Podcast

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 high school 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 episodes on the show yet!

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!

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.

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 go over some of his research. Dr. Alpaslan explains how he is able to observe and measure galaxies and other interesting topics this week!

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.

In Episode 8 of The Kam Show, Kamran and Kaleb discuss how computers understand computer coding languages and transcribe them to machine language. Also, Kaleb explains the function and differences of some popular coding languages. Next, they compare the specifications of the Xbox Series X to the Playstation 5 and see which one might prevail.

This week on The Kam Show, Kamran and Kaleb explore Space X’s Starlink satellite wifi system. They go over what Starlink is, look at its specifications, and discuss how it works. They also explain the orbits and potential for the future of Starlink and how it can change the world. If you enjoyed this episode, make sure you share with anyone you think will be interested and listen to some of the other episodes. Below are the links to sources and the things we talked about during the show.

In the sixth episode of The Kam Show, Kamran and Dhruv, explore the new mission to the Moon, the Artemis Program. They take a look at the technology being implemented in the various parts of the mission from SLS to the Gateway, the Lunar Lander, and the new xEMU suits. Finally, they conclude the episode by speculating what the Artemis program will mean for the near future. Also, the new theme music was created by Dhruv.

This week on The Kam Show, Kamran, Dhruv, and Kaleb discuss Apple's recent announcements at their World Wide Developers Conference (WWDC). They explore the new Apple Silicon ARM chip going into the next generation of MacBook’s and Mac’s as well as the major software announcements for the Apple Ecosystem. They break down the new major features and discuss how those features will improve the device and Apple Ecosystem as a whole.

In the fourth episode of The Kam Show, Kamran interviews Roberto Carlino, an Aerospace engineer at NASA Ames Research Center. Roberto is a Hardware/Software engineer on the Astrobee free-flying project and for Cubesat Rapid Response Development Demonstration (R2D2). Nice name! Roberto has also worked on the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS). This episode breaks down what Astrobee is and how it helps Astronauts in the ISS, as well as the potential future for the project.

In the third episode of The Kam Show, Kamran and tech “expert” Kaleb break down the upcoming Playstation 5 and the technology inside. The powerful CPU, GPU, memory, and more are explained by Kaleb in the simplest form. In the end, they answer the grand question: Is the PS5 worth the (currently seen) worth the price?

This episode of The Kam Show will take a look into the commercial space industry and how NASA was instrumental in the development of commercial space technologies. Guest co-host Dhurv and Kamran explore the development and implementation of the NASA commercial space programs and the limitations of NASA. In addition, they will also look at the potential for commercial space in the coming decade.

In the first episode of The Kam Show, we take a look at the recent #LaunchAmerica launch with the commercial partner SpaceX using the Falcon 9 rocket with the Dragon 2 crew capsule. Guest, Dhruv and host, Kamran explain the technologies used in the rocket and crew capsule and speculate towards what the next era of spaceflight will look like. Also, they break down what is new about the Astronaut suits and the equipment that gets them to the launch pad comfortably. We hope you enjoy this episode and find the information useful!