Beyond ME

Beyond ME

Welcome to Beyond ME, the show where mechanical engineering students go beyond M.E., and where the things we talk about are beyond us. We like thinking broader; we like thinking deeper. Join us as we dive into all things tech, morality, and the future. Follow us on ⁠Instagram: @thebeyondmepod Please direct questions, suggestions, and business inquiries to ⁠thebeyondmepod@gmail.com⁠. Music by Wesley Chang.

Episodes

April 17, 2025 82 mins

The guys are joined by Nathan Templeman to discuss the aspects of being deaf while doing stand-up, Ultimate Frisbee, and a major in Interior Design.

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The guys are joined by Gavin Noktes to discuss the pitfalls of education, his experience, and what he's doing to help fix it.

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The guys are joined by Brendan Gell to discuss free will, determinism, and life philosophies.

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00:00:00 - Intro

00:02:09 - Defining free will and determinism

00:04:38 - Our i...

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The guys are joined by musician, actor, and filmmaker Colin Hodgkin to discuss Dueling Pianos, filmmaking, and trying to make it on Broadway.

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Colin's Website

The Tape Room

Heaven on the 7th Floor - Music Video

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The guys are joined by RIT's Professor Kate Leipold to discuss computer-aided design, the future of manufacturing, and teaching with technology.

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00:00:00 - Intro

00:00:59 - Who is Prof. Ka...

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The guys are joined by RIT's President, Dr. David Munson, to discuss his background, his proudest accomplishments at RIT, what he envisions for the future of RIT, and his plans for retirement.

Special thanks to WITR's Recording Department for recording this episode's audio.

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The guys are joined by Luke Smith to talk all things space: Moon colonization, black holes, relativity, and Interstellar.

Luke's Recommendations:

The Infinite Monkey Cage (podcast)

John Michael Godier's Event Horizon (podcast)

Cool Worlds Podcast

Math & Physics Podcast

ScienceClic (YouTube channel)

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The guys are joined by popular YouTuber Aaed Musa to talk about robotics, content creation, and the work-life balance of being an engineering student and successful YouTuber.

Aaed's Links:

Aaed's YouTube Channel

Aaed's Instagram

Aaed's Website

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The guys are joined by James Chin to talk about ballroom dancing, engineering for accessibility, organization, and the future of education.

James' Links:

⁠Lilac Dance Center⁠

⁠LilacDB⁠

⁠James B. Chin Notion Site⁠

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00:00:00 - Intro

00:01:25 - Who is Ja...

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The guys are joined by RIT Computer Engineering alum Sam Myers to talk about the differences between quantum and conventional computing, the ways that advanced computational systems may be able to coexist with us and each other, and the viability of these technologies replicating the human brain.

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The guys are joined by Willem Smith to talk about vehicles, how they work, how they differ, and what we might see in the future.

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00:00:00 - Intro

00:02:19 - Overview of electric vehicles

00:09:40 - A Tesla driver’s perspective

00:14:53 - Solid-state ba...

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Finian and Ben are joined by brothers Tiliang and Kinho Millot to talk social media, short-form content, and dopamine.

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0:00:00 - Intro

0:02:03 - Our experiences with social media

0:10:37 - The Instagram facade

0:16:22 -  Short-form content and dopamine

0:21:43 - It’s not all ba...

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Finian and Ben are joined by musical genius Wesley Chang, creator of the Beyond ME podcast tune, to talk all things music.

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0:00:00 - Intro

0:00:43 - Wesley and Finian’s musical backgrounds

0:06:42 - Musical periods and styles

0:09:55 - Improvisation and live demo

0:13:10 - Muscle memory and neuroscience

0:19:54 - Thought process behind improvisation

0:28:44 - How Wesle...

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June 10, 2024 103 mins

The guys talk about recent updates in the AI world, generative entertainment, and predictions for iOS 18.

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0:00:00 - Intro

0:00:58 - GPT-4o

0:05:10 - Touching on iOS 18

0:09:43 - Why multimodal models matter

0:11:09 - Artificial general intellige...

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June 9, 2024 118 mins

For the first episode, Ben and Liam are joined by Finian Richardson to talk about the futures of computing, society and artificial intelligence.

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All episodes are split up into chapters for your listening convenience.

0:00:00 - Intro

0:02:41 - Quantum computing

0:10:39 - Robotics

0:34:49 - So how ‘bout this AI thing?

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