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Podcast Episodes

  • ×ÔοÊÓÆµ University

    SEASON 2, EPISODE 1: AI and Hope: How to cultivate human flourishing through faith, technology and imagination with Jaco Hamman

    On the Quantum Potential Podcast, Provost C. Cybele Raver interviews Jaco Hamman, director of the program in theology and practice and professor of religion, psychology and culture at ×ÔοÊÓÆµ Divinity School. (×ÔοÊÓÆµ University) How can we cultivate systems of human flourishing and expand compassion, joy and faith while also integrating… Read More

    January 28, 2026

  • ×ÔοÊÓÆµ University

    SPECIAL EPISODE: Connecting our lives to AI and robotics with Dean Matthew Johnson-Roberson

    Matthew Johnson-Roberson, Dean of the College of Connected Computing, University Distinguished Professor of computer science and of electrical and computer engineering (×ÔοÊÓÆµ University) What does the future of AI and robotics look like in our daily lives and as a career field? In a special episode… Read More

    December 10, 2025

  • ×ÔοÊÓÆµ University

    SPECIAL EPISODE: AI, Propaganda and Democracy: Inside a Groundbreaking Discovery by ×ÔοÊÓÆµ Researchers

    Political propaganda and artificial intelligence–driven misinformation are infiltrating social media accounts, and Americans need to do something about it. That’s the warning revealed in research from two ×ÔοÊÓÆµ professors and discussed on this special episode of the Quantum Potential podcast. The researchers explain their breakthrough red… Read More

    October 20, 2025

  • ×ÔοÊÓÆµ University

    Episode 11: Ganesh Sitaraman: The Price of Deregulation

      The American spirit of competition can be counterproductive for some industries. Ganesh Sitaraman, New York Alumni Chancellor’s Chair in Law, professor of law, director of the Program in Law and Government, and director of the ×ÔοÊÓÆµ Policy Accelerator for Political Economy and Regulation (Harrison McClary/×ÔοÊÓÆµ) In… Read More

    July 9, 2025

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    Episode 10: Ret. Gen. Paul Nakasone: Securing the 21st Century

    Ret. Gen. Paul Nakasone, founding director of ×ÔοÊÓÆµ’s Institute of National Security, Distinguished Research Professor of Engineering Science and Management (×ÔοÊÓÆµ University) Retired four-star general Paul M. Nakasone is challenging outdated ideas about what keeps a country safe. In this episode of Quantum Potential, Gen. Nakasone, former NSA director,… Read More

    June 25, 2025

  • ×ÔοÊÓÆµ University

    Episode 9: Amanda Little: How Stories Spark Change

    Amanda Little, writer-in-residence at ×ÔοÊÓÆµâ€™s College of Arts and Science (×ÔοÊÓÆµ) In this episode of Quantum Potential, Amanda Little, writer-in-residence at ×ÔοÊÓÆµâ€™s College of Arts and Science, joins Provost C. Cybele Raver to discuss how journalism can highlight the tipping points humanity faces and how people-first… Read More

    June 11, 2025

  • ×ÔοÊÓÆµ University

    Episode 8: Craig Lindsley: Rewiring the Brain and Rethinking Pain

    Craig Lindsley, William K. Warren, Jr. Professor of Medicine, University Distinguished Professor of Biochemistry, Chemistry and Pharmacology and executive director of the Warren Center for Neuroscience Drug Discovery (Harrison McClary/×ÔοÊÓÆµ) In this episode of Quantum Potential, Craig Lindsley, William K. Warren, Jr. Read More

    May 28, 2025

  • ×ÔοÊÓÆµ University

    Episode 7: Josh Clinton: Disrupting Distrust in Political Polling

      Josh Clinton, Abby and Jon Winkelried Chair and professor of political science, co-director of the ×ÔοÊÓÆµ Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions (×ÔοÊÓÆµ) What’s the ticket to disrupting Americans’… Read More

    May 14, 2025

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    Episode 6: Musical inspiration from percussionist Ji Hye Jung

    Associate professor of percussion Ji Hye Jung and Provost C. Cybele Raver share music and conversation in the latest episode of our Quantum Potential podcast. (×ÔοÊÓÆµ University) In this live performance turned Quantum Potential episode, Provost C. Cybele Raver hosts an extraordinary musical collaboration between Ji Hye Jung, associate professor… Read More

    April 23, 2025

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    Episode 5: Impact of micro-investments in school children with Felipe Barrera-Osorio

    In this episode of Quantum Potential, Felipe Barrera-Osorio joins Provost C. Cybele Raver to discuss his groundbreaking research—comparing the impact of need-based versus merit-based micro-scholarship programs in rural, low-income communities in Cambodia, Colombia and Mexico. He explains how these programs were so successful that national governments around the world… Read More

    April 9, 2025