Insight & Excite

by Najeeb Akbar

Excitement is a powerful catalyst for change. When shared with others, it has the power to change the world. Tune in with me, and let’s learn from individuals working toward a future that excites them the most.
Natural Sciences
Nature
Philosophy

    Podcast episodes

    • Season 1

    • #8 - Billy Van Der Laar: RQL, Urbanism, Rocket League

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      #8 - Billy Van Der Laar: RQL, Urbanism, Rocket League

      S01 E08
      01:33:08
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      Billy Van Der Laar is a software engineer based in Baltimore who works on developing new superconducting technology. In his free time he enjoys thinking about how adapting urban planning and transportation norms can help us all improve our lifestyles in a changing world.

    • #7 - Chris Esparza: Nuclear Physics, Self-Reflection

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      #7 - Chris Esparza: Nuclear Physics, Self-Reflection

      S01 E07
      02:21:05
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      Chris Esparza is an experimental nuclear physics graduate student with a focus on nuclear astrophysics. With the skills learned through nuclear physics, he hopes to transition to a role as a clinical medical physicist in order to make his contributions to the medical field.

    • #6 - Trever Trader: Real Estate, Home Hacking

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      #6 - Trever Trader: Real Estate, Home Hacking

      S01 E06
      01:23:52
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      Trever is currently in Denver and on his way to financial freedom. He plans to build a 'Real Estate Empire' and semi-retire in Eastern Europe. He wasn't born with money, he doesn't have secret knowledge, but he is ... on to something big!

    • #5 - Connor Aronoff: Identity, Physics

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      #5 - Connor Aronoff: Identity, Physics

      S01 E05
      02:01:57
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      Connor Aronoff is a graduate student at Texas Tech University studying theoretical physics. He hopes to study condensed matter as it may, one day, lead to the quantum computation revolution.

    • #4 - Alex Pan: Bioinformatics, Computation

      #4 - Alex Pan: Bioinformatics, Computation

      S01 E04
      02:13:36

      Alex Pan is a computational scientist at Ohio State University using bioinformatics analysis to help clinicians and primary investigators with their projects. He is currently working on learning more about models of resistance in chronic lymphocytic leukemia.