Scientifically Sound: Hosted by Ralph White III
Welcome to the Scientifically Sound! I'm Ralph from the South. It's the host that does the most and I don't mean to boast. This is my scientific journey coming to the creative forefront. You may find that a scientific discovery could be inspired by a hit song of an amazing musician. Or maybe a musician was reading up on some academic journals to find their new melody. Whatever the case may be, we have science, we have music, put them together and let's use it. Follow us on Instagram @scientificallysound
Episodes
27 episodes
O-X-Y-T-O-C-I-N #happyvalentinesday
You know we had to bring some R&B into the mix this Valentine's Day! Rexxy Pendergrass and I decided to lay down some vocals in honor of the hormone, oxytocin. So lovely, don't you agree. Here's to more #neuroscien...
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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2:20
H.A.P.P.Y Radio(waves)
Video to Episode: https://youtu.be/QomjXhg0fN8?feature=sharedAfter a year of changes, Rex and I decide to have a talk and do something new. Welcome to Scientifically Sound! Where I, Ralph from the South, along with my "roommate"...
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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12:29
Episode 12: Santa Claus is coming to Sound! feat. Lauren Girouard-Hallam
Happy Holidays, fellow listeners! Lauren Girouard-Hallam joins me on the show as we discuss Santa's powers based on the holiday hit famously recorded by Gene Autry "Up on the Housetop" in the scope of psychology of children's belief in them. An...
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Season 2
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Episode 12
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55:08
Episode 11: It's the Maillard Reaction, Charlie Brown
Be thankful. That's it. That's the tweet. For this holiday episode, we keep it short and sweet with talking about A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving and the reaction we all need in cooking ANYTHING, especially turkey. The Maillard reaction!
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Season 2
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Episode 11
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18:09
Episode 10: Stellar and Scary feat. Sumeet Kulkarni and Huei Sears
Sumeet Kulkarni is a 6th-yr. PhD student studying gravitational waves at the University of Mississippi. Sumeet uses really smart code written by others to evolve binary black holes forward and backward in time, and apply it to whole popul...
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Season 2
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Episode 10
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51:49
Episode 9: Oh September, Do You Remember? feat Daniela Mesa and Haley Stubbs
Welcome Back, Welcome Back, Welcome Back!Daniela Mesa and Haley Stubbs come back to the Sound one mo' time! We catch up on what they've been up to since their last appearance, try and create a science awards show, and discuss the hit "S...
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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51:05
Episode 8: Day 'N' Nite feat. Jazmine Benjamin
It's the most wonderful time of the school year! First day/week back to school! So of course we do an episode focused on going to bed on time and its importance! I'm hanging out with Jazmine Benjamin as we discuss grad student life this past su...
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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54:18
Episode 7: Sky Dive
We are halfway through the summer! Ralph from Da South coming in hot like this heatwave coming across all our nations. I give updates on my PhD career and ComSciCon preparations for next week. Then, we cool off and chill as we learn about...
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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21:50
Episode 6: Summer Memories (A Fun Fact Episode!)
We Outsiiiiiiiiide! For this month's episode, I am taking a different approach. 4 short stories. 4 fun facts. And they all revolve around my memories of summer. We first wake up "Early in the Morning" and learn about circadian rhythms. We then ...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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30:01
Episode 5:When Sunny Gets Blue (A Mental Health Check-In) feat. Krystle Osby
Hey. How are you? How's your mental health? Yes, really.In this month's episode, I invited my mental health neighbor and forever dance partner in science, Krystle Osby. We talk about our mental health journeys so far as it pertains to o...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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40:31
Episode 4: Keep it Cool, Serotonin
Happy Jazz Appreciation Month from your favorite scientist! To celebrate, we are going to talk about how cool jazz kept us cool in the abstract sense with the album "Birth of the Cool" by Miles Davis. Then we will talk about how the neurotransm...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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24:21
Episode 3: I'm Every Woman ft. Dr. Jaye Gardiner and Dr. Danielle Twum
Happy Women's History Month from Scientifically Sound! It's a celebration on this side as we channel our inner Chaka Khan with her 1978 hit single "I'm Every Woman", in honor of the #IfThenSheCan exhibit. This exhibit highlights 120 women in ST...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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45:30
Episode 2: It's A "Heart"felt Black Conversation ft. Dre'Von Dobson
Happy Black History Month! Lift Every Voice and Sing, till earth and heaven ring! Happy American Heart Month, as well. In this episode of Scientifically Sound, I'm hanging out with Dre'Von Dobson as we talk about our time as black scientists in...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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43:33
Episode 1: And We're Back with ENERGY! (Happy Birthday Scientifically Sound) ft. Jasmin Giles
And we're back! Here we go again!Ralph from the South here! It is the 1 year anniversary of Scientifically Sound! I got my party hat on. So I decided to do something different. I've brought my friend Jasmin Giles from Black in Scienc...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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37:59
Episode 12: Three Sisters or a "Stew"pendous Finale
Finally, Finale! Potato, Potato. Corn, Beans, and Squash! Welcome to the last episode as we complete Season 1 of Scientifically Sound! Today, we are taking a quick look at vocal arrangement (with a special take from my friend, Ivory Doublette) ...
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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20:36
Episode 11: The Paranormal Roar
Hey, you SciGoblins ad SciGhouls! Welcome to another episode of Scientifically Sound. Number 11! We are headed to space as we learn about a blip in a mission to detect the first ever stars. The blip was that space decided to ROAR at us! We are ...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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24:59
Episode 10: "Natural High"(s) and Lows of Scientific Research w/ Haley Stubbs and Daniela Mesa Sanchez
We've made it! Episode 10! And what better way to bring in the double digits than with double the guests. Everyone, introducing my wonderful best friends, my lab mates straight out of Furman University, Haley Stubbs and Daniela Mesa Sanchez. We...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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1:14:59
Episode 9: "Behind the Groove" of DNA
Can you get "Behind the Groove"? I know I can if Teena Marie is telling me to do so. Today's episode we are diving into the Teena Marie's hit song "Behind the Groove" and learning about the major and minor grooves in DNA. Also, giving upd...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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27:03
Episode 8: Doing It to Death w/ Abir Majumdar, PhD
Are you a lover of Wikipedia? Well, this one is for you. I bring Abir Majumdar, PhD on to the Sound to talk about his thesis research on CDK2 and we tie it to the hit song "Doing It to Death" by James Brown and the JBs. We laugh and chill as we...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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37:21
Episode 7: Summer Madness
I'm back, baby! Did you miss me? Of course you did! I definitely missed telling you all stories, at least. Today's episode is on my summer research experiences back at Furman University. How it was fantastic and at times, maddening! Luckily, Ko...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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28:13
Episode 6: "The Breaks" with Maram Essawy
Let's keep the momentum going with a coffee in hand! My friend Maram Essawy joins me on the Sound in this episode. We discuss happiness in our work, we (more like Maram) giggle about lab. We discuss the 1980 hit record by Kurtis Blow, "The Brea...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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41:32
Episode 5: Put Me Down Easy w/ Lynnea Harris
FIRST (interview)! My friend Lynnea Harris joins me on the Sound in our first interview. We sing, we laugh, we discuss impulse buys (in the love of science). We breakdown the 1963 heartbreak single "Put Me Down Easy" by Sam Cooke's little...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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34:05
Episode 4: Under the "Winelight"
Ah, 1980. Gucci Mane is born. Michael Jackson is coming off tour with "Off the Wall" and prepping to record "Thriller". And the great tenor saxophonist, Grover Washington Jr., released the Grammy-Awarded album "Winelight". A traditionalis...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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16:57
Episode 3: "Sophisticated Lady" of Medical Science
It was in the Cotton Club during the roaring 20s. A picturesque "A Great Gatsby" time while Duke Ellington was writing the standard "Sophisticated Lady." But who was it about? His mom? His grade teachers? Well, we here at the Sound believ...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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16:50
Episode 2: "Common Freestyle" of the Cell
Did you know that cells can freestyle? Right? Today, we take some bars from Common off his feature on RH (Roy Hargrove) Factor's album in 2003, Hard Groove. Common apparently knows about the cell cycle and the decisions and twists involved for ...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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11:29