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The Helyx Show

By The Helyx Initiative

Explore different areas of science through guest interviews, blog posts, and join host Chris Jung in full-episode productions.

All posts and production are student-run under the nonprofit The Helyx Initiative.
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Siya Goel: Science Fairs and Student Research

The Helyx ShowApr 09, 2021

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Saha and Bose in The Golden Age of Indian Science

Saha and Bose in The Golden Age of Indian Science

In 1905, India’s air was filled with the throbbing pulse of rebellion, the cobblestone streets of Bengal dreaming of freedom and enlightenment. Science was no longer reserved for those brilliant white men in stiff wigs and a few titles in front of their name - through science it was possible to do things and improve them. At the forefront of this flame were two men, one of them an only son of a middle-class Bengali Kayastha family, and the other the fifth child of a poor shopkeeper. Their names were Satyendra Nath Bose and Meghnad Saha, who would pass on their legacy to the namesake bosons that structure our universe, theoretical Bose-Einstein condensate and statistics, and the Saha equation used by astrophysicists around the world.

Today on the Helyx Show, Chris examines how the paths of Meghnad Saha and Satyendra Nath Bose crossed and how both men revitalized India's scientific revolution and cemented their names in the history of science for the years to come.

If you are enjoying this podcast, please follow us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Youtube for future episodes and please leave a rating or review. And please send me an email at chris@helyxscience.org for any comments questions, or concerns.

Sound Credits:
"Amar Sonar Bangla" sung by Sraboni Sen from the film Nirbashito

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Script, recording, and production by Chris Jung. 

Dec 30, 202136:22
Newton's Year of Wonders: Pandemics and Productivity

Newton's Year of Wonders: Pandemics and Productivity

In 1665, The Great Plague of London ravaged England, killing around 100,000 people - a quarter of London's population - in eighteen months. It spread through rat-infested alleys in the bites of fleas with the Yersinia pestis bacterium all the way to the walls of the great burgeoning city. When the bubonic plague spread throughout the city, one soon-to-be-world-famous college student, Isaac Newton, was finishing his bachelor's at Cambridge. In response to the plague, he withdrew to his childhood home, Woolsthorpe Manor and began what is known as his "Year of Wonders".

Today on The Helyx Show, join Chris for a dive into the life of a genius and what aspects apply to us today.

Music: "It's Only a Lifetime" by FINNEAS

Nov 29, 202127:16
Tygers and Lambs - What can Evolution tell us?

Tygers and Lambs - What can Evolution tell us?

In 1794, William Blake asked one of the most famous questions in all of poetry - "Did he who make the lamb make thee?". In this episode, Chris dives into the question of what makes ferocious tigers and innocent lambs so different from each other from an evolutionary view, and what that means for humans today with one of the species verging on extinction.

Please send all questions, comments, and inquiries to chris@helyxscience.org, and leave us a rating or review on Apple Podcasts if you are enjoying this podcast!

Oct 31, 202127:51
Colleen Golja: Can we engineer our way out of climate change?

Colleen Golja: Can we engineer our way out of climate change?

In the 2013 film Snowpiercer, directed by Bong Joon Ho, humanity has been reduced to a segmented caste system on a single train that travels through the unhabitable, icy world. In order to combat global warming, scientists in the movie launched a compound called CW7 into the atmosphere. The intention of CW7 was to reflect the sun's heat and reverse global warming, but instead, the CW7 sent the planet into an ice age. Could this plot happen in real life?

On today's episode, Colleen Golja, a PhD student at the Harvard John A Paulson School of Engineering, talks about her work on the controversial ScopEx project and the radiative forcing of aerosols for use in geoengineering. Colleen also talks about her inspiring journey with science and her personal concerns and outlook on solar geoengineering research.

Find more about ScopEx here: https://www.keutschgroup.com/scopex

Colleen's Twitter: @colgol9

Thank you so much for listening to The Helyx Show. If you're enjoying this podcast, please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts, or shoot me an email at chris@helyxscience.org, to let me know any questions, comments, or future episode or music ideas! Any feedback is greatly appreciated!

Oct 07, 202152:07
Trivia, Teaching, and Talent with (Jeopardy) Jason Zuffranieri + September Giveaway

Trivia, Teaching, and Talent with (Jeopardy) Jason Zuffranieri + September Giveaway

Math teacher Jason Zuffranieri broke headlines when he won $532,496 in a 19-Game Winning Streak on Jeopardy! in 2019. He joins host Chris Jung to tell his story competing in the show and his thoughts as a Quizbowl, Science Bowl, and Math Team coach, as well as being a math teacher and a competitive puzzle solver.

Youtube Link: (Needed to enter the giveaway): https://youtu.be/xYgv0ZZbyUI

Sep 06, 202151:53
Analyzing Pseudoscience with Dr. James and Alison Kaufman
Aug 28, 202159:02
Science Goes to the Movies with Dr. David A. Kirby
Aug 07, 202101:03:25
Haley Wahl: Pulsars, Physics, and Pressures in Academia

Haley Wahl: Pulsars, Physics, and Pressures in Academia

Haley Wahl, a PhD student studying pulsars and astrophysics at West Virginia University, joins us today on The Helyx Show. Haley's main topic of research is pulsar polarization and emission, and she is an active advocate for mental health and science communication. She talks with Chris about her path in astrophysics, unhealthy pressures in academia, her work to make science accessible, and her undeniable knack for baking.  

Haley's website: haleymwahl.wixsite.com/hwahl   

Find Haley's work on astrobites: https://astrobites.org/author/hwahl/ 

Find Haley on Twitter: @hwahl16 and @PulsarBakes  

The Pulsars and Profiteroles Project: https://astrobites.org/author/hwahl/ 

Shoot me an email at chris@helyxscience.org for comments and suggestions, and please leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts! See you next time on The Helyx Show!

Jul 31, 202151:17
Gary Siuzdak: Mass Spectrometry, Metabolomics, and Memories
Jul 22, 202101:08:40
Episode 4: Offshore Wind Farms - Our Best Bet

Episode 4: Offshore Wind Farms - Our Best Bet

In 1991, eleven fully constructed turbines were lifted into the waters between 1.5 and 3km from the southeast shores of Denmark. Compared to today’s standards, these turbines were elementary structures mounted on concrete, and yet DONG Energy’s construction of the very first offshore wind farm, called Vindeby, revolutionized renewable energy for the coming years. What impact do offshore wind farms have on our growing search for renewable energy sources? What is the science driving the rapid interest and funding in this technology? 


Script Credits: Rushank Goyal and Chris Jung

Song Credits:
Beethoven String Quartet in C# minor, Op 131, performed live in Alice Tully Hall by the Danish String Quartet

"In My Place", Coldplay, A Rush of Blood to the Head

Jun 30, 202123:45
Aashika Jagadeesh: Machine Learning vs. Social Media Bias

Aashika Jagadeesh: Machine Learning vs. Social Media Bias

Aashika Jagadeesh is a rising junior at Fair Lawn High School and student researcher passionate about AI Ethics and revealing the impact of social media algorithms on mental health. She joins our host, Chris Jung, for a conversation about her research project and FreeFeed website designed to reduce the damaging effects of social media for all its users.

Read Aashika's paper here: https://psyarxiv.com/jvaf4/

Jun 18, 202135:24
Siya Goel: Science Fairs and Student Research

Siya Goel: Science Fairs and Student Research

Siya Goel is a junior at West Lafayette Jr/Sr High School, three-time ISEF finalist, and has notable experience in research and will attend the Research Science Institute this summer. She joins our host, Chris Jung, for a conversation about her experiences in research and gives invaluable advice for students enamored by research and searching for opportunities.

Apr 09, 202143:27
Episode 0: Scientist - What’s in a word?

Episode 0: Scientist - What’s in a word?

In 1833, William Whewell (1888-1965) Cambridge University historian and philosopher, coined the term “scientist” to describe someone who studies the structure and behavior of the physical and natural world through observation and experiment. What does it mean to be a scientist and what role does science play in our lives? Join Chris Jung, a wildly unqualified host, as she attempts to answer this question and more on the first podcast episode of The Helyx Show.

Find out more about The Helyx Initiative on helyx.science, or by following us on Instagram @TheHelyxInitiative. Send any comments, suggestions, or concerns to chris@helyxscience.org

Jan 31, 202120:22
Bite-Sized Blog: Gut Microbes and Mental Health

Bite-Sized Blog: Gut Microbes and Mental Health

Learn about the bacteria in our guts—and how they affect our mental health. Aya Hilal.

Jan 25, 202103:01
Bite-Sized Blog: Telomeres: Key to Immortality?

Bite-Sized Blog: Telomeres: Key to Immortality?

Sarah Gao: https://www.helyx.science/post/telomeres-key-to-immortality

Jan 04, 202103:04
Bite-Sized Blog: How the Brain Communicates

Bite-Sized Blog: How the Brain Communicates

Joanne Lee. https://www.helyx.science/post/how-does-the-brain-communicate

Jan 04, 202102:51
Bite-Sized Blog: Stress and the Body

Bite-Sized Blog: Stress and the Body

Written by Joanne Lee. https://www.helyx.science/post/stress-and-the-body

Jan 04, 202102:27
Bite-Sized Blog: Antibiotic Resistance and Phage Therapy

Bite-Sized Blog: Antibiotic Resistance and Phage Therapy

https://www.helyx.science/post/antibiotic-resistance-and-phage-therapy

Written by Sid Udata

Jan 04, 202103:37
Bite-Sized Blog: An Introduction to Drug Discovery

Bite-Sized Blog: An Introduction to Drug Discovery

https://www.helyx.science/post/an-introduction-to-drug-discovery

By Andrew Gao.

Jan 04, 202104:38
Bite-Sized Blog: The Mozart Effect and Its Efficacy

Bite-Sized Blog: The Mozart Effect and Its Efficacy

https://www.helyx.science/post/the-mozart-effect-and-its-efficacy

Written by Mritika Senthil.

Jan 03, 202104:40
Bite-Sized Blog: Uncovering the Structure of DNA

Bite-Sized Blog: Uncovering the Structure of DNA

By Malik, our awesome Helyx member. 

Jul 07, 202005:14
Bite-Sized Blog: Unconventional Applications of CRISPR

Bite-Sized Blog: Unconventional Applications of CRISPR

Interesting podcast by our member, Divya Nori, from Georgia!

Jul 07, 202005:56
Bite-Sized Blog: Remembering Dreams Part 2 — Jalen Patel
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Jun 17, 202003:36
Bite-Sized Blog: Discovery of DNA Part 2

Bite-Sized Blog: Discovery of DNA Part 2

By Malik Rida

Jun 15, 202002:40
Bite-Sized Blog: Discovery of DNA Part 1

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By Malik Rida

Jun 15, 202003:01
Bite-Sized Blog: Triboelectric Nanogenerators ⁠
Jun 13, 202006:19
Bite-Sized Blog: Personalized Medicine

Bite-Sized Blog: Personalized Medicine

Learn all about personalized medicine in this engaging podcast by Helyx member, Divya Nori!

Jun 12, 202004:45