Best Erika Maries Podcasts (2024)

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Choreography Month Week 5: Elements of Artistry with Chelsea Weidmann 26:25

3h ago26:25

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It's Choreography Month! All month long, I'll be sharing ideas and information on the process of choreography - from coming up with an original concept to teaching your students the steps! Today I had the joy of chatting with Chelsea Weidmann - i.e. GeekyBallerina - about her system for identifying and teaching elements of artistry in dance class. …

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Choreography Month Week 4: Teaching the Choreography 17:45

6d ago17:45

17:45

It's Choreography Month! All month long, I'll be sharing ideas and information on the process of choreography - from coming up with an original concept to teaching your students the steps! In this week's episode we finally get into actually teaching the choreography to your students. Hear Maia's specific model for notating and teaching choreography…

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Choreography Month Week 3: Formations and Spacing 18:55

13d ago18:55

18:55

It's Choreography Month! All month long, I'll be sharing ideas and information on the process of choreography - from coming up with an original concept to teaching your students the steps! This week you've got your theme and some steps, but where do you put them?! Here are some ideas on blocking, coming up with transitions between different formati…

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Choreography Month Week 2: Coming up with Original Movement 19:41

4d ago19:41

19:41

It's Choreography Month! All month long, I'll be sharing ideas and information on the process of choreography - from coming up with an original concept to teaching your students the steps! This week's episode is the only episode about the actual "steps" themselves! Here are some of my ideas for coming up with original movement, getting through mome…

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Choreography Month Week 1: Choosing a Theme and Music 16:13

30d ago16:13

16:13

It's Choreography Month! All month long, I'll be sharing ideas and information on the process of choreography - from coming up with an original concept to teaching your students the steps! This week's episode is all about choosing the music and/or theme for your dance. The options are infinite, but what factors should we prioritize to narrow it dow…

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"The Mary Poppins of Dance" - Ideas to Make Classes More Engaging Using Props and Tools 21:35

20d ago21:35

21:35

The opportunities to use props, tools, games, and physical objects of all kinds in dance class to engage and motivate your students are endless! In today's episode, Maia shares just a few of her tried-and-true ideas - broken up into three different age categories to help you engage and inspire your students of all ages! Head over to the Casual Danc…

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Preventing and Managing Injuries in Dance Class with Erika Mayall 21:49

1M ago21:49

21:49

Erika Mayall is a dance physiotherapist and the host of The Dance Physio Podcast. I was delighted to have the opportunity to speak with her about how to prevent injuries in our students, teach through injuries in the classroom, encourage healthy warm-up practices, and more! Theme Music by GBMystical! www.gbmystical.com Recorded Via Squadcast.…

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Jacob Goldstein and I talk Joan Didion's "The White Album" and use it to fuel the ultimate NYC vs. LA debate 48:40

1M ago48:40

48:40

Author and podcast host, Jacob Goldstein and I talk about "The White Album" by Joan Didion. As a San Diego born, New York City journalist, Jacob and I compare and contract Los Angeles and New York as described by Didion and ourselves. We talk about our nostalgia for the past and the uncertainty of the future as we stray on and off topic of this thr…

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Preparing Recreational Students for a Collegiate Dance Program with Laura Ward Moran 22:11

1M ago22:11

22:11

Laura Ward Moran is an experienced dance educator, business owner, and founder of the college preparatory dance program at The John Carroll School in Bel Air, MD. In this episode, Laura shares insights on how all dance teachers can prepare their students - however "casual" they may be - for post-high-school dance experiences, education, and careers…

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How Megan Williams Created a Dance Program Tailored to Military Families 23:38

2M ago23:38

23:38

Megan Williams is the director of the Youth Instructional Dance Program at Fort Campbell, KY - a program exclusively for children of active duty and retired military families. Her unique experience in this role is not only fascinating to learn about, but also comes with a lot of lessons that can be applied by dance educators in all kinds of program…

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Pirouettes - When and How Are We Teaching our Casual Dancers? 24:14

2M ago24:14

24:14

Pirouettes - Let's Talk About It! Pirouettes, or turns in general, seem to be at the forefront of dance media, but are they really THAT big a part of what we do? Join me as I explore the relevance of pirouettes in casual dance training, as well as just a couple of my personal methods for teaching this skill. Let's keep the conversation going in the…

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Dance/Movement Therapy Practices for the Casual Dance Teacher with Genevieve Fuller 18:02

2M ago18:02

18:02

Genevieve Fuller joins us in this episode to share some practical tips and exercises that can be implemented in any dance classroom to ease stress, facilitate mental and emotional well-being, and equip students with the tools and skills to use movement and body-based practices to regulate their own mental health outside the classroom. Genevieve is …

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Poet Campbell McGrath gives advice to writers and reads some of his work from "Nouns and Verbs" 53:55

2M ago53:55

53:55

Chicago based poet, Campbell McGrath talks to me about the difference in reading verses watching a movie, gives writing advice, and reads some of his own poetry in this riveting episode. Nouns and Verbs: https://www.amazon.com/Nouns-Verbs-Campbell-McGrath-ebook/dp/B07BK5LS9Z/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3PW8A8HUNH709&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.1qfSeNSYOZIt05ulFxXyn8_QiiR…

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Refresh Your Classroom Playlists - Choosing Music for Dance Classes 16:24

3M ago16:24

16:24

While most of us love music, sometimes choosing music for our dance classes can be daunting! In this episode, I share my tips for curating and organizing playlists for a variety of styles of dance with music that's age appropriate, varied, and engaging for both you and your students! Join me in The Casual Dance Teacher's Network on Facebook to cont…

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Parapsychologist Loyd Auerbach and I Talk Skeptics, Mediums, and How The Ghostbusters Helped His Career 53:30

3M ago53:30

53:30

Director of the Office of Paranormal Investigations and President of the Forever Family Foundation, has been in the field for over 40 years focusing on education and field investigation. He is the author or co-author of 10 nonfiction books and one novel, and teaches online Parapsychology courses through the Rhine Education Center. He is on the Boar…

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Jumps Training with Coach Kristin Stam 16:11

3M ago16:11

16:11

Kristin Stam is a track and field coach at Bloomsburg University, specializing in jumping events. She also just so happens to be my sister :) In this episode, we get her professional insight on how to maximize dancers' physical performance throughout the season, plus some practical tips and drills to get stronger, higher jumps from our dancers!…

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Curriculum Building - How I Lesson-Plan for the Whole Season Before it Even Starts! 24:01

3M ago24:01

24:01

Join me in the casual dance teacher's network on Facebook to continue the conversation! We're kicking things off with Maia's step-by-step guide on how to map out your curriculum for the entire dance season! I've developed this curriculum-planning process over the past several years, and I'm hoping it helps you kick off a new dance season feeling or…

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Why We Should Actually Be Optimistic About The Environment with Environmentalist Adam Dorr 50:36

3M ago50:36

50:36

Adam Dorr is the Director of Research at the independent think tank RethinkX. He is an environmental social scientist and technology theorist whose recent RethinkX publications have focused on the disruption of the global energy sector by new energy generation and storage technologies, as well as the implications of the energy, transportation, and …

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Environmental Scientist Adam Dorr and I discuss 10 Reasons Why We're Wrong About the World and Why Things Are Better Than We Think in Hans Rosling's "Factfulness" 29:35

3M ago29:35

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Adam Dorr is the Director of Research at the independent think tank RethinkX. He is an environmental social scientist and technology theorist whose recent RethinkX publications have focused on the disruption of the global energy sector by new energy generation and storage technologies, as well as the implications of the energy, transportation, and …

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The Beatles Interesting Tie to Florida with Bob Kealing, the Sunshine State's Specialist 50:42

3M ago50:42

50:42

Siix time Emmy award winning, Bob Kealing, talks with me about "Good Day Sunshine State" and the Beatles history in Florida. Why does this state hold a special place in the hearts of those four lads from LIverpool? Hear us discuss this and "Once Upon A Time in Florida" by Jacki Levine. Good Day Sunshine State https://www.amazon.com/Good-Day-Sunshin…

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Trailer - Get to Know the Casual Dance Teacher's Podcast 5:05

4M ago5:05

5:05

What is the Casual Dance Teacher's Podcast, and why is it here? Join me in the casual dance teacher's network on Facebook!By Maia Mahosky

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"The Book You Wish Your Parents Had Read" and "Parenting On Earth" with moral and political philosopher Elizabeth Cripps 53:19

4M ago53:19

53:19

Moral and Political philosopher, Elizabeth Cripps talks to us about individual and parental duties toward climate change. We touch on her book, "Parenting on Earth" as well as "The Book You Wish Your Parents Had Read (and Your Children Will Be Glad That You Did)" by Philippa Perry in an insightful conversation about parenting and climate change. Pa…

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Should We Settle Outer Space? Rocket Scientist Erika Nesvold and I talk about capitalism and prison in space, mining astroids, and "The Sparrow" by Mary Doria Russell 48:45

4M ago48:45

48:45

Rocket Scientist Erika Nesvold and I talk about Mary Doria Russell's The Sparrow all while she answers some of my dumb space questions. We touch on mining astroids, prison and capitalism in space, and whether we should even settle space? The Sparrow: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=the+sparrow+book&crid=27WWOJ6JYAAQH&sprefix=the+sparrow+book%2Caps%2C163…

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Professor Chris Impey and I talk about "Wonderful Life" by Stephen Jay Gould and what we have wrong about scientific orthodoxy 26:11

4M ago26:11

26:11

University of Arizona Astronomy professor Chris Impey and I talk about "Wonderful Life" by Stephen Jay Gould. This is book was way over my head but i still learned a lot. Hear Professor Impey dumb things down for me and share things like how fossilization is rare and evolution is a lottery. Wonderful Life: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=wonderful+life+…

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Professor Chris Impey and I talk about habitable planets, Drake's equation, and Chris' book, "Worlds Without End" 23:44

5M ago23:44

23:44

University of Arizona Astronomy professor Chris Impey and I talk about his book, "Worlds Without End: Exoplanets, Habitability, and the Future of Humanity". This is a fun episode because I get to geek out and ask all of the questions I've had about space and life on other planets that I want. Come back next week to hear us talk about "Wonderful Lif…

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Should Vladimir Nabokov's Lolita be removed from school lists? Stephen Mills and I discuss this and our personal encounters with sexual abuse 1:17:48

5M ago1:17:48

1:17:48

Winner of the 2022 National Jewish Book Award, author Stephen Mills and I discuss his book, "The Chosen - A Memoir of Stolen Boyhood" after touching on Vladimir Nabokov's "Lolita". We talk about how Nabokov's writing should be read by all adults and transition to sharing personal testimonies of sexual abuse in this highly emotional episode. The Cho…

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Laura Warrell is back to discuss Julia Otsuka's "The Swimmers" and the difficulty of writing in third person plural 24:56

5M ago24:56

24:56

Laura Warrell is back to praise Julia Otsuka's "The Swimmers". We specifically talk about how difficult is to write in third person plural but we both couldn't put the book down. The Swimmers: https://www.amazon.com/Swimmers-novel-Julie-Otsuka/dp/0593466624/ref=sr_1_1?crid=HTD04TIH3JME&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.4NaEfZ2_fThQKp51HQYfO3tojtO-OKvYCsK1Cu5scz02W-…

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PEN/Faulkner Award finalist Laura Warrell talks to us about her journey writing Sweet Soft Plenty Rhythm 44:40

5M ago44:40

44:40

Laura Warell is an award winning author and professor of creative writing and literature at various institutions including Berklee College of Music. Being a musician myself, we talk about how accurate her book, "Sweet Soft Plenty Rhythm" is to the modern musician's journey. Come back next week to hear us discuss, "The Swimmers" by Julia Otsuka Swee…

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I'm back with Katie Davis where we talk about Jake Ward's "The Loop" and how that relates to regression toward the mean 30:33

6M ago30:33

30:33

Katie Davis and I talk about Jake Ward's "The Loop" and the future of our human agency. Hear what Katie Davis thinks about one of my favorite books. Check out my episode with Jake if you liked this as well! Episode with Jake: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6WMvQKT3Tz4H3V4amt9Lql?si=7b9f64f3da954fc2 The Loop: https://www.amazon.com/Loop-Technology…

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Katie Davis shares why giving your kids screens is doing more harm than good 38:01

6M ago38:01

38:01

Associate Professor at the University of Washington, Katie Davis walks us through the struggles of raising children in a day and age where technology is at the forefront. She gives tips and tricks she touched on in her book, "Technology's Child". Come back next week to hear us discuss Jacob Ward's "The Loop". Technology's Child: https://www.amazon.…

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I'm back with professor Nick Mirzoeff talking about cultural restitution and Dan Hick's Brutish Museums 42:03

6M ago42:03

42:03

Piggybacking off of our conversation last week about racism and whiteness in Professor Mirzoeff's "White Sight", this week we talk about Dan Hick's "The Brutish Museums". The Brutish Museums: https://www.amazon.com/Brutish-Museums-Colonial-Violence-Restitution/dp/0745346227/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2MIJDIGF910WV&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.AYtAKi1AxTXrO-8f3cVYj7TSXliW…

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NYU Professor and author, Nick Mirzoeff and I talk about whiteness, and white replacement from his book, White Sight 48:15

6M ago48:15

48:15

With a background in Art history, Nick Mirzoeff is an NYU professor and author who had a fascinating chat with me about his book, "White Sight". Check it out here and come back next week for our chat on Dan Hick's "Brutish Museums". White Sight: https://www.amazon.com/White-Sight-Politics-Practices-Whiteness-ebook/dp/B0B2MJKCQV Brutish Museums: htt…

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Tony Hiss shares why he's optimistic about Earth's future thanks to the Half-Earth project 52:47

6M ago52:47

52:47

Author and New Yorker writer, Tony Hiss and I discuss what the Half-Earth project is, why it matters, and many more issues he writes about in his book, "Rescuing The Planet: Protecting Half The Land to Heal The Earth". We then shift into discussing "Life On The Mississippi" by Mark Twain and how we all need to rewire our brains like a Mississippi p…

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I'm back with Laurie Loewenstein where we discuss Housekeeping by Marilynne Robinson 22:28

7M ago22:28

22:28

Wilke's University professor and author Laurie Loewentein and I discuss discuss "Housekeeping" by Marilynne Robinson and how it compares to her book, "Funeral Train". Funeral Train: https://www.amazon.com/Funeral-Train-Dust-Bowl-Mysteries/dp/B0B2S6C29H/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1LT9JVO9W7FWK&keywords=funeral+train+laurie+loewenstein&qid=1707164667&sprefix=fu…

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Laurie Loewenstein and I discuss the dust bowl and her book, Funeral Train 20:03

7M ago20:03

20:03

Wilke's University professor and author Laurie Loewentein and I discuss the dust bowl, and her book, "The Funeral Train". Come back next week to hear us discuss "Housekeeping" by Marilynne Robinson. Funeral Train: https://www.amazon.com/Funeral-Train-Dust-Bowl-Mysteries/dp/B0B2S6C29H/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1LT9JVO9W7FWK&keywords=funeral+train+laurie+loewe…

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Professor Andrew Mangham is back to talk about Charles Dickens' Great Expectations 26:16

7M ago26:16

26:16

Professor Andrew Mangham and I discuss Charles Dickens' Great Expectations after discussing Mangham's We're All Monsters last week. Hear us talk about the good and bad of life's daily struggles through this classic coming of age novel. We Are All Monsters: https://www.amazon.com/We-Are-All-Monsters-Organisms/dp/0262047527/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2KG0NQYCV0…

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Professor Andrew Mangham and I discuss why we are all monsters 30:15

7M ago30:15

30:15

Literary critic and professor, Andrew Mangham and I discuss his book, "We Are All Monsters" which goes into why there is no template human and how we all have peculiarities. Come back next week to hear us discuss Charles Dickens' "Great Expectations". Get his book here: https://www.amazon.com/We-Are-All-Monsters-Organisms/dp/0262047527 Great Expect…

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Writer and Psychotherapist David Santos Donaldson and I talk about his book Greenland as well as Seasons of Migration To The North 46:48

8M ago46:48

46:48

The award winning writer and psychotherapist, David Santos Donaldson and I discuss "Greenland" a story that is magical realism but totally contemporary. We compare it to "Seasons of Migration To The North" by Tayeb Salih in this episode and you can find both books below: Greenland: https://www.amazon.com/Audible-Greenland-A-Novel/dp/B09JY2HKZR/ref=…

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Sascha Rothchild and I discuss Madeline Miller's Circe 25:20

8M ago25:20

25:20

Not only does she write for amazing television shows like, "Glow", "The Carrie Diaries", "The Bold Type", and "Huge In France" but two time Emmy winning Sascha Rothchild has also written an amazing novel, "Blood Sugar". Check out her and I discussing Madeline Miller's, "Circe". after talking bout "Blood Sugar". Circe: https://www.amazon.com/Circe-M…

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Screenwriter and author Sascha Rothchild and I discuss her book Blood Sugar 23:59

8M ago23:59

23:59

Not only does she write for amazing television shows like, "Glow", "The Carrie Diaries", "The Bold Type", and "Huge In France" but two time Emmy winning Sascha Rothchild has also written an amazing novel, "Blood Sugar". Check out her and I talking about the novel and come back next week to hear us discuss Madeline Miller's, "Circe". Blood Sugar: ht…

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The extremely flexible writer and speaker, Etgar Keret and I talk about his work 57:55

8M ago57:55

57:55

Speaker and author, Etgar Keret and I talk about his memoir, The Seven Good Years, and his other work whether written or spoken. The Bus Driver Who Wanted To Be God & Other Stories: https://www.amazon.com/Bus-Driver-Wanted-Other-Stories/dp/159463324X/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3R6QA6F44P308&keywords=bus+driver+that+wanted+to+be+god&qid=1703810317&sprefix=busd…

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Joe Meno and I discuss The Baron In The Trees by Italo Calvino 34:52

9M ago34:52

34:52

Award winning Chicagoan writer, Joe Meno and I talk about Italo Calvino's novel, "The Baron In The Trees" and how it relates to each other lives and work. The Baron In The Trees https://www.amazon.com/Baron-Trees-Italo-Calvino/dp/0544959116/ref=sr_1_1?crid=JYFX8M7ZDTY3&keywords=baron+in+the+trees+by+italo+calvino&qid=1702623639&sprefix=baron+in+the…

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#70 Prioritizing drug target genes with Marie Sadler 52:20

8M ago52:20

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In this episode, Marie Sadler talksabout her recent Cell Genomics paper, Multi-layered genetic approaches toidentify approved drug targets. Previous studies have found that the drugs that target a gene linked to thedisease are more likely to be approved. Yet there are many ways to define whatit means for a gene to be linked to the disease. Perhaps …

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Joe Meno and I talk about staying positive, getting old, and his novel, Book Of Extraordinary Tragedies 32:10

9M ago32:10

32:10

Award winning Chicagoan writer, Joe Meno and I talk about his novel, "Book Of Extra Ordinary Tragedies", staying positive in the midst of tragedy, and our shared hearing loss as we get older. Book Of Extraordinary Tragedies https://www.amazon.com/Book-Extraordinary-Tragedies-Joe-Meno/dp/1636140610/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2GZO42FXNGIAQ&keywords=joe+meno+boo…

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#69 Suffix arrays in optimal compressed space and δ-SA with Tomasz Kociumaka and Dominik Kempa 56:46

11M ago56:46

56:46

Today on the podcast we have Tomasz Kociumaka and Dominik Kempa,the authors of the preprintCollapsing the Hierarchy of Compressed Data Structures: Suffix Arrays in Optimal Compressed Space. The suffix array is one of the foundational data structures in bioinformatics,serving as an index that allows fast substring searches in a large text.However, i…

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#68 Phylogenetic inference from raw reads and Read2Tree with David Dylus 49:11

1y ago49:11

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In this episode,David Dylus talks aboutRead2Tree,a tool that builds alignment matrices and phylogenetic trees from rawsequencing reads.By leveraging the database of orthologous genes called OMA, Read2Tree bypasses traditional, time-consuming steps such as genome assembly, annotation and all-versus-all sequence comparisons. Links: Inference of phylo…

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#67 AlphaFold and variant effect prediction with Amelie Stein 35:25

1y ago35:25

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This is the third and final episode in the AlphaFold series, originally recorded on February 23, 2022,with Amelie Stein, now an associate professor at the University of Copenhagen. In the episode, Amelie explains what 𝛥𝛥G is, how it informs uswhether a particular protein mutation affects its stability, and how AlphaFold 2helps in this analysis. A n…

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#66 AlphaFold and shape-mers with Janani Durairaj 20:51

1y ago20:51

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This is the second episode in the AlphaFold series, originally recorded on February 14, 2022,with Janani Durairaj, a postdoctoralresearcher at the University of Basel. Janani talks about how she used shape-mers and topic modelling to discoverclasses of proteins assembled by AlphaFold 2 that were absent from the ProteinData Bank (PDB). The bioinform…

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#65 AlphaFold and protein interactions with Pedro Beltrao 52:23

1y ago52:23

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In this episode, originally recorded on February 9, 2022,Roman talks to Pedro Beltraoabout AlphaFold, the software developed by DeepMind that predicts a protein’s3D structure from its amino acid sequence. Pedro is an associate professor at ETH Zurich and the coordinator ofthe structural biology community assessment of AlphaFold2 applications projec…