Not Yet a Dr.

The podcast where a biologist, physicist, and a chemist walk into a bar… Not yet a dr. is a dive into biology, physics, or chemistry. Join Sienna (neuroscience PhD student at McGill University), Beth (particle physics PhD student at Sapienza University), and Alastair (analytical chemistry PhD student at Queen’s University) as they teach each other about science from each of their fields.   https://linktr.ee/notyetadr   Questions? Suggestions? Email us: phd32b@gmail.com

In a future where blood is currency and humans are born only if their DNA makes them genetically superior. Our inferior protagonist attempts to make his way to space, fighting the last -ism left... Genoism. https://linktr.ee/notyetadr Edited by: Alastair Questions or Suggestions? Email us at phd32b@gmail.com

In today's episode, a couple of fun guys talk about fungi! Learn all about how fungi play Catan, trade on the carbon marketplace, infect ants, and alter brain connectivity as Sienna leads us through the weird and wonderful world of these creatures. https://linktr.ee/notyetadr Edited by: Amr Questions or Suggestions? Email us at phd32b@gmail.com

In Alastair’s final episode of this season, he describes what the heck he actually DID for his PhD; including soil contamination, bioaccessibility, and inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry! https://linktr.ee/notyetadr Edited by: Sienna Questions or Suggestions? Email us at phd32b@gmail.com

In this week's episode, Sienna and Amr get into the nitty gritty details of publishing in today's modern peer review system. We discuss many of the problems that come with this traditional system, the exciting new solutions researchers' have come up with, and our own thoughts and solutions too!   https://linktr.ee/notyetadr   Edited by: Amr   Questions or Suggestions? Email us at phd32b@gmail.com

Non-Newtonian fluids are all around us (even inside of us) and they’re often delicious! Alastair explains the chemistry behind non-Newtonian fluids, and even gives examples of some you may have lying around the house. Ooey, gooey, and fun!   https://linktr.ee/notyetadr   Edited by: Sienna   Questions or Suggestions? Email us at phd32b@gmail.com

What’s that smell? More importantly, how do we smell? Sienna breaks down the biology behind our nose and the science from odourant to brain processing. Don’t turn your nose up at this one, it’s some potent stuff!   https://linktr.ee/notyetadr   Edited by: Alastair   Questions or Suggestions? Email us at phd32b@gmail.com

What’s your favorite flavour of sub-atomic particle? Mine is muon. In this episode, Beth dives into the physics behind neutrinos and the path to their discovery. From experiments buried deep underground to the cosmos far beyond our galaxy, neutrinos are everywhere...and we’re still learning more everyday.   https://linktr.ee/notyetadr   Edited by: Sienna   Questions or Suggestions? Email us at phd32b@gmail.com

In this episode we reveal the fourth state of matter you were never told about at school: Plasmas! From their electrifying history to the edges of the universe, learn what a plasma is and where you can find them.   https://linktr.ee/notyetadr   Edited by: Sienna   Questions or Suggestions? Email us at phd32b@gmail.com

What are the four characteristics that make up a stem cell, and how does this relate to Pokemon? Today's episode explores the discovery of stem cells and its future applications in Alastair's love life!   https://linktr.ee/notyetadr   Edited by: Alastair   Questions or Suggestions? Email us at phd32b@gmail.com

Did you know there are three types of North pole? And, more interestingly, one of them is on the move?! Hang out with Beth, Sienna, and Alastair as we learn about the magnetic North pole's travel from nearer Canada toward Siberia and what this means for finding the ice cream shop nearest to you.   https://linktr.ee/notyetadr   Edited by: Sienna   Questions or Suggestions? Email us at phd32b@gmail.com

From billiard balls to lemon poppyseed muffins, our ideas about the structure of the atom have come a long way through space and time (all the way from Ancient Greece, to be exact!) Join Alastair, Beth, and Sienna as they journey through the different models of the atom, and stop off for sultana scones along the way!   https://linktr.ee/notyetadr   Edited by: Alastair   Questions or Suggestions? Email us at phd32b@gmail.com

Today's podcast is all about the world of lichens...what they are, where they live, and what they're used for! Listen to Sienna mispronounce the word morel as she talks about fungi and algae and their unique and fascinating relationship that brings about the lichens that you see everyday. After this episode you'll be looking around every time you go outside to see if you can spot some of these weird and wonderful organisms.   https://linktr.ee/notyetadr   Edited by: Alastair   Questions or Suggestions? Email us at phd32b@gmail.com

Sound waves have air, water waves have...well...water, but what about light waves? In Part 1 of this two-part episode, Beth explains the concept behind interferometry, and how we discovered what light does (or doesn't) travel through!   https://linktr.ee/notyetadr   Edited by: Alastair   Questions or Suggestions? Email us at phd32b@gmail.com

Macaroni, Macarena, and Magnets. What do all these things have in common? Find out in this episode as Alastair explains the science behind Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI). Just try not to get dizzy as we spin 'round and 'round!   https://linktr.ee/notyetadr   Edited by: Sienna   Questions or Suggestions? Email us at phd32b@gmail.com

How do you know where you are? How does your BRAIN know where you are? In this episode Sienna dives into the research on place cells, and how they help us navigate the wild, wonderful, world one cell at a time!   https://linktr.ee/notyetadr   For more great information on place cells, check out Dr. Nancy Kanwisher from MIT who has a series of neuroscience lectures freely available on YouTube!   Edited by: Alastair   Questions or Suggestions? Email us at phd32b@gmail.com

This week Beth has a special Halloween-themed episode on "The Ghost in the Machine"    ooOOOOoooOOoOOooOOOOoOooooOOoOOoOO!    So brush off your ghostbusting gear and get ready to 'thunk' critically as we dive into the spooky world of paranormal physics and infrasound...   https://linktr.ee/notyetadr   Edited by: Sienna   Questions or Suggestions? Email us at phd32b@gmail.com

Alastair, Sienna, and Beth return with a special BONUS episode of Not Yet a Dr! Come and test your knowledge of chemistry, biology, and physics with quirky questions that may just bamboozle your brain! Make sure you don't get gotcha'ed, or the nefarious klaxon awaits...   Not Yet a Dr will return with Season 2 in January 2021! In the meantime, why not check out some of our past episodes?   https://linktr.ee/notyetadr   Edited by: Alastair   Questions or Suggestions? Email us at phd32b@gmail.com

The PhD3(to be!) are BACK and Alastair is kicking off the second season with a deep dive into his favourite chemical: oxidane! Corrosive, toxic, and hazardous to human health, this polar solvent has many industrial uses....but why does Alastair fancy it so much? Listen on to find out more!   https://linktr.ee/notyetadr   Edited by: Sienna   Questions or Suggestions? Email us at phd32b@gmail.com

How do biologists search for life on other planets? It turns out they don't even have to leave our ocean floor! This week Sienna interviewed Dr. Nagissa Mahmoudi, Assistant Professor in the Department of Earth & Planetary Sciences at McGill to find out more about the microbes living in our oceans, and the fascinating field of astrobiology.   https://linktr.ee/notyetadr   Edited by: Alastair   Questions or Suggestions? Email us at phd32b@gmail.com