🧑🚀 Have you ever wondered how to achieve your dream of becoming an astronaut? 🤔 Well, our special guest is one of the two latest astronaut candidates from JAXA (the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) Dr. Makoto Suwa. After his undergrad at UTokyo, he obtained a Ph.D. in Geosciences from Princeton University. He was working at the World Bank before joining JAXA in July 2023.
In this episode:
🌑Do you have what it takes to be an astronaut? 🛰️ 🔭What kind of training does one need? 💡 Discover the steps involved in becoming an astronaut, what skills are necessary, and more as Dr. Suwa sheds light on becoming an astronaut. 🌍 So, whether you're a curious mind or simply fascinated by the wonders of space, this episode is for you. 🔍 Don't miss out. Hit that play button!
Guest: Dr. Makoto Suwa (https://www.linkedin.com/in/makoto-suwa-657b542a/)
Host: Dr. Ravindra Palavalli-Nettimi (https://rvndrpn.wixsite.com/ravindra)
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#space #JAXA #astronaut #research #scicomm #UniversityofTokyo #UTokyo #SchoolofScience
Music: Incompetech.com
What can dust tell us about the origin of life?
Guest: Dr. Sakon Itsuki (https://www.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp/en/people/sakon_itsuki/)
Host: Dr. Ravindra Palavalli-Nettimi (https://rvndrpn.wixsite.com/ravindra)
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Ever wondered if AI and robots could replace scientists? What if humans and machines can collaborate to inspire each other. Would that allow us to design next generation solid state batteries that can charge in minutes or seconds?
Guest: Dr. Taro Hitosugi (https://solid-state-chemistry.jp/english/)
Host: Dr. Ravindra Palavalli-Nettimi (https://rvndrpn.wixsite.com/ravindra)
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Music:Incompetech.com
Ever wondered how scientists measure the speed of expansion of the universe? Gravitational lensing where the gravitational force of a celestial body bends light could play a role in our efforts to estimate. Find out how.
Guest: Dr. Kenneth Wong, Assistant Professor (https://kcwong.github.io/)
Host: Dr. Ravindra Palavalli-Nettimi (https://rvndrpn.wixsite.com/ravindra)
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#bigbang #universe #JamesWebbSpaceTelescope #JSWT
#UniversityofTokyo #UTokyo #SchoolofScience
Music: Incompetech.com
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If all types of gold have the same gold atoms, what gives them different colors? How can gold help see deformations in plastics and illuminate our houses? Find out in this episode.
Guest: Dr. Leonardo Hayato Takeshige, Postdoc, School of Science
Host: Dr. Ravindra Palavalli Nettimi, Project Specialist, School of Science
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Music: Incompetech.com
Have you ever wondered what a mathematician does in a day-to-day life? What jobs can you do after a degree in mathematics? I spoke to Prof. Sakai Hidetaka of the School of Science to find out.
Guest: Prof. Hidetaka Sakai. https://www.u-tokyo.ac.jp/focus/en/people/people003341.html
Host: Dr. Ravindra Palavalli Nettimi
Suggested book: Gödel, Escher, Bach by Douglas Hofstadter.
Feature article supplementing this podcast: https://www.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp/en/rigakuru/research/4iKwsGUP/
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Music: Incompetech
#mathematics #finance #STEM #careers
How does one find metals in the Milky Way galaxy? And how would that help us? Find out in this episode.
Press release: https://www.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp/en/press/10003/
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Guest: Dr. Noriyuki Matsunaga
Host: Dr. Ravindra Palavalli-Nettimi
Music: Incompetech. Sound effects: Zapsplat
#Milkyway #galaxy #space #metals #astronomy #UTokyo
Dr. Yu Hayashi and his team study sleep in nematode worms and mice. Their aim is to understand why we sleep and what is sleepiness. They hope to uncover the role of REM (rapid eye movement) and non-REM sleep, and potentially contribute to treating sleep disorders and other human diseases.
In this interview, Dr. Hayashi explains:
Why study sleep in worms and mice?
What are REM and non-REM sleep?
How they use technology to understand sleep.
Why do you feel sleepy after a workout?
How to improve memory according to sleep science?
And the biggest sleep mysteries.
Guest: Dr. Yu Hayashi (https://hayashi-sleep-lab.net/en/home-2/)
Host:Dr. Ravindra Palavalli-Nettimi (https://rvndrpn.wixsite.com/ravindra)
Accompanying feature article: https://www.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp/en/rigakuru/research/uu4jELQj/
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#sleep #slumber #mice #worms #dreams #memory #UniversityofTokyo #UTokyo #SchoolofScience
Music: Incompetech.com
What are slow earthquakes and can they help scientists understand and forecast devastating earthquakes?
Press release: https://www.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp/en/info/8576/
https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2222102120
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Host: Dr. Ravindra Palavalli-Nettimi
Music: Incompetech. Sound effects: Zapsplat
What can frightened flies tell us about phobias and anxiety disorders? Find out how scientists scare flies and study fear at a molecular and neural levels.
Press release: https://www.u-tokyo.ac.jp/focus/en/press/z0508_00297.html
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Host: Dr. Ravindra Palavalli-Nettimi
Guest: Dr. Masato Tsuji. https://www.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp/en/people/tsuji_masato/
Music: Incompetech. Sound effects: Zapsplat
⚛️ How can atoms be sensors? What can they sense? Find out how scientists fabricate quantum sensors and what the sensors can do for you.
Press release: https://www.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp/en/info/8470/
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Host: Dr. Ravindra Palavalli-Nettimi
Guest: Dr. Kento Sasaki
https://www.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp/en/people/sasaki_kento/
Music: Incompetech
Sound effects: Zapsplat and Pixabay
#quantum #sensors #scicomm #Utokyo #Japan #Science podcasts
🐦🔬 Have you ever wondered how bacteria and birds move collectively? Or how do principles from physics and biology come together to unravel the mysteries of microswimmers like bacteria, human cells, and algae? 🤔 Well, Dr. Nishiguchi is here to blow your mind!
💡 Discover the captivating world of Active Matter physics as Dr. Nishiguchi sheds light on the secrets of collective movements. 🌡️ But wait, why should you care about how bacteria and other cells move collectively? Join us as we explore the potential applications of this research in medicine and beyond.
Bonus: living art created by collectively moving bacteria.
https://sites.google.com/site/daikinishiguchi/home-english?authuser=0
https://lab.kaztake.org/research/kpz/index.html
https://www.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp/en/press/2022/8213/
Guest: Dr. Daiki Nishiguchi (https://sites.google.com/site/daikinishiguchi/home-english?authuser=0)
Host: Dr. Ravindra Palavalli-Nettimi
Feature Article on Active Matter Physics:
https://www.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp/en/rigakuru/research/jInPTU4V/
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#bacteria #activematter #physics #art #UniversityofTokyo
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These Japanese algae have three sexes. If two sexes were enough to reproduce, why did they evolve the third sex? Find out the secrets that scientists revealed hidden in the sex chromosomes.
Press release: https://www.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp/en/info/8477/
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Host: Dr. Ravindra Palavalli-Nettimi
Guest: Kohei Takahashi
http://www.bs.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp/~tayousei/research.html
Music: Incompetech
Sound effects: Zapsplat and Pixabay
#Sexual #Diversity #Pride #scicomm #Utokyo #Japan #Science podcasts
Fossils are like nature’s puzzles that can reveal the evolution of life. In this episode, you will learn about the mystery of a prehistoric animal called the Tully Monster.
Press release: https://www.u-tokyo.ac.jp/focus/en/press/z0508_00286.html
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Host: Dr. Ravindra Palavalli-Nettimi
Guests: Prof. Wataru Iwasaki and Dr.Tomoyuki Mikami.
http://iwasakilab.k.u-tokyo.ac.jp/eindex.html#members
Music: "Nowhere Land" Kevin McLeod, Incompetech.com
Sound effects: Zapsplat.com
Cover art image credit: Takahiro Sakono, 2022.
#Tully #monster #fossils #archeology #scicomm #UniversityofTokyo #Utokyo
How many legs do millipedes have? And how do they add new legs as they grow?
Find out in this episode.
Press release: https://www.u-tokyo.ac.jp/focus/en/press/z0508_00288.html
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#critters #millipedes #summer #research #scicomm #UniversityofTokyo #UTokyo #SchoolofScience
Music: "Bleeping Demo" Kevin McLeod, Incompetech.com
Sound effects: Zapsplat.com
Host: Dr. Ravindra Palavalli-Nettimi
Cover art image: Soma Chiyoda et al 2023. https://sites.google.com/view/miura-lab/english-home
On a hot summer day, you may seek air conditioning. How do other animals prevent overheating or even frying their heat-sensitive brain?
Press release: https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/985277
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#dinosaurs #nose #summer #birds #research #scicomm #UniversityofTokyo #UTokyo #SchoolofScience
Music: "Dream Catcher" Incompetech.com
Sound effects: Zapsplat.com
Host: Dr. Ravindra Palavalli-Nettimi
Find out how researchers study space biomolecules and what they learned about a likely precursor of amino acids.
Music: Incompetech.com. “Ethernight Club”
Host: Dr. Ravindra Palavalli-Nettimi
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#astrochemistry #hydroxylamine #origins #life #space #interstellar #research #scicomm #UniversityofTokyo #UTokyo #SchoolofScience
Marimo algae are at risk of winter sunburn. Listen to find out why.
Press release: https://www.u-tokyo.ac.jp/focus/en/press/z0508_00269.html
Music and Sound effect: Zapsplat.com
Host: Dr. Ravindra Palavalli-Nettimi
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#Marimo #VisitJapan #climatechange #globalwarming #pets #research #scicomm #UniversityofTokyo #UTokyo #SchoolofScience
What happened when researchers shone a light on an enzyme called Akt2, and what does it mean for diabetes treatment?
Press release: http://www.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp/en/press/2023/8291/
Music and Sound effect: Zapsplat.com
Host: Dr. Ravindra Palavalli-Nettimi
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#health #insulin #metabolism#Diabetes #research #scicomm #UniversityofTokyo #UTokyo #SchoolofScience
You know solid, liquid, and gas. But scientists grew a crystal in the lab that contains a new state of matter called spin-orbital liquid. What does it mean?
Press release: http://www.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp/en/press/2022/8153/
Music: "Upbeat Forever" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Host: Dr. Ravindra Palavalli-Nettimi
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#magnets #spin #orbitals #atoms #Nakatsuji #pyrochlore #quantumComputing #cryptography #quantumphysics #research #scicomm #UniversityofTokyo #UTokyo #SchoolofScience