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Two University of Toronto students in the math and physics program discuss interesting topics in the field.

Math & Physics Podcast Parker Levesque, Rayhan Walia

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Two University of Toronto students in the math and physics program discuss interesting topics in the field.

    Episode #119 - Diffuse Your Mind w/ Alexandre Adam

    Episode #119 - Diffuse Your Mind w/ Alexandre Adam

    Today I speak with Alex, a PhD student in my research group at the University of Montreal, about his research. Enjoy the episode!



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    Instagram: @math.physics.podcast
    Email: math.physics.podcast@gmail.com
    Twitter: @MathPhysPod

    • 1 hr 46 min
    Episode #118 - Programming a Functional World w/ Max Sklar

    Episode #118 - Programming a Functional World w/ Max Sklar

    Today's guest is Max Sklar, an expert in computer science and information systems, as well as the host of The Local Maximum podcast (https://www.localmaxradio.com/). We highly recommend checking out his show!

    • 1 hr 51 min
    Episode #117 - Generation, Flows and Networks w/ Dr. Emmanuel Bengio

    Episode #117 - Generation, Flows and Networks w/ Dr. Emmanuel Bengio

    *** In the intro I say graph flow networks instead of generative flow networks by accident *** Today's guest is Dr. Emmanuel Bengio. Enjoy this conversation about his research, including the topic of generative flow networks (GFlowNets).

    Books Referenced:

    Thinking Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman

    The Fourth Turning: What the Cycles of History Tell Us About America's Next Rendezvous with Destiny by William Strauss and Neil Howe

    The Culture series by Iain Banks

    • 1 hr 55 min
    Episode #116 - AI is Un-bending Space-Time w/ Dr. Yashar Hezaveh

    Episode #116 - AI is Un-bending Space-Time w/ Dr. Yashar Hezaveh

    Today I talk with Dr. Yashar Hezaveh about consciousness, artificial intelligence, perception and gravitational lensing.
     
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    • 2 hrs 4 min
    Episode #115 - Of Fields and Tensions w/ Dr. Michael Miller

    Episode #115 - Of Fields and Tensions w/ Dr. Michael Miller

    Today we talk again with Dr. Michael Miller from the University of Toronto, who is a philospher within the field of physics. Enjoy the conversation!
    *** The weird audio noise in the background ends at 10:40***
     
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    -- Books Mentioned --
     
    What is real?: The Unfinished Quest for the Meaning of Quantum Physics by Adam Becker
     
    QED: The Strange Theory of Light and Matter by Richard Feynman
     
    The Structure of Scientific Revolutions by Thomas Kuhn
     
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    • 2 hrs 15 min
    Episode #114 - Age of The Universe: Double or Nothing w/ Dr. Rajendra Gupta

    Episode #114 - Age of The Universe: Double or Nothing w/ Dr. Rajendra Gupta

    Today we talk again with Dr. Rajendra Gupta from the University of Ottawa, who has made some interesting discoveries using JWST data. Enjoy the episode.
     
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    Dr Gupta's paper: https://academic.oup.com/mnras/article/524/3/3385/7221343?login=false
    Dr Gupta's email: rgupta4@uottawa.ca
     
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    • 1 hr 43 min

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