Somebody Call a Doctor: PhDs and What They Do Somebody Call a Doctor: PhDs and What They Do

Eduardo Prado Cardoso is a PhD student at Catolica Lisboa. He was a scriptwriter in Brazil and studied cinema. Eduardo is interested in how news and visual storytelling creates a narrative of crimes, especially violent crimes, and how this representation can be sensationalized. We spoke to him as the second interview in a two-part live … Continue reading #12 Violence in Media with Eduardo →

Linda Koncz is a PhD student at Catolica Lisboa, and literally turned in her thesis the day she spoke with us live at Curious Monkey Cultural Association in Lisbon, Portugal. Linda has always been obsessed with dreams. She originally studied cinema, and started interviewing people about their dreams when she got her first camera.

Kim Albrecht is a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Potsdam in the field of media theory. As a knowledge designer and aesthetic researcher, Kim explores the boundaries of visual knowledge in the post-digital age. We’ll be talking about his research and its implications, and ask him why you’d call him if somebody said, “Somebody … Continue reading #10 The Philosophy of Visual Knowledge with Kim Albrecht →

Farhan Hasan is a PhD student at New Mexico State University, where his research focuses on how galaxies form and evolve, and what it means for us here on earth. We’ll be talking about his research and its implications, and ask him why you’d call him if somebody said, “Somebody Call a Doctor!” More Information … Continue reading #9 Astronomy and What It Means For Us with Farhan Hasan →

Sadie Menicanin is PhD candidate at the University of Toronto, where her research focuses on historical musicology and the intersection of music and visual culture, and how music can create metaphorical spaces in opera and other mediums. We’ll be talking about her research and its implications, and ask her why you’d call her if somebody … Continue reading #8 Musicology from Medieval Chant to Beyonce with Sadie Menicanin →

Dr. Seim is postdoctoral research fellow at Stanford University, where she collaborates with Allison Okamura and Maarten Lansberg. She received her PhD in Computing from the Georgia Institute of Technology, where her dissertation focused on wearable computing and motor skill training. She has been recognized for her work by the National Science Foundation, Microsoft Research … Continue reading #7 Wearables for Rehabilitation with Caitlyn Seim →