The SkySimplified Podcast
Join host Pranet Sharma as he explores different fields' perspectives on astronomy, resulting in some fascinating discussions with scholars in various disciplines. Unexpected fields combine in unexpected ways, and yet the pursuit of knowledge remains constant among them.
- Update frequency
- every 43 days
- Average duration
- 26 minutes
- Episodes
- 16
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2023
Episode 15: Exploring Astronomy Through the Eyes of Archaeology
Join host Pranet Sharma for the first episode recorded on podcasting equipment (!!!) Meet Dr. Andrew Koh, archaeologist and museum scientist at the Yale Peabody Museum and research fellow at the MIT …
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[S2] Episode 14: Exploring Astronomy Through the Eyes of Physics
Welcome to the second season of the SkySimplified podcast! We will jump deeper into astronomy here and explore brand new intersections. I'm so excited to have you all back.
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Episode 13: Exploring Astronomy Through the Eyes of Chemical and Nuclear Engineering
Join host Pranet Sharma as he sits down for the first-ever double feature! Meet Dr. Thad Leister, a chemical engineer in the industry, and Dr. John Zino, a nuclear engineer in the industry and a prof…
Episode 12: Exploring Astronomy Through the Eyes of a Computational Chemist
Join host Pranet Sharma as he sits down with guest Dr. Dean Tantillo, a professor of chemistry at the University of California, Davis, to discuss the intersection of astronomy and computational chemi…
Episode 11: Exploring Astronomy Through the Eyes of a Biomedical Engineer
Join host Pranet Sharma as he sits down with guest Dr. Ashwin Ramchandran, a biomedical engineer and a postdoc at Princeton University, to discuss the intersection of astronomy and biomedical enginee…
Episode 10: Exploring Astronomy Through the Eyes of an Organic Chemist
Join host Pranet Sharma as he sits down with guest Dr. Hoby Wedler, a blind organic chemist and entrepreneur, to discuss the intersection of astronomy and organic chemistry. Topics include: visualiza…
Episode 9: Exploring Astronomy Through the Eyes of a Historian
Join host Pranet Sharma as he sits down with guest Daniel Alexi, a historian at the Town Creek Indian Mound in North Carolina, to discuss the intersection of astronomy and history. Topics include: th…
Episode 8: Exploring Astronomy through the Eyes of an Engineer
Join host Pranet Sharma as he sits down with guest Shannen Prindle, a Princeton student majoring in mechanical and aerospace engineering, to discuss the intersection of astronomy and engineering. Top…
Episode 7: Exploring Astronomy through the Eyes of a Journalist
Join host Pranet Sharma as he sits down with guest Mark Dodici, a Princeton student and writer for The Daily Princetonian, to discuss the intersection of astronomy and journalism. Topics include: the…
Episode 6: Exploring Astronomy through the Eyes of an Evolutionary Biologist
Join host Pranet Sharma as he sits down with guest Maya Mishra, a Princeton junior and evolutionary biology major, to discuss the intersection of astronomy and biology. Topics include: the insights p…
Episode 5: Exploring Astronomy Through the Eyes of a Robotics Software Engineer
Join host Pranet Sharma as he sits down with guest Rishi Sundaresan, an employee of Google's Waymo and an MIT graduate, to discuss the overlap between astronomy and robotics software engineering. T…
Episode 4: Exploring Astronomy through the Eyes of a Graduate Student
Join host Pranet Sharma as he sits down with guest Megan Masterson, a graduate student working on her astrophysics Ph.D. at MIT to discuss an insider view of someone studying to become an astrophysic…
Episode 3: Exploring Astronomy through the Eyes of a Cryptography Engineer
Join host Pranet Sharma as he sits down with guest Saroja Erabelli, a cryptography engineer from MIT to discuss the potential overlaps of cryptography and astronomy. Topics include: encrypting satell…
Blog Breakdown: Black Holes
Join host Pranet Sharma as he breaks down his blog post on black holes, succinctly and entertainingly outlining the important characteristics of these fascinating objects. In order to read the origin…
Episode 2: Exploring Astronomy Through the Eyes of an Astrophysicist
Join host Pranet Sharma as he sits down with guest Dr. Patrick Treuthardt, the Assistant Head of the Astronomy and Astrophysics Research Laboratory at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences (N…
Episode 1: Exploring Astronomy Through the Eyes of a Philosopher
Join host Pranet Sharma as he sits down with guest Dr. Andrew Cullison, the Director of the Janet Prindle Institute of Ethics at DePauw University to discuss the overlaps of astronomy, ethics, and ph…