A podcast about neuroscience, psychology, and anything vaguely related. Long-form interviews with people whose work I find interesting.
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What songs tell your life story? Host Sophie Bearman asks this question of some of the world’s most fascinating people. Through seven songs, guests reveal the milestones—and the music—that have shaped their lives. New episodes every other Tuesday.
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A technology podcast for the curious and creative in the AECO and Beyond. At Wrenches Gadgets & Hacks, we dive into the dynamic intersection of Architecture, Engineering, Construction, and Operations (AECO) with cutting-edge Technologies. In every 30-minute episode, we unravel the tools, technologies, and time-saving hacks that are reshaping the landscapes of industries and hobbies alike. Whether you're a professional in AECO, an enthusiast, or someone just curious about the future, join us ...
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The mission of the First Friday Club of Chicago is to provide a forum for men and women to make connections between work, faith, values and issues that affect their daily lives.
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107. Nick Wise: Publication fraud, buying authorships, and tortured phrases
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Nick Wise is a postdoc in fluid dynamics at Cambridge University. We talk about his 'detective work' on publication fraud which has gotten more than 800 papers retracted to date, including tortured phrases, discovering Facebook groups and Telegram channels in which people sell authorships on papers, how 'Special' issues can be exploited, and what w…
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Welcome to the forth episode of of Wrenches, Gadgets & Hacks Series 3. This series theme, is really no theme at all "Guests' Choice: AECO Mavericks Unscripted." This week, we chat with Adam Thomas of Read|Thomas, discussing how consulting in 2024 is moving away from the traditional hired hand approach and embracing new strategies! In this episode o…
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Two of Chicago's most prominent journalists take us through the resulats of the election and what it means for our democracy.저자 First Friday Club of Chicago
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106. Eugenie Reich (Part 2): The legalities of scientific fraud, why fraudsters rarely go to prison, and what whistleblowers are allowed to do
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This is the 2nd part of my interview with Eugenie Reich, who is a lawyer who defends scientific whistleblowers, and a former investigative science journalist. We talk about her transition from journalism to law, and discuss the legal aspects of scientific fraud: why fraudsters rarely go to prison, what whistleblowers are legally allowed to do, how …
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Welcome to the third episode of Series 3 of Wrenches, Gadgets & Hacks! The theme of this series is "Guests' Choice: AECO Mavericks Unscripted." This episode's guest, Jeffrey "The Revit Kid" Pinheiro, is one of the OG Mavericks in the world of AECO content creation! In this episode of Wrenches Gadgets &Hacks, we dive into the world of content creati…
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Rahsaan “New York” Thomas on breaking barriers behind bars
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Rahsaan “New York” Thomas spent more than two decades incarcerated before being granted a commutation for his rehabilitation efforts behind bars. He shares how his life was shaped by growing up in Brownsville, “the murder capital of New York,” the music that got him through prison life and what he’s working on now. Here are his songs. Rapper's Deli…
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105. Eugenie Reich (Part 1): Plastic Fantastic, scientific fraud, and institutional norms
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Eugenie Reich is an attorney who defends scientific whistleblowers, and a former investigative science journalist. We talk about her previous work as a science journalist, in particular her book Plastic Fantastic about one of the biggest fraud cases in physics, the case of Jan-Hendrik Schön. We'd planned to also discuss Eugenie's current work as an…
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Welcome to the second episode of Series 3 of Wrenches, Gadgets & Hacks! The theme of this series is "Guests' Choice: AECO Mavericks Unscripted," where we have amazing guests driving the topics of each episode. In this episode, Carl and John dive into the art of communication within the AECO industry. Our guest, Susan Young, a seasoned storyteller a…
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104. James Shine: Integrating neuroscience with fMRI, collaboration, and the importance of dumb questions
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James (Mac) Shine is a PI and fellow at the University of Sydney. We talk about his background in sports, using fMRI to integrate various parts of neuroscience, collaboration, and much more. BJKS Podcast is a podcast about neuroscience, psychology, and anything vaguely related, hosted by Benjamin James Kuper-Smith. Support the show: https://geni.us…
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In this episode of Wrenches Gadgets & Hacks, we kick off Series 3: "Guests' Choice: AECO Mavericks Unscripted" and welcome back John Pierson as our Co-Host! For this episode's Maverick, we have Clifton Harness, co-founder and CEO of TestFit, as we explore the world of generative design and its impact on real estate, architecture and construction. F…
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Longtime journalist and media entrepreneur Kara Swisher has been covering Silicon Valley and the Internet since the days of dial-up. She’s taken nearly all of technology's titans to task with a fearless, no-nonsense style. But in this episode, she shows another side of herself: the “San Francisco liberal lesbian who loves country music and wanted t…
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Hope at the Border: What the Church looks like when it's at its best저자 First Friday Club of Chicago
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103. Brandon Brown: Farms not grants, academic negotiations, and unusual academic contributions
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Brandon Brown is a professor at University of California Riverside, where he studies global health and ethics. He also writes career columns for Nature and Science, which we talk about: negotiations in academia, his sabbatical, his life owning and working a farm, different types of grants and contributions in academia, and much more BJKS Podcast is…
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102: Soledad Gonzalo Cogno: Sloooow oscillations in entorhinal cortex, mentoring, and the physics approach to neuroscience
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Soledad Gonzalo Cogno is a group leader at the Kavli Institute for Science Neuroscience in Trondheim. We talk about how she went from studying physics in Argentina to working on the brain in Norway, the importance of interdisciplinary approaches to neuroscience, why researchers should give their research animals a nice life, mentorship, and discuss…
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Billionaire businessman and investor Mark Cuban is known for making — or crushing — entrepreneurs' dreams on the TV show Shark Tank. But in reality, he's a big softie. Here, he talks about getting his start selling trash bags as a kid, opening a bar before he was even 21, and betting on the Internet early. Here are his seven songs, including his li…
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101. Julie Old: Wombats, saving endangered species, and the difficulties of studying wild animals
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Julie Old is as Associate Professor at Western Sydney University. We talk about her experiences and research with wombats, various aspects of wombat behavior, conservation efforts, challenges such as sarcoptic mange and roadkill, the Northern hairy-nosed wombat's critically endangered status and efforts to translocate them safely, and much more. BJ…
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Introducing American Masters: Joseph Gordon-Levitt Can Do That Genre Too!
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Today we’re sharing an episode of a podcast from our friends at PBS that we think you’ll really like – American Masters: Creative Spark. It’s a show that interviews iconic artists across disciplines about their creative journeys in a way that is sure to inspire listeners. This episode features an interview between host Joe Skinner and Tony Award-wi…
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Sam Altman is the CEO of OpenAI, the groundbreaking company leading the development of AGI—artificial general intelligence. AGI aims to create machines that can think, learn, and understand the world like humans—or even better than we can. It’s a concept with the potential to transform every aspect of life, for better or worse. But in this episode,…
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How Rhodessa Jones went from nude dancer to theater icon
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Rhodessa Jones is a performance artist who turned her life as a nude dancer into a theatrical revolution. From her days in a San Francisco peep show, where she danced to Prince’s “Soft and Wet,” Jones crafted her provocative experiences into a one-woman show that shook up the theater world. Ever since, she’s used her art to empower a generation of …
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A giant in the field of politics, former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich—who stands just under 5 feet tall—has spent a lifetime fighting for, yes, the little guys. He shares how dealing with grade school bullies prepared him to battle for the middle class. Here are his seven songs. Stardust – Hoagy Carmichael Unchained Melody – The Righteous Brothe…
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100. Tom Chivers: Thomas Bayes, Bayesian statistics, and science journalism
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Tom Chivers is a journalist who writes a lot about science and applied statistics. We talk about his new book on Bayesian statistics, the biography of Thomas Bayes, the history of probability theory, how Bayes can help with the replication crisis, how Tom became a journalist, and much more. BJKS Podcast is a podcast about neuroscience, psychology, …
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What Daniel Handler, aka Lemony Snicket, says about terror
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Daniel Handler, or Lemony Snicket as you may know him, is the author of more than two dozen books, including the 13-book best-selling saga for young adults called "A Series of Unfortunate Events.” In much of Daniel’s work, terrible things happen to people. In this episode, we unpack why. These are his songs. Symphony No. 3 "Eroica" Mvt III. Scherzo…
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99. Laura Luebbert: gget, hunting viruses, and questionable honeybee dances
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Laura Luebbert just finished her PhD in computational biology and will soon be a postdoc with Pardis Sabeti, to hunt some viruses. We talk about how she got into biology, how she created a widely-used software project (gget) with no prior coding experience, her recent reports when she discovered questionable data in key papers about honeybee dances…
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What inspired the original starchitect, Lord Norman Foster
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The 89-year-old behind some of the world’s most famous buildings, including Apple’s “Spaceship” headquarters in Cupertino, the Reichstag in Berlin, Wembley Stadium in London and Hearst Tower in New York, shares how growing up in a working-class family and dropping out of school at 16 led to a career transforming workplaces and breaking down class b…
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98. Laura Wesseldijk: Behavioural genetics, music, and the importance of twins
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Laura Wesseldijk works at the Max Planck Institute for Empirical Aesthetics in Frankfurt at the Behavioral Genetics unit in collaboration with the Department of Psychiatry at Amsterdam UMC. We talk about her research on the genetics of music and mental health, methods in behavioural genetics, the role of large samples, the importance of twins for b…
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Raunchy, risk-taking and always hilarious, Margaret Cho has had a legendary career as a stand-up comic, actress and musician. She says her success is because of all the trauma she’s survived, not despite it. These are her songs. (They Long to Be) Close to You — Carpenters Eleanor Rigby — The Beatles Doot-Doot — Freur Our Lips Are Sealed — The Go-Go…
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Welcome back for the sixth and final episode of our second series, “AI in the AECO and Beyond.” Our host, Carl, speaks with Tannis Liviniuk, Digital Advancement Executive at Zachry Group, about the current state and future of AI in the Architecture, Engineering, Construction, and Operations (AECO) industry. What they discover during the discussion …
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We’ve received numerous requests from our listeners about our theme music, and we're excited to share the full track with you today! Composed exclusively for 'Life in Seven Songs' by the talented Kate Davis and Zubin Hensler, this music is an integral part of our show. Enjoy!저자 The San Francisco Standard
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In this episode of Wrenches, Gadgets & Hacks, we continue our series on AI in the AECO industry. Host Carl welcomes Craig, the Director of Digital Technology at Ewing Cole, to discuss the transformative role of AI in rendering and design. Craig shares his journey from studying architecture and landscape architecture to leading digital media and des…
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You may not know his name, but you certainly know his work. Sir Jony Ive is the former chief design officer for Apple, and the mastermind behind devices most cannot imagine living without—the Macbook, iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, AirPods and more. He joined Apple at just 25 years old, and together with Steve Jobs, transformed what was a financially t…
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Welcome back "Wrench's Gadgets & Hacks" where we explore the latest in technology and innovation. In this episode host Carl Storms dives into the world of AI in software development and the AECO (Architecture, Engineering, Construction, and Operations) industry with special guest Valentin Noves. They explore the practical applications of AI, the ch…
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D’Wayne Wiggins on Tony! Toni! Toné!, Beyoncé and beyond
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Music producer and musician D’Wayne Wiggins has mentored superstars like Beyoncé, Kehlani and Zendaya, all while touring with his own Grammy award-winning band Tony! Toni! Toné!. In this episode, D’Wayne reveals how he found his sound and helped others do the same. These are his songs. Hot Fun in the Summertime - Sly and the Family Stone Hey Joe - …
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Host Sophie Bearman sits down with London Breed, the 45th mayor of San Francisco, and the first Black woman to hold the position. London opens up about how her life was shaped by the challenges that plague San Francisco, how she’s been criticized for being outspoken, and why she says that makes her uniquely qualified for the job. Here's her playlis…
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For the third episode of Series 2, we flip the script and give the listener the old switcheroo, with the guest becoming the host and the host becoming the guest. We welcome back our first guest and past co-host, John Pierson, as host so he can put Carl Storms in the hot seat. This episode dives into Carl's experiences, challenges, and learnings fro…
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Welcome to another episode "Wrench's Gadgets & Hacks" where we explore the latest in technology and innovation. In this episode, we're joined by Daniel Peterson, also known as the Revit Wizard, a senior design technology coordinator at the Beck group. Be sure to stick around to the end, after the outro music, for the bonus content, that covers poin…
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“Life in Seven Songs” is a new podcast from The San Francisco Standard. In each episode, host Sophie Bearman brings you closer to influential figures through the music that has shaped their lives. “Life in Seven Songs” premieres on June 18, with new episodes released every other Tuesday.저자 The San Francisco Standard
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Episode 02-01: Dennis Dixon & Paige Reiche - General AI
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Welcome to the first episode of Series 2 of Wrenches Gadgets & Hacks! The theme of this series is "AI in the AECO and Beyond," where we'll explore all things AI, including General AI, Custom GPTs, Prompt Engineering, and much more. We kick off this series with a bang as we have not one, but two great guests this episode: Dennis Dixon - Partner at O…
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97. Arne Ekstrom: Spatial navigation, memory, and invasive recordings in humans
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Arne Ekstrom is a professor of psychology at the University of Arizona, where he studies spatial navigation and memory. We talk about how he got into psychology, his unusual path to getting a PhD, his work on using single-cells recordings from people, the relationship between memory and spatial navigation, why he uses multiple methods, and much mor…
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A confident, reassuring presence during Gov. Pritzker’s daily covid briefings, Dr. Ngozi Ezike in 2022 left the Illinois Department of Public Health to lead Sinai Chicago. And, while steering this major, 105-year-old Chicago healthcare institution, she’s keeping her eye on the broader picture. “Understanding health care is more than what happens wi…
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96. Benjamin Ehrlich: Santiago Ramon y Cajal, the neuron doctrine, and combining art & science
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Benjamin Ehrlich is the author of the recent biography of Santiago Ramon y Cajal (The brain in search of itself), and The Dreams of Santiago Ramon y Cajal. We talk about Cajal's life and work, Cajal's unlikely beginnings in a rural Spain, how he discovered that neurons were separate from each other, leading to the neutron doctrine, how Cajal became…
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Mary Meg McCarthy is the Executive Director of Heartland Alliance's National Immigrant Justice Center저자 First Friday Club of Chicago
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Welcome to the 6th and final episode of Series 1 of the Wrenches Gadgets & Hacks Podcast. In this episode of the “Technology, Innovation, and Curiosity On and Off the Clock" series, Carl and guest host John engage in a stimulating discussion with Zach Kron. They learn about all the great things he as done in his career, and how he uses those techno…
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Welcome to episode 5 of Series 1 of the Wrenches Gadgets & Hacks Podcast. In this episode, of the “Technology, Innovation, and Curiosity On and Off the Clock" series, Carl and guest host John have a Thought-provoking discussion with Ehsan as they learned about the refreshed Script Editor for Rhino 8, and the 4 years of effort that have gone into it…
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Welcome to episode 4 of Series 1 of the Wrenches Gadgets & Hacks Podcast. In this episode, of the “Technology, Innovation, and Curiosity On and Off the Clock" series, Carl and guest host John have a great conversation with Jisell Howe as they learn about sketchnotes and technology behind them. As we chatted about sketchnotes we uncover many other p…
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Welcome to episode 3 of Series 1 of the Wrenches Gadgets & Hacks Podcast. In this episode, of the “Technology, Innovation, and Curiosity On and Off the Clock" series, Carl and guest host John interview Sarah Causey about Passion Projects, including her own, Implexus Lab. As we chat about passion projects we cover lots of great things: Unreal Engine…
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Welcome to episode 2 of Series 1 of the Wrenches Gadgets & Hacks Podcast. In this episode, of the “Technology, Innovation, and Curiosity On and Off the Clock" series, John and Carl got to interview Jason Kunkel about his digital sketching skills, which is just one of many topics and skills covered. Just some of the things we talk about: DC vs Marve…
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Hello and welcome to the first episode of "Wrenches Gadgets & Hacks" or just WGH for short! This episode also kicks off Series 1 “Technology, Innovation, and Curiosity On and Off the Clock.” It's all about those in AECO who love to geek out, tinker, and create - not just when they're on the clock. They're always diving into new ideas, exploring the…
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"The Sacredness of Storytelling" Through the power of stories that speak to the heart, Otis Moss III tackles the theme of democracy—and what we can do in this moment, when we fear that ours is coming apart at the seams. “Appropriate storytelling leads to appropriate action,” he says. “If you don’t have the right story, you repeat the last chapter o…
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Welcome to the inaugural teaser episode of "Wrenches Gadgets & Hacks," your portal into the dynamic world of AECO and technology. In this short introduction, we offer a sneak peek into what this podcast has in store for you. In each episode we will dive into the world of AECO and cutting-edge technology with "Wrenches Gadgets & Hacks." As we explor…
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95. Emily Finn: Neural fingerprinting, 'naturalistic' stimuli, and taking time before starting a PhD
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Emily Finn is an assistant professor at Dartmouth College. We talk about her research on neural fingerprinting, naturalistic stimuli, how Emily got into science, the year she spent in Peru before her PhD, advice for writing well, and much more. There are occasional (minor) audio disturbances when Emily's speaking. Sorry about that, still trying to …
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