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Hosted by TAU graduate, veteran diplomat and lecturer, Ido Aharoni Aronoff, TAU Unbound celebrates the great talent of Tel Aviv University. Tens of episodes hosting world class experts and researchers, expose our eclectic audience to new and enriching information in a wide range of areas: machine learning (AI), medicine, geo-politics and Middle East, diplomacy, behavioral studies, space, environment, law, future of work, immigration and many more.

  1. Water is Life - How can we Better Protect Water?

    FEB 8

    Water is Life - How can we Better Protect Water?

    Guest: Prof. Hadas Mamane, The school of mechanical engineering, head of the Environmental Engineering Program Tel Aviv University Our guest is water and waste expert Prof. Hadas Mamane. She is a Professor at the school of mechanical engineering, at the faculty of engineering, Tel-Aviv University (TAU); and the head of the Environmental Engineering Program and the Water Energy Lab. Also, she is the International Ultra Violet Association co-VP for emerging countries, and co-founder of BeyondBlue https://beyond-blue.global/home and co-founder of greenLi, which extracts Lithium from brines. Her passion and mission is to develop sustainable technologies. Her lab site states: "We integrate, research, diversify, adapt, dream and connect to the global crisis.” One of the biggest challenges facing the world today is access to potable water. Therefore, it is essential to acquire the relevant knowledge to deal with today's unsolved water problems and the water problems that lie ahead. "Water is life. Without potable water, humanity cannot exist," says Prof. Hadas Mamane, from the Water Technology Research Laboratory at Tel Aviv University. "The thing that matters most to me in the world is addressing environmental problems, and for me, the mere fact that I have the opportunity to deal with it all the time is an achievement.” TAU Unbound in Spotify & Apple Podcast: https://360tau.com/TAU-Unbound_Spotify https://360tau.com/TAU-Unbound_ApplePodcast __________________ Tel Aviv 360, Israel's largest and most diverse podcast about research and innovation • Tel Aviv 360 official website ◄ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://360tau.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ • Tel Aviv 360 in Instagram ◄ ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://360tau.com/Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠ • Tel Aviv 360 in Facebook ◄ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://360tau.com/Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ • Tel Aviv 360 in WhatsApp (Silent group) ◄ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://360tau.com/WhatsApp⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ • Tel Aviv 360 in Spotify ◄⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://360tau.com/Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    25 min
  2. How Can AI Help us Better Understand our History?

    FEB 1

    How Can AI Help us Better Understand our History?

    Our guest is Nachum Dershowitz, an American-born Israeli scholar and Professor Emeritus of Computer Science and AI at TAU. He is internationally renowned for foundational contributions to theoretical computer science, including the Dershowitz–Manna ordering and the recursive path ordering—both widely used to prove that computational processes eventually terminate rather than run indefinitely. His research spans a wide range of fields, including logic, artificial intelligence, natural language understanding, calendar algorithms, and the application of computational methods to medicine, archeology, and the humanities. In recent years, Dershowitz has been made major contributions to the digitization and study of Hebrew manuscripts, including the Dead Sea Scrolls and the Cairo Genizah (a vast repository of discarded medieval Hebrew texts). By applying AI-driven methods to manuscript images, his work helps decipher texts, reconstruct fragmented documents, and recover forgotten histories and cultural treasures. TAU Unbound in Spotify & Apple Podcast: https://360tau.com/TAU-Unbound_Spotify https://360tau.com/TAU-Unbound_ApplePodcast __________________ Tel Aviv 360, Israel's largest and most diverse podcast about research and innovation • Tel Aviv 360 official website ◄ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://360tau.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ • Tel Aviv 360 in Instagram ◄ ⁠⁠⁠https://360tau.com/Instagram⁠⁠⁠ • Tel Aviv 360 in Facebook ◄ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://360tau.com/Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ • Tel Aviv 360 in WhatsApp (Silent group) ◄ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://360tau.com/WhatsApp⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ • Tel Aviv 360 in Spotify ◄⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://360tau.com/Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    39 min
  3. Israel Early Years: Collectivism and Individualism - Can They Co-Exist?

    JAN 25

    Israel Early Years: Collectivism and Individualism - Can They Co-Exist?

    Our guest in this new episode is Israel historian Prof. Orit Rozin, from the Faculty of Humanities, Dept. of Jewish History. Her areas of research are vast: Social, cultural, and legal history of Israel; Relations between citizens and state; Jewish immigration; Law and national identity; Women’s History; Civil and social rights; History of emotions; Food history; The Arab-Israeli Conflict; Terror and civil society. In her unique approach she is bringing into consideration the emotional aspects of history, looking at immigrant groups, for example, from a unique perspective. Prof. Rozin is the author of three books: Her first book, The Hard Duty of Love, Individual and Collective in Israel in the Fifties (2008), won the Jonathan Shapira Prize from the Association for Israel Studies in 2009. Her second book, A Home for All Jews: Citizenship, Rights and National Identity in the New Israeli State, won second place in the Jordan Schnitzer Prize from the Association for Jewish Studies. Her third book, Emotions of Conflict, Israel 1949-1967, won the Chaikin Institute for Geostrategy Prize in 2025, the Best Book Award from the European Association for Israel Studies, and a Commendation from the Association for Israel Studies. In this episode we discussed her first two books. __________________ Tel Aviv 360, Israel's largest and most diverse podcast about research and innovation • Tel Aviv 360 official website ◄ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://360tau.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ • Tel Aviv 360 in Instagram ◄ ⁠⁠https://360tau.com/Instagram⁠⁠ • Tel Aviv 360 in Facebook ◄ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://360tau.com/Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ • Tel Aviv 360 in WhatsApp (Silent group) ◄ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://360tau.com/WhatsApp⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ • Tel Aviv 360 in Spotify ◄⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://360tau.com/Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    41 min
  4. What are Neuronal Interfaces and how can they improve Medicine?

    JAN 18

    What are Neuronal Interfaces and how can they improve Medicine?

    Our guest in today’s episode is Prof. Yael Hanein, a Full Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Tel Aviv University, Chair of Convergent Engineering, and the Director of the Neuro-Engineering Lab. She is also the CTO and co-founder X-trodes. She published over 100 scientific articles and registered six patents. Prof. Hanein specializes in neuronal interfaces, in particular, the study of new micro and nano devices aimed to interface directly and indirectly with the brain. Her current projects, which we discussed in our conversation, include: novel materials for artificial retina applications, and skin electronics for electrophysiology. “One of the enormous advantages of academia is that you are surrounded by young and very talented people your whole life, people who are motivated, with a desire to learn and research," says Hanein. __________________ Tel Aviv 360, Israel's largest and most diverse podcast about research and innovation • Tel Aviv 360 official website ◄ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://360tau.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ • Tel Aviv 360 in Instagram ◄ ⁠https://360tau.com/Instagram⁠ • Tel Aviv 360 in Facebook ◄ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://360tau.com/Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ • Tel Aviv 360 in WhatsApp (Silent group) ◄ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://360tau.com/WhatsApp⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ • Tel Aviv 360 in Spotify ◄⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://360tau.com/Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    36 min
  5. Unlocking the Immune System

    10/19/2025

    Unlocking the Immune System

    Our guest in this new episode is an academic super star: Prof. Carmit Levy who is the Chair of the Department of Human Molecular Genetics & Biochemistry at the Gray Faculty of Medicine. Levy is a renowned researcher in the area of skin cancer. Prof. Levy and her team recently made a groundbreaking discovery involving a protein called Ly6a, which acts as a “brake” on the immune system. This protein, expressed both after UV exposure and in tumors, prevents immune cells from attacking cancer effectively. In experimental studies, the team showed that blocking Ly6a with a specific antibody reactivated the immune response, causing tumors to shrink—even in cases resistant to existing immunotherapies. This research, published in Nature Communications, not only advances our understanding of the immune system but also points toward entirely new treatment possibilities. Join us as we explore with Prof. Levy how this discovery was made, its future potential, and what it means for the fight against cancer. __________________ Tel Aviv 360, Israel's largest and most diverse podcast about research and innovation • Tel Aviv 360 official website ◄ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://360tau.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ • Tel Aviv 360 in Instagram ◄ https://360tau.com/Instagram • Tel Aviv 360 in Facebook ◄ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://360tau.com/Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ • Tel Aviv 360 in WhatsApp (Silent group) ◄ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://360tau.com/WhatsApp⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ • Tel Aviv 360 in Spotify ◄⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://360tau.com/Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    21 min
  6. What is Bio-Inspired Material?

    10/08/2025

    What is Bio-Inspired Material?

    Prof. Lihi Adler-Abramovich, Department of Oral Biology, The Goldschleger School of Dental Medicine, the Gray Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences at Tel Aviv University Prof. Lihi Adler-Abramovich, Ph.D. is with the Department of Oral Biology at The Goldschleger School of Dental Medicine which is part of the Gray Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences at Tel Aviv University. She is also with The Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology and The Center for the Physics and Chemistry of Living Systems, both at TAU. In this new episode Prof. Adler-Abramovich is educating us about applications of nano science and materials designed and fabricated in a lab that were inspired by nature (bio-inspired materials). What started as applications for dental sciences, especially with bones, became critically important due to applications across the board from Osteoporosis among the elderly (Osteoporosis is a condition that weakens bones, making them more prone to fractures. It is a common condition, especially in postmenopausal women and older adults), to the regeneration of skin cells. Prof. Lihi: "In my Laboratory of Bioinspired Materials is focused on mimicking self-assembly processes that occur in nature, including biomineralization and the organization of short peptides and amino acids into ordered nanostructures. We are a material science laboratory with emphasis on organic chemistry and medical-biological applications. The group is developing new organic materials that are used for various applications, such as 3D hydrogels for bone tissue regeneration, which exhibit extraordinary mechanical properties and durability, along with biocompatibility and controlled drug release." __________________ Tel Aviv 360, Israel's largest and most diverse podcast about research and innovation • Tel Aviv 360 in Facebook ◄ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://360tau.com/Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ • Tel Aviv 360 in WhatsApp (Silent group) ◄ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://360tau.com/WhatsApp⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ • Tel Aviv 360 in Spotify ◄⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://360tau.com/Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ • Tel Aviv 360 official website ◄ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://360tau.com⁠⁠⁠⁠

    30 min
  7. What Archaeology Teaches Us About the Future? The Case of Masada

    09/30/2025

    What Archaeology Teaches Us About the Future? The Case of Masada

    Dr. Guy Stiebel, The Department of Archaeology and Ancient Near Eastern Cultures, Tel Aviv University Dr. Guy Stiebel is a senior lecture at the Department of Archaeology at Tel Aviv University. His areas of expertise include the Martial archeology (with an emphasis on the Roman army and the site of Masada) and the interface between material culture and historical sources – both are critically relevant to contemporary debates and insights. Deploying advanced technology and forensic tools, Guy is able to familiarize us with people that lived thousands of years ago. His knowledge of their lives is astonishingly intimate and specific. In this new episode Dr. Stiebel, as the Head of the Neustadter Family Expedition to Masada, is sharing anecdotes from his rich history of excavations. Those of you who would like to volunteer with his team, please reach out to the following address: guystiebel@tauex.tau.ac.il __________________ Tel Aviv 360, Israel's largest and most diverse podcast about research and innovation • Tel Aviv 360 in Facebook ◄ ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://360tau.com/Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠ • Tel Aviv 360 in WhatsApp (Silent group) ◄ ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://360tau.com/WhatsApp⁠⁠⁠⁠ • Tel Aviv 360 in Spotify ◄⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://360tau.com/Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠ • Tel Aviv 360 official website ◄ ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://360tau.com⁠

    43 min
  8. What Can We Learn From the Behavior of Insects?

    09/21/2025

    What Can We Learn From the Behavior of Insects?

    Prof. Amir Ayali, School of Zoology, Tel Aviv University   In this new Episode we dive into the captivating world of neuroethology and bio-inspired innovation. Our guest is Prof. Amir Ayali, a leading researcher at the Faculty of Life Sciences, who served as head of the Zoology Department from 2011 to 2015. His groundbreaking work reveals how the tiny brains of insects, like locusts and cockroaches, produce complex behaviors—from individual movement to swarm dynamics.  Ayali’s research focuses on the neural and biomechanical mechanisms of locomotion, using insects as models to study motor control, decision-making, and group coordination. He explores how neural systems, such as central pattern generators, integrate with sensory feedback to drive behaviors like walking, flying, and digging. His findings on locust swarms uncover how simple visual cues lead to coordinated group movement, offering insights into both biology and agricultural challenges. Additionally, he investigates insect-environment interactions, including the effects of artificial light and microbiomes on behavior.  A pioneer in interdisciplinary science, Ayali translates biological insights into bio-inspired technologies, from robotic locomotion to novel digging tools. His work bridges neuroscience and engineering, advancing our understanding of adaptive behavior while sparking innovative applications. Published in top journals, his research combines neurophysiology, behavioral assays, and computational modeling to decode the secrets of insect nervous systems.  In the next hour, we’ll explore how locusts inspire cutting-edge robotics, unravel the neural basis of swarming, and question how insect behavior can shape future technologies. We’ll also discuss the impact of environmental factors on insects and their relevance to global challenges. __________________ Tel Aviv 360, Israel's largest and most diverse podcast about research and innovation • Tel Aviv 360 in Facebook ◄ ⁠⁠⁠https://360tau.com/Facebook⁠⁠⁠ • Tel Aviv 360 in WhatsApp (Silent group) ◄ ⁠⁠⁠https://360tau.com/WhatsApp⁠⁠⁠ • Tel Aviv 360 in Spotify ◄⁠⁠⁠ https://360tau.com/Spotify⁠⁠⁠ • Tel Aviv 360 official website ◄ ⁠⁠⁠https://360tau.com⁠

    25 min
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Hosted by TAU graduate, veteran diplomat and lecturer, Ido Aharoni Aronoff, TAU Unbound celebrates the great talent of Tel Aviv University. Tens of episodes hosting world class experts and researchers, expose our eclectic audience to new and enriching information in a wide range of areas: machine learning (AI), medicine, geo-politics and Middle East, diplomacy, behavioral studies, space, environment, law, future of work, immigration and many more.

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  • Creator
    Tel Aviv University
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    80
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © Tel Aviv University
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    Tau Unbound | Tel Aviv 360