The SkySimplified Podcast

Episode 15: Exploring Astronomy Through the Eyes of Archaeology

Join host Pranet Sharma for the first episode recorded on podcasting equipment (!!!) Meet Dr. Andrew Koh, archaeologist and museum scientist at the Yale Peabody Museum an

[S2] Episode 14: Exploring Astronomy Through the Eyes of Physics

Welcome to the second season of the SkySimplified podcast! We will jump deeper into astronomy here and explore brand new intersections. I'm so excited to have you all bac

Episode 13: Exploring Astronomy Through the Eyes of Chemical and Nuclear Engineering

Join host Pranet Sharma as he sits down for the first-ever double feature! Meet Dr. Thad Leister, a chemical engineer in the industry, and Dr. John Zino, a nuclear engine

Episode 12: Exploring Astronomy Through the Eyes of a Computational Chemist

Join host Pranet Sharma as he sits down with guest Dr. Dean Tantillo, a professor of chemistry at the University of California, Davis, to discuss the intersection of astr

Episode 11: Exploring Astronomy Through the Eyes of a Biomedical Engineer

Join host Pranet Sharma as he sits down with guest Dr. Ashwin Ramchandran, a biomedical engineer and a postdoc at Princeton University, to discuss the intersection of ast

Episode 10: Exploring Astronomy Through the Eyes of an Organic Chemist

Join host Pranet Sharma as he sits down with guest Dr. Hoby Wedler, a blind organic chemist and entrepreneur, to discuss the intersection of astronomy and organic chemist

Episode 9: Exploring Astronomy Through the Eyes of a Historian

Join host Pranet Sharma as he sits down with guest Daniel Alexi, a historian at the Town Creek Indian Mound in North Carolina, to discuss the intersection of astronomy an

Episode 8: Exploring Astronomy through the Eyes of an Engineer

Join host Pranet Sharma as he sits down with guest Shannen Prindle, a Princeton student majoring in mechanical and aerospace engineering, to discuss the intersection of a

Episode 7: Exploring Astronomy through the Eyes of a Journalist

Join host Pranet Sharma as he sits down with guest Mark Dodici, a Princeton student and writer for The Daily Princetonian, to discuss the intersection of astronomy and jo

Episode 6: Exploring Astronomy through the Eyes of an Evolutionary Biologist

Join host Pranet Sharma as he sits down with guest Maya Mishra, a Princeton junior and evolutionary biology major, to discuss the intersection of astronomy and biology. T

Episode 5: Exploring Astronomy Through the Eyes of a Robotics Software Engineer

  Join host Pranet Sharma as he sits down with guest Rishi Sundaresan, an employee of Google's Waymo and an MIT graduate, to discuss the overlap between astronomy and ro

Episode 4: Exploring Astronomy through the Eyes of a Graduate Student

Join host Pranet Sharma as he sits down with guest Megan Masterson, a graduate student working on her astrophysics Ph.D. at MIT to discuss an insider view of someone stud

Episode 3: Exploring Astronomy through the Eyes of a Cryptography Engineer

Join host Pranet Sharma as he sits down with guest Saroja Erabelli, a cryptography engineer from MIT to discuss the potential overlaps of cryptography and astronomy. Topi

Blog Breakdown: Black Holes

Join host Pranet Sharma as he breaks down his blog post on black holes, succinctly and entertainingly outlining the important characteristics of these fascinating objects

Episode 2: Exploring Astronomy Through the Eyes of an Astrophysicist

Join host Pranet Sharma as he sits down with guest Dr. Patrick Treuthardt, the Assistant Head of the Astronomy and Astrophysics Research Laboratory at the North Carolina

Episode 1: Exploring Astronomy Through the Eyes of a Philosopher

Join host Pranet Sharma as he sits down with guest Dr. Andrew Cullison, the Director of the Janet Prindle Institute of Ethics at DePauw University to discuss the overlaps