. Thank you for being an awesome audience and I can't wait to get back into it in Season 2!
Host - Hazel Ho & Lefteris Statharas
Guest - Kim Tan
Producer - Lefteris Statharas
Art - Hsia Yi Ling2021-08-021h 58
Lefteris asks science27 - What is consciousness? (with Andrea Luppi)What makes us conscious? What parts of our brains are active when we sleep vs when we're awake? I met with Andrea Luppi a cognitive scientist with a background in philosophy that is interested to find out how the brain works and what makes us humans conscious.Find out more about Andrea Luppi: https://www.neuroscience.cam.ac.uk/directory/profile.php?al857Link to the work discussed in the podcast: https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.08.10.244459v1Subscribe to the podcast: https://www.lefterisasks.com/listenSubscribe to the weekly newsletter...2021-07-2348 minGeniuses, Poets & ArtistsEpisode 13: BhavaniIn this episode we chat with Bhavani, one of our newest coaches at The Improv Company but a longstanding improviser dating from our earliest days in the bowels of NUS. She discusses her long journey with improv, her understanding of self care and her deep dives with IITSG into storytelling. Featuring, kind of, Kevin, her cat.
Host - Kim Tan
Guest - Bhavani Bala
Producer - Lefteris Statharas
Art - Hsia Yi Ling2021-07-0458 min
Lefteris asks science26 - How can cars be greener? (w/ Dr. Gaylord Booto)Dr. Booto has conducted his PhD in Applied Sustainability and Life Cycle Thinking in Big Infrastructure projects at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) which he has finalized in 2020. His research areas encompass environmental modelling and optimization using life cycle assessment (LCA) and other life cycle management (LCM) tools to analyze, evaluate and improve the environmental profile of products, processes and services in the energy, transport and waste sectors. Gaylord has strong experience in modelling heavy vehicles powertrains – from the energy and environmental perspective – as well as clean energy systems (fuel cells, biomass conversion, waste valorization Li...2021-06-2828 minGeniuses, Poets & ArtistsEpisode 12 - HafizIn this episode we speak to Hafiz, a multi-hypenate artist who's curious, earnest and talented! We discuss Keith Johnstone, Hafiz's long association with Miguel, his personal improv journey, and how improv groups get formed in SG and how you get into one. Also, a reminder that you can see what Miguel might wear during a marathon.
Host - Kim Tan
Guest - Hafiz al Sanusi
Producer - Lefteris Statharas
Art - Hsia Yi Ling2021-06-2447 minGeniuses, Poets & ArtistsEpisode 8 - MIGUELWe have a very special guest today! In our longest episode yet, Miguel, our producer here at The Improv Company, talks about unexpected career choices, self-care and group dynamics in improv, and we both 100% do not talk about The Elephant in the Room. What elephant? We wouldn't avoid talking about anything? Find out what we don't talk about in this super special episode of Geniuses, Poets & Artists!
Host - Kim Tan
Guest - Nikhil Mohanan
Producer - Lefteris Statharas
Art - Hsia Yi Ling2021-05-231h 04
Lefteris asks scienceLefteris asks science - Edition 25 - DNA Sequencing and Genomes (w/ Krithika Arumugam)First time in more than a year met in three-dimensional space with a researcher. Ms. Krithika Arumugam from Singapore Centre for Environmental Life Sciences Engineering. She helped me understand DNA Sequencing and genomes. Krithika Arumugam SCELSE page: https://www.scelse.sg/People/Detail/770a9e99-97c2-4c13-b470-a1631db35409Link to the work discussed in the podcast:https://www.nature.com/articles/s41522-021-00196-6Subscribe to the podcast: https://www.lefterisasks.com/listenSubscribe to the weekly newsletter: lefterisasks.com/newsletterBuy me a c...2021-05-1825 minGeniuses, Poets & ArtistsEpisode 7 - NikhilIn Episode 7 we delve into the relatively ancient times of Singapore's improv history, into the actually ancient times of Singapore's medical hysteria history, and how the true treasure was friendship all along. Or not. This podcast has a real Moments Before Disaster feel about it, recorded as it was about 12 hours before Phase 2 Back to the Future Not-Quite-Circuit-Breaker, so check it out and as always, speak truth to power!
Host - Kim Tan
Guest - Nikhil Mohanan
Producer - Lefteris Statharas
Art - Hsia Yi Ling2021-05-1639 minGeniuses, Poets & ArtistsEpisode 6 - HamzaAnd for Episode 6, our first underwear model! Hamza's worked in TV and is an actual artist and will be performing with Strangers-in-Sync this week - super exciting!
Host - Kim Tan
Guest - Hamza Qaiser
Producer - Lefteris Statharas
Art - Hsia Yi Ling2021-05-0934 min
Lefteris asks scienceLefteris asks science - Edition 24 - Mountain Gorillas (with Dr. Robin Morrison)Learning about the social life of gorillas is quite more exciting than you think it is. This week I chatted with Dr. Robin Morrison from the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund international. We talked about orphan gorillas and how they manage to beat the odds with the help of their group. What is the social structure of a group of gorillas? and how do researchers try to study gorillas and their social interactions by observing them and being part of their daily livesRead more about Dr. Robin Morrisons' work: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=1I9_QM0...2021-05-0329 minGeniuses, Poets & ArtistsEpisode 5: BXAnd our newest improviser so far, BX! She's interested in many things and also terribly interesting, and brings a wonderful attitude and energy to this new pursuit of improv. She's also enthusiastic about organising, which makes her doubleplusgood for improv. Welcome to improv.
Host - Kim Tan
Guest - BX Tang
Producer - Lefteris Statharas
Art - Hsia Yi Ling2021-05-0234 minGeniuses, Poets & ArtistsEpisode 4: JoviJovi turns the tables and interviews me! Kind of. Briefly. We talk about gaming as an art form, Jovi's continuing journey towards improv mastery, and how improv perfection is basically unreachable but by gum we can try. Also, money vs. art. Our longest episode yet. Did I mention that I like talking about improv?
Host - Kim Tan
Guest - Jovi Tan
Producer - Lefteris Statharas
Art - Hsia Yi Ling2021-04-2550 minGeniuses, Poets & ArtistsEpisode 3: GeneEPISODE THREE! Once again a Company Player, Gene, an aspiring translator and an excellent artist. We also have a guest star Robin and his scritchy scratchies. We chat about her stint in Korea, translation issues, and how improv has been a pretty awesome thing in and for her life. :D It's a wonderful testimony to the life-changing powers of improv. Keep an ear out for the competition! :D
Robin By The Window - Gene & Robin
Chogwa Zine - Issue 6
Competition Email: kim@improv.sg
Host - Kim Tan
Guest...2021-04-1838 minGeniuses, Poets & ArtistsEpisode 1: JesterFor our first episode, we have Lefteris Statharas, or Jester! He's a member of The Improv Company's house team, The Company Players, and the host of the excellent science podcast Lefteris Asks Science. We chat about improv (of course), the art of science communication, realise that thunder exists to mess around with podcast recordings, and generally have a blast.2021-04-0435 min
Lefteris asks scienceLefteris asks science - Edition 23 - What is ferroelectricity (with Christina Stefani)What is ferroelectricity? Where is it used? Why do we do research on them? (soon to be Dr.) Christina Stefani is helping me understand all these questions and explains to me how she works with atomic force microscopy...Subscribe to the podcast: https://www.lefterisasks.com/listenSubscribe to the weekly newsletter: lefterisasks.com/newsletterBuy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/LefterisAsks 2021-03-2219 min
Lefteris asks scienceLefteris asks science - Edition 22 - The psychology of heavy metal (with Dr. Kyle J. Messick)What’s the psychology of heavy metal music? what is the culture of the community? How are people with disabilities represented in it? To answer these questions I had a great chat with Dr. Kyle J. Messick a psychologist that received his Ph.D. from the University of Coventry.Subscribe to the podcast: https://www.lefterisasks.com/listenSubscribe to the weekly newsletter: lefterisasks.com/newsletterBuy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/LefterisAsks Find out more about Dr. Messick and his work:Publications: https://orcid.or...2021-03-0136 min
Lefteris asks scienceLefteris asks science - Edition 21 - Can we be civil online? (with Dr. Garland & Dr. Galesic)What is hate speech? What is the best way to counter hate speech? How can mathematics, and Artificial Intelligence help us answer these questions and restore civility in online discourse? These are the things we discussed with Dr. Joshua Garland and Dr. Mirta Galesic from the Santa Fe Institute. Subscribe to the podcast: https://www.lefterisasks.com/listenSubscribe to the weekly newsletter: lefterisasks.com/newsletterBuy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/LefterisAsksFind out more about Dr. Garland, Dr. Galesic and their work:https://www.santafe...2021-02-0833 min
Lefteris asks scienceLefteris asks science - Edition 20 - What is fake news? (w. Panayiotis Smeros)In a time where you don't know which news are real and which are fake, Panayiotis Smeros and the team at EPFL are trying to find the best method of identifying trusted sources of information.Subscribe to the podcast: https://www.lefterisasks.com/listenSubscribe to the weekly newsletter: lefterisasks.com/newsletterBuy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/LefterisAsksFind out more about Panayiotis and his work: https://panayiotis.smeros.info/News Teller: https://newsteller.io/SciLens: http://scilens.epfl.ch/2021-01-1829 min
Lefteris asks scienceLefteris asks science - Edition 19 - How do we choose words? (W. Dr. Evangelia Balatsou)How does our brain work? Do we even know exactly? How does your brain choose the words to say at any given situation? This week I meet cognitive neuroscientist Dr. Evangelia Balatsou that through her research tried to answer all these questions.Subscribe to the podcast: https://www.lefterisasks.com/listenSubscribe to the weekly newsletter: lefterisasks.com/newsletterBuy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/LefterisAsksFollow Greek girls code: https://twitter.com/GreekGirlsCodeFind out more about Dr. Balatsou and her work:2020-12-2122 min
Lefteris asks scienceLefteris asks science - Edition 18 - What is Erosion? (w. Dr. Anirudh Venkatraman)Linking academia with the industry is not an easy task. Dr. Anirudh Venkatraman from NUS is going to walk us through his process by discussing erosion its problems and what are the tools engineers need in order to work more efficiently in the field. Subscribe to the podcast: https://www.lefterisasks.com/listenSubscribe to the weekly newsletter: lefterisasks.com/newsletterFind out more about Dr. Venkatraman and his work:Google scholar: https://scholar.google.com.sg/citations?hl=en&pli=1&user=rWAny9UAAAAJLinkdIn: https://www.linkedin.com...2020-12-0721 min
Lefteris asks scienceLefteris asks science - Edition 17 - What is Game Theory? (w. Dr. Aris Filos Ratsikas)Greetings humans. I've been waiting for a long time to discuss game theory with an expert and Dr. Aris Filos Ratsikas is an Assistant Professor at the University of Liverpool. He is kind enough to explain to me what is game theory, how is it used in day to day life and what are the main problems that game theory researchers face?If you want to find out more about Dr. Ratsikas find more of his work here: https://arisfilosratsikas.com/Subscribe to the podcast: https://www.lefterisasks.com/listenSubscribe to the...2020-11-1625 min
Podcaster StoriesThe Thank You EpisodeWelcome to a special bonus episode of Podcaster Stories. As the show approaches the midway point of Season 2, I just wanted to take this opportunity to say thank you.
Thank you to you, the listeners, who have added this show to your regular listening habit, resulting in the show growing week on week since launch earlier this year.
Thank you to my guests:
https://podcasterstories.com/ep-1-talking-with-my-wife-about-depression/ (Jaclyn Brown)
https://podcasterstories.com/talking-with-gini-dietrich-of-spin-sucks/ (Gini Dietrich)
https://podcasterstories.com/ep-3-talking-with-bob-reed-of-the-old-man-podcast/ (Bob Reed)
https://podcasterstories.com/talking-with-mark-asquith-rebel-base-media/ (Mark Asquith)
https://podcasterstories.com/talking-with-jeff-esposito-kaspersky-security/ (Jeff Esposito)
https://podcasterstories.com/ep-6-talking-with-bob-dunn-of-do-the-woo-podcast/ (Bob...2020-11-1201 min
The DB Media NetworkThe Thank You EpisodeWelcome to a special bonus episode of Podcaster Stories. As the show approaches the midway point of Season 2, I just wanted to take this opportunity to say thank you.Thank you to you, the listeners, who have added this show to your regular listening habit, resulting in the show growing week on week since launch earlier this year.Thank you to my guests:Jaclyn BrownGini DietrichBob ReedMark AsquithJeff EspositoBob DunnLisa GerberZach Moreno and Rockwell FelderPete CannDr. Alice KerbyLefteris StatharasMark TaylorSusan Diaz and Will LamontEric BarnhartJenell Riesner and Rachel BellottiJody Hanks and Chris RashMichael LevittSarah St. J...2020-11-1201 min
Podcaster StoriesThe Thank You EpisodeWelcome to a special bonus episode of Podcaster Stories. As the show approaches the midway point of Season 2, I just wanted to take this opportunity to say thank you.Thank you to you, the listeners, who have added this show to your regular listening habit, resulting in the show growing week on week since launch earlier this year.Thank you to my guests:Jaclyn BrownGini DietrichBob ReedMark AsquithJeff EspositoBob DunnLisa GerberZach Moreno and Rockwell FelderPete CannDr. Alice KerbyLefteris StatharasMark TaylorSusan Diaz and Will LamontEric BarnhartJenell Riesner and Rachel BellottiJody Hanks and Chris RashMichael LevittSarah St. J...2020-11-1201 min
Lefteris asks scienceLefteris asks science - Edition 16 - What is a transistor? (with Gyo Kitahara)Greetings humans! In this edition of the podcast we will talk with Gyo Kitahara, A PhD Student from the University of Tokyo. He recently published a paper about a new method of printing organic transistors. Find out what's special about his method and the organic transistors through our discussion [=Find the paper here: :https://advances.sciencemag.org/content/6/41/eabc8847See more of Gyo Kitahara's work here: http://hsgw.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp/english/member/personal/kitahara.htmlSubscribe to the podcast: https://www.lefterisasks.com/listenSubscribe to the weekly newsletter...2020-11-0214 min
Lefteris asks scienceLefteris asks science - Edition 15 - Can games be educational? (with Dr. Maria Saridaki)Games have been a great source of story telling, entertainment and indeed education since their inception. This last aspect of education is what we will discuss in this edition of Lefteris asks science with Dr. Maria Saridaki.Subscribe to the podcast: https://www.lefterisasks.com/listenSubscribe to the weekly newsletter: lefterisasks.com/newsletterFind out more about Dr. Maria Saridaki's work:http://trustinplay.eu/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSegIhjgZXcwww.morethangames.grContact Dr. Saridaki: msaridaki@gmail.comhttps://www...2020-09-2131 min
Lefteris asks scienceLefteris asks science - Newsletter launchGreetings humans.I'm launching a weekly newsletter with my favorite science news from a wide range of disciplines. Subscribe to the link below to get news from websites like Nature, Lancet, Nautilus, Scientific American etc.Subscribe to the newsletter here: http://lefterisasks.com/newsletter2020-09-0801 min
Lefteris asks scienceLefteris asks science - Edition 14- How do insects evolve? (With Dr. Zac Wylde)The sex life of insects is more interesting and more everchanging that you might think. Join me today as I ask Dr. Zac Wylde from the University of New South Wales questions about entomology (the study of insects) and evolution. Find out more about Dr. Wylde in his website here: https://wyldescience.com/Subscribe and rate the podcast here: https://www.lefterisasks.com/listen/2020-08-2410 min
Lefteris asks scienceLefteris asks science - Edition 13 - How do we use spider silk? (With Dr. Aled Roberts)Are you afraid of spiders? That's ok, we won't go into the details about how spiders produce their webs and we will also not have creepy close up pictures of spiders in this episode! Dr. Aled Roberts from the University of Manchester is going to answer some questions I had based on his work with synthetic spider silk and how effective it is as an adhesive. 2020-08-1015 min
Lefteris asks scienceLefteris asks science - Edition 12 - Agriculture and biodiversity (with Dr. Sue Mcintyre)Greetings humans and welcome to the 12th edition of Lefteris asks science. This week I meet Dr. Sue McIntyre from the Australian National University to discuss agriculture and biodiversity. Dr. McIntyre recently wrote an article in The Conversation discussing the problems of intensive farming and potential alternatives. (find the article here https://theconversation.com/intensive-farming-is-eating-up-the-australian-continent-but-theres-another-way-130877)2020-07-2023 min
Podcaster StoriesTalking with Lefteris Statharas of Lefteris Asks ScienceIn episode 11 of Podcaster Stories, I sit down with Lefteris Statharas of the Lefteris Asks Science podcast.
Driven by both his passion for science, and his professional work as a mechanical engineer, Lefteris started his podcast as a way to bring scientists together to demystify their professions, and show how fun science can be.
With a natural curiosity and an easy-going manner, Lefteris has a simple goal – to see what drives people with passion, and to get more people interested in, and passionate about, science.
Topics up for discussion this week include:
how the idea for the podcast came about aft...2020-07-1033 minThe Complete Season 1 - Podcaster StoriesLefteris Statharas of Lefteris Asks ScienceIn episode 11 of Podcaster Stories, I sit down with Lefteris Statharas of the Lefteris Asks Science podcast.
Driven by both his passion for science, and his professional work as a mechanical engineer, Lefteris started his podcast as a way to bring scientists together to demystify their professions, and show how fun science can be.
With a natural curiosity and an easy-going manner, Lefteris has a simple goal – to see what drives people with passion, and to get more people interested in, and passionate about, science.
Topics up for discussion this week include:
how the idea for the podcast came ab...2020-07-1033 minThe DB Media NetworkLefteris Statharas of Lefteris Asks ScienceIn episode 11 of Podcaster Stories, I sit down with Lefteris Statharas of the Lefteris Asks Science podcast.Driven by both his passion for science, and his professional work as a mechanical engineer, Lefteris started his podcast as a way to bring scientists together to demystify their professions, and show how fun science can be.With a natural curiosity and an easy-going manner, Lefteris has a simple goal – to see what drives people with passion, and to get more people interested in, and passionate about, science.Topics up for discussion this week include:how...2020-07-1033 minPodcaster StoriesLefteris Statharas of Lefteris Asks ScienceIn episode 11 of Podcaster Stories, I sit down with Lefteris Statharas of the Lefteris Asks Science podcast.Driven by both his passion for science, and his professional work as a mechanical engineer, Lefteris started his podcast as a way to bring scientists together to demystify their professions, and show how fun science can be.With a natural curiosity and an easy-going manner, Lefteris has a simple goal – to see what drives people with passion, and to get more people interested in, and passionate about, science.Topics up for discussion this week include:how...2020-07-1033 minLefteris asks scienceLefteris asks science - Edition 11 - Are we alone in the universe? (With Profs. Westby and Conselice )The 11th edition of Lefteris asks science is here and this week we discuss with Prof. Tom Westby and Prof. Christopher Conselice from the University of Nottingham. They recently published a paper trying to predict how many other intelligent civilizations exist in the Milky Way galaxy. We discuss how they managed to reach to the number 36, what does that mean for us here on earth and many more...2020-07-0719 minLefteris asks scienceLefteris asks science - Edition 10 - Welding (with Dr. Dimitris Statharas)And we made it to number 10 folks! Who would have thought? And as a treat for this edition of the show I interviewed Dr. Dimitris Statharas. Dimitris is my older, wiser and pipe-welder brother. Welding is a process that has been used for decades. However in this edition of the show through his research we will see that there are many things we can still find out about a process we know so well. (or so you think!?)2020-06-1916 minLefteris asks scienceLefteris asks science - Edition 9 - Linguistics (with Dr. Florian Lionnet)Language is a structured method of communication. Languages exist and evolve through the years and through space. In this edition of the show I met Dr. Florian Lionnet from Princeton University. I had many questions about how you can start documenting a language that you do not speak, what other things can someone understand from the ways languages evolve and adapt through time and space. 2020-06-0225 minLefteris asks scienceLefteris asks science trailerScientists continue to discover new things in their quest to understand the fundamental principles of life, and at the same time help improve the lives of millions. But with scientists being busy with their research and the public living in an extremely fast paced world, there are a lot of new technologies or discoveries that are either being overlooked or even misunderstood. Lefteris (that's me) meets with the scientists and tries to understand what their job entails and how can their work affect the lives of potentially millions of people.2020-05-2900 minLefteris asks scienceLefteris asks science - Edition 8 - Point of care diagnostic devices (Ft. Sophia Shanko)Diagnostic devices have been in the epicenter since the start of the year. Hence, this week I meet Sophia Shanko a PhD candidate at the Eindhoven University of Technology. She explained to me how some diagnostic devices work and how she is trying to make them work faster.2020-05-1816 minLefteris asks scienceLefteris asks science - Edition 7 - Bubbles ( Cavitation ft. Dr. Yves Paquette)Have you ever thought how fun bubbles are? Have you realized that bubbles could actually be extremely catastrophic for materials? This week I met Dr. Yves Paquette that explained to me how complex the phenomenon of a bubble burst can be inside a material. 2020-04-2821 minLefteris asks scienceLefteris asks science - Edition 6 - Covid-19 Edition (Disaster Management Ft. Dr. Samantha Montano)Greetings fellow humans. This week in quarantine I ask questions to Dr. Samantha Montano about disaster management. Trying to find out, how do people deal with catastrophes, disaster and... global pandemics.
2020-04-0628 minLefteris asks scienceLefteris asks science - Edition 5 - Filipino Musicians and Cultural Science (Ft. Prof. Anjeline De Dios)And we're back with another interview this week. This time I had questions about humanities and social science. Specifically i called Prof. Anjeline De Dios and we talked about cultural geography; geographies of cultural labour; creative and cultural industries; and a bit of Filipino history.
2020-03-1525 minLefteris asks scienceLefteris asks science - Edition 4 (Scientific method with...me!)A different episode before we continue with more interviews. Using my work during the PhD I go through the steps of the scientific method, An important step in the understanding of how scientists work. Knowing this will help the cross referencing of news and a better understanding as to why you shouldn't say "It's just a theory"
2020-02-2609 minLefteris asks scienceLefteris asks science - Edition 3 (Alzheimer's, machine learning and robot physicians with Dr. Angela Tam)In this episode I meet Dr. Angela Tam who wants to create robot physicians. We talk about her work in the use of machine learning to identify patients that will develop Alzheimer's disease in the next 3 years based on MRI and their cognitive tests.
2020-01-2713 minLefteris asks scienceLefteris asks science - Edition 2 (Nuclear power, fission, radiation with Dr. Thanos Stamatopoulos)In this episode, I rang a nuclear physicist to answer all the questions I had after watching the series Chernobyl. What is nuclear power? What's the problem with using it? Can we do something to solve the problems? Dr. Thanos Stamatopoulos helps me answer all these questions.
2019-12-2223 minLefteris asks scienceLefteris asks science - Edition 1 (Depression, Alzheimer's and serotonin with Dr. Joanes Grandjean)In this episode we had a coffee with neuroscientist Dr. Joanes Grandjean and we discussed about depression, Alzheimer's disease and how his work helps us understand how the brain works.
2019-12-0818 min