Amy Wolf

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… Read More

  The American spirit of competition can be counterproductive for some industries. 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 (Harrison McClary/Vanderbilt) In… Read More

Ret. Gen. Paul Nakasone, founding director of Vanderbilt’s Institute of National Security, Distinguished Research Professor of Engineering Science and Management (Vanderbilt University) Retired four-star general Paul M. Nakasone is challenging outdated ideas about what keeps a country safe.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,… Read More

Amanda Little, writer-in-residence at Vanderbilt’s College of Arts and Science (Vanderbilt) 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… Read More

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 (Harrison McClary/Vanderbilt) In this episode of Quantum Potential, Craig Lindsley, William K. Warren, Jr. Read More

  Josh Clinton, Abby and Jon Winkelried Chair and professor of political science, co-director of the Vanderbilt Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions (Vanderbilt) What’s the ticket to disrupting Americans’… Read More

Associate professor of percussion Ji Hye Jung and Provost C. Cybele Raver share music and conversation in the latest episode of our Quantum Potential podcast. (Vanderbilt University) In this live performance turned Quantum Potential episode, Provost C. Cybele Raver hosts an extraordinary musical collaboration between Ji Hye Jung, associate professor… Read More

In this episode of Quantum Potential, Felipe Barrera-Osorio joins Provost C. Cybele Raver to discuss his groundbreaking research—comparing the impact of need-based versus merit-based micro-scholarship programs in rural, low-income communities in Cambodia, Colombia and Mexico. He explains how these programs were so successful that national governments around the world… Read More

What does the way we learn have to do with drug addiction? In our fourth episode, Erin Calipari, associate professor of pharmacology and director of the Vanderbilt Center for Addiction Research, joins Provost C. Cybele Raver for an enlightening conversation. In this episode, they discuss nucleus accumbens—the part of… Read More

In this thought-provoking bonus episode of Quantum Potential, Vanderbilt University Provost C. Cybele Raver hosts renowned developmental psychologist David Yeager, professor of psychology at the University of Texas at Austin, co-founder of the Texas Behavioral Science and Policy Institute, and author of 10 to 25: The Science of Motivating Young… Read More