False Dichotomy: A Science and Arts Podcast: Recent Episodes

Sam Majoros

A science and arts podcast discussing science and arts topics and bringing these fields together! Meet a variety of scientists and artists and learn about the work they do and the fields they love! Then watch them combine their skills to create a new way to communicate the science using art!

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Welcome to False Dichotomy episode 3! On this grad school themed episode, we discuss DNA barcoding and machine learning, creative writing and the importance of research, immersive experiences and expanded media, and the wonderous world that is a pig’s microbiome.   

Host: Sam Majoros (Twitter: @SamMajoros) 

Guests: Maddison Arsenault (Twitter: @maddiarsenault), Nadin Ibrahim (Instagram: @nadin_ibr), Graeme McClelland (Instagram: @instagraeme999) & Jess Bertrand (Instagram: @jessbeshortandgolden).   

Check out the student projects from the Expanded Media program! https://em.mediencampus.h-da.de/projects/?fbclid=IwAR3HaFR33iMMfjTGg7Pf26w2fq0FR_qzO5uQN2rss5QlKeGcQvC9Zvx125A

Check out A Shot in the Dark! https://www.uoguelph.ca/arts/sets/radioplay 

Here is a link to the transcript for this episode! https://drive.google.com/file/d/186Nyp-QrY95KV9XJr11UIGBuQuj6BmzE/view?usp=sharing

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In this special Arctic themed episode we discuss music and art inspired by nature and the North, as well as some of the amazing research being done in our Arctic and sub-Arctic.  

Host:  Sam Majoros (Twitter: @SamMajoros) 

Guests: Rob Knaggs, Tamara Roshka, Dani Nowosad, and Kamil Chatila-Amos  

Follow Rob at @heyrobknaggs and check out his website https://www.robknaggs.com/ You can find his music on spotify and other streaming platfroms!   

Follow Tamara at @tamararoshka_  and check out her website https://tamararoshka.com/ and etsy https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/TamaraRoshka 

Check out Kamil's company, Neophyto Foods, on social media  @neophytofoods and on thier website https://neophytofoods.com/ 

Follow Dani on social media at @danimanitoba and check out her recent article https://ibol.org/barcodebulletin/illuminations/2021-25-05-dna-barcode-research-in-the-canadian-middle-arctic-that-works-to-include-indigenous-locals/ 

Follow us on twitter: @FalseDichoPod  

Here is a link to a google doc containing the transcript from the podcast! https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_vmGo-Hxa8O71fsD3A6QcFatBFFdc_DB/view?usp=sharing 

Thanks for listening!

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In the first episode of False Dichotomy, we discuss a variety of topics from DNA barcoding and eDNA, to early modern London and scenic set construction. We also talk about insects... a lot.

Host: Sam Majoros (Twitter: @SamMajoros)

Guests: Lauren Janke, Ian Thompson, Thomas Smith, and Oren Bowes

Check out Guelph Bug Day! (Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/guelphbugday/ Twitter: @GuelphBugDay) Or find a bug day in a city near you!

Follow us on twitter: @FalseDichoPod

Here is a link to the transcript for this episode! https://drive.google.com/file/d/1EF6-ZKRyxUmQSXK97JSGczo9ofrKWp0A/view

Thank you for listening!