457 | Power House of the Squirrel

460 | Desk Purple Yellow Blue: The Best (Worst) Way to End a Story

This week, hosts Liam Clifford and Amalie Hutchinson are joined by Alexander Sallas, a PhD candidate in Western's Department of English and Writing Studies. In his dissertation, Alexander talks about the Deus Ex Machina, a special, unpredictable way to end a story. Some people believe that this is not a great way to end a story, but Alexander strongly disagrees. Unpredictable events happen all the time in real life, so why can't they happen in a story?

Recorded on May 14, 2024.

Produced by Anthony Cruz.

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459 | Look at all that Information: Examining Ontologies and Knowledge Translation across Domains

This week hosts Mark Ambrogio and Liam Clifford are joined by John Kausch, a PhD student in Information Science studying knowledge organization systems and ways to translate knowledge. This episode delves into what an ontology is, John's work on creating a formal model for knowledge translation and wider applications of information science research in other domains.

To learn more about John, check out his Twitter page @kausch and Observable Portfolio.

Recorded on May 7, 2024

Produced by Maria Khan

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458 | Musical Clarity: Music, Emotions, and Memory

This week, hosts Mark Ambrogio and Ryan Baxter are joined by Caitlin Fitzpatrick, a Masters of Neuroscience student who is interested in examining the emotional effects of music on older adults with and without mild cognitive impairment (MCI). Tune in to this week's episode for discussions on the two sides of emotion in relation to music, as well as the grander applications of this research.

To learn more about Caitlin and her work, check out her LinkedIn page!

Recorded on April 30, 2024

Produced by Suzy Lee

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#BookCast 1 | The Idiot by Elif Batuman

For our first #BookCast recording, hosts Scott Walters, Amalie Hutchinson, Mark Ambrogio, Garth Casbourn, and Meghan Voll discuss The Idiotby Elif Batuman. Join our book club for a discussion about writing style, dissociation with the world around you, and how we can all relate to being a bit of an idiot.

Note: no spoilers, so if you've read the book already or haven't yet, you'll be able to enjoy this podcast.

Recorded on April 9, 2024

Produced by Amalie Hutchinson

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457 | Power House of the Squirrel

Join hosts Carly Charron and Liam Clifford in their chat with biology MSc student Lauren Rego. Studying how mitochondria change during hibernation in thirteen-lined ground squirrels, Lauren shares her expertise in squirrel trapping and care, the physiology behind hibernation and what ground squirrels really do all winter.

To learn more about Lauren's work, check out her twitter @laurenrego3

Recorded on April 16, 2024

Produced by Amalie Hutchinson

Ground squirrel audio from youtube

Ground squirrel photo available here

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