15 episodes
Why Not Change the World? The RPI Podcast Why Not Change the World? The RPI Podcast
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4.9, 17 Ratings
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Why Not Change the World? brings leading experts from different disciplines together on the campus of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute to discuss the global and interconnected challenges facing humanity.
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S2 E8: Increasing Inclusion On Campus
Strategies for increasing diversity, inclusion, and equity in higher education are considered by two leaders implementing them at Rensselaer.
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S2 E7: Engineering The Anthropocene
An anthropologist and an engineer outline their interdisciplinary effort to increase awareness about how humans impact the planet.
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S2 E6: The Future Of Materials & Supply Chains
An architect and a systems engineer explore how new approaches to building materials and supply chains will shape the future.
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S2 E5: Social Media & Artificial Intelligence
Researchers within the Rensselaer-IBM Artificial Intelligence Research Collaboration talk about their work in the world of social media.
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S2 E4: Earth's Origins & Life's Limits
Two scientists describe the extreme conditions in which life can be found and tell us what it means about the origins of Earth.
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S2 E3: Saving Lives With Naloxone
The use of a life-saving drug and the social movement to make it available is examined from both historical and personal perspectives.
