Brains, Black Holes, and Beyond

In this episode, Brains, Black Holes, and Beyond sits down with Dr. Thalia Gigerenzer on the impact of technology and dating apps on modern interpretations of love. Dr. Gigerenzer's research as an anthropologist has focused on Muslim communities in India, including deep dives into the impacts of technology on relationships and courtship. Dr. Gigerenzer's Page (publications, projects, and more!): https://www.thaliagig.com/about-me---Credits:Writers - Noelle Kim, Lina KimAudio engineer - Laura Sabrosa

In this episode, Brains, Black Holes, and Beyond sits down with Avery Barnett, a PhD student from Jamaica. She works closely with her advisors SPIA Professor Michael Oppenheimer and MAE Professor Jesse Jenkins focusing on renewable energy policies in the Caribbean. Barnett spoke about her work with the N.J. Wind Institute Fellowship Program through Princeton, and how she hopes she can apply her findings to her work in renewable energy in the Caribbean.This episode of Brains, Black Holes, and Beyond (B cubed) was produced under the 147th board of the Prince in partnership with the Insights newsletter.For more information about Avery's work and N.J. Wind Institute Fellowship Program, feel free to visit the page linked below.RESOURCEShttps://cpree.princeton.edu/news/2023/avery-barnett-selected-investigate-future-offshore-wind-njCREDITSWritten and Hosted by Noelle KimEdited and Sound Engineered by Noelle KimTranscript by Ria TomarProduced by Senna AldouboshFor more from the Daily Princetonian, visit dailyprincetonian.com. For more from Princeton Insights, visit insights.princeton.edu. Please direct all corrections to corrections@dailyprincetonian.com.

In this episode of B-Cubed, Senna Aldoubosh and Ria Tomar sat down with ECE graduate student Atsutse Kludze to discuss recent findings of how producers can use 6G wireless signaling as a non-invasive way to quantify and assess produce quality. The project was done at the SWAN lab, in collaboration with Microsoft, with the goal of finding ways to reduce food waste. This episode of Brains, Black Holes, and Beyond (B cubed) was produced under the 147th board of the Prince in partnership with the Insights newsletter.For more information about the SWAN Lab, feel free to visit the page linked below.RESOURCEShttps://ghasempour.princeton.edu/CREDITSWritten and Hosted by Senna Aldoubosh and Ria TomarEdited and Sound Engineered by Senna AldouboshTranscript by Laura Sabrosa and Ria TomarProduced by Senna AldouboshFor more from the Daily Princetonian, visit dailyprincetonian.com. For more from Princeton Insights, visit insights.princeton.edu. Please direct all corrections to corrections@dailyprincetonian.com.

Sleep is an integral, yet often overlooked, part of a Princeton students daily schedule. But, what does our brain actually do when it's asleep?This is a focus of Princeton Computational Memory Lab. Dr. Elizabeth McDevitt, a postdoctoral researcher in the lab, likes to picture sleep as the replaying of a playlist of memories and experiences that your brain builds throughout the day when you're awake. Brains, Black Holes, and Beyond sat down with McDevitt and Dr. Ken Norman, chair of the psychology department. Listen in to hear more about their insights on the role of sleep and how it relates to how we learn, remember, and apply the things we experience and see everyday.

We asked Princeton undergraduates to send us the names of their favorite teacher's assistants — and they answered. Brains, Black Holes, and Beyond interviewed three STEM TAs: Chemical and Biological Engineering (CBE) PhD candidate Jessica Jin, COS Master's Student Rish Raghu, and Math Undergraduate Ben Zenker '24. They explain the demands of their job and how they balance the research and studies on top of it all. Listen in.This episode of Brains, Black Holes, and Beyond (B cubed) was produced under the 147th board of the Prince in partnership with the Insights newsletter.CREDITSWritten and Hosted by Senna Aldoubosh, Noelle Kim, and Lina KimEdited and Sound Engineered by Senna Aldoubosh and Noelle KimTranscript by Noelle KimProduced by Senna AldouboshFor more from the Daily Princetonian, visit dailyprincetonian.com. For more from Princeton Insights, visit insights.princeton.edu. Please direct all corrections to corrections@dailyprincetonian.com.

In this episode of Brains, Black Holes, and Beyond, Senna Aldoubosh and Simone Kirkevold sit down with Hannah Faughnan, a senior in the EEB department, and Imani Mulrain, a senior in the Chemistry department, to learn more about their senior theses. Hannah and Imani cover what got them interested in their topics, their results, and important advice for future seniors undertaking their thesis. This episode is a collaboration between Podcast and News in the Daily Princetonian.This episode of Brains, Black Holes, and Beyond (B cubed) was produced under the 147th board of the Prince in partnership with the Insights newsletter.RESOURCESCREDITSWritten and Hosted by Senna Aldoubosh and Simone Kirkevold Edited and Sound Engineered by Eden TeshomeTranscript by Senna AldouboshProduced by Senna AldouboshFor more from the Daily Princetonian, visit dailyprincetonian.com. For more from Princeton Insights, visit insights.princeton.edu. Please direct all corrections to corrections@dailyprincetonian.com.

In this episode of Brains, Black Holes, and Beyond, Senna Aldoubosh and Noelle Kim sit down with Josh Leeman, a graduate student in the Electrical and Computer Engineering department. Josh discusses his interest in applying technologies from condensed matter theory to quantum computing applications, how doing research remotely during the pandemic gave him insight on his research interests, and valuable advice for students when making their future plans.This episode of Brains, Black Holes, and Beyond (B cubed) was produced under the 147th board of the Prince in partnership with the Insights newsletter.For more information about the Schoop Lab and Josh's research, feel free to visit the pages linked below.RESOURCEShttps://schoop.princeton.edu/https://jleeman.com/CREDITSWritten and Hosted by Senna Aldoubosh and Noelle KimEdited and Sound Engineered by Noelle KimTranscript by Noelle KimProduced by Senna AldouboshFor more from the Daily Princetonian, visit dailyprincetonian.com. For more from Princeton Insights, visit insights.princeton.edu. Please direct all corrections to corrections@dailyprincetonian.com.

In this episode of Brains, Black Holes, and Beyond, Senna Aldoubosh sits down with Dr. Ruth Fong, a researcher and professor at Princeton in the COS department. Dr. Fong discusses her interest in computer vision and explainable AI, gives us insight into her lab's (Looking Glass Lab) collaboration with the Visual AI Lab to learn more about AI biases, and offers the valuable advice of 'finding your village' to students navigating academics.This episode of Brains, Black Holes, and Beyond (B cubed) was produced under the 147th board of the Prince in partnership with the Insights newsletter.For more information about the Looking Glass Lab and Dr. Fong's research, feel free to visit the page linked below.RESOURCEShttps://www.ruthfong.com/CREDITSWritten and Hosted by Senna Aldoubosh  Edited and Sound Engineered by Vitus LarrieuTranscript by Senna AldouboshProduced by Senna AldouboshFor more from the Daily Princetonian, visit dailyprincetonian.com. For more from Princeton Insights, visit insights.princeton.edu. Please direct all corrections to corrections@dailyprincetonian.com.

In this episode of Brains, Black Holes, and Beyond, Senna Aldoubosh and Lina Kim sit down with Dr. Pedro Paredes, a professor and researcher in the Computer Science Department to learn more about his research with theoretical computer science. Aside from discussing his work, Dr. Paredes delves into what sparked his interest in the topic, and even includes a puzzle for listeners.This episode of Brains, Black Holes, and Beyond (B cubed) was produced under the 147th board of the Prince in partnership with the Insights newsletter.For more information about Dr. Paredes and his research, feel free to visit the page linked below.RESOURCEShttps://www.cs.princeton.edu/~pparedes/CREDITSWritten and Hosted by Senna Aldoubosh and Lina KimEdited and Sound Engineered by Lina KimTranscript by Eden TeshomeProduced by Senna AldouboshFor more from the Daily Princetonian, visit dailyprincetonian.com. For more from Princeton Insights, visit insights.princeton.edu. Please direct all corrections to corrections@dailyprincetonian.com.

In this episode of Brains, Black Holes, and Beyond, Senna Aldoubosh and Ketevan Shavdia sit down with Alexander E. Downie, a final year graduate student in the Graham lab, to learn more about his upcoming dissertation. Alec discusses his research with rewilded lab mice, a recent New Yorker article featuring the Graham lab, and advice for students pursuing grad school.This episode of Brains, Black Holes, and Beyond (B cubed) was produced under the 147th board of the Prince in partnership with the Insights newsletter.For more information about the Graham Lab, as well as the New Yorker article, feel free to visit the pages linked below.RESOURCEShttp://algraham.princeton.edu/https://www.newyorker.com/culture/annals-of-inquiry/the-case-for-free-range-lab-miceCREDITSWritten and Hosted by Senna Aldoubosh and Ketevan ShavdiaEdited and Sound Engineered by Senna AldouboshTranscript by Oyshee LahiryProduced by Senna AldouboshFor more from the Daily Princetonian, visit dailyprincetonian.com. For more from Princeton Insights, visit insights.princeton.edu. Please direct all corrections to corrections@dailyprincetonian.com.

In this episode of Brains, Black Holes, and Beyond, Thiago Tarraf Varella sit down with Benjamin Muhoya, a graduate student in the Ecology and Evolutionary Biology department to learn more about his research. Benjamin discusses his research in hospitals prior to coming to Princeton, his research looking at the evolutionary perspective of the trends noncommunicable diseases among different socioeconomic backgrounds in Turkana, and some exciting research results coming out soon.This episode of Brains, Black Holes, and Beyond (B cubed) was produced under the 147th board of the Prince in partnership with the Insights newsletter.For more information about Benjamin's research, feel free to visit the insights article linked below.RESOURCEShttps://insights.princeton.edu/2022/10/ses-health/CREDITSWritten and Hosted by Thiago Tarraf Varella Edited and Sound Engineered by Senna AldouboshTranscript by Ketevan ShavdiaProduced by Senna AldouboshFor more from the Daily Princetonian, visit dailyprincetonian.com. For more from Princeton Insights, visit insights.princeton.edu. Please direct all corrections to corrections@dailyprincetonian.com.

In this episode of Brains, Black Holes, and Beyond, Senna Aldoubosh and Oyshee Lahiry sit down with Timothy W. Schwanitz, a graduate student in the McBride lab to learn more about his experience working in the lab. Timothy discusses his interest in insects and etymology, the research the McBride lab does, and advice for students in STEM. This episode of Brains, Black Holes, and Beyond (B cubed) was produced under the 147th board of the Prince in partnership with the Insights newsletter.For more information about the McBride Lab, feel free to visit the page linked below.RESOURCEShttps://mcbridelab.princeton.edu/CREDITSWritten and Hosted by Senna Aldoubosh and Oyshee Lahiry Edited and Sound Engineered by Oyshee LahiryTranscript by Oyshee LahiryProduced by Senna AldouboshFor more from the Daily Princetonian, visit dailyprincetonian.com. For more from Princeton Insights, visit insights.princeton.edu. Please direct all corrections to corrections@dailyprincetonian.com.

In this episode of Brains, Black Holes, and Beyond, Senna Aldoubosh and Lina Kim sit down with Dr. Andrés Monroy-Hernández, a professor in the Computer Science department to learn more about Social Computing. Dr. Monroy-Hernández discusses his journey into CS, creative uses for AI, and addressing AI biases. This episode of Brains, Black Holes, and Beyond (B cubed) was produced under the 146th managing board of the Prince in partnership with the Insights newsletter.For more information about Dr. Monroy-Hernández's research, feel free to visit his page linked below.RESOURCEShttps://www.cs.princeton.edu/people/profile/andresmhCREDITSWritten and hosted by Senna Aldoubosh and Lina KimEdited and sound engineered by Senna AldouboshTranscript by Lina KimProduced by Senna Aldoubosh For more from the Daily Princetonian, visit dailyprincetonian.com. For more from Princeton Insights, visit insights.princeton.edu. Please direct all corrections to corrections@dailyprincetonian.com

In this episode of Brains, Black Holes, and Beyond, Senna Aldoubosh and Ketevan Shavdia sit with Dr. Cameron A. Myhrvold, an assistant professor in the Molecular Biology at Princeton, to discuss his research on using CRISPR to develop new technologies to detect pathogens. Dr. Myhrvold discusses his experience as a Princeton undergraduate, his development of CRISPR technologies including mCARMEN, and hopes for future uses of CRISPR in clinical settings. This episode of Brains, Black Holes, and Beyond (B cubed) was produced under the 146th managing board of the Prince in partnership with the Insights newsletter.For more information about Dr. Myhrvold's research, feel free to visit his page, as well as the specific paper mentioned in the episode, linked below. RESOURCEShttps://molbio.princeton.edu/people/cameron-myhrvoldhttps://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35130561/CREDITSWritten and Hosted by Senna Aldoubosh and Ketevan ShavdiaEdited and Sound Engineered by Oyshee LahiryTranscript by Oyshee LahiryProduced by Senna Aldoubosh For more from The Daily Princeton, visit dailyprincetonian.com. For more from Princeton Insights, visit insights.princeton.edu. Please direct all corrections to corrections@dailyprincetonian.com.

In this episode of Brains, Black Holes, and Beyond, Thiago Tarraf Varella sits down with Princeton researcher Dr. Jamey R. Szalay to discuss the science behind Jupiter's auroras. Dr. Szalay also discusses exciting breakthroughs being madeby the Jovian Auroral Distributions Experiment (JADE) in learning about Europa, one of Jupiter's moons. This episode of Brains, Black Holes, and Beyond (B Cubed) was produced under the 146th managing board of the Prince in partnership with the Insights newsletter. For more information about Dr. Szalay's research, feel free to check out his paper as well as the Insights article review linked below.RESOURCESSzalay, J. R., et al. (2022). Water-group pickup ions from Europa-genic neutrals orbiting Jupiter. Geophysical Research Letters, 49. https://doi.org/10.1029/2022GL098111 https://insights.princeton.edu/2022/03/protons-jupiter/CREDITSWritten and hosted by Thiago Tarraf VarellaEdited and Sound Engineered by Senna AldouboshTranscript by Ketevan ShavdiaProduced by Senna Aldoubosh For more from The Daily Princetonian, visit dailyprincetonian.com. For more from Princeton Insights visit insights.princeton.edu. Please direct all corrections to corrections[at]dailyprincetonian.com.Correction: A previous version of this description referred to the “Stellar Reference Unit” instead of the “Jovian Auroral Distributions Experiment (JADE) plasma instrument.” The 'Prince' regrets this error. 

In this special episode of The Highlights, we interview Chino Eke, an undergraduate senior in the Neuroscience department. We discuss his senior thesis research, which was done with his advisor Professor Elizabeth Gould, a professor and researcher in the Princeton Neuroscience department focused on brain plasticity. Chino's paper investigates two types of social impairments in Autism mouse models, and what this may tell us about the future of autism research.This episode of The Highlights was produced under the 146th Managing Board of The Daily Princetonian. Chino Eke is a recent graduate in the Neuroscience department of Princeton University.To view the transcript for this episode, click “More Info” and then “Full Transcript” in the episode player. Correction: A previous version of this episode used the phrase "autistic mice."RESOURCESChino's Senior Thesis: Mechanisms of Social Memory Dysfunction in Mouse Models of Autism Spectrum DisorderCREDITSWritten and hosted by Senna Aldoubosh and Sophia Villacorta. Edited by Sophia Villacorta and Senna AldouboshProduced by Senna AldouboshFor more information from the Daily Princetonian, visit www.dailyprincetonian.com. Subscribe to Insights on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you got your podcasts!

In this special episode of Princeton Insights: The Highlights, we interview show host Thiago Tarraf Varella, a third year graduate student in the Psychology department. We discuss his research, which was done with his advisor, Dr. Asif Ghazanfar, a professor and researcher in the Princeton Psychology Department focused on developmental and evolutionary bases for communication in humans. Thaigo's research investigates altriciality, cooperative breeding, and reinforcement learning in marmoset monkeys and their ties to evolution.This episode of The Highlights was produced under the 146th Managing Board of The Daily Princetonian. Thiago Tarraf Varella is a graduate student in Princeton's Psychology department in Professor Ghazanfar's lab. He can be reached at tvarella@princeton.edu.To view the transcript for this episode, click “More Info” and then “Full Transcript” in the episode player. RESOURCESPrinceton Insights Coverage: https://insights.princeton.edu/2022/01/marmosets-infants-learn-to-speak/Original paper: Varella, T. T., & Ghazanfar, A. A. (2021). Cooperative care and the evolution of the prelinguistic vocal learning. Developmental Psychobiology.Marmoset audio:  D. Y. Takahashi et al., Science 349, 734 (2015)CREDITSWritten and hosted by Senna Aldoubosh and Sophia VillacortaEdited by Sophia Villacorta and Senna AldouboshProduced by Senna AldouboshOriginal Insights coverage by Sarah McFann“Family of Common Marmosets” by Francesco Veronesi / CC BY-SA 2.0Image of Thiago Varella Courtesy of Thiago Varella, taken by Rohini MajumdarFor more coverage from the Daily Princetonian, visit www.dailyprincetonian.com. Subscribe to Insights on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you got your podcasts!

In this episode of The Highlights, we're joined by Yeon Soon Shin, who completed her doctoral degree in neuroscience at Princeton in 2020 and Rolando Masís-Obando, a 5th-year graduate student in neuroscience. We discuss their paths to graduate work in psychology, their research on how environmental context affects memory, and the virtual reality environments they created to test their ideas.This episode of The Highlights was produced under the 145th Managing Board of The Daily Princetonian in partnership with Princeton Insights. Rolando Masís-Obando is a graduate student in the Princeton Computational Memory Lab and can be reached at rmasis@princeton.edu. Yeon Soon Shin is currently a postdoctoral research associate at Yale University and can be reached at yshin@princeton.edu.To view the transcript for this episode, click “More Info” and then “Full Transcript” in the episode player.RESOURCES:Princeton Insights coverage: Using virtual reality to demonstrate the environmental reinstatement effectOriginal Paper: Context-dependent memory effects in two immersive virtual reality environments: On Mars and underwaterCREDITSWritten and hosted by Thiago Tarraf Varella GS and Paula Brooks GSEdited and sound engineered by Sophia Villacorta and Isabel RodriguesProduced by Isabel RodriguesOriginal Princeton Insights coverage by Paula Brooks GSFor more from The Daily Princetonian, visit www.dailyprincetonian.com. For more from Princeton Insights, visit insights.princeton.edu. Subscribe to The Highlights on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts! 

In this episode of The Highlights, we're joined by Mira Nencheva, a graduate student in the Department of Psychology. We discuss her path to graduate work in psychology, the day-to-day of working with toddlers at the Princeton Baby Lab, and how the vocal pitch of a caregiver can affect learning early in life.This episode of The Highlights was produced under the 145th Managing Board of The Daily Princetonian in partnership with Princeton Insights. Mira Nencheva is a graduate student in the Princeton Baby Lab of the Department of Psychology. She can be reached at nencheva@princeton.edu.To view the transcript for this episode, click “More Info” and then “Full Transcript” in the episode player.RESOURCES:Princeton Insights coverage: The moment-to-moment pitch dynamics of child-directed speech shape toddlers' attention and learningOriginal Paper: The moment-to-moment pitch dynamics of child-directed speech shape toddlers' attention and learningCREDITSWritten and Hosted by Thiago Tarraf Varella GS and Liza Mankovskaya GSEdited by John Shin and Isabel RodriguesProduced by Isabel RodriguesOriginal Insights Coverage by Liza Mankovskaya GSFor more from The Daily Princetonian, visit www.dailyprincetonian.com. For more from Princeton Insights, visit insights.princeton.edu. Subscribe to The Highlights on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts!

This episode of The Highlights was produced under the 145th Managing Board of The Daily Princetonian in partnership with Princeton Insights. Cassie Stoddard is a professor in the Stoddard Lab of EEB. She can be reached at mstoddard@princeton.edu.To view the transcript for this episode, click “More Info” and then “Full Transcript” in the episode player.This episode of The Highlights was produced under the 145th Managing Board of The Daily Princetonian in partnership with Princeton Insights. Cassie Stoddard is a professor in the Stoddard Lab of EEB. She can be reached at mstoddard@princeton.edu.To view the transcript for this episode, click “More Info” and then “Full Transcript” in the episode player.RESOURCES:Princeton Insights coverage: Prince, perception and purple: The colorful world of wild hummingbirdsOriginal Paper: Wild hummingbirds discriminate nonspectral colorsCREDITSWritten/Hosted by Thiago Tarraf Varella GS and Jarome Ali GSEdited by Sophia VillacortaProduced by Isabel RodriguesOriginal Insights Coverage by Jarome Ali GSFor more from The Daily Princetonian, visit www.dailyprincetonian.com. For more from Princeton Insights, visit insights.princeton.edu. Subscribe to The Highlights on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts!

This episode of The Highlights was produced under the 145th Managing Board of The Daily Princetonian in partnership with Princeton Insights. Patricia Hoyos is a graduate student in the Kastner Lab of PNI. She can be reached at phoyos@princeton.edu.To view the transcript for this episode, click “More Info” and then “Full Transcript” in the episode player.RESOURCES:Princeton Insights coverage: The development of visual-spatial biases in childrenOriginal Paper: Development of spatial biases in school-aged childrenCREDITS:Written/Hosted by Thiago Tarraf Varella GS and Crystal Lee GSProduced by Isabel RodriguesOriginal Insights Coverage by Crystal Lee GSFor more from The Daily Princetonian, visit www.dailyprincetonian.com. For more from Princeton Insights, visit insights.princeton.edu. Subscribe to The Highlights on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts!

This episode of The Highlights was produced under the 145th Managing Board of The Daily Princetonian in partnership with Princeton Insights. Zhilei Zhao is a post-doc in the Goldberg Lab at Cornell University. He can be reached at zz367@cornell.edu.RESOURCES:Princeton Insights coverage: Infectious mosquitoes decode the unique smell of humans to pick their next mealOriginal Paper: Chemical signatures of human odour generate a unique neural code in the brain of Aedes aegypti mosquitoesCREDITS:Written/Hosted by Thiago Tarraf Varella GS and Olivia Duddy GSProduced by Isabel RodriguesOriginal Insights Coverage by Olivia Duddy GSFor more from Princeton Insights, visit insights.princeton.edu. Subscribe to The Highlights on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts!

This episode of The Highlights was produced under the 145th Managing Board of The Daily Princetonian in partnership with Princeton Insights. Talmo Pereira is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Neuroscience. He can be reached at talmo@princeton.edu.RESOURCES:Princeton Insights coverage: A computational model for automated tracking of socially-interacting animalsOriginal Paper: SLEAP: Multi-animal pose trackingCREDITS:Written/Hosted by Thiago Tarraf Varella GS and Andy Jones GSProduced by Isabel Rodrigues '23Original Insights Coverage by Andy Jones GSFor more from The Daily Princetonian, visit www.dailyprincetonian.com.For more from Princeton Insights, visit insights.princeton.edu.

This episode of The Highlights was produced under the 145th Managing Board of the Daily Princetonian in partnership with Princeton Insights. Nicole Templeman is an Assistant Professor of Biology at the University of Victoria and a Canada Research Chair in Cell Biology. She can be reached nmtempleman@uvic.ca.RESOURCES:Princeton Insights coverage: A C. elegans model reveals mechanisms behind reproductive agingOriginal Paper: CREB Non-autonomously Controls Reproductive Aging through Hedgehog/Patched SignalingDefinitions from this episode can be found hereCREDITS:Written/Hosted by Thiago Tarraf Varella GS and Rebekah Rashford GSProduced by Isabel RodriguesDefinitions/Original Article by Rebekah Rashford GS and Ashley Chang '21For more from The Daily Princetonian, visit www.dailyprincetonian.com.For more from Princeton Insights, visit insights.princeton.edu.