Summary: 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 highschool 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 things on the show yet! Links: Google Quantum AI - https://research.google/teams/applied-science/quantum/ Dr. Villalonga’s Papers - https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=YIsu8sMAAAAJ Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCywYFYftII3mtVzauZ86Klg Instagram - https://instagram.com/kamshowpodcast Sign up for Updates - https://www.kamran-hussain.com/podcast

Summary: 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! Links: OnePlus Nord: https://www.oneplus.com/nord-specs Microsoft Surface Duo - https://www.tomsguide.com/news/microsoft-surface-duo-release-date-price-specs-and-news Asus ROG Phone 3 - https://www.asus.com/Phone/ROG-Phone-3/Tech-Specs/ Galaxy Tab S7 - https://www.samsung.com/us/mobile/tablets/tab-s7/ Galaxy Watch 3 - https://www.tomsguide.com/reviews/samsung-galaxy-watch-3 Galaxy Note 20 - https://www.samsung.com/us/smartphones/galaxy-note20-5g/compare/?device-1=samsung-galaxy-note20-5g&device-2=samsung-galaxy-note20-ultra-5g&device-3=none Galaxy Z Fold 2 - https://www.phonearena.com/phones/compare/Samsung-Galaxy-Z-Fold-2,Samsung-Galaxy-Fold/phones/11406,11124 Email - https://tinyurl.com/kamshowpodcast Instagram - https://instagram.com/kamshowpodcast Sign-up for Updates - https://kamran-hussain.com/podcast

Summary: 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. Links: Antiproton decelerator - https://home.cern/science/accelerators/antiproton-decelerator LHC - https://home.cern/science/accelerators/large-hadron-collider ILC - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Linear_Collider SLAC - https://www6.slac.stanford.edu/research/accelerators-and-society FNAL/FermiLab - https://www.fnal.gov/pub/science/particle-accelerators/index.html Higgs Boson - https://phys.org/news/2016-02-ways-particle-world-higgs-boson.html LHC Discoveries - https://earthsky.org/human-world/large-hadron-collider-lhc-discoveries#:~:text=Discoveries%20from%20the%20LHC,and%20captivated%20a%20worldwide%20audience. CERN - https://home.cern/science/accelerators Particle Detection - https://www.iop.org/resources/topic/archive/cern/index.html#gref Particle Detectors - https://home.cern/science/experiments/how-detector-works Email - http://tinyurl.com/kamshow Sign Up for Updates - https://kamran-hussain.com/podcast Instagram - http://instagram.com/kamshowpodcast

Summary: 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 about some of his research. Dr. Alpaslan explains how he is able to observe and measure galaxies and other interesting topics in this episode! Links: Dr. Alpaslan’s Research - https://scholar.google.co.uk/citations?user=QS-Tn3YAAAAJ&hl=en The Known Universe -  https://youtu.be/17jymDn0W6U Culture Series - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culture_series Email - https://tinyurl.com/kamshow Instagram - https://Instagram.com/kamshowpodcast Newsletter - https://kamran-hussain.com/podcast

Summary: 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. Links: Mars Perseverance Rover 2020: https://www.nasa.gov/perseverance Mars 2020 Team: https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/mission/team/ Perseverance Surface Operations: https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/timeline/surface-operations/ Dr. Ken Farley: http://web.gps.caltech.edu/~farley/ Perseverance Nuclear Battery: https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/spacecraft/rover/electrical-power/ Perseverance Wheels and Motors: https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/spacecraft/rover/wheels/ Email: tinyurl.com/kamshow Instagram: instagram.com/kamshowpodcast

Summary: 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. Links: Xbox X: https://www.xbox.com/en-US/consoles/xbox-series-x Playstation 5 Controller Hands-on: https://youtu.be/3nMDnRhqSaA Xbox X vs. PS5: https://www.laptopmag.com/news/xbox-series-x-vs-ps5-which-console-is-right-for-you Email - tinyurl.com/kamshow Instagram - instagram.com/kamshowpodcast

Summary: 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. Links: Starlink: starlink.com Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starlink Starlink Satellite Numbers: https://www.space.com/spacex-starlink-satellites-sunshades.html Starlink Estimated Cost: https://www.inverse.com/innovation/spacex-starlink-visualization Elon Musk Twitter Sunshades: https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1252872826731655173?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1252872826731655173%7Ctwgr%5E&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.space.com%2Fspacex-starlink-satellites-sunshades.html Ion Thrusters: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ion_thruster Crash Course on Coulomb's Force: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TFlVWf8JX4A Video on Phased Array Antennas: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtPPAnvJS6c Phased Array Antenna: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phased_array Email - tinyurl.com/kamshow

Summary: In the third 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. And finally, Happy 4th of July! Links: Artemis Overview - https://www.nasa.gov/what-is-artemis Lunar Lander Contracts - https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-names-companies-to-develop-human-landers-for-artemis-moon-missions Artemis Press Release - https://www.nasa.gov/specials/artemis/ SLS Overview - https://www.nasa.gov/exploration/systems/sls/overview.html HLS Overview - https://www.nasa.gov/content/more-about-the-human-landing-system-program Gateway Overview - https://www.nasa.gov/johnson/exploration/gateway Northrup Grumman Contract - https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-awards-northrop-grumman-artemis-contract-for-gateway-crew-cabin Spacesuits - https://www.nasa.gov/feature/a-next-generation-spacesuit-for-the-artemis-generation-of-astronauts Orion Overview - https://www.nasa.gov/exploration/systems/orion/about/index.html Lunar Mining - https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/infographics/infographic.view.php?id=11272 Email - tinyurl.com/kamshow

Summary: 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. Links: Apple Silicon Press Release: https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2020/06/apple-announces-mac-transition-to-apple-silicon/ Apple WWDC 2020 Keynote: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEZhD3J89ZE WWDC Day 1 Recap: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4An0ndagZsQ WWDC Day 2 Recap: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-OtSv3IZlas WWDC Day 3 Recap: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijwE6VPpRYI WWDC Day 4 Recap: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=raArWQlKIqU WWDC Day 5 Recap: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4QC4eyE4NU MKBHD’s WWDC Breakdown: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0we7kcmgDOw MKBHD’s Breakdown of IOS 14: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLyDvABxGF0 Email: tinyurl.com/kamshow [The Kam Show is not supported by, endorsed, or associated with any of these companies or creators]

In this Episode: Roberto Carlino Educational Path What is Astrobee? How Astrobee works Challenges During the Development of Astrobee The Future of Astrobee Summary: 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. Links: Roberto Carlino’s Papers - https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=R3oFtuUAAAAJ&hl=en Astrobee - https://www.nasa.gov/astrobee Email - tinyurl.com/kamshow