There's an astonishing amount of research going on all around the world, every single day, and most of it is entirely inaccessible to the general public.In this, the first "Research Report" podcast episode, I discuss, in an easy-to-understand w

Episode 18: Is Virtual Reality the Beginning or the End?

Apr 17th, 2019 22m 31s

This past weekend, I had the chance to try out some state-of-the-art virtual reality technology at The Void, a relatively new company working to bring the virtual reality experience to the everyday consumer. I had a fantastic experience, so muc

Episode 017: I'm Back!

Apr 10th, 2019 8m 32s

Miss me? Fear not, I'm back! The last few months have been a bit hectic for me, I've traveled across the United States, started a new job, and taught an online course. Hear all about it in this episode.If you want more content like this, subscr

Episode 016: How to Start Your Own Website for Less than $20

Jan 25th, 2019 8m 32s

Ever wanted to start your own website but don't know how? In today's episode, I explain how you can start your very own website for less than twenty bucks. These days, more and more people are choosing to create their own websites, whether it's

Episode 015: 5 Steps to Getting into Your Dream Engineering PhD Program

Jan 23rd, 2019 22m 13s

Ever wondered how to get into your dream engineering PhD program? In this episode of the Fig by Fig Show, I demystify the process and explain how YOU can get into your dream PhD program, in 5 simple steps.If you want more content like this, sub

Episode 014: Getting Involved with Research as an Undergrad

Jan 21st, 2019 25m 18s

In this podcast I explain how to get involved with research as an undergrad student, even if you don't have research opportunities on your campus. Regardless of what you study, what your grades are, where your school is located, the kinds of pr

Episode 013: Srinivasa Ramanujan was NOT a Genius

Jan 18th, 2019 10m 35s

Srinivasa Ramanujan was one of the greatest mathematicians to ever live, despite dying at only 32 years of age. In this episode, I discuss why he was so great, why he was NOT a genius, and what that means for you.If you want more content like t

Episode 012: What I Learned from Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

Jan 17th, 2019 10m 4s

After finally watching the new Spider-man movie, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, I realized something: each of us has an origin story, not just superheros. And better yet, each of us has the power to write our own origin story. I discuss exa

Episode 011: The Only Resource That Matters

Jan 16th, 2019 14m 14s

I was having a conversation with my sister the other day, and mentioned to her that I spent $70 on the intro music to this podcast (which, by the way, was created by user "markshwedow" on fiverr.com, I can't recommend him highly enough if you n

Episode 010: Website Layout & Posts vs. Pages

Jan 15th, 2019 9m 56s

Over the last few weeks, I've been experimenting with several different website layouts for Fig by Fig. In particular, I've been trying out different ways to link to my content. At first I tried a sidebar, then a drop-down menu from the header

Episode 009: Fear of Failure

Jan 14th, 2019 22m 3s

Welcome to the first episode of The Fig by Fig Show! Instead of starting a separate podcast, I've decided to combine Developing Fig by Fig with The Fig by Fig Show. Don't worry, you're still going to get all the great content you were expecting

Episode 008: Going from a Good Idea to a Successful Business

Jan 11th, 2019 17m 58s

When we last spoke, I gave you the tools to come up with a good idea. Here, I discuss what you can do with that idea after you've come up with it. You have 3 options: do nothing (not advised), turn it into a fun hobby, or start a business aroun

Episode 007: How to Come up with Good Ideas

Jan 10th, 2019 12m 27s

Do you want to be a part of the community of creatives building an exciting unknown future? The first step is coming up with good ideas worthy of that future. In this episode, I discuss how to identify good and bad ideas. It turns out, most peo

Episode 006: What is Fig by Fig? Part 2

Jan 9th, 2019 3m 51s

Although I spent time in the last episode discussing what Fig by Fig is, I've developed my thoughts a bit further and wanted to share them with you. In this episode, I explain my thought process regarding the mission of Fig by Fig, and sum it u

Episode 005: What is Fig by Fig?

Jan 7th, 2019 7m 8s

Ever since I first came up with the idea of building Fig by Fig back in October of 2018, I struggled to understand what it was that I was creating. I knew I wanted to talk about math and physics concepts in a way that anyone in high school or a

Episode 004: More Web Design, First Impressions, & Mailchimp Integration

Jan 7th, 2019 8m 4s

After Episode 003, I took another look at the Fig by Fig website and decided it wasn't good enough to start showing around to people. I took a couple of days to fix broken links, reduce clutter, and even add an embedded Mailchimp subscription f

Episode 003: Podcast & Logo Complete, On to Email Subscription!

Jan 3rd, 2019 3m 34s

My podcast is now hosted on Buzzsprout, and can be found on iTunes (Apple Podcasts), Google Podcasts, Spotify, and Stitcher. After several failed attempts at designing my own logo (I struggle with visual art and have never put in the time to im

Episode 002: The Why & How of Podcasts

Jan 2nd, 2019 10m 55s

Here I discuss why I'm making this podcast, and how I'm making it. One of my weaknesses is verbal communication. I usually can pick out the right words, but I struggle to make my voice sound interesting. Out of all the purposes of this podcast,

Episode 001: Landing Pages, Online Marketing, & Trust

Jan 2nd, 2019 9m 20s

In this episode, I discuss my thoughts regarding Click Funnels, a fascinating marketing product designed to increase sales by offering free content (such as a book, webinar, workshop, etc.) to interest a potential customer, and then attempting

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