TRANPHONX PODCAST

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Welcome back to the TRANPHONX podcast, where I interview various experts on their various topics. In today's episode, I talk to a former classmate of mine in Theoretical Physics courses, Samal Munidasa. Samal is currently pursuing his Ph.D. in Medical Biophysics, and today we talk about various topics such as his research in MRI Lung Damage detection, coronavirus, his fascination with biology and physics, its relationship with life and consciousness, animal rights, free will and determinism, and much more.  0:00 Introduction : Ph.D. Medical Biophysics and MRI Lung Damage Detection Using Hyperpolarized Gas  6:32 Coronavirus Damage Detection, An MRI Analysis on Covid-19 Symptoms 8:55 Future Research and Thoughts of The Future in Medical Biophysics 12:12 Biology VS Physics, Biophysics As The Best of Both Worlds 15:20 Animals, Biology, Humans, Where Do We Fit In? 17:20 Animal Rights, Vegetarianism, Consciousness and Global Warming 26:30 The Solution to Our Problems: Alternative Food Sources, Morals, and Nature 30:40 Consciousness & Self Awareness, Where Do We Draw The Line? 34:27 Determinism & Free Will -- Fate, Destiny, or Randomness? 45:55 The Universal Simulation -- Are We Simulated, Are We Alone In The Universe? 52:20 Animals, the Nature of the Food Chain, the Right to Survival?  59:10 Outro

Hi everyone, looks like I'm on another episode of my podcast. Today, we talk about autopsies, human dissection, tumors, cross-sections of the human body and other fascinating topics related to my special guest Nicole Kocher's job as a Pathologist's assistant. Hope you all enjoy.  @ 0:00 Introduction : Pathology, Disease, Organ Analysis and Autopsy @ 0:50 In The Hands of Pathology, Working as a PA (Pathologist Assistant) @ 1:58 What is a Pathologist: Anatomy, Forensics, Post Mortem @ 2:40 Microscopy & Foreign Objects @ 5:56 Cancer Detection: Symptoms, Cellular Malfunction, Tumor Location @ 8:28 Radio Imaging, Screening & Margins, Techniques for Finding Foreign Objects @ 11:57 Cancer Cells, Tumors & A Closer Look at Cancerous Tissue @  12:45 The Story Behind Pathology : On Becoming A Pathologist Assistant @ 17:55 First Experiences : The Autopsy Table & Horror Stories @ 20:50 Psychological Effects : Dealing with The Job & The Environment @ 22:39 Future Plans, End Goals, and Life as a PA @ 23:44 Motivations, Inspirations, Before Becoming A PA @ 26:40 Cancer & Biology: What is a Cancer, and How It Grows @ 32:49 Life, Death, and Thoughts on Mortality @ 37:33 Inside the Pathologist's Lab, The Setup and Environment @ 38:55 Outro & Conclusions

In this episode of the podcast, I talk to my good friend Paolo Pichini, who is a research physicist studying in Sweden, about his research on black hole mergers. He explains the theories that are being researched by himself and his team who are trying to predict gravitational wave potentials using singular point particle physics to represent these massive anomalies in our universe. We dive into the topic of quantum field theory and dabble in the ideas of modern science while taking a look at the ideas of consciousness, dream states, physical reality, and the universe itself. Ideas about aliens, chakras, resonance, physics, and God are but a few topics discussed in this crazy journey of a conversation. Join us in our adventure to discover the human mind.  @ 0:00 Introduction @ 0:54 The Ph.D. Thesis: Black Hole Mergers, Gravitational Waves, Simulations of The Most Massive Reactions Using The Smallest of The Small, An Unusual Angle @ 2:17 Black Holes, What Are They? How Are They Described? Their Relationship To The Atomic World and The Similarities To Elementary Particle Physics @ 3:26 What is Quantum Field Theory and How We Use QFT to Make Predictions on Low Energy Gravitational Wave Emission @ 7:09 Particle Interactions, Describing The Universe Using Basic Properties To Simplify Complex Problems, Fixed Paths, and Determinism @ 8:42 Applying The Methods to Spinning Black Holes, Quantum Mechanical Spin, Infinitely Spinning Objects and Summing up The Modes of Rotation @ 12:18 From Theory To Observation, Deriving The Physical, Creating New Measurement Tools Through Highly Theoretical Techniques. @ 14:03 Life as a Ph.D. A Student in Theoretical Physics, Living Through One of The Toughest Programs @ 15:10 Background, Going Back Into The Roots, Early Life in Italy @ 16:48 Why Physics? The Driving Factors, Motivation, And Inspirations @ 20:24 Life After the Ph.D. and Life as a Researcher, The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly @ 24:20 Meditation, Spirituality, Chakras, Music, Vibrational Nodes, Resonance, Life, The Matrix, And The Connection To Physics @ 31:33 The Objective Vs The Subjective, The Metaphysical Universe, Physical Manifestations of Consciousness, The Experience of Life, Death, And Beyond @ 33:46 Stream of Consciousness, Patterns, Flow Formations in The Matrix @ 35:05 The Meaning of Life, The Rise of Technology and Science, Alien Lifeforms, and How to Understand The Human Race @ 38:55 Comparing The Scales, From Cosmic to Atomic @ 43:00 Dreams & The Subconscious, Diving Deeper Into The Human Mind, Lucidity, How to Tell Dreams From Reality, Are We Hallucinating Our Consciousness, Projections from The Conscious Into The Subconscious and Vice Versa @ 48:55 Altered States, Death, And The Physical Perspective on Perception @ 52:05 Outro

In this episode of the podcast, we dive into the mind of Henry Vu. Henry has completed his M.Sc at the University of Toronto, specializing in Laser Optics and Atomic Physics. He has worked on projects such as Laser and Atom Trapping where he investigated the molecular dynamics of YbOH molecules undergoing Zeeman-Sisyphus deceleration .. This podcast includes an account of his recent studies and a brief explanation of laser and optical physics along with his future goals and what he aims to do.   @ 0:00 Introduction @ 1:10 Transitioning from High School To Bachelors to a Masters in Physics @ 1:30 Tips & Insights on Studying Effectively, Doing the Hard Things, and Self Motivation @ 2:10 Doing Well in University, How to Achieve Your Goals, Focus & Determination @ 2:48 Why Physics? Favourite Topics in Physics, Topics and Interests @ 3:18 Playing With Lasers, The Research Lab, Laser Experiments, Atom Trapping and Cold Clouds @ 4:55 LASERS and Atomic Physics, Energy States @ 6:23 Laser Cooling and Creating One of The Coldest Environments On Planet Earth @ 9:19 Reaching For Absolute Zero,  @ 10:16 The Future in LASERS, Typical Applications of Laser Physics, Potential Prospects in The Field @ 11:56 The Masters at U of T, Developing Laser Cooling Techniques, Calculating Electron Dipole Moments Using YbOH Ziemann Decelerations @ 15:28 Python Vs Wolfram Mathematica, Which Development Language Is Best for High-End Scientific Computing @ 16:11 Getting a PhD, Gaining Experience in the Real World, The World Outside of Academia @ 20:31 Cyber Security & Cryptography, What is Cybernetics, and Why We Need to Keep Our Information Secured @ 23:33 Drone Programming & Control Theory, Into The World of Control Systems, and Chaos @ 26:53 Outro

In this episode of the podcast, I talk to my long-lost brother, a good friend and living inspiration, Adam Reid who lost his lover and was soon to be fiancee to the waves of Cuba during his trip for their Anniversary. A freak accident that caused both of them to fall unconscious in the rushing waters of a rocky shoreline had changed his life in ways he would never imagine. He talks about his journey and recovery through this ordeal, and how he was able to manage to pick himself back up. He now travels the world, living his best life, enjoying every moment of it, with new friends, and a new story.  Hope you all enjoy,  @ 0:00 Introduction  @ 7:57 A New Life, A New Beginning and New Experiences @ 14:21 Living in Calgary, Canada  @ 16:30 Climbing Mountains around Lake Louise in Banff, Calgary @ 17:37 Road trip to Vancouver and Visiting a Wolf Sanctuary.  @ 18:17 Leaving for Hawaii from Vancouver @ 18:49 Living Out of a Car in Kauai  @ 20:08 Climbing Up Mountains and Climbing Hiking Trails in Hawaii @ 22:49 Hawaii to New York City, JFK Airport for 3-day Layover  @ 24:15 Getting Fully Immersed in the Relationship, Visiting Slovenia @ 27:31 Pre-COVID Plans for Living in New Zealand @ 28:40 Goodbye, Toronto and Hello, Calgary @ 32:31 Adam's Story about his Dormmates Going on a Hike and Finds a Glass Jar Filled with Something Unexpected... @ 36:51 Outro

In this episode of the podcast, I chat with my good friend, Sean Akiyama, who has earned his degree in Earth and Atmospheric Sciences. We chat a bit about his experiences in school and dabble into his favourite weather-related topics such as cloud physics, blast waves, downbursts, vortex formations, tornado magnitudes, weather forecasting, and much more. We also get a look into his life as an amateur storm chaser and hear his story on his experiences chasing extreme snowstorm conditions in Alberta.   Hope you all enjoy, With all the best,  Phong  @ 0:00 Introduction @ 2:49 Earth and Atmospheric Science  @ 3:17 Cloud Physics and The Formation Of Rain Droplets, Hydrophilic What? @ 5:17 Synoptic Meteorology, The Prediction of Large-Scale Weather Systems and Computational Resolutions for Weather @ 6:43 How To Measure The Weather, Model Assessments, Weather Data Collection, How High is Our Stratosphere, Weather Balloons @ 9:20 Storm Chasing, Weather Tracking, Enjoying the Weather @ 10:31 Tornado Intensities, The Enhanced Fujita Scale, Mr Tornado, Atomic Bombs, Outbursts, Blast Waves, Downbursts,  and Strong Winds and Measurement of Wind Speeds @ 13:32 Tornado Magnitudes Continued, Highest Recorded Windspeeds @ 14:56 Storm Chasing Continued, Driving to Alberta, and  @ 15:57 Driving Across Canada for Meteorology, Cross Country Travelling, Funny Stories @ 20:41 Stormchasing in Alberta, Stuck In One Of Canada's Largest Snow Storms In The Middle of Alberta, The Perfect Beginning For a New Job In Meteorology @ 26:23 What Do Meteorologists Do? Weatherman?  Behind the Scenes of Weather Reporting, Topographical Maps of Weather Parameters, and Reading The Models @ 28:20 In The Beginning, Taro's Fish, and The History of The Akiyama Family @30:40 Outro  Taro's Fish :  Instagram: @tarosfish Website: https://tarosfish.com/

In this episode of the podcast, we talk with a good friend of mine, Aaron Spina, about the very interesting world of electronics, as we dabble in the ideas of relays, logic gates, transistors, semiconductors, and other parts of the electronic circuits that run our everyday lives. We also dive into his past with astrophysics, where he talks about his thoughts on the big bang, aliens, our brainpower, and our everyday understanding of life. Oh and we talk a bit about video games as well.  @ 0:00 Introduction @ 0:28 NASA VS SpaceX @ 1:05 Background, Physics, Electromechanical Engineering Technology @ 2:05 Interesting Electro-Mechanical Devices, The Relay and Electronic Switches @ 5:08 Future in Electromechanics, Job Prospects, And WORK @ 6:32 Circuits, Transistors, Logic Gates, and the CPU (Central Processing Unit) @ 8:32 Astrophysical Ideologies, Philosophies, Theories, Ideas, and the BIG BANG @ 9:12 Human Brain, Comprehension, and How Intelligent are We Really? Aliens, Friend, or Foe, Test Subjects @ 10:15 Living A Normal, Extraordinarily Ordinary, Life @ 10:55 Thoughts on Artificial Intelligence ( AI ), Virtual Reality ( VR ), and Augmented Reality ( AR ) @ 12:13 Future Tech, Ergonomics, Focusing on Real Life in a Digital World @ 14:02 The Past, The Present, And the Future of Video Games @ 16:26 The Problem with Present Game Titles, Death of The New, In With The Old @ 17:20 Death of The MMO (Massively Multiplayer Online Games), Roleplaying Games, and Competitive E-Sports Domination @ 20:54 Most Anticipated Future Video Games @ 22:04 Thoughts on GOD, The Difference Between US and Animals, Ant Colonies, and Moving Further Away From Spirituality

In this video, my good friend Haresh Seenarine, who is a graduate from York University with a Bachelor's degree in Astronomy and Physics (Astrophysics), talks about his thoughts on black holes, pulsars, gravitational physics, spirituality, aliens, automation, the power of the human brain, and the future of the human race with regard to machines, and our race towards merging with them.  If you like the video, SUBSCRIBE. :)   Hope you all enjoy this wonderful talk.   @ 0:00 Introduction @ 0:27 Why Astrophysics, Of All Things? @ 2:49 Really Interesting Topics, Black Holes, Gravitation, The End of Knowledge @ 3:26 Black Holes, What Are They? Where Does A Black Hole Come From? Singularities?  @ 3:57 Black Holes, What's Makes Them So Interesting? Breaking Physics? A Glitch in The Matrix? @ 4:59 Scientific Advancements at LIGO, LHC (Large Hadron Collider), Gravitational Waves @ 5:59 What Makes Science, Science, The Infinite Rabbit Hole of The Scientific Mind @ 6:37 Celestial Objects, Pulsars, Electromagnetic Explosions, Neutron Stars, and Spinning Beams of Light @ 7:38 Introduction to the Pulsar Map & The Golden Records On Voyager 1 Space Probe @ 8:37 Voyager 1 Messages of The Golden Records https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELnn9V01EiI&t=8148s & https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAN1kt4SG9E&t=148s@ 8:50 Aliens, The Fermi Paradox, The Great Filter, The Drake Equation @ 10:12 Where Are The Aliens? Have They Visited Earth? The Pentagon? What Do You Believe?  @ 10:32 Controversial Topics, Conspiracy Theories, And How to Use Your Scientific Mind @ 12:00 The Government, Are They Hiding Information From Us, And If So, Why? @ 14:05 Spirituality, Religion, The Supernatural, Questioning Ideologies, Science, and Atheism @ 18:22 Spirits, Dreams, Lucid Dreaming, Sleep Paralysis, What is a Dream, Why Does it Happen? Multiple Voices / Personalities In Dreams @ 22:09 Memories, Ignoring Irrelevant Information, The Subconscious @ 23:05 Space, In-Depth Explanation of The Pulsar Map, How We Want Aliens To Find Us, And What Would Happen If They Did @ 27:10 Future Space Missions, Artemis, Space Mining, Orbital Mechanics, And How Did We Get Here? @ 28:22 The History of Mathematics, Physics, How Far We've Come, And The Future @ 29:27 Most Exciting New Technologies, Automation, The Complexity and Complications @ 30:25 Trying To Replicate Nature, The Raw Computation Power Of The Human Mind, Brain, And What It Really Takes To Be Alive @ 33:38 Evolution, Machines, And What Is Natural Selection @ 34:48 Our Physical Limitations, The Eventual Climb Towards The Merging Of Humans and Artificial Intelligence / Cyborgs @ 37:43 Outro