
Hosted by Dr. Anthony J. Rojas, Ph.D., an MIT-trained chemist and educator, Unknown Variables goes beyond accomplishments to explore the experiences, decisions, and defining moments behind them. Each episode features candid conversations with scientists, entrepreneurs, and innovators across disciplines — uncovering the unknown variables that drive discovery, creativity, and success. If you’re curi... more
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 9 | Founded | 2 months ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | ScienceEducation | |||

What if the real goal of money isn’t wealth—but time?
In this episode of Unknown Variables, I sit down with Andy Hill, creator of Marriage Kids and Money and author of Own Your Time, to talk about financial independence, Coast FIRE, and why so many ... more
Most people assume the answer is simple: greed. But the real story is far more complicated — and far more surprising.
In this episode, I sit down with Sam Kazer, PhD, a scientist who has worked across academia, global health, and the pharmaceutical ... more
Is the medical system broken? And what does plastic surgery really do?
In this episode of the Unknown Variables Podcast, Dr. Anthony Rojas speaks with Dr. Kianna Jackson, MD, Chief Resident in Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery at Vanderbilt Universit... more
What is it actually like to work at the CDC?
In this episode of the Unknown Variables Podcast, I sit down with Dr. Erin Thomas — a sociologist at the CDC — to unpack the side of public health most people never see: systems, behavior, trust, and the ... more
How do you actually become a college professor — and who really makes it?
In this episode of Unknown Variables, I talk with four professors who recently landed faculty positions across a range of institutions — from teaching-focused universities to ... more
What do Americans consistently misunderstand about China — its people, its politics, and how it quietly became the world’s manufacturing powerhouse?
This week, I sit down with Joshua Woodward, a South Side Chicago native turned MIT mechanical engine... more
This week on Unknown Variables, I sit down with Atlanta’s viral lawyer, Cody Randall — better known online as ATL Cody — whose mission is to democratize legal knowledge one sidewalk conversation at a time.
With more than 1,000,000 followers across T... more
In this episode, Anthony sits down with Dave Farina, better known as Professor Dave Explains, the science educator with over 4 million subscribers who has taught more chemistry students than any professor on Earth — literally.
Together, they dive de... more
So cool to see a real scientist talking to other real scientists. We need more of these conversations!










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