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NRTGE | No Reason to Get Excited
No Reason to Get Excited is a curiosity-driven podcast built around one simple idea: smart people talking about interesting things.
Hosted by Dr. Aaron Winkler, the show features thoughtful, unscripted conversations with researchers, clinicians, scientists, and creators exploring the ideas that shape how the world works.
It’s a space for real conversations, where people can think out loud, follow ideas wherever they go, and occasionally stumble into something genuinely fascinating.
If you enjoy learning, asking better questions, and hearing how people actually think, you’ll feel at home here.
Episodes
3 episodes
The Price of Power: Campaign Finance, Press Coverage, and the Polarization of American Politics | Andrew Myers
What happens when you apply machine learning and rigorous data analysis to the "Wild West" of American campaign finance? In this episode of No Reason to Get Excited (NRTGE), Dr. Aaron Winkler sits down with Andrew Myers, a PhD candidat...
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Can We Actually Detect Gravitational Waves with Atoms? | Peter Graham
What happens when a psychiatrist sits down with a Stanford physics professor to talk about gravitational waves, dark matter, quantum mechanics, and atoms existing in two places at once?In this episode of No Reason to Get Excited (NRT...
The Chemistry of Creativity, Light, and High-Energy Molecules | Noah Burns
What does it actually mean to create a molecule that has never existed before?In this episode of No Reason to Get Excited (NRTGE), Dr. Aaron Winkler sits down with Stanford organic chemist Noah Burns for a wide-ranging conversat...