Location:
United States
Genres:
Education Podcasts
Description:
Why Not Change the World? brings leading experts from different disciplines together on the campus of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute to discuss the global and interconnected challenges facing humanity.
Twitter:
@rpi
Language:
English
Email:
podcasts@rpi.edu
Episodes
S4 E8: Going to Mars
4/27/2021
Leading experts discuss the science and engineering involved in the exploration of the red planet as they celebrate the NASA Mars 2020 Perseverance rover landing.
Duration:00:24:22
S4 E7: Impactful Innovators
4/20/2021
Accomplished Rensselaer alumni share important insights on entrepreneurship.
Duration:00:20:41
S4 E6: The Significance Of Structures
4/13/2021
Researchers explain how the structure of something can make all the difference, whether that thing is a laboratory or a tumor.
Duration:00:23:53
S4 E5: Stranger Than Science Fiction
4/6/2021
Research projects that sound like the stuff of science fiction turn out to be as real as they are fascinating.
Duration:00:24:15
S4 E4: Getting Your Message Across
3/30/2021
A marketing expert and a behavioral economist discuss strategies for improving the communication and processing of information.
Duration:00:20:53
S4 E3: Shining Light on the Pandemic
3/23/2021
Two experts shine new light, both literally and metaphorically, on the COVID-19 pandemic.
Duration:00:19:20
S4 E2: New Perspectives on Old Problems
3/16/2021
Researchers offer up new ways of looking at things that have been around for a long time and explain how they could be improved.
Duration:00:23:53
S4 E1: Stopping SARS-CoV-2
3/9/2021
Two engineers share insights into promising projects aimed at stopping SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, from spreading and infecting humans.
Duration:00:25:59
S3 E8: Working Remotely
11/25/2020
A telecommuting expert and a musician discuss the challenges and opportunities of working remotely.
Duration:00:22:13
S3 E7: Modeling COVID-19
11/18/2020
Two scientists discuss their unique approaches to modeling the spread of COVID-19 and how their work is informing leaders in education, government, and other industries.
Duration:00:23:07
S3 E6: Conflicts Reconsidered
11/11/2020
A game designer and an architect provide new perspectives on old conflicts, both large and small.
Duration:00:21:20
S3 E5: Discoveries in Space
11/3/2020
Researchers provide new insights on experiments being conducted in space and recent revelations about our galaxy.
Duration:00:22:49
S3 E4: Analyzing the Brain
10/27/2020
A neuroscientist and an engineer offer insights into the workings of the human brain — and how they might be improved.
Duration:00:23:02
S3 E3: Addressing Climate Change
10/20/2020
Three experts share unique perspectives on the effects of climate change and how humans might respond.
Duration:00:22:11
S3 E2: Students Changing the World
10/13/2020
Two undergraduate students getting national attention for their world-changing work share perspectives on science, architecture, and entrepreneurship.
Duration:00:23:34
S3 E1: Making Stronger Masks
10/6/2020
In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, two researchers explain their urgent effort to equip N95 respirator masks with antiviral properties.
Duration:00:21:47
S2 E8: Increasing Inclusion On Campus
6/4/2020
Strategies for increasing diversity, inclusion, and equity in higher education are considered by two leaders implementing them at Rensselaer.
Duration:00:29:55
S2 E7: Engineering The Anthropocene
5/27/2020
An anthropologist and an engineer outline their interdisciplinary effort to increase awareness about how humans impact the planet.
Duration:00:28:58
S2 E6: The Future Of Materials & Supply Chains
5/20/2020
An architect and a systems engineer explore how new approaches to building materials and supply chains will shape the future.
Duration:00:28:35
S2 E5: Social Media & Artificial Intelligence
5/12/2020
Researchers within the Rensselaer-IBM Artificial Intelligence Research Collaboration talk about their work in the world of social media.
Duration:00:29:08