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| Simon's Journey in Physics: From Childhood Fascination to Advanced Physics Research | 26 Jul 2024 | 02:22:38 | |
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| Balancing Acts: Navigating the Utility of Religion and Facing the Abyss with Terence | 09 Feb 2024 | 02:18:22 | |
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| Will and Determination- Edward Benavidez | 28 Aug 2020 | 03:23:53 | |
Bookclub Our first assigned reading is: "Conscious: A Brief Guide to the Fundamental Mystery of the Mind" By Annaka Harris, you can find a copy to purchase here: Amazon (We are not affiliated or sponsored by this product) Message us questions using the email under "Contact Us" if you're interested in participating Contact Us Follow Us Rough Timestamps Intro: 00:00:00 - 00:04:30 Background (First scientist in family): 00:08:15 Journey before physics (psychology, medical doctor): 00:08:30 - 00:14:30 Dropping in on engineering classes, switching majors: 00:14:45 - 00:18:45 Going back to community college after “graduating” (choosing physics): 00:19:15 - 00:22:30 Physics Tutoring Job: 00:24:15 - 00:25:30 CSULB: 00:26:15 Why was psychology a bad fit? : 00:27:30 - 00:34:45 Starting LB physics: 00:34:45 Finding Graphene: 00:36:30 - 00:39:15 CSULB SPS (presidency): 00:39:30 - 00:41:30 Research and its culture: 00:42:15 - 01:01:15 (Mentor in a coma: 00:55:00) (Hazing: 00:57:30) Long Beach vs UML (and Knoxville) culture: 01:01:30 - 01:32:45 Physics Relies on engineering: 01:32:45 - 01:43:30 Why go to UMass Lowell? : 01:46:30 - 01:53:30 Getting started with research: 01:54:00 - 01:59:30 Qualifying Exam: 01:59:30 - 02:11:45 Family’s Feelings Now: 02:13:15 - 02:23:00 Irene’s BA time: 02:23:30 - 02:29:30 Csulb Memories: 02:32:30 - 02:34:30 Unhappy during 20’s: 02:38:30 - 02:41:30 Finished Psychology?: 02:43:15 - 02:45:00 Psycho physics?: 02:45:00 - 02:49:30 Book Club (Conscious): 02:50:30 - 02:53:30 Ghosts (using radar) and Bigfoot: 02:53:30 - 03:01:30 Radar in tech: 03:01:30 - 03:07:30 Final Questions (goal after phd, what makes a perfect mentor): 03:08:30 - 03:15:15 Title: 03:20:45 Free Opinion Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed on Beyond the Physics are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of any State University, or Scholarship program. Any content provided by our authors are of their opinion, and are not intended to malign any religion, ethic group, club, organization, company, individual or anyone or anything. | |||
| Fathers Day Special Part 2- Javier Roman | 31 Jul 2020 | 02:35:15 | |
Relevant Links Trump administration rescinds rule on foreign students (AP) US now says new foreign students can't enter if courses online (Aljazeera) Follow Us Free Opinion Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed on Beyond the Physics are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position any State University, or Scholarship program. Any content provided by our authors are of their opinion, and are not intended to malign any religion, ethic group, club, organization, company, individual or anyone or anything. Contact Us Rough Timestamps Javier’s background: 00:03:30 Visit from NASA: 00:16:30 Household Growing up: 00:20:30 Mexican Education/ Colleges: 00:23:30 Should America adopt Mexico’s college system: 00:27:30 Access to quality education: 00:31:30 Professionals difficulty finding jobs: 00:37:30 “Shoving” our way to change: 00:50:30 Importance of Networking: 00:58:30 Feelings on family/Irene in science: 01:02:30 Why move to America: 01:07:45 Into and Out of Management: 01:12:30 Discrimination at work: 01:14:30 Gratitude and Luck: 01:19:30 Trump and international students: 01:33:30 Retirement projects: 01:40:30 Anti-Science movement: 01:48:30 Register to Vote + Vote by Mail: 01:59:30 Advice for raising kids: 02:04:30 Wealth and Happiness: 02:11:30 Best practices for Father’s from Irene’s experience: 02:25:00 Closing Remarks, advice for younger generation: 02:33:30 | |||
| Fathers Day Special Part 1- John Guzman | 17 Jul 2020 | 02:42:29 | |
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| Every great dream begins with a Dreamer- Jesus | 20 Jun 2020 | 02:55:01 | |
Recent news: Supreme Court DACA ruling (Washington Post) Per Jesus's Recommendation, here is how to support NPR: NPR Donation “Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world.” Follow Us Free Opinion Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed on Beyond the Physics are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of Radiolab, any State University, or Scholarship program. Any content provided by our authors are of their opinion, and are not intended to malign any religion, ethic group, club, organization, company, individual or anyone or anything. Contact Us | |||
| 2020 Update - PhD, Coronavirus, George Floyd | 13 Jun 2020 | 01:26:46 | |
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| The Prestige of Puerto Rico - Gabriel Rodriguez | 09 Sep 2019 | 02:31:55 | |
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| Is Morality Objective? Ft. Eigenbros | 09 Aug 2019 | 01:48:36 | |
Follow Us References I often referenced Sam Harris' "The Moral Landscape" which you can find on his website (Note that opinions stated were our own) On a related topic, a recent video by TheraminTrees has important lessons on false equivalences, which has much to do about my concerns with moral relativism : https://youtu.be/e-2WZsP6LA0 Free Opinion Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed on Beyond the Physics are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of Sam Harris, any State University, or Scholarship program. Any content provided by our authors are of their opinion, and are not intended to malign any religion, ethic group, club, organization, company, individual or anyone or anything. Contact Us | |||
| Women in Physics and Astronomy, Also Aliens- Sahana | 29 Jul 2019 | 02:50:22 | |
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| "F#*k your ideas" - Juan Mejia | 15 Jul 2019 | 03:11:50 | |
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| From Coincidences to Cosmology - Juan | 01 Jul 2019 | 02:13:44 | |
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| Kintsugi with Michael Jaramillo | 07 Oct 2023 | 02:50:06 | |
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If you want to keep up with the program Links (Education and potentially useful resources to supplement the podcast) APS Bridge Program: Details on Bitter Electromagnets: How to get healthcare (in the US) when unemployed: Narcissism (and their communal variants):
Rough Timestamps (hh:mm:ss) Introduction: Start to 00:02:20 Why pursue physics / astronomy: 00:02:30 to 00:06:00 Beginning Observational Astronomy: 00:0600 to 00:11:30 Time-domain Astronomy, Gravitational lensing: 00:11:30 to 00:13:00 Astronomy in Alabama to Michigan: 00:13:30 to 00:16:10 Ancient people having connection with the sky: 00:17:00 to 00:18:30 Brazil travel: 00:18:30 to 00:19:30 Back to why astronomy, Connecting to the universe: 00:20:00 to 00:25:00 “Putting numbers to things”, Learning the physics: 00:25:00 to 00:37:00
In Grad School, when do you get to do what you love?: 00:38:00 to 00:43:00 What did you learn in school vs on the job? : 00:43:00 to 00:50:00
What’s next? : 00:51:00 to 00:53:00 New school, New problems Advisor, Research opportunities (Bait and switch): 00:53:00 to 01:02:00
Jaded on the bridge program: 00:57:00 to 00:59:00 Forced into condensed matter, research experience: 01:02:30 to 01: Counseling (in and out of school): 01:13:00 to 01:15:00 Near death experience: 01:15:00 to 01:34:30 At the present, so to speak, Finding Balance, Confidence, Counseling: 01:35:00 to 01:50:00 Connection to Joe’s break “I don’t know who I am after I leave”: 01:51:30 to 01:54:15 What is your purpose without astronomy? (Bird, astrophotography. Skateboarding): 01:54:15 to 2:00:00 Expectations to provide and be emotionless: 02:00:00 to 02:08:40 Suffering leads to compassion: 02:08:40 to 02:10:00 Joe’s experience with his advisor: 02:10:00 to 02:26:00 How would you view your past experience now? : 02:26:00 to 02:30:00 How do you feel now that you are out of grad school?: 02:32:00 to End Free Opinion Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed on Beyond the Physics are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of any university, employer or program. Any content provided by our authors are of their opinion, and are not intended to malign any religion, ethic group, club, organization, company, individual or anyone or anything. | |||
| "The system I was looking for my whole life" - Terence | 21 Jun 2019 | 01:41:20 | |
Follow Us References For those curious, there is a program called the "clergy project" which directly relates to our hypothetical example of a priest forsaking their religion http://clergyproject.org/ About how many scientists are religious you might ask: Free Opinion Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed on Beyond the Physics are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of any State University or Scholarship program. Any content provided by our authors are of their opinion, and are not intended to malign any religion, ethic group, club, organization, company, individual or anyone or anything. Contact Us | |||
| Welcome to the Beyond the Physics Podcast! | 19 Jun 2019 | 00:17:05 | |
Make sure you give us a follow on National Institute on Out-of-School Time Physics GRE and PhD completion If you would like to contact Irene or I, you can reach us at: beyondthephysics.jg@gmail.com Free Opinion Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed on Beyond the Physics are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of NIOST, any State University, or Scholarship program. Any content provided by our authors are of their opinion, and are not intended to malign any religion, ethic group, club, organization, company, individual or anyone or anything. | |||
| Venom, Death and Abuse - 2023 Update | 04 Sep 2023 | 02:01:49 | |
Contact Us Follow Us Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/beyondthephysics Youtube:https://youtube.com/@beyond_the_physics Links (Education and potentially useful resources to supplement the podcast) Case Study of Serum Sickness in Dog due to Antivenin: BCG Therapy Info by American Cancer Society: Communal Narcissism: Rough Timestamps Introduction: Start to 00:04:00 Irene Doctoral Candidacy + Summer School in Pittsburgh: 00:04:00 to 00:10:00 Dealing with Anxiety / Panic Attacks: 00:10:00 to 00:16:00 Sage Emergency, Snake Bite, Kidney Failure (+ Joe Qualification Exam Prep): 00:16:00 to 00:35:00 Joe Qualification Exam: 00:35:00 to 00:40:00 Irene Father Health Emergency (Lack of space to Mourn): 00:40:00 to 01:03:30 Spring 2023 Irene Playing music again + Rock Climbing: 01:03:30 to 01:09:10 Joe Spring 2023, Prospectus + Rock Climbing: 01:09:10 to 01:16:50 Irene Scholarship: 01:16:50 to 01:19:00 Joe “Incident” with Advisor: 01:19:00 to 01:47:50 Summer 2023, Travel, Summer school in Brazil: 01:48:00 to End Free Opinion Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed on Beyond the Physics are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of any university, employer or program. Any content provided by our authors are of their opinion, and are not intended to malign any religion, ethic group, club, organization, company, individual or anyone or anything. | |||
| How Moon Knight Changed My Life | 04 Aug 2023 | 00:53:29 | |
Contact Us Follow Us Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/beyondthephysics Youtube:https://youtube.com/@beyond_the_physics Links (Education and potentially useful resources to supplement the podcast) Internal Family Systems Information : Dissociative Identity Disorder Information: Where to watch Moon Knight (Not a sponsor): Rough Timestamps (mm:ss) Start - 08:00: Introduction & Catch up 08:00 - 09:15: Value of mental excercise 09:15 - 13:55 : Context from the show 14:15 - 24:00 : Context from my life & My Existential Crisis Quote: "My Body on Railroad Tracks": 17:55 24:30 - 37:20 : "Who's My Mark and Who's my Steven?" 26:35 - 31:00 : Defining Mark 31:00 - 33:00 : Chink in Mark's Armor 33:00 - 34:45 : Who am I? 34:45 - 37:20 : Defining Steven 37:20 - 42:20 : The conflict between Mark and Steven 42:30 - 46:00 : Steven's right to exist ( despite what society may say ) 46:00 - 48:33 : Take aways, Moving towards integration 48:33 - 50:30 : Homework for you! 50:30 - End : Outro Free Opinion Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed on Beyond the Physics are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of any university, employer or program. Any content provided by our authors are of their opinion, and are not intended to malign any religion, ethic group, club, organization, company, individual or anyone or anything. | |||
| Couch Talks #1 - Eigenbros | 29 Apr 2022 | 01:34:54 | |
Contact Us Follow Us Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/beyondthephysics Links Where to find the Eigenbros: https://www.youtube.com/c/Eigenbros/featured https://www.patreon.com/eigenbros Rough Timestamps: QFT Discussion (Scattering Amplitudes, Feynman Rules, References): Start to 30 mins Astro stuff (Quantizing Gravity, Neutron Stars, Black Holes): 30 to 50 mins Movies / TV (Tenet, Primer, Interstellar, 2001 Space Odyssey, Moon Knight (DID), Jesus Christ Superstar) 50 to 70 mins Religion (Social Utility, Education, Politics): 70 to 85 mins Microplastics and Clippy: 85 to End | |||
| From Eigenbros to Beyond Grad School, Juan pt.2 | 21 Mar 2022 | 02:21:18 | |
Contact Us Follow Us Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/beyondthephysics Links Where to find the Eigenbros: https://www.youtube.com/c/Eigenbros/featured https://www.patreon.com/eigenbros References At the beginning of the episode Juan tries to recall the "Sandia National Laboratories" in New Mexico. Rough Timestamps (hh:mm:ss) Start - 00:02:07: Introduction 00:02:07 - 00:03:52 : Where'd We Leave off 00:03:52 - 00:09:07 : Eigenbros is changing, New jobs, Catching Omicron 00:09:07 - 00:21:37 : Recap on events since last interview 00:21:37 - 00:24:22 : Why apply to schools? 00:24:22 - 00:28:22: Working for Uber Eats and the Post Office 00:28:22 - 00:31:37 : Struggles with interviews 00:31:37 - 00:36:22 : How is Eigenbros changing? 00:36:22 - 00:42:07 : Conflict between the bros? 00:42:07 - 00:51:07 : Producing Higher Quality 00:51:07 - 01:05:07 : Honest thoughts about leaving program 00:52:51 : “Feelings leaving grad school” Quote 00:54:29 : “Stillborn” Quote 01:05:07 - 01:13:22 : Philosophy of the Physics Department 01:13:37 - 01:43:22 : Centering Your needs, Equity 01:21:10 : “It’s their loss” Quote 01:26:07 : “We never see you” Quote 01:39:25 : “Controlled Rage” Quote 01:43:22 - 01:48:37 : Difference in perception after passing Qualifying exam 01:51:07 - 2:02:37 : Treatment of students by teachers 02:02:37 - 02:19:55 : Appreciation of empathy in professional spaces 02:19:55 - End : Outro
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| 2022 Update: Break, Therapy, NVC, COVID | 24 Jan 2022 | 01:50:09 | |
Contact Us Follow Us Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/beyondthephysics Links Needs Inventory: https://www.cnvc.org/training/resource/needs-inventory Feelings Inventory: https://www.cnvc.org/training/resource/feelings-inventory Rough Timestamps Start to 2:34 - Introduction 2:34 to 3:49 - Overview 3:49 to (6:49 Irene Start) 11:56 - Recap of Summer 2021 11:56 to (14:50 Irene Start) 21:00 - Fall 2021 (Taking a break, Therapy, NVC, Grading, Struggle w/ Schedule, Back Degeneration) 21:00 to (24:10 Irene Start) 29:20 - Spring 2022 (Coming back to school, Teaching in person) 29:40 to 34:30 - Why take a break? 34:30 to 37:00 - What was the plan for the break? 37:00 to 55:00 - What did you learn about yourself from the break? What role did physics culture play in necessitating the break? 55:00 to 58:30 -Advocating for our needs 59:00 to 1:08:00 - Practical Steps during the break (Therapy, Nutrition) 1:08:00 to 1:23:30 - NVC 1:23:30 to 1:44:00 - COVID (Social Stimuli, Distractions) 1:44:30 to End (Outro) Free Opinion Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed on Beyond the Physics are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of any university, employer or program. Any content provided by our authors are of their opinion, and are not intended to malign any religion, ethic group, club, organization, company, individual or anyone or anything. | |||
| Joe's Imposter Syndrome Deconstruction | 08 May 2021 | 01:28:15 | |
Contact Us Follow Us Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/beyondthephysics Links Veritasium Luck Video (Not Affiliated) :https://youtu.be/3LopI4YeC4I Needs Inventory: https://www.cnvc.org/training/resource/needs-inventory Feelings Inventory: https://www.cnvc.org/training/resource/feelings-inventory Rough Timestamps Introduction (Fan music): Start - 1:50 Irene’s Classes + Research : 1:50 - 8:50 Joe’s Classes : 8:50 - 11:00 Opening up: 11:00 Patterns of thought: 12:57 - 14:50 Retaking coursework: 15:05 - 18:35 Anxiety, Imposter Syndrome, emotional blocks : 18:50 - 26:50 Perceptions of self: 27:50 - 29:50 Experience with Therapy: 30:05 Source of feelings: 32:40 - 39:05 Effects of that event: 39:05 - 41:50 Why was that experience so hurtful? 42:50 - 47:20 Luck and hierarchy in physics: 47:30 - 53:55 Naming the story: 55:00 - 1:02:50 Values bring perspective: 1:02:50 - 01:07:30 Breakthrough: 01:07:50 - 01:13:35 Full Fanmade Song: 1:25:30 Free Opinion Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed on Beyond the Physics are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of any university, employer or program. Any content provided by our authors are of their opinion, and are not intended to malign any religion, ethic group, club, organization, company, individual or anyone or anything. | |||
| Book Club #1 - "Conscious" by Annaka Harris | 26 Oct 2020 | 03:03:48 | |
Our guests discussing the book today are: Terence, Ricardo (Ricky) Castaneda, and Edward (Ed) Benavidez, show them some love for coming on! Follow Us Follow eigenbros at : https://linktr.ee/Eigenbros Contact Us If you would like to hear more, find our previous podcast with Terence: https://beyond-the-physics.simplecast.com/episodes/ep1-terence and with Edward Benavidez: https://beyond-the-physics.simplecast.com/episodes/10-edward-benavidez Rough Timestamps 00:02:30 - 00:08:30 : Introductions + Synopsis + First Impressions 00:09:15 - 00:12:45 : Defining Panpsychism 00:12:45 - 00:16:30 : Defining Consciousness (Chapter 1) 00:16:30 - 00:19:30 : Is memory necessary for consciousness? 00:19:30 - 00:30:30 : Decision making fundamental to consciousness (viruses conscious)? 00:30:30 - 00:41:30 :Unit of Consciousness (Consciousness Particle?) 00:42:30 - 00:59:30 : Can we tell if someone/something is conscious from the outside? 01:00:30 - 01:20:30 : Binding 01:22:15 - 01:50:30: Sense of Self, Split brain, boundary of consciousness 01:51:30 - 02:01:30: Is consciousness useful? Must it exist? (back to consciousness from the outside) 02:02:00 - 02:28:30 : Consciousness and Time (Presentism vs Eternalism, Nature of Time, Physics lesson) 02:30:00 - End : Higher levels of consciousness? Free Opinion Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed on Beyond the Physics are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of Annaka Harris, any State University, or Scholarship program. Any content provided by our authors are of their opinion, and are not intended to malign any religion, ethic group, club, organization, company, individual or anyone or anything. | |||
| They Finished Their Physics PhDs—Now What? | 08 Nov 2025 | 02:25:12 | |
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