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Unqualified Curiosity
by qsmith1713
A weekly dive into the news surrounding science.
Episodes
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Episode 28: What Exactly Makes and Expert?
Welcome back to the (more) regularly scheduled programming! This week, we take a deeper dive than usual into what (at least partially) makes up an expert. What are the differences between the novices and experts on the cognitive scale? How do we best go about developing our skills to become…
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Is the Future Nuclear? A Chat with Jonathan Iwasczyszyn
After a too-long hiatus, we are officially back! Uploads will be a little sporadic for a little bit, but I am hoping to get back to some semblance of a schedule in the new year. Today, we have the pleasure of listening to a conversation with the writer of The Future is Nuclear, Jonathan...
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Episode 26: A Conversation With Dr. Eric Ravussin
Welcome back, you curious folk! Was getting lots of requests to branch out to interviews outside of Virginia Tech (just kidding, I got none). Thus, backed by popular demand (technically the case), I present the first external to Virginia Tech interview! Today, we get to listen in on a…
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Episode 25: A Conversation with Dr. Daniel Crawford
We're finally back with the 25th episode. After a long hiatus battling with my finals, I got the opportunity to interview a professor of mine. Dr. Crawford is a theoretical chemist working on the generation of computational models to describe complex, chiral molecules. Not only that, he is...
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Episode 24: Metabolic Impacts of Sleep and Transparent Cardboard
The double dozen has been reached! Tune in next week for the quarter century. This week, we learn about the importance of sleep for high-level cognitive function and memory development. After that, a look into the jack-of-all-trades cardboard product that is transparent and biodegradable and can...
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Episode 23: Brain Computer Interface Improvements and Making Humans Mosquito Repellant
Happy Monday, everyone. This week, we learn about the improvements in the speech-related applications of brain-computer interfaces. An impressive decrease of over 100% for the response time needed has made these devices much more practically useful. After that, we learn how a completely unrelated...
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Episode 22: Using Stem Cells to Treat Paralysis and The Discovery of Novel Antibiotics
Welcome back to the traditional format today with no more money and politics involved. I know you are sad but that's ok, I'm not. Today, we learn about some progress in the treatment of Grade A spinal cord injuries through induced pluripotent stem cell therapy. After that, it's all about...
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Episode 21: Recent Government Action and Its Impact on Scientific Research
Week two of the politically adjacent Unqualified Curiosity Podcast! I know I know you love hearing about money, politics, and international relations but unfortunately, this is the last week of it );. For now, though we take a shallow dive into the recent government action and its impacts on...
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Episode 20: Abridged Summary of Recent US Environmental Regulation
What's up curious folks! Today is a touchy subject so I tried to mostly just present the ideas and what actually occurred. But with the importance of governmental policy on environmental progress, climate change, and science as a whole, this topic is just too important not to include on the…
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Episode 19: Wooly Mammoth Resurrection and the Return of the NASA Astronauts
A few days late on this upload, but better late than never. A little light this week as I have been casting (attempting to fish to no avail), and I anticipate that next week will be light as well because of that. But this week we get to investigate the process of cloning and de-extinction…
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Episode 18: Sodium Ion Batteries and Fun-Sized Artificial Intelligence
Unfortunately, it is just me this week as we return to the regular format. To make up for that we have some sweet topics though! Learn a little about batteries and how sodium-ion batteries could offer a bridge to the electrified future. I did get carried away with electrochemical vocab on this…
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Episode 17: Conversation With Dr. Patrick Huber
This week I was fortunate enough to welcome Dr. Patrick Huber to the podcast. Dr. Huber is a particle physicist at Virginia Tech. His research specializes in both neutrino physics and the discovery of dark matter through investigating ancient rocks. Most of his career has been in the theoretical...
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Episode 16: Record-Setting Neutrino Detection and A Better Understanding of the Earth's Core
This week we dive into the science behind neutrino detection methods and the recent development into the highest energy neutrino ever detected. After that some developments in our understanding of Earth's core using seismic data over the past few decades. Thanks for listening and stay curious!...
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Episode 15: AI's Impact on Memory and Whale Talk?
This week, we investigate the potential impacts of AI hallucinations on memory recall and some ways to best avoid the potential detriments of AI chatbot use. We then look into some discoveries related to a connection drawn between humpback whale songs and human language. Some sort of frequency…
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Episode 14: AI Designed Antivenoms and Signs of Early Life on Asteroid Bennu
This week, we dive into the developments of AI-designed antivenoms, thanks to a collaborative effort of RFdiffusion and AlphaFold technologies, looking into how they can help supplement and hopefully replace our current antivenom creation process. Then, we update you on the results of the...
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Episode 13: Novel Treatments in Cancer and Pain Therapy
I was fixated on pharmaceuticals this week, so we got to dive into some novel treatment methods for cancer and pain therapy. There is also mention of pig organs if that piques your interest. I just started classes, so with the introduction of some other obligations, I decided only to do two…
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Episode 12: Novel Carbon Sequestration Methods, Genetically Modified Grapefruit, and the Science of Urban Wildfires
This week, we examine the concept of storing carbon in our building materials, developments that may allow grapefruit consumption for all, and how urban wildfires are caused, tracked, and prevented using modern technology. Two episodes related to genetically modified fruit is a lot... Citations…
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Episode 11: New Particle Discovery, Fighting Antibiotic Resistance, and 2024 Temperature Record
This week, we dive into the discovery of an entirely new quantum particle known as a fractional exciton. Normal excitons are boring now! After that, we learn a little about antibiotic resistance and how modern clinical trials are trying to stay a step ahead of those pesky bacteria. Finally, we…
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Episode 10: Storytelling and Life's Purpose?, Memory Consolidation in Sleep, and the Parker Solar Probe
Hello all and Happy New Year! 2025 has quite the ring to it if you ask me. Anyways, this week we dive into the deep topic of the meaning of life (scientifically), take a look into some mice eyes while they sleep (fun fact mice sleep with their eyes open), and finally get an update from the Parker...
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Episode 9: 2024 Year In Review
What?!? A new episode format? That's right, instead of the typical format, this episode we take a shallower dive into all the crazy scientific things that happened in 2024. I also decided to input some of my incredibly uneducated predictions for some developments to occur in the future. I do not...
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Episode 8: Mirror Life, Human Movement Evolution, and CRISPR Disease Treatments
Hello all and Happy Holidays! I hope you have enjoyed the royalty-free Christmas music in the past few episodes. Unfortunately, this is the last week of royalty-free Christmas :(. This week we dive into the world of chirality investigating the impacts of developing life built on molecules the...
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Episode 7: AI Weather Forecasting, Quantum Computing Error Correction, and Coffee Optimization
This week we dive deeper into the world of AI and how it will impact our daily lives, investigate Google's developments in quantum error correction, and find out how to carefully curate your morning cup of joe to fit your daily needs. All that and a little bit of upcoming events in this week's...
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Episode 6: Air Chemicals, the Voyager Mission, and Nano Rope Energy Storage
This week we take a dive into the world of good audio quality! After that very important aspect, we investigate carbon dioxide reduction and its application for consumer chemicals, the history of the Voyager mission, and the potential of carbon nano ropes for energy storage applications. Thanks…
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Episode 5: COP 29 Recap, Fusion Reactor Developments, and How Dino Poop Tells Us About Their Dominance
This week we dive into the world of global news and finance. That may not sound exciting but the developments from the COP 29 conference are quite important on the global scale. We also look into the most recent developments in fusion reactors and their potential as a clean energy source.…
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Episode 4: Discoveries from the Dark Side, Insightful Wisdom from Rats, and Hydrogen Storage Developments
This week we dive into a wide array of topics. First, we investigate the most recent discoveries of the Chang' E-6 mission to the far side of the moon and just how they could age a rock. Following that a rat study from the University of Richmond brought incredible wisdom and fun. Finally,...
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Episode 3: Dark matter, geothermal energy, and the tomato taste resurgence?
Join us this week to learn how the James Webb Space Telescope is causing physicists to question their very existence, how oil companies' technological developments can be used to extract the earth's energy, and how scientists are desperately trying to make tomatoes sweet again. I have been…
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Episode 2: AI Fraud, Ancient Mayan Civilizations, and Novel Biodiesel Synthesis.
Happy early birthday ChatGPT! Looking back has been great but what are the downsides of AI and its impact? Also, how a college student stumbled across an ancient Mayan civilization while doomscrolling LiDAR databases. Finally, vegetable oil might be the next liquid gold in its metamorphosis to...
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Red 40 illegal?, the solar maximum, and stealing the sun’s electrons
This week we take a dive into the world of California as they ban a multitude of food additives in response to a compilation of studies, look up at the sun - burn our eyes especially badly - to learn about the solar cycle, and investigate current developments in next generation solar panel...
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