Best Wilson Hsu Podcasts (2024)

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Carry the Two Farewell (for now) 6:18

7M ago6:18

6:18

Find our transcript here: LINK Follow more of IMSI’s work: www.IMSI.institute, (twitter) @IMSI_institute, (mastodon) https://sciencemastodon.com/@IMSI, (instagram) IMSI.institute Follow Sadie Witkowski: https://www.sadiewit.com/, @SadieWit This episode was audio engineered by Tyler Damme. Music by Blue Dot Sessions. The Institute for Mathematical a…

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Caitlin Parrish and Allyson Ettinger on AI & the WGA Strike 40:07

8M ago40:07

40:07

In this classic episode, we explore how GPT-3, a free online natural language processing artificial intelligence by Open AI, does and doesn’t work. Make sure to stick around until the end for an update on how AI is a core demand between the Writers Guild of America and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers. GPT-3 takes advantage o…

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Jamie Barty on Visual Effects in Television 29:59

8M ago29:59

29:59

Were you impressed by the underwater scenes in Avatar 2? Have you spent hours trying to figure out how they built the ice wall in Game of Thrones? Everything from big effects like these to smaller hidden visual effects like creating a skyline for an indoor set fall under the purview of visual effects. In this episode of Carry the Two, we get a behi…

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Tara Kerin on The Last of Us 18:25

9M ago18:25

18:25

Could a fungus really wipe out the majority of humans, as shown in the HBO (Max) series The Last of Us? How realistic is the show’s portrayal of epidemiology? Guest and project scientist at UCLA, Tara Kerin explores these questions and how statistics are a core tool in her field of research. Find our transcript here: LINK Curious to learn more? Che…

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Robert Rosner and Paul Wilson on Oppenheimer 32:24

9M ago32:24

32:24

The world, and the US in particular, have a complicated history with nuclear fission. Splitting atoms led to both the development of nuclear energy and weapons with catastrophic power. In the film Oppenheimer, director Christopher Nolan explores these issues. Here we expand this examination to the seminal work done in the Midwest. In this episode o…

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Kevin Grazier on Orbital Dynamics in Foundation 25:15

10M ago25:15

25:15

If you’ve seen the first season of Apple TV’s Foundation, you probably noticed how heavily the show relies on ideas based in mathematics and statistics. However, while the idea of a field of research called psycho-history seems far-fetched, some of the show's scenes are much closer to reality than you might realize. In this episode, we hear from pl…

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Summer Hiatus 1:44

10M ago1:44

1:44

We're taking a short break to prepare for our next series of episodes, looking at mathematics and statistics in Hollywood. So stay tuned! Find our transcript here: LINK Follow more of IMSI’s work: www.IMSI.institute, (twitter) @IMSI_institute, (instagram) IMSI.institute Music by Blue Dot Sessions. The Institute for Mathematical and Statistical Inno…

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Dan Cooley on the Colorado Fire Season 23:14

11M ago23:14

23:14

Predicting weather is already a difficult statistical challenge, but it becomes even more complex when trying to predict rare weather events. Dan Cooley, a professor in the statistics department at Colorado State University, uses extreme value analysis to model these rare events. In today’s episode, we ask Dan how his work can help explain the chan…

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Angel Hsu on Urbanization and Climate Change 25:06

11M ago25:06

25:06

Researchers become interested in their fields through all sorts of unique paths. Today’s guest, Angel Hsu of University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, came to climate research from a public policy background. She uses her work to help inform local communities how policy decisions affect different groups’ risk to extreme heat and the heat island eff…

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Matt Huber on Modeling Paleoclimates 26:26

11M ago26:26

26:26

Today we speak with a non-mathematician who uses mathematical tools to understand our planet’s past climates and what they might be able to tell us about our future. Matt Huber, from Purdue University, tells us how the paleoclimate had sudden, rapid shifts in the climate that our current climate models aren’t good at predicting. So, if we’re on the…

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Kristie Ebi on Climate Change & Global Health 24:04

11M ago24:04

24:04

Turn on the news during the spring and you’ll hear how seasonal allergies are being made worse by climate change. But it turns out the seasonal sniffles are some of the smallest health consequences of our rapidly shifting climate. Droughts and floods don’t just damage the local ecosystem, they also have real, measurable effects on human health. In …

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Jane Baldwin on Modeling Climate Change Hazards 22:45

12M ago22:45

22:45

We are continuing our collaboration between Carry the Two and the American Geophysical Union’s Third Pod from the Sun with another episode! Jane Baldwin’s research centers issues of equity when it comes to understanding climate change’s impact on the global population. In this episode, we hear how Jane gets clever with data sources to better unders…

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Episode 150 41:57

12M ago41:57

41:57

There was no Magic discussion in this episode but Ian has some free time on weeknights now with his tv schedule opening up hahaMana Traders Referral Link:www.manatraders.com/?medium=tsmileyDiscount Code:tsmileyTwitter Contact:Official Podcast Contact @DeadFormatCastIan @Ian18125 Tom @TsmileyMtgdeadformatcast@gmail.com…

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Maike Sonnewald on Modeling Oceanic Currents 24:42

12M ago24:42

24:42

Welcome to the first episode of Carry the Two’s collaboration with the American Geophysical Union’s Third Pod from the Sun! In this episode, we get our feet wet with physical oceanographer, Maike Sonnewald. Maike explains how the ocean currents interplay with our warming atmosphere and what that means for our climate. Using machine learning to buil…

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Kathryn Leonard and Axel Carlier on Crowdsourcing for Math Research 27:09

1y ago27:09

27:09

We’re still celebrating Mathematical and Statistical Awareness Month here at Carry the Two. This time, we’re taking a look at how anyone can get involved with research and help move mathematics (or statistics) forward. We explore the differences between citizen science, community science, and crowd sourcing and how one group of researchers used an …

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Benson Farb on Math and Mentorship 34:38

1y ago34:38

34:38

Happy Mathematical and Statistical Awareness Month! To celebrate, hosts Sadie and Ian decided to take a peek behind the curtain and see what it is that pure mathematicians do all day. This episode follows a conversation with University of Chicago Math Professor Benson Farb as he explains how he approaches mentoring future mathematicians and what go…

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Spring Hiatus 1:57

1y ago1:57

1:57

We're taking a short break to prepare for the rest of Season 2 and our collaboration with AGU’s Third Pod from the Sun. So stay tuned! Find our transcript here: LINK Follow more of IMSI’s work: www.IMSI.institute, (twitter) @IMSI_institute, (instagram) IMSI.institute This episode was audio engineered by Tyler Damme. Music by Blue Dot Sessions. The …

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Jude Higdon on Small Town Policing 31:50

1y ago31:50

31:50

We have another guest host this episode, with Jude Higdon. Jude is the Chief Information Officer at Bennington College and co-founder of the QSIDE Institute. Jude led the charge during IMSI’s Research Collaboration Workshop that was aimed at addressing small town policing. Using the road map laid out by the Small Town Policing Accountability (SToPA…

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Carrie Diaz Eaton on Community-Driven Data Science 30:05

1y ago30:05

30:05

Joining the helm as cohost, Bates Professor Carrie Diaz Eaton leads this week’s exploration of how to build a data science tool, not just for local activists, but with them. We begin with how the partnership between the environmental justice leadership program Nuevas Voces and Carrie’s team of interdisciplinary math researchers first met. Then, we …

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Heather Zheng on Privacy and AI 36:30

1y ago36:30

36:30

What if you had a way to upload as many selfies as you wanted to instagram or facebook, and still protect yourself from facial recognition software? Turns out, that’s not a pipe dream! In fact, the SAND Lab (Security, Algorithms,Networking and Data) at the University of Chicago is developing all sorts of tools and techniques to help us protect our …

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Allyson Ettinger on GPT-3 41:27

1y ago41:27

41:27

How can a teacher know if a student actually wrote their book report, or if a computer did it? Are AI writers coming for journalists’ jobs? What does it mean when a language processing model can write its own computer code upon request? These are all questions currently sparked by GPT-3, a free online natural language processing artificial intellig…

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Tandy Warnow on Evolutionary Trees 31:02

1+ y ago31:02

31:02

Darwin first proposed evolution as a way that species change and diverge to fill niches in their environment. This observation led to the first, rudimentary species trees, showing ancestors and descendants across genetic lineages. But this work is far from settled. As we continue to collect more and richer data sets from species, whether they be pl…

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Mike Menzel on NASA's JWST Launch 31:45

1+ y ago31:45

31:45

Imagine trying to unfold 5 layered, thin metallic sheets, each the size of a tennis court without tearing or snagging the material. Now imagine doing it in the vacuum of space, at a distance much farther than the moon, and that a multimillion dollar project relies on your success. That provides a bit of perspective for the massive undertaking that …

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Winter Hiatus 1:52

1+ y ago1:52

1:52

We're taking a short break to prepare for the new year and season 2. So stay tuned! Find our transcript here: LINK Follow more of IMSI’s work: www.IMSI.institute, (twitter) @IMSI_institute, (instagram) IMSI.institute This episode was audio engineered by Tyler Damme. Music by Blue Dot Sessions. The Institute for Mathematical and Statistical Innovati…

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Tiffany Christian on City-Friendly Animal Species 13:51

1+ y ago13:51

13:51

Our last episode featuring Statistician-in-Residence Tiffany Christian (at least for now), dives into sampling methods. How can we track animal populations, especially those who share our urban environment with us? Ecologists and statisticians have found methods to track everything from coyotes to Canadian geese and can see how their populations ar…

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Tiffany Christian on Wetland Monitoring 14:54

1+ y ago14:54

14:54

Wetlands like the marshes located just outside the city of New Orleans, LA are often overlooked, but these ecosystems provide many vital services. Wetlands, like all ecosystems, are under threat by climate change and particularly the increased tropical storms and hurricanes that tear across our coasts. So how can we monitor vast areas of wetlands t…

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Episode 149 THE Buffalo Chicken Dip Legacy 48:02

1+ y ago48:02

48:02

In the home of THE Ohio State University- Tom forgets what happens in his first three rounds and tries to recap his weekend at the BCDL tourney! Big shout out to @BcdLegacywww.patreon.com/TheDeadFormatMana Traders Referral Link:www.manatraders.com/?medium=tsmileyDiscount Code:tsmileyTwitter Contact:Official Podcast Contact @DeadFormatCastIan @Ian18…

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Moon Duchin on Voting & Electoral Districts 22:56

1+ y ago22:56

22:56

If you live in the United States, have you already voted? If not, go vote! The bedrock of American democracy is the idea of citizens voting for candidates to represent their interests. However, determining how to cluster voters into districts has always been a fraught topic, particularly when it comes to ensuring that minorities have representation…

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Episode 148 The Legacy Pit 2 PLUS BONUS KRAMER EPISODE! 2:27:02

1+ y ago2:27:02

2:27:02

Ian and Tom talk about their trip to the Legacy Pit Open 2 (which was an absolute blast) and THEN we have a bonus episode we recorded with super guest Kramer about premodern. Enjoy!www.patreon.com/TheDeadFormatMana Traders Referral Link:www.manatraders.com/?medium=tsmileyDiscount Code:tsmileyTwitter Contact:Official Podcast Contact @DeadFormatCastI…

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EP93: Comic Creator Richard Fairgray 1:03:04

1+ y ago1:03:04

1:03:04

Welcome to the WWSD Podcast; weekly we share discussions. This week Josh and Seamus are joined by comic creator Richard Fairgray. Richard has created 1000's of pages of comics as a writer, artist, colorist and letterer; his smash hit Blastosaurus was the top comic in New Zealand. His newest book, Shed is having a killer Kickstarter(500% funded) and…

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EP92: Screenwriter Larry Wilson (Beetlejuice, The Addams Family, Tales from the Crypt) 57:52

1+ y ago57:52

57:52

Welcome to the WWSD Podcast; weekly we share discussions. This week Josh and Seamus are joined by a very special guest, screenwriter Larry Wilson. Larry is best known for his work on Beetlejuice, The Addams Family and Tales from the Crypt. We discuss how he got into the industry, his love of the Universal Monsters, working as a script reader, worki…

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EP91: James Hsu Host for Humans of Magic 1:01:49

1+ y ago1:01:49

1:01:49

Welcome to the WWSD Podcast; weekly we share discussions. This week Josh and Seamus are joined by a very special guest, fellow podcast host and content creator James Hsu. We discuss his podcast Humans of Magic, how he got into Magic the Gathering, how he selects his guests to interview, interviewing philosophy, ways to learn and improve from others…

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EP90: Actors Alex Angelikis & John Adkins (The Terminal List) 54:38

1+ y ago54:38

54:38

Welcome to the WWSD Podcast; weekly we share discussions. This week Josh and Seamus are joined by two very special guests, military veterans Alex Angelikis and John Adkins from the hit Amazon Prime show, The Terminal List. We discuss their military careers, how they transitioned into acting, their first gigs, the process of getting signed on the hi…

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EP89: Costume Designer Val Halverson (Stargate SG1, Atlantis, Universe) 1:01:12

1+ y ago1:01:12

1:01:12

Welcome to the WWSD Podcast; weekly we share discussions. This week Josh and Seamus are joined by Costume Designer Val Halverson. Val had worked on some of our favorite shows like Stargate SG1, Stargate Atlantis and Stargate Universe. We discuss how she moved away from the fashion industry to get into the costume design industry, skills she used fr…

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EP88: Cinematographer, Writer & Director Tiffany Murray 1:05:50

1+ y ago1:05:50

1:05:50

Welcome to the WWSD Podcast; weekly we share discussions. This week Josh and Seamus are joined by Cinematographer, Writer & Director Tiffany Murray. She also wrote and directed Southbridge a new sci-fi adventure podcast series. We discuss how she got into the entertainment industry, getting into directing/producing, inside scoop of the cinematograp…

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EP87: Writer & Comedian Tim Barnes (Tonight Show, All That, Comedy Central) 1:06:27

1+ y ago1:06:27

1:06:27

Welcome to the WWSD Podcast; weekly we share discussions. This week Josh and Seamus are joined by writer and stand-up comedian Tim Barnes. Tim has written for the Nickelodeon sitcom Warped!, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Nickelodeon All That reboot, and Comedy Central. Tim also created the hot new Comedy Central animated web series Mauric…

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EP86: Comedian Dwight Simmons 57:32

2y ago57:32

57:32

Welcome to the WWSD Podcast; weekly we share discussions. This week Josh and Seamus are joined by stand-up comedian Dwight Simmons. We discuss how he got into comedy, his first open mic, learning from other comedians, the transition from host to feature, dealing with ego, the evolution of the writing process, reworking old jokes, recording a comedy…

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Episode 147 New Painter with Robert Russo! 58:42

2y ago58:42

58:42

Ian and Tom have Robert Russo (Light_Walker on YouTube) on to talk about the new iterations of painter and youtube mtg content! Check out his channel at:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7IUBs5-3oKG0-VHLfed10w?app=desktopwww.patreon.com/TheDeadFormatMana Traders Referral Link:www.manatraders.com/?medium=tsmileyDiscount Code:tsmileyTwitter Contact:O…

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EP85: Actor Erik Passoja (The Flight Attendant, NCIS, Doom Patrol) 1:01:50

2y ago1:01:50

1:01:50

Welcome to the WWSD Podcast; weekly we share discussions. This week Josh and Seamus are joined by actor Erik Passoja. Erik has been a recurring character on hit shows like The Flight Attendant and NCIS. He has also been on fan favorite shows like Firefly and Doom Patrol as well as voice characters from hit games like Red Dead Redemption and the Cal…

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EP84: Photographer David Scott Holloway (Parts Unknown) 1:00:16

2y ago1:00:16

1:00:16

Welcome to the WWSD Podcast; weekly we share discussions. This week Josh and Seamus are joined by photographer and filmmaker David Scott Holloway. David has work on many legendary shows and films. He is perhaps best known for his work with Anthony Bourdain on Parts Unknown. We discuss how he got into photography, his aspiring skateboard career, tra…

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Episode 146 Ian's LaL Tournament Recap! 51:38

2y ago51:38

51:38

Ian got to go play in the latest LaL tournament where he recaps how great it was to see everyone in person again and his feature match! www.patreon.com/TheDeadFormatMana Traders Referral Link:www.manatraders.com/?medium=tsmileyDiscount Code:tsmileyTwitter Contact:Official Podcast Contact @DeadFormatCastIan @Ian18125 Tom @TsmileyMtgdeadformatcast@gm…

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EP83: Comedian Zac Maas 48:40

2y ago48:40

48:40

Welcome to the WWSD Podcast; weekly we share discussions. This week Josh and Seamus are joined by Denver stand-up comedian Zac Maas. We discuss how he got his start, his first show having TJ Miller headline, making it to the finals of his first competition only being a few months in, his writing process, his feature film he wrote, and when/where to…

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EP82: Composer Jeff Cardoni (the League, Silicon Valley, CSI: Miami) 1:01:55

2y ago1:01:55

1:01:55

Welcome to the WWSD Podcast; weekly we share discussions. This week Josh and Seamus are joined by film & television composer Jeff Cardoni. Jeff was the composer for hit shows the League, Silicon Valley, CSI: Miami, plus many more. We discuss how he got his start, landing his first big gig CSI: Miami, the behind the scenes for composing film & telev…

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Episode 145 with The Legacy Pit!! 58:54

2y ago58:54

58:54

Ian hosts The Legacy Pit crew to talk about their upcoming tournament and a lot of other stuff (without Tom who was watching the Celtics crush game 3 before fucking blowing the chance to have a 3-1 lead in game 4) Correction: In the introduction Ian calls Tom 6'3 and oafish- I am actually 6'4.5 and oafish...Long List of Socials Incoming!The Legacy …

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