The Kam Show

Quantum Computing with Dr. Benjamin Villalonga

Summary: It’s been a while since the last episode, but The Kam Show is back! In this episode, Kamran interviews Dr. Benjamin Villalonga about Quantum Computing and his educational path. Dr. Villalonga explains the major concepts of Quantum Computing and how highschool and undergraduate students can get involved in this field. This episode also touches on the relationship between computer science and physics, probably one of the most interesting things on the show yet! Links: Google Quantum AI - https://research.google/teams/applied-science/quantum/ Dr. Villalonga’s Papers - https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=YIsu8sMAAAAJ Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCywYFYftII3mtVzauZ86Klg Instagram - https://instagram.com/kamshowpodcast Sign up for Updates - https://www.kamran-hussain.com/podcast

Samsung, One Plus, and Microsoft's New Devices

Summary: This week on The Kam Show, Kamran and Kaleb talk about the devices that have been released this summer. They talk about the specs, how they have improved, and how consumer technology will become better in the near future. With July being Samsung’s major announcements month, most of the phones they explored were from Samsung's Galaxy line, but there are some other really powerful phones in the mix! Links: OnePlus Nord: https://www.oneplus.com/nord-specs [https://www.oneplus.com/nord-specs] Microsoft Surface Duo - https://www.tomsguide.com/news/microsoft-surface-duo-release-date-price-specs-and-news [https://www.tomsguide.com/news/microsoft-surface-duo-release-date-price-specs-and-news] Asus ROG Phone 3 - https://www.asus.com/Phone/ROG-Phone-3/Tech-Specs/ [https://www.asus.com/Phone/ROG-Phone-3/Tech-Specs/] Galaxy Tab S7 - https://www.samsung.com/us/mobile/tablets/tab-s7/ [https://www.samsung.com/us/mobile/tablets/tab-s7/] Galaxy Watch 3 - https://www.tomsguide.com/reviews/samsung-galaxy-watch-3 [https://www.tomsguide.com/reviews/samsung-galaxy-watch-3] Galaxy Note 20 - https://www.samsung.com/us/smartphones/galaxy-note20-5g/compare/?device-1=samsung-galaxy-note20-5g&device-2=samsung-galaxy-note20-ultra-5g&device-3=none [https://www.samsung.com/us/smartphones/galaxy-note20-5g/compare/?device-1=samsung-galaxy-note20-5g&device-2=samsung-galaxy-note20-ultra-5g&device-3=none] Galaxy Z Fold 2 - https://www.phonearena.com/phones/compare/Samsung-Galaxy-Z-Fold-2,Samsung-Galaxy-Fold/phones/11406,11124 [https://www.phonearena.com/phones/compare/Samsung-Galaxy-Z-Fold-2,Samsung-Galaxy-Fold/phones/11406,11124] Email - https://tinyurl.com/kamshowpodcast [https://tinyurl.com/kamshowpodcast] Instagram - https://instagram.com/kamshowpodcast [https://instagram.com/kamshowpodcast] Sign-up for Updates - https://kamran-hussain.com/podcast [https://kamran-hussain.com/podcast]

How Particle Accelerators Work

Summary: This week on The Kam Show, Kamran and Miles explore particle physics and specifically look at how particle accelerators work. They look into what technologies accelerators use, some of their discoveries, what they looked like in the past, as well as how they will change our future. Links: Antiproton decelerator - https://home.cern/science/accelerators/antiproton-decelerator [https://home.cern/science/accelerators/antiproton-decelerator] LHC - https://home.cern/science/accelerators/large-hadron-collider [https://home.cern/science/accelerators/large-hadron-collider] ILC - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Linear_Collider [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Linear_Collider] SLAC - https://www6.slac.stanford.edu/research/accelerators-and-society [https://www6.slac.stanford.edu/research/accelerators-and-society] FNAL/FermiLab - https://www.fnal.gov/pub/science/particle-accelerators/index.html [https://www.fnal.gov/pub/science/particle-accelerators/index.html] Higgs Boson - https://phys.org/news/2016-02-ways-particle-world-higgs-boson.html [https://phys.org/news/2016-02-ways-particle-world-higgs-boson.html] LHC Discoveries - https://earthsky.org/human-world/large-hadron-collider-lhc-discoveries#:~:text=Discoveries%20from%20the%20LHC,and%20captivated%20a%20worldwide%20audience. [https://earthsky.org/human-world/large-hadron-collider-lhc-discoveries#:~:text=Discoveries%20from%20the%20LHC,and%20captivated%20a%20worldwide%20audience.] CERN - https://home.cern/science/accelerators [https://home.cern/science/accelerators] Particle Detection - https://www.iop.org/resources/topic/archive/cern/index.html#gref [https://www.iop.org/resources/topic/archive/cern/index.html#gref] Particle Detectors - https://home.cern/science/experiments/how-detector-works [https://home.cern/science/experiments/how-detector-works] Email - http://tinyurl.com/kamshow [http://tinyurl.com/kamshow] Sign Up for Updates - https://kamran-hussain.com/podcast [https://kamran-hussain.com/podcast] Instagram - http://instagram.com/kamshowpodcast [http://instagram.com/kamshowpodcast]

Cosmology with Dr. Mehmet Alpaslan

Summary: In this episode of The Kam Show, Kamran talks with Cosmologist, Dr. Mehmet Alpaslan about what cosmology is, how high-school and undergrad students can get involved in research, and about some of his research. Dr. Alpaslan explains how he is able to observe and measure galaxies and other interesting topics in this episode! Links: Dr. Alpaslan’s Research - https://scholar.google.co.uk/citations?user=QS-Tn3YAAAAJ&hl=en The Known Universe -  https://youtu.be/17jymDn0W6U Culture Series - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culture_series Email - https://tinyurl.com/kamshow Instagram - https://Instagram.com/kamshowpodcast Newsletter - https://kamran-hussain.com/podcast

Mars Perseverance Rover with Dr. Ken Farley

Summary: The Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover is launching on July 30 for a scheduled mission of one Mars year (687 Earth days). In this episode of The Kam Show, Kamran interviews Dr. Ken Farley, Lead Scientist on Perseverance, and asks him about the experiments on the rover and what they will contribute to Planetary Science. They discuss how Perseverance will find signs of ancient life, some challenges that arose during development, and what Perseverance will contribute to planetary science. Links: Mars Perseverance Rover 2020: https://www.nasa.gov/perseverance [https://www.nasa.gov/perseverance] Mars 2020 Team: https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/mission/team/ [https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/mission/team/] Perseverance Surface Operations: https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/timeline/surface-operations/ [https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/timeline/surface-operations/] Dr. Ken Farley: http://web.gps.caltech.edu/~farley/ [http://web.gps.caltech.edu/~farley/] Perseverance Nuclear Battery: https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/spacecraft/rover/electrical-power/ [https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/spacecraft/rover/electrical-power/] Perseverance Wheels and Motors: https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/spacecraft/rover/wheels/ [https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/spacecraft/rover/wheels/] Email: tinyurl.com/kamshow [http://tinyurl.com/kamshow] Instagram: instagram.com/kamshowpodcast [http://instagram.com/kamshowpodcast]