MIT TALKS
MIT TALKS sets out to bring you the stories that shape the people of MIT. Have you ever wondered what brought someone to MIT, to do the work they do, what challenges they might have faced, and what influenced them along the way? Co-hosts Dana Attar, Vyda Bielkus, and Sarah Trice bring you their stories on this engaging and inspiring podcast series. Tune In! Listen! Learn! Grow!
Episodes
19 episodes
Michael Hecht talks space and how MIT is involved photographing black holes and making oxygen on Mars!
Michael Hecht, Associate Director for Research Management at the MIT Haystack Observatory and the Principal Investigator for the MOXIE oxygen ISRU demonstration experiment on NASA’s Mars 2020 (Perseverance) talks about MIT Haystack’s Observator...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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49:34
Frank Schilbach: On the fascinating study of behavior and economics
Professor Frank Schilbach talks about his work at MIT in the field of behavioral economics, including his recent work in India on sleep and its impact on productivity, working to help the poor and others improve their lives. Your host is Vyda B...
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42:09
Heather Kosakowski: From Growing Up in Foster Care to Unlocking Cognition in Baby Brains
In this episode, Heather Kosakowski shares details about her current work at the MIT Brain and Congitive Sciences Department where she is a PhD candidate. Her dissertation research focuses on the development of higher-level visual processes ...
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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32:34
Neil Rasmussen: High School Tinkerer, Fortune 500 Entrepreneur, and Philanthropist
In this episode, Neil Rasmussen takes us on his life journey starting as a high school student who had an insatiable appetite for fixing things, then completing bachelors and masters degrees in electrical engineering at MIT, and growing and piv...
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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38:25
Clover Food Lab Founder Ayr Muir: Saving the Planet, One Meal at a Time!
In this episode, Ayr Muir the founder of Clover Food Lab shares his journey from graduating from MIT with a Bachelor's and Master's in Materials Science & Engineering to becoming a leading food entrepreneur. Ayr is the founder of C...
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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37:59
Regina Barzilay : “Oncology Meets AI - a Personal Journey”
In this episode of MIT Talks, the highly celebrated professor Regina Barzilay discusses her inspiring personal journey that shaped her career. Regina is a Delta Electronics professor in the Department of Electrical Enginee...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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38:14
Andrew Lo: ”Finance doesn't always have to be a zero - sum game. We can all do well by doing good”
In this episode, Andrew Lo shares some insights from his journey with innovation. Through his work, Lo utilizes financial engineering to tackle some of the greatest challenges we are facing today such as Cancer, Climate Change, the Financial Ma...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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38:46
Kindness & Math for Transformative Leadership
In this episode, James Rhee discusses how we can drive both positive revenue and positive social impact through conscious compassion and empowering people. James is an impact investor, CEO, senior lecturer at MIT Sloan School of Management and ...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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53:41
Women in STEM: You're More Than a Diversity Hire
Dr. Angelique Adams is an engineer with over 25 years of experience in manufacturing, operations, strategy, and innovation most recently serving as the Chief Innovation Officer at multi-billion dollar European steelmaker, Aperam. She has a Ph.D...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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28:04
How can a building make you healthier?
Sonal Singh & Jim Peranio Founders of Spatio Metrics share their personal and professional journey of being an entrepreneur. Architecture affects our health. Spatio Metrics generate spatial data, visualize it, and reveal way...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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19:41
Andrew McAfee
Andrew McAfee is the Co-Director of the MIT Initiative on the Digital Economy and a Principal Research Scientist at the MIT Sloan School of Management. In this episode of MIT TALKS, he shares his experience of what it was like for him to ...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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36:11
Season Two: MIT TALKS Season Intro
Introduction to MIT TALKS new season and co-hosts
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Season 2
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Episode 0
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7:15
Prof Ed Roberts: An MIT Lifer
Host Gayatri Aryan talks to Prof. Ed Roberts. Pronounced as "Godfather of Entrepreneurship" now, he helped establish Entrepreneurship as a branch of science that could be taught.Prof. Roberts has recently published a book:
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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35:43
COVID-19 Pandemic and Layoffs
Host Gayatri Aryan talks to Paul Levy. As CEO of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC), one of nation's preeminent academic medical center, Paul received national attention in 2009 for leading the workers at BIDMC to avoid hundreds...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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23:11
Martin Trust Center
Host Gayatri Aryan talks to Dr. Trish Cotter, Executive Director at Martin Trust Center and Carly Chase, Founding Managing Director at NYC Startup Studio (an extension of MTC). -----Guests:
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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26:47
TB Innovations
Host Gayatri Aryan talks to Dr. Eric Miller and Dr. Malvika Verma about their moonshot to deal with world's leading infectious cause of death: Tuberculosis. While Eric is focused on streamlining the diagnosis process, Malvika is innovatin...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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18:42
Self-Awareness in Entrepreneurship
Host Gayatri Aryan talks to Kathleen Stetson. CEO and coach, Kathleen helps many-hats-wearing people better understand themselves and the world around them.Kathleen led the first self-awareness program for entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurial...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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19:37