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by Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
The Curiosity Unbounded podcast brings you behind the scenes at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) through conversations between MIT President Sally Kornbluth and the people working in its labs and in the field. Along the way, Sally and her guests discuss pressing issues, as well as what inspires the people running at the world’s toughest challenges at one of the most innovative institutions on the planet.
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- Mar 11, 202627 min
Inside Efficient AI: From GPUs to GPTs — Song Han
Song Han is an associate professor in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science whose research focuses on efficient AI computing. His work spans high-resolution computer vision for autonomous vehicles, more efficient image generation, improved GPT performance, and novel methods for training machine learning models. He also leads the Efficient AI team at NVIDIA Research, focused on optimizing GPU-accelerated AI systems.
- Feb 11, 202630 min
From boom to bust, the workings of financial crises — Emil Verner
Emil Verner is the Jerome and Dorthy Lemelson Professor of Management and Financial Economics at the MIT Sloan School of Management. His research examines how finance and the broader economy interact, with a focus on the causes and consequences of financial crises — from bank runs and insolvency to debt booms, economic volatility, and political polarization.Show notes and transcript:https://news.mit.edu/podcast/podcast-curiosity-unbounded-episode-17-boom-bust-workings-financial-crisesJoin the mailing list or send us feedback:https://eepurl.com/ixPQPA
- Jan 14, 202641 min
Toxoplasma and the Human Host — Sebastian Lourido
Sebastian Lourido is an associate professor of biology and a member of the Whitehead Institute. Sebastian studies human pathogens and seeks to unravel the genetic pathways that help parasites like Toxoplasma gondii exist in human cells. He hopes that his work will lead to new treatments for toxoplasmosis as well as drugs that could treat diseases caused by similar parasites.Show notes and transcript:https://news.mit.edu/podcast/podcast-curiosity-unbounded-episode-16-toxoplasma-and-human-hostJoin the mailing list or send us feedback:https://eepurl.com/ixPQPA
- Apr 1, 202532 min
Making sense of your dollars — Christopher Palmer
Christopher Palmer is an Associate Professor of Finance at the MIT Sloan School of Management. He is also a Faculty Research Fellow at the National Bureau of Economic Research, and an Affiliate with the Jameel Poverty Action Lab, based here at MIT. He studies consumer credit, and household financial decision making.Show notes and transcript:https://news.mit.edu/podcast/podcast-curiosity-unbounded-episode-15-making-sense-your-dollarsJoin the mailing list or send us feedback:https://eepurl.com/ixPQPA
- Feb 25, 202529 min
Putting a glacier in its place — Brent Minchew
Brent Minchew is an Associate Professor of Geophysics in the department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences at MIT. He studies the behavior of glaciers in respect to environmental factors and is dedicated to understanding sea level rise and exploring viable interventions to stabilize ice sheets.Show notes and transcript:https://news.mit.edu/podcast/podcast-curiosity-unbounded-episode-14-putting-glacier-its-placeJoin our mailing list and send us feedback:https://eepurl.com/ixPQPA
- Jan 28, 202520 min
The future of customizable 3D printing — Stefanie Mueller
Stefanie Mueller is an associate professor with a joint appointment in MIT's Electrical and Computer Science, and Mechanical Engineering departments. Her work is mostly focused on developing novel hardware and software systems that advance personal fabrication technologies. She envisions a world in which anyone can use 3D printing to create any object at any time.Show notes and transcript:https://news.mit.edu/podcast/podcast-curiosity-unbounded-episode-13-future-customizable-3d-printingJoin the mailing list or send us feedback:https://eepurl.com/ixPQPA
- Dec 17, 202428 min
Making sense of cities — Andres Sevtsuk
Andres Sevtsuk is an associate professor of Urban Science and Planning at MIT. His work focuses on the influence of urban design on travel behavior and quality of life, and contributes to making cities more walkable, sustainable and equitable.Show notes and transcript:https://news.mit.edu/podcast/podcast-curiosity-unbounded-episode-12-making-sense-citiesJoin the mailing list or send us feedback:https://eepurl.com/ixPQPA
- Nov 19, 202428 min
Get out the vote — Ariel White
Ariel White is an associate professor of Political Science at MIT. She studies voting and voting rights, race, the criminal legal system, and bureaucratic behavior as a way to shed light on people's everyday interactions with government. Her recent work investigates how potential voters react to being affected by punitive government policies, such as incarceration and immigration enforcement, and how people can make their way back onto the voting registries after these experiences.Links:Ariel WhitePolitical ScienceMIT Gov/LabTimestamps: - What is actually known immediately following an election - How does mail-in voting affect elections - Why some people don't voteShow notes and transcript: https://news.mit.edu/podcast/podcast-curiosity-unbounded-episode-11-get-out-voteJoin the mailing list or send us feedback:https://eepurl.com/ixPQPA
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The Curiosity Unbounded podcast brings you behind the scenes at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) through conversations between MIT President Sally Kornbluth and the people working in its labs and in the field. Along the way, Sally and her guests discuss pressing issues, as well as what inspires the people running at the world’s toughest challenges at one of the most innovative institutions on the planet.
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