Derek Padilla

Science + Sound + Software

Hello Audio

Founding Product Lead at Hello Audio, which hosts and delivers private podcasts to listeners on the go. We get your content into podcast apps without having to create a podcast.

Hyperfine

Physics podcast that solves puzzles and explores topics that a curious physics observer would be interested in.

PredictiveValue

A Plotly visualization for tests' PPV and NPV. What percentage of a test's results are correct? Works for any yes/no test, e.g. the presence of a disease in a collected medical sample.

Like Like New.com

AI recommended movies, TV shows, music, and more based on two examples that you like. Discover new media that matches your tastes.

AI Air Fry.com

Enter your food, and let AI provide the simple air fryer instructions. No terrible Google results. Just the temp and time steps. Also, convert oven values to air fryer.

Backronym.xyz

Trying to name something with a clever acronym? Drop the word and describe the project. AI will generate what it stands for.

Charm Quark

Youtube mashups of pop hits. Nothing serious here :) Lizzo/Chili Peppers, Ari/MJ, Queen/Kanye...

Physics PhD

UC Santa Cruz, dissertation titled "Temperature-Dependent Electron Transport in Quantum Dot Photovoltaics"

Brief Bio

Derek is Founding Product Lead at HelloAudio.fm, co-founded with Lindsay Padilla and Nora Sudduth. A past physics professor, forever-educator, and musician based in San Diego, his superpower is explaining complicated concepts simply. Lindsay and Derek have been married for 15+ years.