31 episodes
Why Not Change the World? The RPI Podcast Why Not Change the World? The RPI Podcast
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4.9 • 18 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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S4 E8: Going to Mars
Leading experts discuss the science and engineering involved in the exploration of the red planet as they celebrate the NASA Mars 2020 Perseverance rover landing.
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S4 E7: Impactful Innovators
Accomplished Rensselaer alumni share important insights on entrepreneurship.
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S4 E6: The Significance Of Structures
Researchers explain how the structure of something can make all the difference, whether that thing is a laboratory or a tumor.
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S4 E5: Stranger Than Science Fiction
Research projects that sound like the stuff of science fiction turn out to be as real as they are fascinating.
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S4 E4: Getting Your Message Across
A marketing expert and a behavioral economist discuss strategies for improving the communication and processing of information.
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S4 E3: Shining Light on the Pandemic
Two experts shine new light, both literally and metaphorically, on the COVID-19 pandemic.