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Welcome to the first episode of season 4! I hope you enjoy the podcast's fresh new look as I kick off my 4th year. There's no better way to start this season than with a thought-provoking conversation with one of my closest friends, Carol Magal
Wow, it's been a year! A lot has changed as my 3rd year comes to an end and fourth year starts soon. In this episode, I fill you in on my updated mental models after I reflect along the last year and why I didn't podcast during that period. It
Twitter! Medicine! Newborn Love! What do all 3 of these themes have in common? Lan! On this episode, the spotlight is on Lan Dao, a third-year medical student at the University of Montreal and a previous intern at the Mila - Quebec AI Institute
Beep boop beep in this EP, I am joined by three computer science friends, Alex, Andriy, and Peter, where we discuss all things esports gaming (and its connection with math!), as well as a classic Anime exposé! Here's a little sneak peek about t
Long time, no see Spotlights! I have not fallen off the face of Earth in my absence over the last two months, just had a lot of big projects surface at the same time. In this episode, I update you on the various facets of this podcast as well a
Happy New Year! This episode features Alexander "Sasha" Skvortsov, a 2nd year computer science and math major at Pennsylvania State University! He first started programming through the International Youth Neuroscience Association (IYNA), a nonp
To celebrate the podcast's one year anniversary episode, Sana and I discuss very important topics that come up with our transition to young adulthood! Sana Al-Bahrani is a sophomore student studying Justice, Political Philosophy and Law at McMa
Cue the Spotlight to an episode full of laughs as I am joined by 2 classic late-night conversationalists, Alex and Ibby! Our 1st guest is Alexandra, a fourth year Computer Science Specialist and Teaching Assistant at the University of Toronto M
Can you guess which OG guest is featured in this episode? Hint, in season 1, we primarily talked about problem solving with technology and the software engineering space in startups and big corporations. Ok ok enough teasing, it's Arsala Bangas
In the 1st solo episode of season 2, I give an online school update and how I navigated the academic realization that “oh wow this is actually getting kinda hard now”. Proposed solutions and anecdotes include online lectures (skipping some of t
Cue the 1st episode of season 2 of The Student Spotlight, to kickstart this new season with a bang, today’s guest is Nameera Azim! She's a talented student studying statistics, computer science and business at the University of Toronto. Besides
Welcome to Season 2 (sophomore year)!!! The Student Spotlight is a podcast that explores the highs and lows of student life with guests and the host, Yasmeen, a psychology/computer science student at the University of Toronto. This podcast aims
Joined by one of the funniest people I know, Jack Bennett! He's an environmental science specialist at the University of Toronto and is interested in streaming video games, exploring astronomy, and photography. You can check out his Twitch Vide
In collaboration with the WiSC Talks Podcast, In today's special episode, we are joined by the new Vice-President of the University of Toronto and Principal of UTM, Dr. Alexandra Gillespie! Alex (don't worry, we got permission ;D) is also an in
Whether you’re woohoo or boohoo about online school, this episode plays on that duality with both pros and cons. As a summer online student, I share my two cents on remote learning strategies, realizations, and tips. I also discuss the pandemic
At the Spotlight, we have Seeam! He’s a 2B Systems Design Engineering student at the University of Waterloo. Besides a ton of cool internships at companies like BlackBerry and RBC, he most recently finished a term where he spearheaded mobile pr
You know what, students face many personal obstacles besides obvious academic ones. Here, I attempt to tackle three of those in this episode. The first and main narrative is how to adopt effective sleep hygiene. I outline my strategies and thin
The committed period of student life comes with a lot of not-so-warranted experiences like you guessed it, burnout! In this episode, I start off by talking about my early morning essay crisis experience and how I handle the day onwards. That di
✨The Student Spotlight is a podcast that explores the highs and lows of student life with your host, Yasmeen (Brain) Hmaidan, a psychology, computer science, math student at the University of Toronto. Because there's nothing better than startin
"I'll just do it tomorrow", "Augh, why do I always leave this to the last minute??", "Will I ever change this habit?!". Joined by a special guest, today we tackle these classic questions to discuss the common perils of procrastination on academ
The spotlight is on Teni! A 2nd year Brown university student, who studies liberal medical education with environmental health and inequality. The main theme of this episode is regarding black lives matter advocacy, especially from the under-re
Cue the Spotlight to Vaneezeh Siddiqui, a 3rd year UofT student majoring in statistics, and double minoring in computer science and business. She is the Founder and President of the up and coming WiSC (Women in Science and Computing) club. In t
We are joined by Motasem Almasri, a Biopsych student at UofT. We discuss a whole slew of existentially-themed topics ranging from the classic human question "what do I want to do with my life?!" all the way to light-hearted memeology! This epis
Ali Kuwajerwala, a graduating UofT student majoring in Robotics and Machine Learning makes a feature where we discuss a myriad of topics ranging from Covid-19's implications on our student lives, Elon Musk's new baby boy, to the beauty behind v
Bad grades, we all get them as students so it makes sense to talk about them. Why? Because too many of us get bogged down by a subpar number and treat it as a taboo. But so what? We’re just students in the Game of Academia. So like every game,
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