Quantum Potential

Vanderbilt University

Join Vanderbilt University Provost C. Cybele Raver as she guides us through humanity’s greatest frontiers in her new Quantum Potential podcast. Tune in twice each month hear about Vanderbilt’s groundbreaking collaborations that weave together science and music, hard data and creative expression, empirical evidence and poetry—proving that in the pursuit of knowledge, there are no boundaries.   Visit https://vanderbilt.edu/quantumpotential to learn more.

  1. Vanderbilt’s Next Era: Campuses, Partnerships and the Power of Place with Chancellor Daniel Diermeier

    1일 전

    Vanderbilt’s Next Era: Campuses, Partnerships and the Power of Place with Chancellor Daniel Diermeier

    What does it mean to build a great research university for the 21st century—one that is both deeply rooted and boldly distributed? In this special episode of the Quantum Potential podcast, Provost C. Cybele Raver and Vanderbilt Chancellor Daniel Diermeier examine an exciting and pivotal moment in the university’s history. Together, they explore how Vanderbilt’s expanding network of campuses and partnerships—from West Palm Beach and San Francisco to New York City, Chattanooga and Nashville—forms an innovative, mission-driven strategy for education, research and engagement.  This wide-ranging conversation connects the dots between place, presence and purpose, revealing how a networked, multicampus model can amplify discovery, strengthen community impact and redefine what it means to lead in higher education. This episode was produced by Vanderbilt University and created through the collaboration of Randolph Infinger, Sydney Jones-Wright, Amber Palmer-Halma, Patrick Sams, Jennifer Stevens, Whit Stiles, Maisie Wilson, and Amy Wolf, with original music by Steven Matthew Carter. This episode was edited and mixed by the team at Sound On // Sound Off. You can learn more about their work at SoundOnSoundOff.com.  Special thanks to Jad Abumrad, Vanderbilt University Distinguished Research Professor of Communication of Science and Technology and the executive producer of the Quantum Potential podcast and video series.  Copyright 2026, Vanderbilt University. For more information about Quantum Potential, go to vanderbilt.edu/quantumpotential/podcast. The views and opinions expressed by guests on this podcast are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of the host or Vanderbilt University. Follow Vanderbilt on Social Media: http://social.vanderbilt.edu/

    56분
  2. AI and Hope: How to Cultivate Human Flourishing through Faith, Technology and Imagination with Jaco Hamman

    1월 29일

    AI and Hope: How to Cultivate Human Flourishing through Faith, Technology and Imagination with Jaco Hamman

    How can we cultivate systems of human flourishing and expand compassion, joy and faith while also integrating artificial intelligence? In the Season 2 premiere of the Quantum Potential podcast, join Provost C. Cybele Raver and Jaco Hamman, director of the program in theology and practice and professor of religion, psychology and culture at Vanderbilt Divinity School. They dive into a riveting conversation on the questions of how to build hope and imagination in the human spirit, using artificial intelligence as a valuable tool. This episode was produced by Vanderbilt University and created through the collaboration of Randolph Infinger, Sydney Jones-Wright, Amber Palmer-Halma, Patrick Sams, Jennifer Stevens, Whit Stiles, Maisie Wilson, and Amy Wolf, with original music by Steven Matthew Carter. This episode was edited and mixed by the team at Sound On // Sound Off. You can learn more about their work at SoundOnSoundOff.com.  Special thanks to Jad Abumrad, Vanderbilt University Distinguished Research Professor of Communication of Science and Technology and the executive producer of the Quantum Potential podcast and video series.  Copyright 2026, Vanderbilt University. For more information about Quantum Potential, go to vanderbilt.edu/quantumpotential/podcast. The views and opinions expressed by guests on this podcast are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of the host or Vanderbilt University. Follow Vanderbilt on Social Media: http://social.vanderbilt.edu/

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  3. SPECIAL EPISODE: Connecting Our Lives to AI and Robotics with Matthew Johnson-Roberson

    2025. 12. 11. · 보너스

    SPECIAL EPISODE: Connecting Our Lives to AI and Robotics with Matthew Johnson-Roberson

    What does the future of AI and robotics look like in our daily lives and as a career field? In a special episode of the Quantum Potential podcast recorded in front of a live audience during Reunion 2025, Provost C. Cybele Raver talks with Matthew Johnson-Roberson, the inaugural dean of the College of Connected Computing. Johnson-Roberson is an internationally recognized roboticist and computer scientist whose work spans underwater robotics, computer vision and large-scale engineering collaborations such as self-driving robotic delivery vehicles. In this episode, he shares his expertise about the impact of rapidly evolving AI and robotics for the average person and for those interested in AI-focused career fields. This episode was produced by Vanderbilt University and created through the collaboration of Randolph Infinger, Sydney Jones-Wright, Amber Palmer-Halma, Patrick Sams, Jennifer Stevens, Whit Stiles, Maisie Wilson, and Amy Wolf, with original music by Steven Matthew Carter. This episode was edited and mixed by the team at Sound On // Sound Off. You can learn more about their work at SoundOnSoundOff.com. Special thanks to Jad Abumrad, Vanderbilt University Distinguished Research Professor of Communication of Science and Technology and the executive producer of the Quantum Potential podcast and video series.  Copyright 2025, Vanderbilt University. For more information about Quantum Potential, go to vanderbilt.edu/quantumpotential/podcast. The views and opinions expressed by guests on this podcast are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of the host or Vanderbilt University. Follow Vanderbilt on Social Media: http://social.vanderbilt.edu/

    28분

  4. 2025. 10. 20. · 보너스

    SPECIAL EPISODE: AI, Propaganda and Democracy: Inside a Groundbreaking Discovery by Vanderbilt 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 Vanderbilt professors and discussed on this special episode of the Quantum Potential podcast. The researchers explain their breakthrough red flag discovery and how they uncovered evidence of a state-sponsored company in China that is deploying sophisticated, AI-driven propaganda campaigns and profiling U.S. political figures. Brett J. Goldstein is a research professor who leads the Wicked Problems Lab at the Vanderbilt University Institute of National Security and is a former Pentagon official. Brett V. Benson is an associate professor of political science and a faculty affiliate at the Institute of National Security who uses models to study some of the world’s complex security challenges. Goldstein and Benson talk with Vanderbilt provost C. Cybele Raver about the growing threat of AI-driven propaganda and the warnings they wrote about in a guest essay in The New York Times, “The Era of A.I. Propaganda Has Arrived, and America Must Act.”  This episode was produced by Vanderbilt University and created through the collaboration of Randolph Infinger, Sydney Jones-Wright, Amber Palmer-Halma, Patrick Sams, Jennifer Stevens, Whit Stiles, Maisie Wilson, and Amy Wolf, with original music by Steven Matthew Carter. Special thanks to Jad Abumrad, Vanderbilt University Distinguished Research Professor of Communication of Science and Technology and the executive producer of the Quantum Potential podcast and video series.  Copyright 2025, Vanderbilt University. For more information about Quantum Potential, go to vanderbilt.edu/quantumpotential/podcast. The views and opinions expressed by guests on this podcast are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of the host or Vanderbilt University. Follow Vanderbilt on Social Media: http://social.vanderbilt.edu/

    44분

  5. 2025. 07. 10.

    The Price of Deregulation with Ganesh Sitaraman

    The American spirit of competition can be counterproductive for some industries. In this episode of Quantum Potential, 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 Vanderbilt Policy Accelerator for Political Economy and Regulation, joins Provost C. Cybele Raver to explore why businesses that provide essential services—like energy, transportation, communication and banking—should be governed differently than small businesses. Drawing from his research and recent book, Why Flying Is Miserable and How to Fix It, Sitaraman unpacks how policies meant to boost competition have eroded the consumer experience—and how a governing framework known as NPU law (the law of networks, platforms and utilities) might offer solutions for industries disrupted by deregulation.  The Quantum Potential podcast is produced by Vanderbilt University. The leadership team includes Metanoya Z. Webb, director of content and editorial strategy for this episode, and Sydney Jones-Wright, director of academic affairs communications. Patrick Sams is the senior social media specialist, and Maisie Wilson is the senior creative project manager. Mike Todd is the university visual media manager. Special thanks to Jad Abumrad, Vanderbilt University Distinguished Research Professor of Communication of Science and Technology and the executive producer of the Quantum Potential podcast and video series. We also want to thank Major Jackson, Gertrude Conaway Vanderbilt Professor of English, for lending his voice to the end credits for this episode. Copyright 2025, Vanderbilt University. For more information about Quantum Potential, go to vanderbilt.edu/quantumpotential/podcast. The views and opinions expressed by guests on this podcast are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of the host or Vanderbilt University. Follow Vanderbilt on Social Media: http://social.vanderbilt.edu/

    1시간 5분

  6. 2025. 06. 26.

    Securing the 21st Century with Ret. Gen. Paul Nakasone

    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, founding director of the Vanderbilt Institute of National Security, Distinguished Research Professor of Engineering Science and Management, and special advisor to the chancellor, joins Provost C. Cybele Raver to discuss the challenges of national security in the 21st century and academia’s role in training the next generation of multifaceted national security professionals.  After nearly 40 years in the U.S. military leading efforts to dismantle ISIS online, counter Iranian cyber threats, and protect allies like Ukraine from Russian malware, Nakasone brought his talent and expertise to Vanderbilt University to shape tomorrow’s national security leaders. During his chat with Provost Raver, Nakasone shares why he chose to come to Vanderbilt to lead the Institute of National Security and how he’s collaborating with Vanderbilt researchers to find pragmatic solutions to today’s national security challenges.  The Quantum Potential podcast is produced by Vanderbilt University. The leadership team includes Metanoya Z. Webb, director of content and editorial strategy for this episode, and Sydney Jones-Wright, director of academic affairs communications. Patrick Sams is the senior social media specialist, and Maisie Wilson is the senior creative project manager. Mike Todd is the university visual media manager. Special thanks to Jad Abumrad, Vanderbilt University Distinguished Research Professor of Communication of Science and Technology and the executive producer of the Quantum Potential podcast and video series. We also want to thank Major Jackson, Gertrude Conaway Vanderbilt Professor of English, for lending his voice to the end credits for this episode. Copyright 2025, Vanderbilt University. For more information about Quantum Potential, go to vanderbilt.edu/quantumpotential/podcast. The views and opinions expressed by guests on this podcast are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of the host or Vanderbilt University. Follow Vanderbilt on Social Media: http://social.vanderbilt.edu/

    44분

  7. 2025. 06. 12.

    How Stories Spark Change with Amanda Little

    In this episode of Quantum Potential, Amanda Little, writer-in-residence at Vanderbilt’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 storytelling can move us from observation to action. Little shares how she uncovers the stories behind the science, making potentially polarizing topics digestible for broad audiences, and how the next generation of social media savvy journalists can leverage their knack for digital storytelling to help rebuild public trust in local journalism. The Quantum Potential podcast is produced by Vanderbilt University. The leadership team includes Metanoya Z. Webb, director of content and editorial strategy for this episode, and Sydney Jones-Wright, director of academic affairs communications. Patrick Sams is the senior social media specialist, and Maisie Wilson is the senior creative project manager. Mike Todd is the university visual media manager. Special thanks to Jad Abumrad, Vanderbilt University Distinguished Research Professor of Communication of Science and Technology and the executive producer of the Quantum Potential podcast and video series. We also want to thank Major Jackson, Gertrude Conaway Vanderbilt Professor of English, for lending his voice to the end credits for this episode. Copyright 2025, Vanderbilt University. For more information about Quantum Potential, go to vanderbilt.edu/quantumpotential/podcast. The views and opinions expressed by guests on this podcast are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of the host or Vanderbilt University. Follow Vanderbilt on Social Media: http://social.vanderbilt.edu/

    1시간 2분

  8. 2025. 05. 29.

    Rewiring the Brain and Rethinking Pain with Craig Lindsley

    In this episode of Quantum Potential, 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, joins Provost C. Cybele Raver to discuss transformative research exploring how subtle tweaks to brain chemistry could change the way we treat neurodegenerative diseases and chronic pain. Lindsley shares how academic-industry collaborations drive innovation in drug discovery and highlights how Vanderbilt’s scientific workflow is enabling the broader research community to build on its breakthroughs.  The Quantum Potential podcast is produced by Vanderbilt University. The leadership team includes Metanoya Z. Webb, director of content and editorial strategy for this episode, and Sydney Jones-Wright, director of academic affairs communications. Patrick Sams is the senior social media specialist, and Maisie Wilson is the senior creative project manager. Mike Todd is the university visual media manager. Special thanks to Jad Abumrad, Vanderbilt University Distinguished Research Professor of Communication of Science and Technology and the executive producer of the Quantum Potential podcast and video series. We also want to thank Major Jackson, Gertrude Conaway Vanderbilt Professor of English, for lending his voice to the end credits for this episode. Copyright 2025, Vanderbilt University. For more information about Quantum Potential, go to vanderbilt.edu/quantumpotential/podcast. The views and opinions expressed by guests on this podcast are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of the host or Vanderbilt University. Follow Vanderbilt on Social Media: http://social.vanderbilt.edu/

    57분
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Join Vanderbilt University Provost C. Cybele Raver as she guides us through humanity’s greatest frontiers in her new Quantum Potential podcast. Tune in twice each month hear about Vanderbilt’s groundbreaking collaborations that weave together science and music, hard data and creative expression, empirical evidence and poetry—proving that in the pursuit of knowledge, there are no boundaries.   Visit https://vanderbilt.edu/quantumpotential to learn more.

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    Vanderbilt University
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    2025년 - 2026년
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