Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory addresses the world’s most urgent scientific challenges by advancing sustainable energy, protecting human health, creating new materials, and revealing the origin and fate of the universe. Founded in 1931, Berkeley Lab’s scientific expertise has been recognized with 13 Nobel Prizes.

Mimi Heft may just be the most ebullient and optimistic person ever known to sing the blues. Despite her joyful nature, she can turn any tale of woe into her own, deeply personal and resonant story. With her melodious voice, Mimi loves nothing more than to make her audience cry — a goal achieved on numerous occasion. In addition to her band HOOT Ballad Project, the vocal ensemble Voices in a New World, and being two legs of Five-Legged Mule, Mimi has shared the stage with other formidable talents, including Mark Growden, SoVoSó, Joshua Raoul Brody, Three Drink Circus, Thad Povey, and Delco.

The Supersized Science podcast highlights research and discoveries nationwide enabled by advanced computing technology and expertise at the Texas Advanced Computing Center of the University of Texas at Austin. TACC science writer Jorge Salazar hosts Supersized Science.

Supersized Science is part of the Texas Podcast Network, brought to you by The University of Texas at Austin. Podcasts are produced by faculty members and staffers at UT Austin who work with University Communications to craft content that adheres to journalistic best practices. The University of Texas at Austin offers these podcasts at no charge. Podcasts appearing on the network and this webpage represent the views of the hosts, not of The University of Texas at Austin.

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