A mathematician and an astrophysicist walk into a bar... Join Kat and Thomas from the Sci-Comm Collective as they break down (and break down) physics, maths, and their experiences navigating academia.
In this episode, Thomas and Kat are joined by Meagan Hough, a final year PhD student at the University of Bristol working in Quantum Physics. They discuss Meagan's journey to academia, their experiences being neurodivergent in academia, and their recently published Physics World article.
Meagan's Article in Physics World: https://physicsworld.com/a/unique-minds-why-accommodating-neurodivergent-scientists-matters/ (https://physicsworld.com/a/unique-minds-why-accommodating-neurodivergent-scientists-matters/)
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28 Oct 2025
Why is space sticky?
In this episode, Thomas and Kat discuss viscosity - essentially, how fluids stick to themselves - and how some of them behave very strangely!
Ooblek on the space station: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDLNsLqS3vE (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDLNsLqS3vE)
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16 Aug 2025
9: Brain go brrr....
In this episode, Thomas and Kat discuss managing your time and mental health as a PhD student or academic. They discuss their own challenges and how they've tried to overcome these.
In this episode, we discuss Spoon Theory and how we and others have found it useful for describing how our brains function and interact with the academic environment. We want to acknowledge the origin of Spoon Theory in the chronic illness community. Read more at the link below.
Spoon Theory: https://www.butyoudontlooksick.com/articles/written-by-christine/the-spoon-theory/ (https://www.butyoudontlooksick.com/articles/written-by-christine/the-spoon-theory/)
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1 Jul 2025
Why is Space Flat!?
Hosts Thomas Rintoul and Kat DoesMaths explore the common phenomenon of flatness observed in celestial objects like planets, solar systems, black holes, and galaxies, revealing insights into the universe's structure.
24 Mar 2025
Find yourself a designated extrovert
In this episode, Thomas and Kat discuss networking as an early career researcher and how to handle those early conferences when you know no one.
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24 Oct 2024
Space Out!
In this episode, Thomas and Kat discuss some actual science exploring density and diffusion on human scales and on slightly more astronomical scales too!
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12 Sept 2024
We're not dead!
In this episode, Thomas and Kat discuss travelling as academics, and Kat has some big news!
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13 Mar 2024
Reading and Writing? In STEM subjects!?
In this episode, Thomas and Kat discuss academic reading and writing, how to find and read papers, and share their opinions on writing and the writing style of other academics.
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13 Mar 2024
4: Reading and Writing? In STEM subjects!?
In this episode, Thomas and Kat discuss academic reading and writing, how to find and read papers, and share their opinions on writing and the writing style of other academics.
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8 Feb 2024
PhD Your Way to Success
In this episode, Thomas and Kat discuss applying and interviewing for PhDs, then actually talk about fluids!
Video Version: https://youtu.be/ChMlbLczrLs (https://youtu.be/ChMlbLczrLs)
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06:17 - PhD Interviews
26:55 - PhD Applications
38:35 - FLUIDS!!!
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8 Feb 2024
3: PhD Your Way to Success
In this episode, Thomas and Kat discuss applying and interviewing for PhDs, then actually talk about fluids!
Video Version: https://youtu.be/ChMlbLczrLs (https://youtu.be/ChMlbLczrLs)
~~Chapters~~
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06:17 - PhD Interviews
26:55 - PhD Applications
38:35 - FLUIDS!!!
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30 Nov 2023
2: Ready, Set, Code
In this episode, Thomas and Kat have a catch up after launching the pilot last episode, talk about starting out on a PhD and discuss the use of computer code in academia.
30 Nov 2023
Ready, Set, Code
In this episode, Thomas and Kat have a catch up after launching the pilot last episode, talk about starting out on a PhD and discuss the use of computer code in academia.
13 Sept 2023
Pilot
Welcome to the Unstable Fluid Podcast - brought to you by The Sci Comm Collective (TSCC). In this pilot episode, Thomas and Kat discuss who they are, the research they do, how universities prepare their students and their journies into PhD study.
13 Sept 2023
1: Pilot
Welcome to the Unstable Fluid Podcast - brought to you by The Sci Comm Collective (TSCC). In this pilot episode, Thomas and Kat discuss who they are, the research they do, how universities prepare their students and their journies into PhD study.
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