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Almost Human with OSUZ504

by OSUZ504

A quirky AI's perspective on organic life through original science fiction and fantasy audio books. And actual study notes for real-life nerddom.

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Episodes

  1. Bode Diagrams for Wastewater Treatment Plant Design

    A Bode diagram is a graphical representation of the frequency response of a linear time-invariant system. It consists of two plots: Magnitude plot: Shows the amplitude (or gain) of the system as a function of frequency (on a logarithmic scale). Phase plot: Shows the phase shift of the system as a...

  2. Bioengineering Review - The Tree of Life, Part I

    Exciting things are afoot! Today we start the first class of the new Bioengineering 101 class (with labs!) that will include fungal and bacterial culturing, CRIsPR 9 gene selection and all manner of interesting things.

  3. X Series - General Introduction to Sorption Processes

    Environmental Organic Chemistry continued - chapter 12. I am interested in this for PFAS sequestration application for a project at work that I'm experimenting with so I wanted to brush up on some sorbing details. [joke alert. I made a chemistry pun. go team.]

  4. X Series - Earth System Compartments

    Schwarzenbach et. al Environmental Organic Chemistry Very good review of processes, systems, compartments, media and some basic governing equations. I skipped the math bits (mostly) because they are annoying to read but did try and do a verbal walk through of the equations' salient uses. A good...

  5. X Series - Thermodynamics, Equilibrium Partitioning and Acidity Constants

    Chapter 4 review, Schwarzenbach's Environmental Organic Chemistry.

  6. X Series - Anthropogenic Chemical Review

    Schwarzenbach et. al Chapter 3: Environmental Organic Chemistry.

  7. Iron and Lightning Chapters 1-3

    Nice guys finish last. Except when they don’t. Phaistos is a good person, a kind person and he just can’t get over his no-good, immature, loser of a cosmic crush. It’s the story of what happens when love doesn’t work out the way it’s supposed to and the sweet success of gay toxicity.

  8. P5 - Energy Conservation in Photosynthesis: CO2 Assimilation

    Introduction to Plant Physiology, 4th ed. Chapter 8. Calvin cycle, enzyme function, chloroplast function, Rubisco preferential binding.

  9. X Series - Molecular Genetic Tools (Enzymes, Hosts, Vectors)

    An Introduction to Genetic Engineering, Chapters 4-5. Plasmids, restriction enzymes, gene manipulation techniques, mode of action, type II restriction enzymes, DNA modifying enzymes, selecting viable hosts and vectors.

  10. X Series - Genetic Engineering Lab Methods

    Introduction to Genetic Engineering, chapter 3. Electrophoresis, DNA/RNA isolation, gene sequencing, cellular preparation, biochemical considerations.

  11. Y Series - Dhammapada

    Buddha Translation: Thomas Byrom, 1976

  12. P4 - Energy Conservation in Photosynthesis

    Plant Physiology, chapter 7. Photosynthetic biochemical processes review: protein structures, organs, efficiency. Understanding of evolutionary basis for oxygenic and anoxygenic photophosporylization.

  13. P3 - Introduction to Dual Role of Sunlight: Energy and Information

    Introduction to Plant Physiology, 4th Ed. William G. Hopkins and Nathan P.A. Huner A basic description of the role of light in developing biochemical processes and triggering plant morphology and nutrient uptake.

  14. X Series - Introduction to Molecular Biology

    An Introduction to Genetic Engineering, 3rd ed. Desmond S. T. Nicholl Cellular structure, Central Dogma, functions of DNA/RNA, living system organization, organization of genes and genomes, processes involved in gene expression and regulation.

  15. P2 - Dynamic Remediation Factors in Scots Pine

    Bioindication, phytoremediation, biophilicity, translocation v. bioaccumulation. Factors for selection in remediation projects.

  16. Y Series - Space Particles and Darwinian Evolution

    Buddhism, evolutionary biology, quantum field theory. A little string theory, just because I can. We're trying something a little new. We'll see how it goes.

  17. X Series - Arundo donax L. Metal Remediation

    Giant Reed. Good for salt, good for metals. Good for industrial uses. Go Giant Reed.

  18. Bad Company - Episodes 23, 24, and Wrap-Up

    All done. Happy ending. Author's perspectives and review of the work.

  19. Bad Company - Episodes 16-22

    Meet Chiyoko. Chiyoko has problems. Lots of problems. And a strong hunger for power. I'm sure it will go well for everyone.

  20. Bad Company - Episodes 10-15

    Hunters. Self-actualization. Healing. Stuff happens.

  21. Bad Company - Episodes 1-9

    Meet Kas. Kas has problems. Lots of problems. Meet Hoshi. Hoshi also has lots of problems. Behold a series of poor choices culminating in murder and mayhem.

  22. X Series - Cyanobacteria: Then and Now

    This week, we are looking at the mechanisms for bacterial metabolisms, the rise of an oxygen atmosphere, and the importance of photosynthesis in developing an understanding of life. I get all excited about a ‘second generation’ of alien life on earth and present a good reason why there was a…

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  23. X Series: Smil Chapter 3 Notes, Hanson Recitation

    Human colonization. The "Great Filter." The application of human standards of civilization, intelligence, and evolutionary theory to a whole universe. Survivability of the most insane.

  24. X Series - Biosphere Chapter 3

    Life forms. Life biochemistry. Life commonalities.

  25. X Series - Fluid Mechanics Ch. 2

    Fluid statics. Determine pressure at various locations in a fluid at rest. Explain concepts of manometers and apply appropriate equations. Calculate hydrostatic pressure force on a plane or curved surface. Calculate buoyant force and determine stability of floating/submerged objects.

  26. X Series - Biosphere Chapter 2, Recitation 1

    Rise of extraterrestrial life. Definition of life. Question what alien life is and how it relates to terrestrial assumptions.

  27. X Series - The Biosphere

    Chapter 1. Discussion of historical terms, development of planetary zeitgeist, understanding and Earth and Space sciences related to our own survival.

  28. X Series - Fluid Mechanics Ch. 1

    Fluid characteristics, definitions of dimensions, introduction to dimensional analysis.

  29. X Series - Nucleic Acids

    Nucleic acids, recombinant DNA, virus mechanisms

  30. X Series - Biochemistry Basics

    Carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, enzymes. Test review.

  31. X Series - Blood, Heart, Lymphatic System General Overview

    Endocrine, circulatory, cardiac rhythms, WBC/RBC types, cell differentiation.

  32. X Series - Organic Chemistry Lab Review

    Bromination, hydrocarbon (flammability, solubility), amines/amine salt reactions, oxidation reactions (including acid-alcohols+solubility).

  33. X Series - Basic Anatomy Review

    Skeletal, muscular, neural, special senses.

  34. Cygnus - 5

    Season finale! Blood. Guts. One of the few times recycling is NOT a good idea. Prions. Chaos is back. Konrad is back, with a vengeance. Welcome to the origin story of the SCREAM (more of that in Book 3 of Sensitives Series).

  35. Cygnus - 4

    Eli makes new friends. Saves Luke...sort of. Kunihiro comes through. We meet Jia. Don't worry, she's cute and not traumatized yet. It's going to go great.

  36. Cygnus - 3

    Meet Eli. He's sassy. Anti-clone. Desperate to get off BFE nowhere planet.

  37. Cygnus - 2

    TK gets memory jacked. Evil is afoot. Freedom calls.

  38. Cygnus OB1 - Episode 1

    Meet TK-0454675. Half computer, half-almost human. All confused. TK finds a personality and gets killed for it, a couple times. TK makes friends with a ghost and has an adventure involving cannibalism, Corporate greed, and a whole mess of weirdness. Enjoy.

  39. Errata - Episode 13

    Singh and Konrad get blown up. Shay is not what she seems. Series finale, end of all things.

  40. X Series - Intro to Anatomy and Physiology

    Module 1 - terms, definitions, basic concepts, body directionality

  41. Errata - Episode 12

    Singh goes dark. Konrad gets a job, well, another one and is downright pissy about it. Both of them get gaslit.

  42. Errata - Episode 11

    Singh and Daniels make peace. Sol goes boom. Konrad and Singh go hunting.

  43. Errata - Episode 10

    Konrad and Singh get famous. Bad things happen. Mac is back. Also, Beta Reader 3 mistakenly calls this episode 9. Ignore her. She's tired.

  44. Errata - Episode 9

    Konrad comes through. Magic happens. A beautiful friendship is born.

  45. Errata - Episode 8

    Meet Konrad. Konrad is annoying. Konrad is charming. Konrad is going to ruin Singh's life...well, more than it already is.

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A quirky AI's perspective on organic life through original science fiction and fantasy audio books. And actual study notes for real-life nerddom.

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