The Knowmads Podcast
This podcast is about Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, Music, Philosophy, Culture, Graduate life and much more.
- Update frequency
- every 13 days
- Average duration
- 81 minutes
- Episodes
- 20
- Years Active
- 2023 - 2025
Ramakrishna V. Hosur on when Science Meets Spirituality
Science and philosophy have always been woven together. Some of history’s greatest minds—Aristotle, Galileo, Aryabhata and even Einstein—were as much philosophers as they were scientists.
This has als…
Pavan Hosur on Eigenstate Thermalization Hypothesis
Imagine walking deep into a dense forest without a map or GPS. Initially, you kind of know where you started. But as you wander further, eventually, it's impossible to tell where you came from — ever…
Andreas Karch on the Stringy Nature of the Universe
Modern physics rests on two foundational frameworks that describe our universe at different scales. The first is General Relativity, Einstein’s theory of gravity, which describes gravity not as a for…
Kaden Hazzard on the exotic nature of Paraparticles
The world we live in is believed to be divided into two fundamental families of particles--Fermions and Bosons. Today, we're sitting in Dr. Kaden Hazzard's beautiful office at Rice University in Hous…
Rene Bellwied on Winning the 2025 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics
Hello everyone, welcome to season 2 of the Knowmads podcast. Since Season 2 was long overdue, we had to start with someone who’s not just had a remarkable academic journey in physics, but also someon…
Livia Merrill on psychological impacts on children due to prenatal stress
Hi Everyone,
This is Episode 15 of The Knowmads Podcast.
The mother’s Mental health during the time of pregnancy is extremely crucial. Studies suggest that prenatal stress and trauma have the capacity…
Kristen Dobbs on juggling passions: A journey of Motherhood, Physics and Beyond
Hi Everyone,
This is Episode 14 of The Knowmads Podcast.
Whether you're a parent searching for that delicate equilibrium between responsibilities and aspirations, or someone looking for a force of mot…
Christina D. Griep on language acquisition and early cognitive development
Hi Everyone,
This is Episode 13 of The Knowmads Podcast.
Most of us who grew up in bilingual or a multilingual homes
often wonder if the new babies in the family will be able to understand
these differe…
Nina Nevill on oppression against incarcerated black women in Texas
Hi Everyone,
This is Episode 12 of The Knowmads Podcast.
Long after abolishment of Slavery in the US, in the late 1800s the effects are still seen in different forms. The unbalanced dynamics of power …
Adriana Alcaraz Sánchez on consciousness and altered states of awareness
Hi Everyone,
This is Episode 11 of The Knowmads Podcast.
Have you ever wondered why do we dream, are we conscious while
we are sleeping?
How is our brain able to generate a 3 dimensional visual image e…
Daniel Huff on education policy and student debts in America, student body organisations and Dark Matter
Hi Everyone,
This is Episode 10 of The Knowmads Podcast.
Political discussions and associated ideologies almost always resolve in thinking about national leaders and the large scale effects of policie…
Ask us anything!
Hi Everyone,
This is Episode 9 of The Knowmads Podcast.
Right before getting into the double digits of episodes we decided to do an ask us anything episode. Although we weren't able to answer all the…
Aymen on the Essence of Soft Skills during your PhD
Hi Everyone,
This is Episode 8 of The Knowmads Podcast.
During the academic stages of our lives we spend most of our time developing tools and skills that aid our research and problem solving ability…
Andrew Baldassarre on patriarchal realism and the pedagogical power of porn
Hi Everyone,
This is Episode 7 of The Knowmads Podcast.
Every rational human has once in their life thought about the implications of porn on oneself and the society. Gail Dines, an anti-porn sociolo…
Deepak Singh Rawat on Literature, fiction and philosophy
Hi Everyone,
This is Episode 6 of The Knowmads Podcast.
The path to self-exploration is very unique for everyone. Our passion, ambition and relationships play an instrumental role in shaping our live…
Bikash Panthi on Challenges Faced by International Students in the US
Hi Everyone,
This is Episode 5 of The Knowmads Podcast.
A lot of students all around the world
leave their home country and move to another
county to prsue higher education. We often
talk about their le…
Pablo Lopez-Duque on the research community, physics and philosophy
Hi Everyone,
This is Episode 4 of The Knowmads Podcast.
We all know PhD one complete adventure like none other. There exist factors that we don't know anything when we begin our PhD. You can never ex…
Caleb Broodo on Basketball, Engineering and life as a Physics Graduate Student
Hi Everyone,
This is EP3 of The Knowmads Podcast.
In Life one finds it difficult to find what truly makes them happy.
Our guest today is someone who did not have such a problem. He is a physics gradu…
Tripp Moss on Changing Careers, from being a wealth manager to a grad student
Hi Everyone,
This is EP2 of The Knowmads Podcast.
Have you ever found yourself in a situation when you you're passionate about something, you love something and you've learn to appreciate it from a …
Pilot
Hi Everyone,
This is EP1 of The Knowmads Podcast.
You've already seen our Vlogs and enjoyed our nomadic side.
We have been planning to do this Podcast for a very long and finally we found the time t…