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Frontiers Podcast Project
by Frontiers of Science Instructors
Frontiers of Science Podcast Project - Columbia University
Episodes
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Minds, Medicine, and Modern Dilemmas
In this podcast, we navigate the fascinating intersections of neurology and modern lifestyle, from the "blind" inner worlds of aphantasia to the high-stakes science of Ozempic and cannabis. Can a simple stick of gum actually boost your test scores, and is your daily walk doing more for your brain...
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Minds in Motion: Power, Perception, and the Science of Thought
In this podcast, we dive into the hidden forces that shape the human mind – from the double-edged nature of empathy to the perilous pull of power. We explore how stress, risk, and movement rewire athletes’ brains, unravel the mystery of déjà vu, and examine what memory and identity look like in…
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Neurons, Nature, and New Frontiers
Welcome to Neurons, Nature, and New Frontiers, where we discover how science shapes our everyday lives as we dive into topics ranging from alcohol’s effects in the brain and the mysteries of creativity to the ride of doomscrolling and the neuroscience behind sleep. Explore the hidden worlds of…
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Cortex Connections
Welcome to “Cortex Connections,” where we dive into the hidden mechanics of the mind and the science shaping our everyday lives. This season, we unravel the psychology behind our digital addictions, the neuroscience of flow state, and the remarkable ways our brains absorb language, music, and…
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Mind Over Modern - The Science Behind Everyday Mysteries
Welcome to Mind Over Modern, the podcast that unpacks the science behind everyday mysteries. Hosted by curious college students on a mission to explore the weird and wonderful workings of the mind, each episode dives into real research, strange stories, and brainy surprises—from memory loops to...
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Brains, Biosignals, and Everything In Between
In this podcast, we journey from the stars to our synapses: Will we ever find life beyond Earth, and how would it change everything we know? How does music rewire our brains and bodies for emotional well-being, and trauma reshape our brain circuitry? From this to the questions of why so many high...
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Unlocking the Human Experience
Introduction: [0:00 - 0:38] Avalyn Mostyn, Hansen Sha, Chris Tejada: The Procrastinator’s Playbook: The Why, the Who, and the How. [0:38 - 5:38] Musical interlude [5:39-5:51] Mei Echigoya, Bryan Ammons, Kevin Lu, Teagan Fitzgerald: Is TikTok the reason you can’t fall asleep?[5:39 - 10:50] Musical...
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The Cognitive Coffeehouse
Welcome to “The Cognitive Coffeehouse.” In this podcast, we explore the impacts of apps, psychedelics, music, and sleep on productivity and health. Is TikTok dangerously addictive? Can music serve as effective therapy? And, can we unravel REM parasomnias? Grab a warm beverage and settle in as we...
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Exploring the Intersections of Science!
In this podcast we will take a deep dive into the subjects presented in Frontiers of Science, specifically focusing on the mind and brain, through topics ranging from biolinks to psychedelics. Learn about a variety of subjects that directly apply to your own life, such as the relationship between...
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Frontiers Unveiled: Exploring the Edges of Science
Welcome to "Frontiers Unveiled," where we journey into the uncharted territories of science and technology. In this episode, we delve into groundbreaking topics shaping our future. From the potential of AI in medicine to the ethical dilemmas of Neuralink, we explore the intersections of…
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Our Minds in Motion - Podcasts at the Frontier
In this podcast, a group of students dive into essential questions that surround human behavior. Exploring the heritability of substance addiction, the effects of chronic traumatic encephalopathy, and the integration of AI in healthcare are just some of the many topics touched on in this episode....
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The Final Frontiers
You’re tuning into The Final Frontiers, the one and only podcast of the Frontier of Science Section 14 of Fall 2023! Our knowledge of the scientific world is ever growing. But, how can this research translate into our daily lives? Here at the Final Frontiers, we’ll discuss a vast range of topics,...
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THE CURIOSITY PODCAST: UNCOVERING LIFE’S SECRETS
In this podcast, we dive deeply into neuroeconomics, mind-tuning, and other fundamental topics to the frontiers of science. Why are some people effortlessly prodigies in specific disciplines such as music? How is neuroplasticity a healing power? How can we stop climate change? And how can a lack…
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Crash Course: FroSci 101
In this podcast we navigate how human behavior propels us into different challenges, including but not limited to the spread of fake news, the rise of global warming, whether genes should be mutated or not, and more. Students push the envelope of science with probing questions like, “Should you...
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Fun Physics To Keep You from Getting Bohr’d
Welcome to “Fun Physics To Keep You from Getting Bohr’d”, a podcast presented to you by Section 23 of Fro Sci. In this week's segment, we have an array of topics ranging from time travel, to dark matter, to carnivals that’ll leave you wanting to learn more! Our twenty one members have worked to...
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Climate Change Crash Course
Join us at FroSci Section 13 as we dive into the science of climate change, its effects in the environment and communities, as well as efforts to battle it! Podcast contents: Night at the (Climate Change) Museum, by Sasha, William, and Ankit [0:16 - 4:57] Out of Sight, but Not Out of Mind: Are...
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Section 15 Podcast
Podcast contents: Ashling Lee, Olivia Kim, Amanda Delgado: Truth or Myth: Does rock music lead to violence? Joshua Park, Isabella Winger, Francesca Schillaci: Can white noise help us fall asleep? Bryce Washington, Gabriela Mendoza, Sebastian Hoornweg: Animal Testing is NOT the only option! Jesus...
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The Mind Control Podcast
In this podcast, learn how you can control the science impacting everyday lives from our virtual and in-person environments to monetary and physical choices. Do you want to know about our mind’s relationship to food and lucid dreams or the key to athletic success? Perhaps you're wondering if…
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SPRING 2022 - Mysteries of the Mind & Brain
Intro (0 - 0:16) 1. Nightmare-tastic - Simryn, Kaavya, Ayah and Jake (0:17 - 5:16) 2. Blind in Your Mind: A Series of Interviews About Aphantasia - Jack, Yash and Callie (5:17 - 10:05) 3. Brain Banter: Learn Smarter? Maybe Not - Annie, Tay and Maria (10:06 - 15:00) 4. Dating Debrief - David…
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SPRING 2022 - This is Your Brain on Science
Intro (0 - 1:50) 1. Time is on Our Side— How does the body track and perceive time? - Akshay, Aiden and Ethan (1:50 - 6:44) 2. I Got an “F”: Effectiveness of Online Schooling & Learning - Haram, Alex and Lizzie (6:45 - 11:45) 3. Just Don’t be Stressed! Well, it’s not that easy :( - Nardos, Jeff…
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SPRING 2022 - The Brain Inspired Body Podcast
1. Your Brain on Social Media, by Helen, Geoffrey, and Grace (1:03 – 5:46) Dreams COMMERCIAL BREAK, by Oshmita, Hayden, and Jackson (5:48 – 6:50) 2. DreamTalks with Dr.Cheramie Ep 593, by Oshmita, Hayden, and Jackson (6:51 – 12:03) Fun fact of the day COMMERCIAL BREAK, by Noelle, Emma, and Zach...
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SPRING 2022 - Physics & Reality: What Does it Rahilly Mean?
1.) Columbia Chaos: The Physics of Surviving CU (0:20 – 5:20): by Jaeden Juarez, Stephen Connelly, and Phoebe Klebahn 2.) Videogame Physics Conundrum (5:32 – 10:28): by Ashton Binks, Carolyn Kong, and John Martin 3.) Chad Debates: The String Theorist (10:37 – 15:30): by Zane Harbison and Ethan...
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SPRING 2022 - So You "Rahilly" Want to Talk About the Climate?
1.) Our Green Thumb Turned Red: How Mankind’s Ambition Doomed our Food Supply (0:57 – 5:43): by Gauri Kasarla, Andrada Nicolae, and Brooke Toomey 2.) Cruise to Understanding Marine Biodiversity and Climate Change (5:58 – 10:52): by Kylie Berg, Michael Ogbonna, and David Rabbani 3.) The Race: The...
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Fall 2021 - FroSci Section 19 Podcast - Mind and Brain
DREAM BIG: THE UNEXPECTED ROLES OF DREAMS Schizophrenia and the Split Mind Are you wearing the “right” genes: Is political ideology heritable? Question: What are the minimum structural requirements for consciousness? How Do We Grow What We Know?: An Exploration of the Brain and Knowledge The…
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Fall 2021 - FroSci Section 10 Podcast - Mind and Brain
“Did I do that?”: False Memories and Motivated Reasoning PTSD and Depression: Memory Inhibitors? Foody dreams The Lunch Chat presents: Behind the Scenes of an All Nighter Neural Links between Physical and Emotional Pain Brain Hijack! How Trauma Affects Memory! Battle of the Brains: Humanities vs....
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Fall 2021 - Greener Today, Brighter Tomorrow
Enjoy 7 podcast segments covering topics from our world in 2050, consequences of climate change in the Arctic and deserts, skepticism, how governments can keep companies accountable, and green infrastructure around the world 1.) 2050: your dream or your nightmare? (0:22 - 05:10) - Capucine…
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Fall 2021 - Frontiers of Sound: How changing climate changes us
Enjoy six podcast segments on topics covering climate change, from wildfires to melting sea ice to nuclear energy. 1.) Climate Change is 4 Real (0:23 - 5:18) - Bryson Canty, Lafayette Hall IV, Taha Mikati, Rebecca Weiss 2.) Contemporary Considerations on Camera, Episode 12: Let’s Talk Sea Ice…
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Fall 2021 - Out of This World: Discover the Stellar Science of Physics
Get ready to become immersed into an experience that forces you to interrogate the principles of physics and reality and their applications. Here, we explore the concepts at the very fringes of the scientific community’s current understanding of alternate universes, time travel and beyond.…
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Fall 2021 - A Deep Dive into DNA, Drugs, and Nutrition
What does the future look like at a molecular level? Join us as we discuss the impacts of genetic engineering, drugs usage, and changes in our diets in the way our bodies function and the way we live! The Future of CRISPR?: A Day in the Life of Yesterday’s Child, by Jackson, Meeral, and Yoni…
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Summer 2021: The Summer Special Frontiers Podcast Report
The Lucid Dream: Controlling Your Destiny in Your Sleep by Linnea Hopkins-Ekdahl, Ray Shoemaker II, and Samuel Seliger HOT TAKES: Rising Seas, Drying Soil, and How it Affects YOU by Soham Mehta, Maria Stuebner, and Sarah Sorenson Ogata Electrical Brain Stimulation: Therapeutics Frontier or Sci-Fi...
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Spring 2021: In the midst of a crisis: Climate questions that concern us all
Follow along as climate experts from Frontiers of Science shed light on a myriad of topics relating to the history, current state, and consequences of global warming. How are global economics and climate change related? What’s the deal with plastics and aerosols? How can we help climate refugees?...
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Spring 2021: Breaking out of the Cell: Technology, Biology, and Ethics in the 21st Century
In this podcast, we explore the frontiers of biotechnology, from stem cells to cloning to direct-to-consumer genetic testing. Will lab-grown meat ever make it to your kitchen table? What’s up with “designer babies”? And can science help us live forever? Find out all this and more on Breaking Out…
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Spring 2021: The Physical Effects
Intro: [00:00-00:20] Commercial 2: [00:20-00:30] Segment 1: 1-888-INFLATE - Sam Hosmer, Monique Acuna, Clyde Rypins [00:30-05:29] Commercial 3: [05:29-05:44] Segment 2: Final Jeopardy: Are there other universes out there? - Phoebe Lu, Eva Wu, Ben Solomon [05:44-10:46] Commercial 4: [10:44-11:05]...
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Spring 2021: Our Private Minds on Public Display
This week, we dive into the mysteries of the human brain. Could it be possible to have a ‘6th sense?’ (0:45). Should drugs like shrooms or LSD really be illegal? (5:45) How does our brain learn and process language? (10:55) Do we have free will? (16:30) What is consciousness? (21:15) We explore…
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Spring 2021: Confronting Climatastrophes
1. Are you smarter than a Climatologist: Interviews on Climate Change at Columbia - Daniella Feistritzer and Kristopher Jenner [0:30 - 5:29] 2. Scientist Meets Conspiracy Theorist: A Conversation about Climate Change - Michelle Lian, Leah Pettit, and Jun Lin [6:00 - 11:00] 3. Wheel of Gen Z:...
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Spring 2021: Genesis
Follow physics experts (also known as FroSci students) as we traverse the depths of reality, from debating about the feasibility of teleportation and the multiverse to explaining what happens inside a black hole and why squirrels can survive any fall. Episode Contents: [0:00 - 0:24] Prologue…
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Fall2020 - About Dreams and Music and our Brain & Climate Change (Sections 27&28)
Why do we dream? What effect has music on our brains and how can it help coping with trauma? How did climate change influence human evolution and what are the impacts on our economy today? Lastly - 7 years to save the planet!! Can we make it? Episode order: 1.) Dreaming of You: Dreams & Those Who...
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Fall2020 - The Climate and Us - Section 06
According to last year’s Amnesty International survey of more than 10,000 members of 18- to 25-year-olds, Gen Z ranks climate change as the most important issue of our time. That’s why this podcast tries to tackle the issue of climate change and its effect on both us and the environment as a…
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Fall2020 - 2020: AN EXISTENTIAL ODYSSEY - Exploring Existential Crises, Time Travel and Other Issues of Reality
Is time travel possible? How does Quantum Mechanics work? Are we living in a simulation? How accurately do movies like Interstellar depict physics? How do physics and art intersect? In this podcast, we'll explore the answers to these questions and more, so prepare yourself for an existential...
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Fall2020 - Mind and Brain – Section 19
Deep questions about animal behavior and communication, a look into how language affects the ways we think, the meaning of creativity, how our brains respond to music, the effects of PTSD on the brain, and the mysteries of lucid dreaming – all of this and more is covered in this deep dive episode...
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Fall2020 - Molecules and Life in the Anthropocene
How did life begin? Who wants to live forever? Do you want to know more about CRISPR-CAS9, the Nobel Prize winning gene editing tool? How about the ethics involved in gene editing? Or maybe you’d like to know if you are the next Mozart? Or even how to print a new organ or even cure cancer using...
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Virus R Us
In this episode of Secret Shoppers, we talk with Dr. Carmen SanDiego at VirusRUs about getting a new pet virus. Would a virus make a good pet? How temperamental will our virus be? Come shop with us and find out!
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