Beyond the Physics

Jul 25 2024 22 ep. 131 mins 59
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Beyond the Physics is a podcast run by Joseph Guzman and Irene Roman, PhD physics students, who hope to learn more about the universe, and the people that make up the culture behind the science. Come along as we hope to tackle some of the most difficult, and thought provoking questions of our time, and shatter the notions of what it takes to be a physicist.

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Simon's Journey in Physics: From Childhood Fascination to Advanced Physics Research

Jul 25 2024 142 mins  
Summary of Today's Episode: "Simon's Journey in Physics: From Childhood Fascination to Advanced Physics Research" Here is a brief list of the topics and conversational points covered 💡 1. Simon's Journey and Motivation in Physics: Simon's Cultural Background, Interest in Science, Inspirational Dream, Educational Journey, Motivation for Studying Physics, Current Research Inter

Balancing Acts: Navigating the Utility of Religion and Facing the Abyss with Terence

Feb 08 2024 138 mins  
Trying out some new technology to generate this summary, suggestions on how to best format or present this information is welcome. HOUR 1 1. Utility of Religion One speaker has shifted from a strong atheist stance to recognizing the utility of religion in society, particularly as a moral guiding force and a provider of hope and direction for the general population. 2. Religion an

Kintsugi with Michael Jaramillo

Oct 06 2023 170 mins  
Kintsugi (golden joinery) is the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery with lacquer dusted or mixed with powdered gold, silver, or platinum, a method similar to the maki-e technique. As a philosophy, it treats breakage and repair as part of the history of an object, rather than something to disguise. On this episode, we have a special guest Michael Jaramillo. We chat about how

Venom, Death and Abuse - 2023 Update

Sep 04 2023 121 mins  
On this episode, we give you an update on where we have been since the last update. We give a detailed breakdown of the trials and tribulations we have been through during each phase of this break. For instance Joe passed the qualifying exams, began the process towards passing the oral exam, and dealt with potentially traumatic emotional abuse from his supervisor. Irene has passed

How Moon Knight Changed My Life

Aug 03 2023 53 mins  
In this episode Joe describes a mental excercise that came about through watching the TV series Moon Knight found on Disney + Streaming ( Not a sponsor ). The Protagonist of the show experiences a version of Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID), and has two major personas Marc and Steven, who have very different goals. As such Joe identifies who are his "Marc" and "Steven", what ar

Couch Talks #1 - Eigenbros

Apr 28 2022 94 mins  
This is the inaugural first episode in our new couch talk series. It's nice to not always have to be on, worrying about production and heavily researching, or dealing with serious topics. On this first episode, we have the Eigenbros joining us just before they go on hiatus as both Juan and Terence found lab jobs across the country! We chat about science like Quantum Field Theory, s

From Eigenbros to Beyond Grad School, Juan pt.2

Mar 21 2022 141 mins  
On this episode, we have a returning special guest Juan from the illustrious Eigenbros podcast. Juan lets us in on big changes heading for the eigenbros as well as what he has been up to since our last interview some three odd years ago. Being forced to leave the graduate program due to not passing the comprehensive exam, Juan shares his experience applying to other schools, findin

2022 Update: Break, Therapy, NVC, COVID

Jan 24 2022 110 mins  
On this episode, we give you an update on where we have been since the last epsiode. We give a detailed breakdown of the trials and tribulations we have been through during each phase of this break. For instance Joe decided to defer the Fall 2021 school semester to do some soul searching and to work on himself. Irene has been working dilligently to try and complete her prospectus a

Joe's Imposter Syndrome Deconstruction

May 08 2021 88 mins  
On this episode, we give you an update on where we have been since the last epsiode. Running through our coursework, how we've been doing, and an in depth dive into Joe's experience with imposter syndrome and how that has come to a head in recent months. We hope you enjoy the episode and our return to form. Hopefully more episodes will be coming to you regularly during the summer s

Book Club #1 - "Conscious" by Annaka Harris

Oct 26 2020 183 mins  
On today's episode we are introducing our book club with its inaugural episode being on "Conscious" by Annaka Harris. Our guests discussing the book today are: Terence, Ricardo (Ricky) Castaneda, Edward Benavidez and of course Irene Roman and Joseph Guzman. We had a informative discussion on the various definitions, experiments and ideas outlined in the book, as we try to peel a