120 episodes

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

Math & Physics Podcast Parker Levesque, Rayhan Walia

    • Science
    • 3.8 • 60 Ratings

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 hr 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 hr 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

Customer Reviews

3.8 out of 5
60 Ratings

60 Ratings

ProfessorAlpine ,

Fun podcast

I enjoyed the episode on rotational motion. I wish the podcasters were a little more sure of their information though. There are points of the episode where the have to change the info or check the other person’s idea and it can be confusing. Other than that, it’s a ton of fun.

littleg_gravity ,

Awesome podcast 💪

A lot of people complain about the topics not being straightly called out or explained one way, but honestly most these topics have an endless way of explaining them 🤷‍♂️ keep doing what you’re doing and keep being yourselves! Much love dudes ! (If you don’t understand something they say, research it, come back and try and put 2 and 2 together! Get an idea of the topic for yourself because everyone will have a different understanding or opinionated answer to these questions or topics)

MSUcatz1 ,

For the podcast algorithm gods

To future podcast lister. If you read this, and listen, after enjoyed the show you must comment and 5 stars. Give ‘em a reward for the hard work they put into the episode.

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