Math & Physics Podcast

Parker Levesque, Rayhan Walia

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

  • 1 hour 42 minutes
    Episode #122 - What's the Weather in Space? w/ Jose Arnal

    Today I speak with Jose Arnal, a senior PhD student at the University of Toronto Institute for Aerospace Studies. His research focusses on space weather and data assimilation techniques to better predict the flow properties of the solar wind. We talk about the recent CMEs (which caused the Northern Lights), solar activity, and common techniques to model these events. Enjoy!

    For further questions, feel free to email Jose at: 

    ⁠jose.arnal AT mail.utoronto.ca⁠

    Connect with Jose on LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/jose-arnal-33418b113/⁠

    Read Jose's recent paper on data assimilation for MHD: ⁠https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0045793024002056⁠


    - Socials -

    Instagram: @math.physics.podcast

    Email: [email protected]

    Discord: https://discord.gg/M6TMgFA4xb

    Twitter: @MathPhysPod





    18 October 2024, 6:42 pm
  • 1 hour 3 minutes
    Episode #121 - Dr. Laurence Perreault-Levasseur

    Today I talk with Dr. Laurence Perrault-Levasseur about cosmology and a bit of machine learning.


    Enjoy the conversation!

    3 August 2024, 3:59 pm
  • 1 hour 3 minutes
    Episode #120 - Dr. Yoshua Bengio

    Today I talk with Dr. Yoshua Bengio.


    I decided to adopt a more minimalist approach to the podcast. Enjoy the conversation!

    23 July 2024, 8:13 pm
  • 1 hour 46 minutes
    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!


    Discord: https://discord.gg/M6TMgFA4xb Instagram: @math.physics.podcast Email: [email protected] Twitter: @MathPhysPod

    5 April 2024, 11:21 pm
  • 1 hour 51 minutes
    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!

    25 March 2024, 3:45 pm
  • 1 hour 55 minutes
    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
    7 January 2024, 9:08 pm
  • 2 hours 4 minutes
    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.   --Brilliant-- To all our listeners out there, we are so happy to say that you can head over to https://brilliant.org/mpp , and the first 200 of you to sign up will get 20% off your premium membership.   -- Social --  Discord: https://discord.gg/M6TMgFA4xb Instagram: @math.physics.podcast Email: [email protected] Twitter: @MathPhysPod
    28 October 2023, 2:56 pm
  • 2 hours 15 minutes
    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***   --Brilliant-- To all our listeners out there, we are so happy to say that you can head over to https://brilliant.org/mpp , and the first 200 of you to sign up will get 20% off your premium membership.   -- 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   -- Social --  Discord: https://discord.gg/M6TMgFA4xb Instagram: @math.physics.podcast Email: [email protected] Twitter: @MathPhysPod
    23 October 2023, 3:43 pm
  • 1 hour 43 minutes
    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.   --Brilliant-- To all our listeners out there, we are so happy to say that you can head over to https://brilliant.org/mpp , and the first 200 of you to sign up will get 20% off your premium membership.   -- Links -- Dr Gupta's paper: https://academic.oup.com/mnras/article/524/3/3385/7221343?login=false Dr Gupta's email: [email protected]   -- Social --  Discord: https://discord.gg/M6TMgFA4xb Instagram: @math.physics.podcast Email: [email protected] Twitter: @MathPhysPod
    17 October 2023, 3:00 pm
  • 2 hours 15 minutes
    Episode #113 - Picture This! w/ Dr. Don Figer
    Today we talk with Dr. Don Figer about his work in the field of astrophysics and detector technology. Enjoy.   Discord: https://discord.gg/M6TMgFA4xb Instagram: @math.physics.podcast Email: [email protected] Twitter: @MathPhysPod
    7 October 2023, 10:15 pm
  • 24 minutes 11 seconds
    Episode #112 - I Apologize to All of Statistics
    Today I talk about my recent dive into the world of statistics and the reasons why you should enjoy it as well.   Discord: https://discord.gg/M6TMgFA4xb Instagram: @math.physics.podcast Email: [email protected] Twitter: @MathPhysPod
    24 September 2023, 8:30 pm
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