I speak with Santiago Ordonez, one of my best friends from university, who now produces music after his day job.
We talk about Santi's decision to pursue music, similarities between music and programming, different genres of music, music that has influenced Santi, whether or not music can be objective, and many other topics.
You can learn more about Santi and his music via instagram: https://www.instagram.com/friendscallmesanti/
Links to some of the stuff we talked about:
Ludovico Einaudi, Nuvole Bianche: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUCI-1vIbUo
Ludwig Göransson, Scoring The Mandalorian: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXJa1YcV6OQ
You can learn more about me at https://www.alihkw.com/
9 Dec 2020
Ep4: Evolutionary Genomics ft. Madeleine Oman
In the 4th episode of my podcast I chat with my friend and occasional colleague Madeleine Oman! Madeleine is a PhD student in Bioinformatics at the University of Toronto, and her research in evolutionary genomics involves understanding the distribution of mutations in the genome. We chat about the recent advancements in genomics research, what we do and don't understand (yet) about the genome, and some fun facts about human genetics. We also discuss the differences and similarities in our experiences pursuing graduate studies.
You can learn more about me and my interests at alihkw.com (https://alihkw.com/)
2 Dec 2020
Ep3: Archives and Record Management ft. Arwa
In the third episode of my podcast I speak with my friend Arwa, who is a recent graduate from the University of Toronto with a Masters of Information, focusing on Archives and Record Management. We chat about the role archives and records play in our society, the surrounding legislature, and the intricacies involved in maintaining them well. We also talk about some of the cooler artifacts available in archives right here in Toronto!
We also talk about a piece of digital art that poses an interesting archival problem that you can check out for yourself via this [link] (http://arcpub.com/RCAP.html)!
You can find learn more about myself at alihkw.com (//alihkw.com)
Cover art photo by Ula Kuźma (https://unsplash.com/@ula_kuzma?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText) on Unsplash (https://unsplash.com/s/photos/archive?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText)
26 Nov 2020
Ep2: Work Life Balance in an (AI) Research Career ft. Class Voelcker
In the second episode of my podcast I chat with Class Voelcker! Class is a PhD student at the University of Toronto, focussing on the theory of reinforcement learning and machine learning.
From all the way in Germany, Class joins me for a conversation about balancing a healthy lifestyle with the often intense work schedule found in a research career. We talk about the crunch weeks before deadlines, the social atmosphere in academia, and other hobbies that we have outside of work.
You can learn more about Class and his interests on his website https://cvoelcker.de/
You can learn more about me and my interests on my website https://alihkw.com/
6 Nov 2020
Ep1: Podcast About Podcasts ft. Yasmeen
In the very first episode of my podcast, I talk to Yasmeen about making the very first episode of my podcast!
We also talk about her podcast, the Student Spotlight, that explores the highs and lows of student life with guests and the host, Yasmeen, a psychology/computer science student at UofT. This podcast aims to help the student community connect more through stories. You can checkout @thestudentspotlight (https://www.instagram.com/thestudentspotlight/) on Instagram
You can learn more about me and my interests at my website alihkw.com
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