Physicist & Social Media Marketer on Comic Book Sci-Fi, Data Privacy, and The Psychology of Branding

Find out more about Dipanjan Das and Olli Tiilikainen's research project. They are currently working on producing a low cost - consumer friendly AR goggles that have profound implications on today's model of how AR can be used in the everyday life. 

Welcome to the next episode of the podcast where I interview my special guest Sean Finn who is the artist behind the melancholic and poetic single : Mexican Beauty In Red.   Sean is an artist who is based out of Ireland and today we talk about his musical influences, his thoughts on music, the reasons why people make music and more.   Sean and I became friends through our internship at DESY, a physics research center and Europe's second largest particle collider, where Sean worked on some of the projects instrumentation, and has continued to complete his Master's in Biophysics, where he did a project on MRI Physics.   How he ends up pursuing his dreams in music and doing a 360 is discussed here and I end up forcing him to perform for me : )   I hope you guys enjoy the podcast, if you do, please leave a like, thumbs up and subscribe.  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/seanfinnsta...​Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/seanfinnsta​Mexican Beauty in Red Music Video: https://youtu.be/fOsY_5aEqj8​ @ 0:00​ Introduction @  1:38​ Mexican Beauty in Red : A Deeper Look Into The Music @ 4:36​ Melodies, Music & The History of Music @ 8:12​ Where Does Music Come From : From Nature To Tribal @ 12:25​ Music & Influences : The Long Line of Music @ 22:05​ Music as a Business : Music For Profit VS Music For Expression @ 27:49​ From Science to Music : On Leaving Science & Going into Music @ 32:05​ Why I Left Science & Into The World of Business @ 40:16​ The Original : By Sean Finn @ 46:58​ The Cover : Blue Boy - Sean Finn @ 51:30​ Conclusions

What's up all, today we take a look through outer space and talk a bit about a few interesting topics such as the end goal for space exploration, why are we taking to space, alien life forms and the possibility of life, stellar simulations and much much more. Jeremy Karam is a Theoretical Physics Master's student at York University who studies star clusters and the way they interact with other objects in the universe. He talks a bit about his research and his thoughts on space travel etc.   @ 0:00​ Introduction @ 0:18​ Computational Astrophysics: Star Cluster Simulations, Smashing Celestial Objects Together @ 6:37​ Future Plans with Physics & Astrophysics: Goals, Ambition and Motivations @ 9:04​ How it All Started with Physics: The Interest & Motivations for Pursuing Career in Astrophysics @ 12:28​ Space Travel, Colonization and The Future of Space Exploration: Are We Moving in The Right Direction?  @ 21:16​ Life on Other Planets, Are We Alone in The Universe?  @ 25:13​ The Origins of Life on Earth: Replicating Life on Other Planets Possible?  @ 30:20​ Colonization & What is Next: Asteroid Mining & Taking Over The Universe @ 41:40​ Music & Jazz: Enjoying The Melodies @ 48:30​ Conclusion

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 video, I talk to my good friend and former colleague of mine Gianfranco Bino who was in my classes when I was at York University studying astrophysics. Franco and I worked on the same project together, in different wings of the research, and he has gone on to get his master's in Applied Mathematics at Western University. Franco is now currently finishing his Ph.D. in applied mathematics and has landed his dream job as a quantitative analyst at a bank in Toronto. In this podcast, I ask him about his work, his past, and how he got to where he is today. I try to keep the content as easy to consume as possible, so I'm hoping you all enjoy the video, and leave any questions for myself, or for Franco, in the comments below.   @ 0:00 Introduction: Gianfranco Bino Ph.D. Applied Mathematics & Quantitative Analyst @ 1:05 Quantitative Analytics: Mathematical & Algorithmic Development for Financial Products @ 3:12 Fixed Income, High Yield High-Risk Bonds and Predictive Modelling  @ 5:45 Risk Assessment: Parameters of The Model and How to Analyze Assessment @ 6:55 Markov Mixture Models: Credit Migration Using Markovian Statistics @ 8:53 Markov Chains & Brownian Motion: Stochastic Processes and Randomness @ 11:32 The Randomness of Financial Modelling: The Chaos in Economics and Financial Data @ 14:07 Predictive Error Mitigation: Reducing Risk & Credit Rating Formulation @ 18:16 Algorithmic Trading: Growth in The Sector Using New Techniques @ 21:08 History and Background: Motivation, Limiting Factors & Drive @ 22:46 The Schematics & Organization: Creating a Working Entity By Design @ 24:44 Astrophysics & Mathematics: How Studying The Universe Ties In @ 28:26 Prestellar & Protostellar Cores: A Research on Magnetization States @ 31:34 An Astrophysicists Interpretation: Alien Life & Pondering of The Universe @ 35:35 Predicting Volatility: Market Dynamics & The Computer Models @ 38:06 Human Predictive Intelligence & The Effects of Artificial Intelligence ( AI ) & Machine Learning  @ 40:47 The Final Model of Predictive Analytics: Prospects of Developing An All in One Solution @ 46:45 Outro: Final Conclusions

In this episode of the podcast, I have a special guest with me Dipanjan Das, a scientist and virtual reality development researcher working on the parameters of Virtual Reality and how it will affect our futures. We dive into the topic of VR and I break down his research. We talk about the problems with VR, parameters of optimization, future technologies, and much, much, more. @ 0:00 Introduction: Dipanjan Daas -- Ph.D. Virtual Reality Development @ 0:27 A Research on Human Vision:  Visualizations and Augmented Reality @ 1:15 Current Problems with VR: Optimizing Headset Parameters @ 2:40 Parameters of Virtual Reality -- Resolutions, Field of View Design and Quality of Experience @ 3:54 Limits Of Human Biology: Maximum Visual Resolutions & Refresh Rates @ 4:40 Usage & Comfortability: Nausea, Flicker Rates, and Field of View  @ 7:03 VR , AR , MR , and XR Technologies: The Future of Virtual Realities @ 8:11 The XR Umbrella, Extended Reality and The Umbrella of Augmentation @ 10:34 The Virtual Reality Project: Designing the Minimum Requirements @ 12:25 Modelling the Human Eye and Biological Limitations  @ 15:10 Virtual Reality as A Business: Big Names in The Industry  @ 16:02 Applications of Virtual Reality: Stand Alone Devices, Haptic Technology, and The Future of Smartphones @ 17:42 Remote Applications of VR: Remote Training and Learning @ 18:46 Technologies Involved with VR: Integrating the Web of Technology @ 20:10 Integration of VR -- Haptics and Feedback Pasteables: Interacting With a Virtual World @ 25:40 Understanding the Psychology: Neuroscience, Virtual Worlds and the Psychological Effects of Augmented Perceptions @ 29:03 Commercialization: Emerging Technologies, Bringing Tech to The Consumer @ 29:54 Background and Motivation: The Route to Becoming a VR Developer and Researcher @ 34:38 Integrating Intelligence: Creating a Network of Supertechnologies, Artificial Intelligence, Superintelligence @ 35:55 Biotechnology and Embedding of Technology into The Human Body: Will Virtual Reality Become the New Reality? @ 37:24 A Moral Dilemma -- Privacy Concerns, Issues with Monitoring and Data Collection @ 39:49 Project: End Goals and Motives -- What This Research Will Bring Forward @ 41:11 The Future of VR Technology -- A More In-depth Talk, and Final Conclusions

In this episode of the podcast, I invite my good friend Manav Chhuneja for a talk about his adventures from physics to social media marketing where we talk about everything from comic book heroes to the psychology of branding, storytelling, and growth hacks for Instagram, tik-tok and more. Manav is a social media marketer for a beauty company in India. He also talks about his experiences trying to immigrate here from India, and the immigration process that he has been dealing with throughout the way.  @ 0:00 Introduction @ 0:54 Social Media Marketing -- A Brief Introduction & Story @ 3:12 The Physics Degree, Science Vs Sci-Fi: Comic Books -- Not All Heroes Wear Capes @ 5:55 Why Physics? Intentions and Motives @ 13:08 Physics Research: Form Factors -- Calculating the Electrical Radius of the Proton @ 17:20 Starting The Journey -- A Story About Immigration to Canada @ 18:55 The Immigration Process: From India To Canada & Staying The Course @ 23:49 Social Media Marketing & An Introduction to The Methods @ 26:02 Privacy Concerns, Data Collection and The Sharing of Personal Information @ 30:04 Ways to Improve Your Social Media Game: Engaging with An Audience @ 32:50 How to Start -- Social Media Content Creation  @ 35:23 The Creation of Content Workflow: From Nothing to Something @ 38:18 Website SEO: A Search Engine Optimization Game & Playing the Ranks @ 40:12 Backlinks & Verification Systems: Credibility and Playing the Ladders @ 42:15 Networking & Collaborations: The Benefits of Helping Others @ 43:50 Your Name & Your Brand -- Creating Trust & Building Brands @ 44:36 Branding 101: A Cola Story @ 47:26 Social Currency: The Currency Of Names, Brands, And Trust @ 48:27 Outlining Your Objectives: You Are Your Goals @ 49:30 Capitalism & Manipulation: What Is True and What is False? @ 58:28 Outro

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