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  1. Goodbye… For Now - Have You Herd? #14

    13/05/2022 · BONUS

    Goodbye… For Now - Have You Herd? #14

    Our 2021-2022 school year has come to an end! Listen as we reflect on the year we’ve had. Lauren and Kaitlyn talk about their thoughts leading up to graduation and welcoming Dilce as the new host for "Have You Herd?"! Jeremiah also says his goodbyes as he prepares to start his full-time job. Thanks for sticking with us! See you next year!

    17 min
  2. Alizé Carrère - Have You Herd? #12

    29/04/2022

    Alizé Carrère - Have You Herd? #12

    Join us this week as we talk to National Geographic Explorer and filmmaker, Alizé Carrère! Alizé’s work as an environmental anthropologist focuses on documenting human adaptations to environmental change. Her 4-part docu-series titled “Adaptation” on PBS explores how humans adapt to environmental change. Listen as Alizé talks about her experiences with filming and her ongoing research!

    23 min
  3. The Innovation Delusion with Lee Vinsel - Have You Herd? #11

    15/04/2022

    The Innovation Delusion with Lee Vinsel - Have You Herd? #11

    In this episode Lee Vinsel, an Assistant Professor of Science, Technology, and Society at Virginia Tech, joins us to talk about his book “The Innovation Delusion”. Lee discusses how a societal obsession with innovation can cause workers in the areas of maintenance, upkeep, and care to be undervalued.

    33 min
  4. Tarang Shah & Miss Worcester Teen USA - Have You Herd? #10

    01/04/2022

    Tarang Shah & Miss Worcester Teen USA - Have You Herd? #10

    In this episode, Tarang Shah, a WPI Civil Engineering senior, discusses climate activism and environmental justice. He is the political lead of Sunrise Worcester, which is a local youth climate action group. Erika Sojka is the current Miss Worcester Teen USA. She tells us about her campus involvement and the upcoming competition for Miss Massachussetts Teen USA.

    29 min

  5. 18/03/2022

    Environmental Technology & Bamboo Fuel - Have You Herd? #9

    Join us as this week we talk to two teams of environmentalists! Our first interview is with a team of WPI students who are working on a project about the implications of material substitution and green technology. They have been looking into the impacts of cobalt and seabed mining to understand the effects that searching for green technologies can have on human rights and surrounding communities. In our second interview we chat with a team of WPI researchers who are working to turn bamboo into ethanol fuel. This new biofuel process could work to significantly reduce fossil fuel use.

    39 min
  6. Therapeutic Gardening IQP & Mobile Farm Stand IQP - Have You Herd? #8

    04/03/2022

    Therapeutic Gardening IQP & Mobile Farm Stand IQP - Have You Herd? #8

    This week, join us as we talk to two IQP teams from the 2020-2021 school year. We chatted with the group of students about their IQP “Mobile Farm Stand: A Vehicle for Education.” Their sponsor was local non-profit educational farm Turn Back Time. Their work to help education at the farm landed them a finalist position for the 2021 President’s IQP Award! We also talked with the IQP team whose project was about “Therapeutic Gardening.” These students worked in collaboration with the Healing Garden Institute, located here in Worcester. Their goal was to develop a new healing garden program and partnership strategy for the Healing Garden Institute that would benefit vulnerable populations in Worcester. Their work on this project won them the 2021 President’s IQP award!

    47 min
  7. John-Michael Davis and Evelyn Dube - Have You Herd? #7

    11/02/2022

    John-Michael Davis and Evelyn Dube - Have You Herd? #7

    In this episode we talk with John-Michael Davis, an Assistant Teaching Professor at WPI from the Department of Integrative and Global Studies. He discusses the electronic waste (E-waste) economy in Israel’s West Bank and how individuals within the communities that burn E-waste are affected. We also talk with a WPI student, Evelyn Dube, about her IQP project on WPI’s founders and their connections to slavery and anti-slavery.

    35 min

  8. 28/01/2022

    Dr. Telliel, Dr. Elgert and Dr. Zhong - Have You Herd? #6

    This week we chat with Dr. Yunus Telliel and Dr. Laureen Elgert about their research in Public Interest Technology. Dr. Teliel works in the humanities and art department as a Professor of Anthropology and Rhetoric and Dr. Elgert is the department head of Integrative and Global Studies. We also talk to Dr. Yu Zhong, who joined WPI as an Associate Professor, about his research regarding Material Hydrogen and his work to design materials to improve hydrogen production.

    48 min
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  • Creator
    Global Lab and Tech News
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2022
  • Episodes
    14
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    Clean
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