Luminary

Kitchen table-style conversations with some of the world’s brightest minds, exploring boundaries of human knowledge. Join us on a pursuit to discover the ideas, intuition, theories and thoughts behind these luminaries.

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Eine durchschnittliche Folge dieses Podcasts dauert 1h8m. Bisher sind 31 Folge(n) erschienen. Dieser Podcast erscheint alle 5 Wochen.

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episode 11: Rebecca Katz on the past, present, and future of covid-19


Today’s guest is Rebecca Katz, a professor and director of the Center for Global Health Science and Security at Georgetown The post Rebecca Katz on the past, present, and future of covid-19 appeared first on Luminary.fm.


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 August 31, 2020  59m
 
 

episode 10: David Danks on causality, human-technology interaction, and ethics of autonomous systems


David Danks is a professor of philosophy and psychology and head of the department of philosophy at Carnegie Mellon University. The post David Danks on causality, human-technology interaction, and ethics of autonomous systems appeared first on Luminary.


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 December 30, 2019  1h22m
 
 

episode 9: Mahzarin Banaji on the human mind and subconscious biases


Mahzarin Banaji is an award-winning experimental psychologist and professor at the Department of Psychology at Harvard University. Her research explores The post Mahzarin Banaji on the human mind and subconscious biases appeared first on Luminary.fm.


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 November 12, 2019  57m
 
 

episode 8: Jonathan Aldrich on the design and evolution of programming languages


Jonathan Aldrich is a professor at Carnegie Mellon University and director of the software engineering Ph.D. program at Carnegie Mellon’s The post Jonathan Aldrich on the design and evolution of programming languages appeared first on Luminary.fm.


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 September 30, 2019  1h7m
 
 

episode 7: Amy Lippert on visual culture, images, and the celebrity phenomenon


Amy Lippert is a former assistant professor of urban and social history at the University of Chicago, with a particular The post Amy Lippert on visual culture, images, and the celebrity phenomenon appeared first on Luminary.fm.


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 August 19, 2019  1h16m
 
 

episode 6: Manu Prakash on the power of observation, curiosity-driven science, and physical biology


Manu Prakash is a physical biologist, inventor, and associate professor of BioEngineering at Stanford University. Manu was awarded the McArthur The post Manu Prakash on the power of observation, curiosity-driven science, and physical biology appeared fi


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 July 8, 2019  1h11m
 
 

episode 5: Kimberlé Crenshaw on the state of civil rights in America, intersectionality, and the critical race theory


Kimberlé Crenshaw is an American civil rights advocate and legal scholar, well-known for her work around intersectionality and critical race The post Kimberlé Crenshaw on the state of civil rights in America, intersectionality, and the critical race the


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 May 20, 2019  1h10m
 
 

episode 4: Gerta Keller, The forensic detective on Paleontology, Geology, Geo Sciences


Gerta Keller is a professor of paleontology and geology in the geo sciences department at Princeton University with a wonderful The post Gerta Keller, the forensic detective, on mass extinctions, dinosaurs, and geo sciences appeared first on Luminary.fm


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 April 15, 2019  1h10m
 
 

episode 3: Chika Okeke-Agulu on the call for artistic expression and rise of African Diaspora Art


Chika Okeke-Agulu is an Igbo-Nigerian artist, art historian, art curator, and a blogger specializing in African and African Diaspora art The post Chika Okeke-Agulu on the call for artistic expression and rise of African diaspora art appeared first on Lu


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 March 18, 2019  1h2m
 
 

episode 2: Kevin Leyton-Brown on "The Kitten Algorithm", Computer Science and Economics


Kevin Leyton-Brown is an award-winning computer scientist focusing on predominantly two streams of research: 1) algorithmic game theory and 2) The post Kevin Leyton-Brown on the kitten algorithm, computer science, and economics appeared first on Luminar


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 February 18, 2019  1h10m