Join the Hyperthesis team as we welcome Dr. Hamza Khattak as our guest. To start, we discuss a paper which heavily cites work done by Dr. Khattak with his work on grapes in a microwave. We delve a bit into his past research, which made headlines and was featured in a variety of science communication media. We then explore the diverse work that Dr. Khattak does as a research associate at MacMaster University. His research includes soft matter systems, thin films, microdroplets, and generally poking things in new ways and trying to explain what happens. We end with a story about the history of fluid mechanics, exploring how intuitive ideas are actually quite complex.

See the Veritasium video featuring our guest: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCrtk-pyP0I

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The Hyperthesis team rings in the new year with looking at what happened in 2024. We first discuss our own research journeys in 2024, highlighting some major events and milestones. We then discuss our plans for 2025, including working to finish our PhDs. We then turn to major stories in science from 2024, highlighting some interesting stories and research from each month. We delve into everything from probes touching the Sun to mapping the brain, and many things in between.

Learn more about solar eclipses and what it's like to experience them:

Episode 76:https://open.spotify.com/episode/2jKYpjMCG3x69xUhsR8RIO?si=kthdwo8KQAyhHGkISv5ZdA

Episode 77:https://open.spotify.com/episode/7oZcJDSarWJVr0Hwm6Jomg?si=ENp6KLXHRfqInfLZpJuTkg

Here is a report on things you can do to help prevent dementia:https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(24)01296-0/abstract

Video about what might be wrong with the upcoming Artemis Mission and its use of a Starship rocket:https://youtu.be/OoJsPvmFixU?si=de2KQ3LB8tE2kPVF

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In this episode, we welcome our special guest Abhishake Goyal. Abhishake is a PhD candidate in the Laboratory of Organic Photonics and Iontronics at Queen's university. His work focuses on the development and fabrication of semiconductor devices. The novel method they develop opens door to tunable photonic devices. We delve into the principles of semiconductors and the manufacturing processes used in his lab. Abhishake walks us through his day-to-day in the lab, being a father while doing graduate school, and his experience working in various parts of the world. On the topic of photons, in the introduction, we discuss an article on the first ever image of the shape of a single photon. We end the episode with the story of the life of Sir Charles Kuen Kao, the pioneer of fiber optics and the technology that led to the Internet.

Article on shape of single photon:

https://scitechdaily.com/quantum-leap-scientists-reveal-the-shape-of-a-single-photon-for-the-first-time/

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