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EpiSTEM
by Hunter Johnson and Luke Rhoades
E.P.I.STEM is an acronym for Exploring Papers in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math. E.P.I.STEM is also derived from the word epistemic which is relating to knowledge or its validation. Hunter Johnson and Luke Rhoades discover current research papers and bring their findings to you. E.P.ISTEM will teach you all about fantastic research that is happening around the world and how it could affect your life.Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/epi.stem/Email: [email protected] Patreon: www.patreon.com/EPISTEM
Episodes
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Nurture vs. Nature: Neurogenie in a Bottle
Can nurture and nature have an impact on you today? In this conclusion to the NvN series we look into the effects of maternal care, such as nurturing young, on brain development as an adult. Can the actions of parents on their young have a lasting neural effect? Tune in to find the answers you’re...
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Nurture vs. Nature: A Lesson on Stressing
Stress affects everyone’s life at some point but some can be more overwhelmed than others when handling this stress. This week’s paper looks into the way that different phenotypes of rat’s deal with stressors and how nurture and nature play a role into their responses. This study’s findings could...
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Fireworks: Working the Fire
Why is 4th of July celebrated with fireworks? Why is anything celebrated with fireworks for that matter? This episode we review the history of fireworks and talk about the science that makes the fire work! This break from the Nurture vs. Nature series was brought on by the celebration of...
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Nurture vs. Nature: Up to Speed
Where did the idea of Nurture vs. Nature come from? This episode tackles that question and briefly goes through the history of Nurture vs. Nature. From ancient philosophers to Nazi eugenics researchers, this topic has had a winding road and is moving towards a bright and (hopefully) successful...
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Nurture vs. Nature: Dump the Dimorphism
The age-old question: is there a difference between male and female brains? Sexual dimorphism is the differences found between sexes and this week the paper we found looks into the differences (or lack thereof) between the male and female brain. Tune in to learn the answer to that posed question...
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Carbon Capture: Lending a Kelping Hand
With rising carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere scientists are looking for carbon capture help wherever they can get it. Our unlikely hero is kelp, some biologists and climate change experts are looking into utilizing kelp to help with carbon capture and storage on the ocean floor. This…
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Chill Podcast 5: Cloning Sprees and Family Trees
This episode goes into how cloning works and where the field is going in the future. We have conversations on cloning ethics, problems, and possible ways to move forward in the field. Cloning is an ever-growing field and we try to get you caught up on some great movements occurring.
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The Clon(ing) Wars
Is cloning just part of science fiction? This episode dives into a new method of cloning known as nimble cloning. It is a faster and more efficient method of cloning that could lead to even more advances in the field moving forward. Maybe one day we will move from cloning sheep to viable human...
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Chill Podcast 4: The Tech Behind Wearables
This episode we had the pleasure of talking with Orlando Hoilett, who is a postdoctoral scholar at Vanderbilt University. Orlando was able to give us insight into some very interesting research involving wearable technologies. We go over topics including devices that detect cocaine in sweat,...
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You, as a Battery
What if wearable smart devices never had to be charged? This week’s episode goes over research into flexible thermoelectric generators. These devices could use the heat from someone’s body to help charge device components. Listen in if you want to learn about the possible upcoming revolution of...
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Chill Podcast 3: Traits and Personalities
Want to learn more about why you are the way you are or what traits make you the way you are? This week’s chill podcast discusses trait theory, theory of mind, and the autism spectrum. The points talked about in “The Dark Side of Detail” are brought back with extra research to discuss the uses of...
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The Dark Side of Detail
Attention to detail has been at the forefront of learning for millennia. Researchers are now discovering the different ways that people learn and how those with flexible vs. stable mindsets comprehend situations. Whether you have a flexible mindset or you have a stable mindset check out this...
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Chill Podcast 2 (Pt 2): After the Interview
This is the second half of “Chill Podcast 2”, this part is more of a brainstorming session that was sparked by the conversation from part 1. Hunter and Ryan Story cover a broad range of topics as they spiral down a rabbit-hole of physics and science related ideas.
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Chill Podcast 2 (Pt 1): Chat About Physics
This week EpiSTEM was able to talk to a researcher, Ryan Story, about his studies involving physics. He helps to drive a discussion more in-depth about thermoelectric applications and how Peltier devices could change the world. Welcome to part 1 of this chill podcast episode.
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The Dividing Current
Thermoelectric materials, could they be the future of refrigeration or cooling in general? The researchers behind this week’s research perspective sure think so! This perspective goes into why thermoelectric materials using the Peltier effect should be studied more for many beneficial uses in the...
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Psychedelic Science
This week’s episode takes a look at ongoing research into the use of psychedelic compounds to help treat conditions ranging from depression to asthma. The episode goes in depth into the changing stigma surrounding psychedelics and how a new pharmaceutical front of the “war on drugs” could be...
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Chill Podcast 1: Magnets
Welcome to "chill podcast", a revision of our “curiosities” episodes. These episodes will be more approachable than other episodes and we will be allowing some guests on the show to spice things up. This first chill podcast goes over some really interesting applications of magnets that you should...
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Magnetic Magic
Magnets are all around you, but do you have much control over them? Whether it be servo motors, locking mechanisms, or wireless charging; magnets can be found almost anywhere. The research paper for this episode goes into how manipulation of magnetic fields remotely is becoming possible. This…
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The Roots of Research
In this turn-of-the-year finale, Hunter and Luke explore who decides what to research and where the money comes from. Research drives technology and technology drives society, so understanding the roots of this process can shed a lot of light on how society develops! Interviewed in this episode…
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Curiosities: Phasing 101
Phase change materials change parts of your everyday life, even if you don’t always notice them. This episode goes into some curiosities about phase change materials and where they are around you. They regulate temperature, help with drug delivery, and are used in your computer.
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Phasing 101
Phase change materials have been used for millennia for insulation and refrigeration processes. However, researchers are looking into better ways to utilize them for energy conservation, drug delivery, and many other means. This paper has a wide reaching scope, making this an episode packed full…
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Curiosities: Breaking Down Behavior
What do ethology, Nazis, and deep learning all have in common? They all relate to behavioral sciences. This episode goes into some curiosities about deep learning and how animal behavior is studied in general. Along with the normal curiosities this episode contains an interview with someone who…
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Breaking Down Behavior
What can an animal’s actions tell us about its behavior and what it is thinking? Everything! This week’s episode covers an article that covers research from 142 different studies to show how the world of behavioral studies is changing. With new deep learning technology, we are stepping even…
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Curiosities: Bricking It Up
In this episode Hunter and Luke discuss some curiosities about spawned from “Bricking it Up” and ceramic field in general. Topics include the potential uses for new ceramic manufacturing methods, how glass is classified, and ways that ceramics are being used for sustainable purposes.
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Bricking It Up
This episode is all about the manufacturing of ceramics. Ceramics have been a part of civilization even before the pyramids were built in Egypt. Ceramics impact many people’s lives daily, but what if they could do more? The paper this episode discusses goes into new manufacturing methods of...
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Curiosities: Sustainability Series Finale
This episode is the conclusion to the sustainability series. Topics such as hydroponics and urban heat islands are fleshed out more. Sustainability is also related to workplaces, economics, and other seemingly unrelated subjects. Sustainability can be worked on at an industrial level, however, it...
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Sustainability Series: Hot City Summer
This episode is another addition to the sustainability series. The paper discussed here goes over ways to limit and control heat within urban settings. There are many geographic changes that can be made around cities to help reduce the heat radiating from them, however, there are many ways that…
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Sustainability Series: Hydroponic Hero
This episode continues the sustainability series. Rather than the usual research paper, this episode is about an interview that EpiSTEM had with the co-founder of GroPod©, Ivan Ball. GroPod© is a company that designs controlled environment hydroponic chambers for plant growth. This episode goes...
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Curiosities: Drowning on Air
This is the curiosities episode for "Drowning on Air". In this episode Hunter and Luke talk about more applications of MOFs in the modern world. The possibilities can range from carbon capture to drug delivery systems. If made correctly, MOFs can change how many global industries work.
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Sustainability Series: Drowning on Air
This is the first episode of a series on sustainability. Humans are great at creating unsustainable processes and not caring for the environment. This series will showcase papers, interviews, and articles that can lead to a more sustainable future. The article looked at in this episode looks at...
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Curiosities: Your Attention, Please
Does perception change how someone feels about their prosthetic limb? Can someone heal their injuries through changing their mindset? Does human perception come from nurture or nature? These are all questions Hunter and Luke address in this week's episode. This is the curiosities episode for…
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Your Attention, Please
Why do humans perceive changes in motion? Is our perception nurture or nature based? Human perception and attention are given and taken away as fast as the snap of a finger. This episode goes in depth into the way humans perceive motion. Hunter and Luke were able to interview an author of the…
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Curiosities: CRISPR Series Conclusion
This is the curiosities episode for the CRISPR series as a whole. This episode jabs at questions and curiosities spawned by the CRISPR series. These ideas are split into two main groups: those relating to the biomimicry of CRISPR and those relating to the ethics of CRISPR. Can CRISPR be utilized…
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CRISPR Series: Trojans, Not the Horse
This episode is the third and final in the CRISPR series. EPISTEM has talked about CRISPR in a biological sense, but did you know that it could be utilized in other ways? The paper discussed explores mimicking CRISPR processes to help protect against hardware trojans. Hardware trojans can...
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CRISPR Series: COVID-19 Detection
This episode Hunter and Luke continue with the CRISPR series by diving into a scientific letter that involves using CRISPR to detect COVID-19. If this is researched further the implications could be tremendous. It could aid in the fight against COVID and hopefully other diseases in the future....
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Curiosities: The Immortal Machine
This is the first curiosity episode of EPISTEM. Curiosities will be shorter episodes that will involve Luke and Hunter doing their own research into some of the ideas that they had when reading the research papers. There will be a curiosity for each episode and/or series. This curiosity dives…
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CRISPR Series: Serious Splicing
This episode is the first in a series about CRISPR. CRISPR is a gene editing method that mimics a process done by bacteria to essentially alter genes. Each episode in this series will go over different ways that CRISPR can be utilized; some may surprise you. This episode specifically goes over a...
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The Immortal Machine
This episode discusses a paper with far reaching implications. This paper's authors came to the conclusion that by utilizing renewable energy and microcontrollers they could essentially make an "Immortal Machine", This episode dives deep into how an "Immortal Machine" can be made possible and…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
E.P.I.STEM is an acronym for Exploring Papers in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math. E.P.I.STEM is also derived from the word epistemic which is relating to knowledge or its validation. Hunter Johnson and Luke Rhoades discover current research papers and bring their findings to you. E.P.ISTEM will teach you all about fantastic research that is happening around the world and how it could affect your life.Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/epi.stem/Email: [email protected] Patreon: www.patreon.com/EPISTEM
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E.P.I.STEM is an acronym for Exploring Papers in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math. E.P.I.STEM is also derived from the word epistemic which is relating to knowledge or its validation. Hunter Johnson and Luke Rhoades discover current research papers and bring their findings to you....
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