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Are you seeking for some tips and wisdom from scientists? Here we talk about science and share academic experiences and more. In general, I am keen on talking with people in any scientific fields and/or who have general interest in science because diversity provides resilience. This podcast will:  Deliver more detailed description about an academic life for all students who want to pursue an academic career Deep talks with academics about their research worksAcademic journeys and experiences Overall, any episode contains advice and guidance for everyone who has an interest in science. Website: sci-talk-naz.com Email: office@nazerke.info

  1. 1d ago

    Turning Soils Into Sponges | Drought, Eremology & Climate 2050 | Training Soil Scientists Worldwide

    Guest: Prof. Wim Cornelis is Professor in Agro-Environmental Soil Physics at Ghent University, and chair of the UNESCO Chair on Eremology. He is academic coordinator of the International Erasmus Mundus Master in Soils and Global Change, a master programme coordinated by Ghent University, in collaboration with Aarhus University (Denmark), University of Göttingen (Germany) and Universität für Bodenkultur (Austria). He is treasurer and member of the Executive Committee of the European Society for Soil Conservation, and secretary of the working group on Visual Evalution of Soil Structure of the International Soil and Tillage Research Organisation, among many others.LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wim-cornelis-67a93327/ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Wim-CornelisTop books list by Prof. Cornelis:- Beyond Sleep, Willem Frederik Hermans- One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich, Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn- Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry into Values, Robert M. Pirsig- Nature's Mutiny: How the Little Ice Age Transformed the West and Shaped the Present, Philipp Blom- A Short History of Humanity: How Migration Made Us Who We Are, Johannes Krause and Thomas Trappe- Origins: How the Earth Shaped Human History, Lewis Dartnell- The Good Book of Human Nature, An Evolutionary Reading of the Bible, Carel van Schaik and Kai MichelExternal sources:- Turning Soils into Sponges: https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/irTg1f9ic38?feature=oembed https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/yBNv_P_H06Q?feature=oembed - End of Worlds by Neil deGrasse Tyson: https://neildegrassetyson.com/essays/1996-06-ends-of-the-world/Special thanks to Lotte Baert and Maarten De Coninck for helping me capture students’ classroom moments and share them with a wider student audience. Your support keeps me going on my mission to make knowledge accessible to everyone.00:00 Intro01:13 Turning Soils Into Sponges04:39 Why Soil Physics?10:23 The Real Lesson About Learning13:27 Mentors Who Changed Everything15:41 Can We Engineer Our Way Out of Drought?20:31 Training the Planet's First Responders25:51 The IMSOGLO DNA33:56 The Global South Is Leading Now35:23 What Still Gets Him to the Office41:34 Work-Life Balance & Healthy Habits46:39 The Books That Shaped Him56:50 When Disease Met Human Rights59:55 The Book He Still Wants to Write1:04:45 2050: Optimistic or Concerned?1:11:31 Skills Academics Need in the AI Age1:16:12 Advice for Incoming PhDs

    Turning Soils Into Sponges | Drought, Eremology & Climate 2050 | Training Soil Scientists Worldwide

  2. Oct 22

    Soil Mapping & AI | The Gap Between Promise and Practice

    How much can we really trust a soil map? A wide-ranging conversation for anyone curious about soil, sensing, and the gap between research and the field.Guest: Jonas Schmidinger is a PhD researcher at Osnabrück University working on trustworthy soil mapping, and probabilistic machine learning to make soil predictions more accurate - and their uncertainty usable in real agronomic decisions.ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/...Research works discussed in this episode:Estimating soil chemical properties by diffuse reflectance spectroscopy: Promise versus reality https://bsssjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/ejss.13192[also a follow up responce] Diffuse reflectance spectroscopy for estimating soil properties: A technology for the 21st century https://bsssjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ejss.13271External sources used in this episode:Yan LeCun’s contrasting (yet much sound) to current media perspectives:https://nebius.science/stories/meet-y...https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj6...Collapse of the ancient Akkadian Empire in Mesopotamia by researchers from Hokkaido University, the KIKAI Institute for Coral Reef Sciences, Kyushu University, and Kiel University [Image source] https://www.global.hokudai.ac.jp/blog...Soil Monitoring Law:[image source] https://ejpsoil.eu/soil-monitoring-la...https://environment.ec.europa.eu/topi...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSh651x54qo&t=1sScientists Warn About Glacier Melt from Aral Sea Sand Storm on UN Desertification and Drought Day:[image source] https://astanatimes.com/2024/06/scien...Open Soil Spectral Library: https://docs.soilspectroscopy.org/Smart farming by VDBORNE CAMPUS: https://www.vdbornecampus.com/enCropSuit by FWO: https://www.fao.org/newsroom/detail/f...[image source]100 Years on Planet Earth David Attenborough: https://www.news24.com/life/arts-and-entertainment/celebrities/sir-david-attenborough-turns-100-the-world-celebrates-a-century-of-the-climate-champion-20260507-052901:46 Why soil matters more than you think04:17 The civilisations that collapsed from bad soil07:17 How fast are we degrading our soils14:30 The good news nobody talks about18:41 What actually works: regenerative ag, cover crops & more21:31 How do you diagnose soil health?24:00 Why precision farming hasn’t taken off28:21 Soil spectroscopy: promise vs reality36:12 An honest debate38:14 Shades of grey in soil science...41:54 From lab to field: closing the gap49:46 The EU Soil Monitoring Law: needed discussion52:10 What’s next: future perspectives56:01 Be bold57:13 Skills incoming PhDs might need

    Soil Mapping & AI | The Gap Between Promise and Practice

  3. Sep 23

    Critical Raw Materials | EU–Kazakhstan Partnerships | Science into Action

    Dr. Peter Tom Jones is the director of the KU Leuven Institute for Sustainable Metals and Minerals (SIM²), an interdisciplinary research hub of more than 400 experts dedicated to the exploration, extraction, processing, refining, and recycling of energy-transition metals crucial for clean energy and mobility. Also, the host of the ‪RAW MATTERS podcast.‬Europe wants to reduce its dependence on China for critical raw materials - BUT can it move fast enough? This episode explores Kazakhstan’s growing strategic importance, the opportunities and risks in EU-Kazakhstan cooperation, and what investors, policymakers, and researchers should understand about critical raw materials, stability, execution, and the race to secure future supply chains.Dr. Peter Tom Jones on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-tom...RAW MATTERS podcast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@RAWMATTERS/v...RAW MATTERS podcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5ySWGgr...Documentaries:Responsible Mining in Europe: https://kuleuven.sim2.be/documentary-...Europe's Lithium Paradox: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt37096241/Made in Europe: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt32414578/External sources:Tokayev, EU Leaders Hold Talks in Brussels, Adopt Joint Statement [image source] https://astanatimes.com/2026/06/tokay...Can Europe Catch Up in the Global Critical Minerals Race? https://moderndiplomacy.eu/2026/09/17...1:27 Did Europe miss the bus?3:38 Why Europe is more vulnerable than it looks12:23 Kazakhstan's billion-dollar opportunity16:14 EU + Kazakhstan in 2030: best case vs worst case24:17 What investors really want before they commit capital28:05 US vs China vs Europe: three very different ways of getting things done33:56 Europe wants to escape China dependence: here’s the problem40:20 Why academic papers are not enough47:14 Special message to Kazakhstani partners50:40 A lesson from a filmmaking crew56:45 I could be wrong about...57:54 A message to Belgium and Kazakhstan

    Critical Raw Materials | EU–Kazakhstan Partnerships | Science into Action

  4. Sep 2

    From Space Soils to Earth | Regenerative Agriculture | doing a PhD in U.S. & EU

    What can Mars and Venus teach us about saving Earth's soil? In this episode, we go from planetary science to regenerative agriculture, biofertilizers, and the reality of PhD life across the US and Europe - plus hackathons, hobbies, and why doing nothing might be the most productive thing you can do. A wide-ranging conversation for anyone curious about space, sustainability, and the path of scientific research. Guest: Jaya Nepal is a Postdoctoral researcher at the Department of Plant Science at Penn State College of Agricultural Science First episode with Jaya about his research in 2024: https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/v_Cypmu2J70?feature=oembed     External sources mentioned in the ep.: - Why This Robot Kills Weeds With Lasers: https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/KmxNtDMAj2A?feature=oembed - A super El Niño threatens disaster. Trump is handling it recklessly: https://www.theguardian.com/commentis... - UAE’s ruling royal family benefits from more than €71m in EU farming subsidies: https://www.theguardian.com/world/202... - The Godfather of AI Warns About Its Perils, Praises Its Promise: https://www.ncsl.org/state-legislatur... - Venus & Greenhouse Effect: https://theclimatehistorian.substack.... - Why Mars by Carl Sagan: https://www.planetary.org/space-image... - Universe's First Life Might Have Been Born on Carbon Planets: https://www.cfa.harvard.edu/news/univ... - Carl Sagan's groundbreaking experiment: 30 years on: https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/news/202... - 20 Inventions We Wouldn't Have Without Space Travel: https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/infographics...   Timeline 00:00 Intro 00:36 Why space studies matter 03:45 Why space Soils matter 06:20 Regolith: the key to living off-world 07:32 Inventions born from space research 08:49 Venus's greenhouse effect & Mars's ozone loss: how Earth studies benefited 13:50 What planetary science teaches us about Earth's soil 18:06 What is regenerative agriculture 21:20 Biofertilizers explained 26:27 Our paper finally got published 27:16 Can bio-products replace synthetic fertilizers 33:10 PhD life: US vs. Europe 45:15 PhD qualifying exams: US vs. Europe 52:50 Why flexibility matters when plans fall apart 56:53 Hackathons during a PhD: research to real-world 59:38 Why podcasting (and hobbies) matter in a PhD 1:03:58 The art of doing nothing & cross-pollinating ideas 1:07:50 Climate change and information overload 1:09:32 Favorite science & sci-fi movies

    From Space Soils to Earth | Regenerative Agriculture | doing a PhD in U.S. & EU

  5. Jul 1

    How Mathematics Shapes Decisions | Mirror Lab within Alem AI | Past & Future of Kazakhstan Science

    Our special guest is Bolys Sabitbek, a post-doctoral researcher at the Ghent Analysis & PDE Center, Ghent University. We were also honoured to be joined by Mr. Sayasat Nurbek, Minister of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan, who shares his perspective on the growing academic collaboration between Kazakhstan and Ghent University, the skills today's world demands, and what these two scientific communities can learn from one another. Bolys also makes the case for why mathematics matters, tracing the history and development of the field from the Soviet era through to mathematics in Kazakhstan today, and shares details of the ongoing Mirror Lab collaboration between Ghent University and Kazakhstan.Curious about the ecosystem behind this collaboration? 🇰🇿 🤖 Alem.ai - Kazakhstan's International Center for Artificial Intelligence in Astana. A hub for the global AI community, it brings together a Museum of Singularity, an AI research university, startup incubation programs, research labs, and the home of the Mirror Laboratory: https://alem.ai/en/ 🚀 Astana Hub - Central Eurasia's largest international tech park, connecting 1,800+ local and international companies and driving the region's technology growth through programs, events, and community: https://astanahub.com/en/ Together, they form the backbone of Kazakhstan's growing innovation landscape - and the setting for our latest episode. 🎧 Ghent Analysis and PDE center website: https://analysis-pde.org/ More on Bolys's research, website: https://sites.google.com/view/bolys-sabitbek Mirror Laboratory in Kazakhstan to our Ghent Analysis & PDE Centre: https://analysis-pde.org/blog/   A special challenge for our audience - put your math skills to the test with the problem lists compiled by Erdős: https://www.erdosproblems.com/lists   Books and research works mentioned in the episode: "Birth of A Theorem" by Cedric Villani "Henri Poincare: A Scientific Biography" by Jeremy Gray Vladimir Arnold in Russian, link: https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/zZEHozSnalU?feature=oembed Movie about Misterious Japanese Chalk: https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/PhNUjg9X4g8?feature=oembed About the Central Limit Theorem (related to the law of large numbers): https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/zeJD6dqJ5lo?feature=oembed 3Blue1Brown best math youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@3blue1brown/videos Newton’s three-body problem explained - Fabio Pacucci: https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/D89ngRr4uZg?feature=oembed Designing Math ft. Grant Sanderson (3Blue1Brown): https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/bLSLN96Gn-w?feature=oembed More on Game Theory: https://arxiv.org/pdf/1512.06808 Mathematical methods and human thought in the age of AI: https://arxiv.org/abs/2603.26524 Mathematical methods and human thought in the age of AI by Terence Tao: https://terrytao.wordpress.com/2026/03/29/mathematical-methods-and-human-thought-in-the-age-of-ai/ Anthropic news: https://www.anthropic.com/news/fable-mythos-access   External image credits: Milky Way photos by https://www.instagram.com/p/DR06XwcjE0C/?img_index=5 Kolsai lake: https://caravanistan.com/kazakhstan/almaty-region/ Arkalyk launch photos: https://www.gettyimages.be/fotos/arkalyk   00:00 Intro 00:32 Meet the New Voice of Qazaq Mathematics 01:29 Was Math Discovered or Invented? 03:41 Is Math Really Hard or Just Unfairly Feared? 05:30 The Hidden Math Behind Your Everyday Decisions 11:29 How AI Is Reshaping Mathematics 19:10 UGhent University & Kazakhstan: A New Collaboration 20:03 Kazakhstan's Minister of Science on Partnering with Ghent 23:12 Mr. Sayasat Nurbek: The Skills the World Needs Now 27:13 What UGhent and Kazakhstan Can Learn From Each Other 28:40 Why Mathematics? 31:20 Math Behind the Iron Curtain: The USSR & Kazakhstan 36:20 Lab Tour: The Legendary Chalk Story & a Favourite Equation 41:58 Kazakhstan: Cradle of the Soviet Space Dream 46:03 Favourite Mathematicians, Books & Films 49:58 The Eiffel Tower Was Always About Science 51:08 Why There's No Nobel Prize in Mathematics 52:06 The Skills That Actually Matter 54:12 Advice for Final-Year PhDs

    How Mathematics Shapes Decisions | Mirror Lab within Alem AI | Past & Future of Kazakhstan Science

  6. Jun 25

    Prof. Dmitri Krysko: When Cells Die to Heal | The Science of Immunogenic Cell Death

    Guest: Prof. Dmitri Krysko – an Associate Professor, Head of Cell Death Investigation and Therapy (CDIT) Laboratory at the Department of Human Structure and Repair at Ghent University. Also an elected member of The Royal Academy of Medicine of Belgium since 2023. Sadly, Prof. Krysko passed away in an accident shortly after this interview. We dedicate this episode to his family to honor his legacy, his warmth, and his passion for teaching. We hope his words continue to inspire the next generation of researchers.Special thanks to Ph.D. fellow Mariia Saviuk for her invaluable support, and to the Krysko family as we share this piece of his legacy. More details: https://www.crig.ugent.be/en/news/mem.... Article mentioned in the episode: https://www.nature.com/articles/s4146... ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/...   00:00 Intro 01:30 Why “Cell Death” and how my journey started into this research world 03:44 What were the main motivations behind the founding CDIT laboratory at Ugent? 11:51 Lab tour & Ph.D. experience with Marii Saviuk 20:40 3D cancer spheroids to mimic real tumor environments 22:19 What are anti-cancer vaccines and are they around the corner? 30:47 Advice to young researchers entering this research domain

    Prof. Dmitri Krysko: When Cells Die to Heal | The Science of Immunogenic Cell Death

  7. Apr 22

    Growing Resilience from the Ground Up | Academic Teaching in Practice

    Guest: Lotte Baert a Teaching Assistant and PhD researcher at Ghent University. Her research focuses on soil amendments and drought resilience, and explores how different materials such as compost, chitin, and other amendments influence soil water retention under changing climate conditions, combining greenhouse experiments with field studies. Alongside her research, she is actively involved in teaching, bringing together scientific investigation and academic training in her daily work.   LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/baertlotte/  Research Gate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/...   🔗 Study Sources Mentioned in the Episode: Lotte’s research: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science... Women statistics mentioned at 21:16 min https://www.eppgroup.eu/what-we-do/wi... Special thanks: to Lotte Baert for the images, videos, and feedback provided for this episode, also for having us for the practical cources   ⏱️ Timeline: 01:08 — Why Soil Amendments Are Essential Today 02:52 — The Amendments Behind the Research 07:46 — How Chitin-Enriched Compost Helps Soil 10:10 — Compost, Farming, and Climate Impact 12:50 — Interactive Teaching in Action (available on YouTube only) 12:50  — Life Between Research and Teaching 18:01 — What Makes Teaching Worth It 20:25 — Balancing Science, Teaching, and Motherhood 21:28 — Women’s Experiences in Academia 23:44 — Must-Have Skills for a PhD 28:13 — Tips for Incoming PhD Students

    Growing Resilience from the Ground Up | Academic Teaching in Practice

  8. Feb 25

    Robotics & AI: Fear vs. Reality | Lab Tour and Live Demos | The Future of Service Robots

    In this episode, we’re joined by Prof. Francis wyffels and Dr. Andreas Verleysen from AIRO (AI & Robotics), the robotics team within IDLab (Ghent University – imec). Visit 'AIRO IDLab Ghent University - imec' website for more information: https://airo.ugent.be/More research works: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=r2JqQ0oAAAAJ&hl=enhttps://airo.ugent.be/ Relevant links mentioned in the episode:Dwengo - https://www.dwengo.org/Research at AIRO - https://airo.ugent.be/research/External video sources:  https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/videoseries?list=PLGFKZ_2y13shMLgsFvFt91mbtBWodEZ-M Optimus - Gen 2 | Tesla  https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/cpraXaw7dyc?feature=oembed NEO The Home Robot | X1  https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/LTYMWadOW7c?feature=oembed 00:36 — Who are our guests today01:13 — What robots can actually do today (and why they’re not here to “take over”)03:53 — From impressive demo to real-world scale: generalisation + industrial automation06:39 — Humans first: robots as helpers and teammates, not replacements09:20 — AI, creativity, and job security12:06 — Lab tour & live demos24:33 — Curiosity Camera26:43 — Service robots in daily life: what’s coming next27:55 — Why STEM curiosity matters31:04 — Origin stories: how we got into AI & robotics34:11 — Why making science accessible matters37:50 — Pop culture robots: how movies shape perceptions40:46 — Movies/books with thoughtful takes on robotics44:42 — Current projects and real-world impact46:30 — Essential skills for students and future PhDs49:19 — Advice for incoming PhDs in AI & robotics

    Robotics & AI: Fear vs. Reality | Lab Tour and Live Demos | The Future of Service Robots
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Are you seeking for some tips and wisdom from scientists? Here we talk about science and share academic experiences and more. In general, I am keen on talking with people in any scientific fields and/or who have general interest in science because diversity provides resilience. This podcast will:  Deliver more detailed description about an academic life for all students who want to pursue an academic career Deep talks with academics about their research worksAcademic journeys and experiences Overall, any episode contains advice and guidance for everyone who has an interest in science. Website: sci-talk-naz.com Email: office@nazerke.info

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  • Creator
    Nazerke
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2026
  • Episodes
    35
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Nazerke Amangeldy
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    Science Talk with Naz