11 episodes
Friday Science Bites Friday Science Bites
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Join our podcast every second Friday for brief insights into scientific topics: from AI, over finding novel pharmaceuticals, to learning about chromosomes and lasers. And many more...
Who are we from “Friday Science Bites”? We are Gréta, Leon and Caro - PhD researchers from a mix of fields at TU Darmstadt, who would like to know more about the science at our university and beyond. We interview early researchers and other PhD candidates on their research topics.
For more information contact us here: podcast.science.bites@gmail.com
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10 What is doxing?
Leon and Anjuli Franz have a discussion around the societal implications of malicious privacy violations. Learn about the interdependence of privacy and how Doxing threatens key democratic functions.
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9 Teaching robots
João Carvalho joins Caro to talk about reinforcement learning: his work focusses on teaching manipulation skills to robots through machine learning approaches.
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8 Cholerae bacteria and their circular chromosomes
Lisa Abendroth is joining Gréta to talk about chromosomes. This time in Vibiro cholerae, and ones that are shaped like circles - find out more with us.
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7 Modeling of radiation-induced lung injuries
Nicolò Cogno and Leon have a discussion around radiation therapy and heavy ions. Learn about the GSI particle accelarator, one of the largest in Europe and about computer models of the lung.
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6 RNA Aptamers - Form follows function
Caro and Lisa-Marie Maurer are discovering the colorful world of RNA-Aptamers.
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5 Drone swarms and lawnmowers - decentralizing systems
Mengguang Li shares his work on drones in large groups. What exactly do we mean by that? Join Leon and find out more about decentralized robotic systems.