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Episode 11. Hector Tellez

Tue, 25 May 2021 11:01:06 +0000

What can you do with a degree in mathematics, besides being a profesor or a math teacher?

This episode is a conversation with Hector Tellez, someone who has been there and done it.

Episode 10. Julia Maristany

Wed, 12 May 2021 23:00:00 +0000

Esperanto is a language created with the purpose of being widely spoken and connecting people all around the world. However, this role has being filled by the English language. This can be seen particularly reflected in science and academia.

The usefulness and importance of having a common language to communicate cannot be denied. Nonetheless, this also comes with its own set of problems. In this episode, Julia Maristany talks to us about an article she wrote for voicesofacademia.com, where she explains some of the different problems that non-native speakers face in science and academia.

Link to Julia's article: https://voicesofacademia.com/2020/10/09/the-words-we-say-by-julia-maristany/

Cryptic conversations, Episode 2. Keegan Ryan

Thu, 18 Mar 2021 21:38:40 +0000

"RSA is dead". That was the word on the street on early March, when a paper titled Fast Factoring Integers by SVP algorithms was posted on eprint.iacr.org. Had this been true we would face unimaginable consequences. For some hours people were confused as to whether the claims on the paper are true.

Fortunately the confusion didn't last too long. Several experts around the world immediately took the task to understand, analyze and implement the claims in said paper. One of these experts is Keegan Ryan, a PhD student at UCSD specialized in lattice methods for cryptanalysis. In this episode Keegan demystifies the contents, and explains whether or not the algorithm could be used in practice.

Spoiler: RSA will live to see another day.

Episode 9. Hugo Samano

Wed, 17 Feb 2021 11:04:37 +0000

We know that antibodies helps with immunity against certain pathogens, but what is really an antibody and how is it produced?

Hugo Samano is a computational biologist specialized in proteins created after pathogens. If you want to learn a bit about vaccines, you can't miss this episode.

Cryptic conversations, Episode 1. Jason LeGrow

Thu, 28 Jan 2021 12:35:53 +0000

In the first episode of the Cryptic conversations series, I had the pleasure of talking to my friend and colleague Jason LeGrow. If CSIDH, SIKE or side channel attacks says anything to you, this episode is for you.

Episode 8. Daniel Raggi

Wed, 20 Jan 2021 11:10:00 +0000

Probably you have wondered how do babies learn how to speak, or how human reasoning relates to logic, or what is the role of teachers and curriculum in education.

If that is you, then you will surely enjoy this conversation with Daniel Raggi, who talked to us about his research located between computer science, mathematics and psychology.

Episode 7. Nayeli Rodriguez

Mon, 04 Jan 2021 11:05:05 +0000

I asked Naye if we could have black holes in our computers. Listen to the entire episode to know the answer.

Episode 6. Benjamin Sanchez

Mon, 28 Dec 2020 13:24:10 +0000

Remember how the stairs in Hogwarts change at will? Benjamin's vision is to make this magic happen! Well... sort of.

Episode 5. Filip Pawlega

Mon, 21 Dec 2020 11:10:00 +0000

Buy a house, start a business and do high quality research. That's probably the dream for many of us but, how is it possible? In this episode Filip gives us an inside perspective of how his recent experiences where he went through all that, and explains why having three cats around is a prerequisite.

Soccer banter series, Episode 2. Alan Wong and Kelvin Chan

Sat, 12 Dec 2020 15:58:25 +0000

Can we consider Tottenham as favourites to win the Premier League over Liverpool?

What is happening to Arsenal?

In this episode, Kelvin, Alan and me don't answer those questions... We just make fun of Arsenal

Episode 4. Alan Arroyo

Mon, 07 Dec 2020 01:13:20 +0000

Tips and tricks to survive grad school and enjoy your career:

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Episode 3. Randy Yee

Mon, 30 Nov 2020 01:14:05 +0000

Is it possible to put oneself into the shoes of a flat earther? In this episode, Randy and I try to use some dark number theory to prove that the curvature of the earth is actually zero.

Soccer banter series, Episode 1. Kelvin Chan

Mon, 23 Nov 2020 02:04:11 +0000

Two mathematicians talk about soccer. The result: Laughs 3 - Intelligent conversations 0.

Episode 2. Julian Romero

Tue, 17 Nov 2020 11:46:05 +0000

If you suddenly found out that your favourite song was generated by AI, would it change your perception of the song? There is no better person to ask that question than someone who is passionate about both, music and mathematics.

Episode 1. Jason LeGrow

Sun, 15 Nov 2020 19:46:39 +0000

In this episode, Jason and I talk about the transition from student to professional life, and how he has had to take the concept of "working remotely" to an extreme.