# STEMcast - McGill iGEM

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Official site: https://www.stemcast.ca/
Author: STEMcast
Episodes: 31

## Resource

STEMcast is a McGill iGEM podcast that serves to highlight the connections between the largely varying subfields of STEM. We interview guest speakers from a diverse range of fields, bringing listeners into the loop on STEM research in biotech, AI, medicine, environment, math and much more! Contact us at: igem@mcgilleus.ca

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## Episodes
- [STEMCast Ep. 43 | The Science of the Small: Exploring nanoscale capillaries and their applications with Prof. Radha Boya](https://stenobird.com/podcast/stemcast-mcgill-igem-6511088/stemcast-ep-43-the-science-of-the-small-exploring-nanoscale-capillaries-and-their-applications-with-prof-radha-boya) — 2026-07-25T18:18:43+00:00
- [STEMcast Episode 42 | Learning to Learn: Exploring how Artificial and Biological Systems Learn with Prof. Andrew Saxe](https://stenobird.com/podcast/stemcast-mcgill-igem-6511088/stemcast-episode-42-learning-to-learn-exploring-how-artificial-and-biological-systems-learn-with-prof-andrew-saxe) — 2026-07-19T21:58:29+00:00
- [STEMcast Episode 41 | "From Controller to Contributor": How gaming is contributing to cutting-edge research with Profs. Jerome Waldispuhl and Attila Szantner](https://stenobird.com/podcast/stemcast-mcgill-igem-6511088/stemcast-episode-41-from-controller-to-contributor-how-gaming-is-contributing-to-cutting-edge-research-with-profs-jerome-waldispuhl-and-attila-szantner) — 2026-06-02T20:57:57+00:00
- [STEMcast Episode 40 | “We are all made of stardust”: Learning about Early Planetary Formation with Prof. Paola Pinilla](https://stenobird.com/podcast/stemcast-mcgill-igem-6511088/stemcast-episode-40-we-are-all-made-of-stardust-learning-about-early-planetary-formation-with-prof-paola-pinilla) — 2026-05-13T03:04:55+00:00
- [STEMcast Episode 39 | “Curiosity is Edgework”: Channeling our Curiosity in Research with Profs. Dani Basset and Perry Zurn](https://stenobird.com/podcast/stemcast-mcgill-igem-6511088/stemcast-episode-39-curiosity-is-edgework-channeling-our-curiosity-in-research-with-profs-dani-basset-and-perry-zurn) — 2026-01-09T12:30:00+00:00
- [Episode 38 | Education, Math and Drag! Exploring How Queer Identity and STEM Intersect with Kyne Santos](https://stenobird.com/podcast/stemcast-mcgill-igem-6511088/episode-38-education-math-and-drag-exploring-how-queer-identity-and-stem-intersect-with-kyne-santos) — 2025-10-05T17:38:57+00:00
- [STEMcast Episode 37 | Empowering Diverse Voices in STEM - a STEMcast Special](https://stenobird.com/podcast/stemcast-mcgill-igem-6511088/stemcast-episode-37-empowering-diverse-voices-in-stem-a-stemcast-special) — 2025-10-02T17:45:10+00:00
- [STEMcast Episode 36 | “Specialization is for Insects”: Building Neuroscience Foundation Models with Prof. Adrien Peyrache and Prof. Blake Richards](https://stenobird.com/podcast/stemcast-mcgill-igem-6511088/stemcast-episode-36-specialization-is-for-insects-building-neuroscience-foundation-models-with-prof-adrien-peyrache-and-prof-blake-richards) — 2025-08-11T01:36:59+00:00
- [STEMcast Episode 35 | Handshakes between Methods and People: Fostering Collaboration at the Flatiron Institute with Prof. Andrew Millis](https://stenobird.com/podcast/stemcast-mcgill-igem-6511088/stemcast-episode-35-handshakes-between-methods-and-people-fostering-collaboration-at-the-flatiron-institute-with-prof-andrew-millis) — 2025-08-03T14:41:02+00:00
- [STEMcast Episode 34 | A Lesson in Science History: The Discovery vs. The Discoverer with Prof. Matthew Cobb](https://stenobird.com/podcast/stemcast-mcgill-igem-6511088/stemcast-episode-34-a-lesson-in-science-history-the-discovery-vs-the-discoverer-with-prof-matthew-cobb) — 2025-07-27T23:04:58+00:00
- [STEMCast Episode 33 | “The Paper Beyond the Paper”: Publishing in Nature Neuroscience with Dr. Shari Wiseman](https://stenobird.com/podcast/stemcast-mcgill-igem-6511088/stemcast-episode-33-the-paper-beyond-the-paper-publishing-in-nature-neuroscience-with-dr-shari-wiseman) — 2025-07-15T16:04:18+00:00
- [STEMcast Episode 32 | Nano-Physics with Peter Grutter: How do the Structure and Properties of Tiny Things Work, and What Does that Mean for Us?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/stemcast-mcgill-igem-6511088/stemcast-episode-32-nano-physics-with-peter-grutter-how-do-the-structure-and-properties-of-tiny-things-work-and-what-does-that-mean-for-us) — 2025-06-28T21:36:05+00:00
- [STEMcast Episode 31 | Meet the Judges! Dr Asia Vighi and Dr Jeff Bouffard share their wisdom and perspective as iGEM judges.](https://stenobird.com/podcast/stemcast-mcgill-igem-6511088/stemcast-episode-31-meet-the-judges-dr-asia-vighi-and-dr-jeff-bouffard-share-their-wisdom-and-perspective-as-igem-judges) — 2025-06-14T16:27:28+00:00
- [STEMcast Episode 30 | Biotechnologies and Their Perception in India with Dr. Julia Freeman: How Can We Best Utilize this Technology, and What’s Stopping Us?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/stemcast-mcgill-igem-6511088/stemcast-episode-30-biotechnologies-and-their-perception-in-india-with-dr-julia-freeman-how-can-we-best-utilize-this-technology-and-what-s-stopping-us) — 2025-06-01T15:36:37+00:00
- [STEMcast Episode 29 | The Hunt for Extraterrestrials with McGill iGEM Founder Dr. Jay Nadeau: Are They There, and How Can we Prove It?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/stemcast-mcgill-igem-6511088/stemcast-episode-29-the-hunt-for-extraterrestrials-with-mcgill-igem-founder-dr-jay-nadeau-are-they-there-and-how-can-we-prove-it) — 2025-05-18T16:05:40+00:00
- [STEMcast Episode 28 | Plant-Fungi-Insect Interaction with Dr. Shireef Darwish: Everything About the Criminally Under-explored World of Fungi](https://stenobird.com/podcast/stemcast-mcgill-igem-6511088/stemcast-episode-28-plant-fungi-insect-interaction-with-dr-shireef-darwish-everything-about-the-criminally-under-explored-world-of-fungi) — 2025-05-04T13:00:14+00:00
- [STEMcast Episode 27 | Ecology x Evolution with Dr. Simon Daoust: How Parasites and Hosts Co-evolve](https://stenobird.com/podcast/stemcast-mcgill-igem-6511088/stemcast-episode-27-ecology-x-evolution-with-dr-simon-daoust-how-parasites-and-hosts-co-evolve) — 2025-04-20T17:07:26+00:00
- [STEMcast Episode 26 | Extreme Microbes with Dr. Nagissa Mahmoudi: How Does Life Survive Space, the Deep Ocean, and More?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/stemcast-mcgill-igem-6511088/stemcast-episode-26-extreme-microbes-with-dr-nagissa-mahmoudi-how-does-life-survive-space-the-deep-ocean-and-more) — 2025-04-06T21:29:44+00:00
- [STEMCast Episode 25 | NeuroAI with Yohaï-Eliel Berreby: Finding Symbiosis Between Mind and Machine](https://stenobird.com/podcast/stemcast-mcgill-igem-6511088/stemcast-episode-25-neuroai-with-yoha-eliel-berreby-finding-symbiosis-between-mind-and-machine) — 2024-08-14T15:17:39+00:00
- [STEMCast Episode 24 | Deep Learning with Prof. Aaron Courville: What More is There to Learn?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/stemcast-mcgill-igem-6511088/stemcast-episode-24-deep-learning-with-prof-aaron-courville-what-more-is-there-to-learn) — 2024-08-06T09:33:02+00:00
- [STEMcast Episode 23 | Microorganisms and Geomicrobiology with Dr. Mahmoudi](https://stenobird.com/podcast/stemcast-mcgill-igem-6511088/stemcast-episode-23-microorganisms-and-geomicrobiology-with-dr-mahmoudi) — 2024-07-26T06:01:08+00:00
- [STEMcast Episode 22 | Surface Chemistry and Binding with Dr. Guo](https://stenobird.com/podcast/stemcast-mcgill-igem-6511088/stemcast-episode-22-surface-chemistry-and-binding-with-dr-guo) — 2024-05-29T11:01:22+00:00
- [STEMcast Episode 21 | Radiotherapy with Dr. Enger](https://stenobird.com/podcast/stemcast-mcgill-igem-6511088/stemcast-episode-21-radiotherapy-with-dr-enger) — 2024-05-29T02:33:00+00:00
- [STEMcast Episode 20 | Mechano-Biology with Dr. Li](https://stenobird.com/podcast/stemcast-mcgill-igem-6511088/stemcast-episode-20-mechano-biology-with-dr-li) — 2023-10-06T17:00:52+00:00
- [STEMcast Episode 19 | Brain Injury with Dr. Park](https://stenobird.com/podcast/stemcast-mcgill-igem-6511088/stemcast-episode-19-brain-injury-with-dr-park) — 2023-10-04T15:22:41+00:00

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