PostNormal Times Claremont Graduate University

Host Andrew Vosko and guest Professor Patricia Easton discuss the history of transdisciplinary thought and the challenges involved with working in a field dedicated to applied knowledge, including complexity, integration, and ethics.

If everything is connected, supply chains do the connecting. Host Andrew Vosko, director of transdisciplinary studies at Claremont Graduate University (CGU), talks with Jeff Macias, who is both a professor at Arizona State University and a PhD student at CGU, about supply chains and the vital role they will play in a sustainable future.

Host Andrew Vosko and guest Sandeep Krishnamurthy, who is Singelyn Family Dean of the College of Business Administration and Singelyn Graduate School of Business at Cal Poly Pomona, discuss harnessing the power of AI, the importance of the practical application of knowledge, and the challenges faced by the traditional worlds of academia and academic publishing. A transdisciplinary future requires wrestling with new types of formal and informal knowledge, from blogs and podcasts to generative AI.

Guest Michelle Bligh, interim executive vice president and provost of Claremont Graduate University and professor of organizational behavior in the Division of Behavioral & Organizational Sciences, and host Andrew Vosko discuss how to future-proof your future, the beauty of imperfect systems, and the opportunities that arise when a world collapses.

Andrew Vosko, director of the Transdisciplinary Studies program, talks with Javier Rodríguez, the co-director of the Inequality and Policy Research Center at Claremont Graduate University. He and Andrew discuss Javier's journey from studying engineering in Colombia to studying across disciplines in the United States, how to think about identity, ways to navigate multiple perspectives as a transdisciplinarian, and reconciling with the concept of inequality with that of equity.

Host Andrew Vosko speaks with Jennifer Beamer, head of scholarly communications and open publishing services at the Claremont Colleges Library. Jennifer talks about library science as servant leadership, the ins and outs of academic publishing, and how to curate a scholarly identity.