Who I Met Today

Lyn Nanticha Ocharoenchai

What does it mean to “analyze molecular structures” or “develop geometrical deep learning methods"? Lyn is not a rocket scientist – but this year, she has become friends with a few, plus more who find dark matter for work and make quantum dots for fun – and she makes them explain. Here's who she met today.

Episodes

  1. FEB 11

    Computer scientist Lucy Liu is optimizing everything – from robot traffic to your life decisions

    The optimum number of robots cooking in a kitchen? The best way to cut paper? The most efficient combination of actions for the highest productivity? Computer scientist Lucy Liu uses algorithms to try to figure this out – and in the journey, we uncover enlightened lessons about the flaws of perfection.

    54 min

  2. FEB 3

    Kye Shimizu designs wearable tech and other things that make you question who you are

    Researcher Kye Shimizu designs interfaces. “Algorithmic couture," wearable stimulants, shifting identities. What exactly he (and MIT’s Media Lab) does is often unclear – the fuzzy boundary where information passes between you and a computer, the blurry line that defines you and not you.

    1h 43m

  3. JAN 5

    Architect Joris Komen designs cities, but for animals

    Architect Joris Komen is using computational design (like problem-solving computer algorithms, simulations, and data analysis) to rethink what the neighborhood could look like for wildlife neighbors. Chairs for gorillas and buildings for elephants?

    1 hr

  4. 12/01/2025

    James Brice is an ocean researcher – designer, former zookeeper, singer, figure skater, and more

    If you ask James Brice what he does, at first he might say marine science. Then architecture. And previously physics. Animal husbandry. Navy. In this episode, we conduct a thorough analysis of his identity.

    1h 39m

  5. 11/13/2025

    Physicist Katie Barajas shoots silicon atoms into diamonds to make quantum computers

    Physicist Katie Barajas studies quantum photonics. She explains what each word means, individually and together, and how she’s building light-bending tools that could advance the future of quantum computers and more.

    1 hr

  6. 11/03/2025

    Bioengineer Ciara Sypherd uses AI to eavesdrop on animals​

    Bioengineer (and astrobiologist) Ciara Sypherd explains how she uses computers to empathize with (eavesdrop on) on ants, pigs, whales, chimps, and more. From there, we go on to contemplate extraterrestrial life and whether they’d want us to say hi, and what we’d say if they did.

    1h 12m

  7. 10/30/2025

    Chemical engineer Stefano Toso makes quantum dots

    Chemical engineer Stefano Toso explains what quantum dots are, what they’re used for, how to make them, and you shouldn’t make them at home.

    41 min
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What does it mean to “analyze molecular structures” or “develop geometrical deep learning methods"? Lyn is not a rocket scientist – but this year, she has become friends with a few, plus more who find dark matter for work and make quantum dots for fun – and she makes them explain. Here's who she met today.

Information

  • Creator
    Lyn Nanticha Ocharoenchai
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    7
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Copyright 2026
  • Show Website
    Who I Met Today