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by Jay Foley and Dugan Hayes
*The* podcast about light-matter interaction! Jay and Dugan host this monthly podcast about chemistry and physics with a focus on the variety of ways in which scientists study and take advantage of interactions between light and matter.
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- Jun 6, 20231h 7m
Episode 18: Nuclear resonance (Mössbauer) spectroscopies
We head to the very far end of the electromagnetic spectrum to tackle one of Dugan's favorite subjects, nuclear resonance spectroscopies. No, not nuclear magnetic resonance - we're talking about gamma ray transitions between nuclear configurations. After a fairly exhaustive discussion of how little we know about nuclear physics, we get into the details of radioisotope Mössbauer spectroscopy, nuclear forward scattering, and even a little bit of nuclear resonance vibrational spectroscopy....
- Feb 6, 20231h 3m
Episode 17: Astrochemistry with Prof. Nate DeYonker
Prof. Nate DeYonker from the University of Memphis takes us out of this world and into the vast expanse of space as we talk all things astrochemistry. Get ready to hear about molecules that seem like they shouldn't exist, spectra from extraterrestrial telescopes with almost frighteningly good resolution, and the challenges of quantum chemistry using quartic (!!!) force fields. Nate also gives us a primer on "Pauling points" before closing the show out with an incredibly moving tribute to the ...
- Dec 1, 20221h 11m
Episode 16: Thermal Radiation
We're finally back, and this time we're talking everything thermal! After some brief updates, we dive into blackbody radiation, Planck's law, and selective emitters. Then Jay explains how to use these concepts to design incandescent lightbulbs that are actually twice as efficient as LED bulbs. Then we move on to one of Jay's all-time favorite ideas: passive daytime radiative cooling. And things get even crazier when Jay explains how to use the universe as a really great cold reservoir in a he...
- Dec 8, 202154 min
Episode 15: Photocycloaddition
We're celebrating Dugan's recent JACS paper on copper-catalyzed photocycloaddition reactions by doing a Back 2 Basics episode on photocycloadditons that is really just an episode on that paper with a little bit of Woodward Hoffmann rules thrown in for good measure. But what is a podcast for besides self-promotion anyway? We return to some of our favorite topics, including X-ray spectroscopy and transient absorption, and discuss how a combination of spectroscopic techniques can be used to dedu...
- Oct 19, 202153 min
Episode 14: The Stern-Gerlach Experiment
This month is more Back 2 Basics as we discuss the famous Stern-Gerlach experiment. In addition to the classic version, we contemplate thought experiments, photonic analogs, spin pedagogy, cigar smoke, Nobel Prizes, interpretations of quantum mechanics, God, and approximately infinite universes. Did I miss anything?
- Sep 21, 20211h 18m
Episode 13: Sit Resist
New season, new format - we broadcast in-person from a hot tub in Atlanta during the Fall 2021 ACS Meeting! We have been planning to review "Sit Resist" by Laura Stevenson basically since we started podcasting in Fall 2020, and we finally do in this episode. And by "review" we really mean talk about how amazing this album is. Content warning that this episode discusses dark subject matter, including physical abuse, substance abuse, and death; specific warnings are provided i...
- May 25, 202154 min
Episode 12: Fluorescence Guided Surgery with Dr. Christie Lin
In this episode, we talk about ways in which light-matter interactions are revolutionizing surgery. We are joined by Christie Lin, VP of Research at OnLume - a startup based in Madison WI dedicated to improving patient outcomes through innovations in Fluorescence Guided Surgery (FGS). Christie prompts us to revisit some of our favorite topics, including SWIR fluorophores and gamma rays, and she also introduces us to regulatory policy for combination drug and medical devices!...
- May 11, 202151 min
Episode 11: Statistical Mechanics with Prof. Katja Lindenberg
We're unbelievably honored and excited to have the legendary Prof. Katja Lindenberg on the show to take us through her life in physics and physical chemistry. We talk to Prof. Lindenberg about her early life and education, her transition from mathematics to physics, and of course her incredible 50 year career at UCSD, during which she used "the language of science" (statistical mechanics) to describe problems involving random processes in nearly every discipline you could possibly imagine. We...
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*The* podcast about light-matter interaction! Jay and Dugan host this monthly podcast about chemistry and physics with a focus on the variety of ways in which scientists study and take advantage of interactions between light and matter.
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