Episode 10: Stephen Hawking and His Influence on Me

In “Highly Variable”, physics PhD student Kyle M. Kabasares discusses his experiences in graduate school and a wide range of his interests, including but not limited to physics, math, science/science communication, chess, baseball, basketball, and history. Although Kyle is not an expert in any given field (except maybe physics), he has spent a dedicated amount of time learning and cultivating those other interests over the course of his life and feels confident in expressing his thoughts and opinions those interests. Kyle is also interested in disseminating graduate school culture and university culture in general, and explaining what academics do on a day-to-day basis.