Podcast Episodes

Jack Noble, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering (Vanderbilt University) More than 50 million people in the United States have some form of hearing loss. The intricate science around improving hearing is advancing at a rapid pace with the help of innovative researchers like Jack Noble, assistant professor… Read More

Melanie Lowe, associate professor of musicology (Vanderbilt University) What songs have a spot on the playlist of your life? What music sparks emotions around specific moments in time? In this episode of the Quantum Potential podcast, Provost C. Cybele Raver and Melanie Lowe, associate professor of musicology, explore… Read More

What does it mean to build a great research university for the 21st century—one that is both deeply rooted and boldly distributed? Provost C. Cybele Raver talks with Vanderbilt Chancellor Daniel Diermeier during the Quantum Potential podcast. (Vanderbilt University) In our latest episode of the Quantum Potential podcast, Provost… Read More

On the Quantum Potential Podcast, Provost C. Cybele Raver interviews Jaco Hamman, director of the program in theology and practice and professor of religion, psychology and culture at Vanderbilt Divinity School. (Vanderbilt University) How can we cultivate systems of human flourishing and expand compassion, joy and faith while also integrating… Read More

Matthew Johnson-Roberson, Dean of the College of Connected Computing, University Distinguished Professor of computer science and of electrical and computer engineering (Vanderbilt University) What does the future of AI and robotics look like in our daily lives and as a career field? In a special episode… Read More

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