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A podcast from Duke University's Pratt School of Engineering, dedicated to the ingenious ways that engineers are solving society's toughest problems

17 JUL

Lightning Talks

Lightning has been striking the Earth for billions of years, but it’s only in the past few decades that scientists have started to uncover its flashiest secrets. Is lightning the same everywhere in the world? Does harvesting its energy to power our society—or a time machine—make any sense? From enormous bolts streaking toward space to powerfully mysterious gamma ray bursts, we explore this common but little understood natural phenomenon with one of the world’s leading researchers on the topic Professor Steve Cummer. Transcript: pratt.duke.edu/news/lightning-talks

22 min
21 JUN

Game Changer

In this episode, Jamal sat down with Ernesto Escobar, the Executive Director of Duke's Game Design Development and Innovation Master's Program, and founder of Fanaticus XR. Together, they explore the positive impact of video games, debunk common misconceptions, and discuss the importance of diversity and inclusivity in the gaming industry. Transcript: https://pratt.duke.edu/news/game-changer

18 min
16 APR

A Blue Devil Family

When Becky Simmons first got to Duke in the 1990s, she wouldn’t have guessed it then, but a future awaited her that included graduate school, a husband, two daughters, professorship and ties that would bind them all to Duke for decades. Transcript: pratt.duke.edu/news/blue-devil-family

25 min
19 MAR

Pop Quantum

Andrew Van Horn and Debopriyo Biswas, two grad students from the Duke Quantum Center, chat about how quantum technology is portrayed is popular film and tv. What does pop quantum get right? What does it get wrong? And why does it even matter? Transcript: pratt.duke.edu/news/pop-quantum

23 min
12/04/2023

What Makes a Happy Community?

Duke CEE faculty member Andrew Jones investigates how and where bacterial communities thrive in the built environment—and imagines a future water smart grid that’s accessible to everyone. Transcript available at https://pratt.duke.edu/about/news/podcast/what-makes-happy-community

18 min
30/03/2023

Multiplying Microscopes

Today, researchers use a variety of imaging techniques to visualize and analyze biological systems, but there are limits to how much—and how well—these tools can see. But Duke BME’s Roarke Horstmeyer and his team are creating new microscopes and imaging algorithms to capture biomedical images at never-before-seen scales. Transcript available at https://pratt.duke.edu/about/news/podcast/multiplying-microscopes

15 min
14/03/2023

Resonance

She’s an analyst. He’s an algebrist. She loves displays of unbridled creativity; he has journaled every day for thirty years. Between the two of them, Duke power couple Ingrid Daubechies and Robert Calderbank have changed the way society shares and processes information. Transcript available at https://pratt.duke.edu/about/news/podcast/resonance

22 min
20/02/2023

The Inescapable Need for Freedom

Duke Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science professor Adrian Bejan escaped the Iron Curtain to pursue his dreams. Listen to discover how his freedom led him to formulate constructal theory, which connects physics to evolution through the freedom of change. Transcript available at https://pratt.duke.edu/about/news/podcast/inescapable-need-freedom

14 min

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A podcast from Duke University's Pratt School of Engineering, dedicated to the ingenious ways that engineers are solving society's toughest problems

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Duke Engineering
Years Active

2019 - 2024
Episodes

24
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Clean
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Lightning Talks

Game Changer

A Blue Devil Family

Pop Quantum

What Makes a Happy Community?

Multiplying Microscopes

Resonance

The Inescapable Need for Freedom

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Rate of Change

Episodes

Lightning Talks

Game Changer

A Blue Devil Family

Pop Quantum

What Makes a Happy Community?

Multiplying Microscopes

Resonance

The Inescapable Need for Freedom

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