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Surface Tension

Break the surface. Cultivate your curiosity.

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Stay Curious! Why Does Ice Float?

Most things gets denser as they get colder.

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#31 - Investing: What You Should Know About Money (W/ Jacob Swiney)

Listen in to learn about investing fundamentals!

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Stay Curious! How Does the Internet Work?

The internet can be likened to a massive game of note passing.

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#30 - Embracing the Absurd: The Meaning of Life, Pushing Boulders, and the Chain of Whys

In this episode, we explore Absurdism and its advocate Albert Camus, challenging the notion of life's meaning and embracing the inherent absurdity.

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#29 - Hatch: Reinventing Recruitment with AI, Nurturing College Startups, and Envisioning Change

Listen in to hear the cofounders of Hatch discuss the AI-powered resume screening platform that they've been building.

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#28 - Jeff Erickson: Cracking the Code: GPA, Algorithms, Pedagogy, and Research

This week's episode features Jeff Erickson, a renowned mathematician and computer scientist that regularly teaches @ UIUC.

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#27 - Rachel Switzky: Design Thinking's Place at the Table, Shaping the Siebel Center for Design

In this episode, we interview the director of the pound-for-pound most creative place on the University of Illinois' campus, the Siebel Center for Design (SCD).

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#26 - Nigel Bosch: The Metacognitive Frontier: Using AI To Learn More Effectively

In this episode, Nigel Bosch, an educational AI researcher from the University of Illinois, dives into interactive artificial intelligence (AI) and its potential to enhance students' metacognitive skills.

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#25 - Luke Clancy: Make Students Passionate Again, Creating, Religion and Exponential History

This week’s episode welcomes Luke Clancy, a community builder and founder of Illini Blockchain, as we delve into the intriguing topic of passion, or rather, the lack thereof, among college students.

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#24 - Chandra Chekuri: Working at Bell Labs, What are Algorithms, NP-Hard, Finding Questions

In this week’s episode, we interview Chandra Chekuri about algorithms, one of the most fundamental ideas that underpin our lives.

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