Manjeet Rege: Artificial Intelligence
Professor Podcast in the Library with a Microphone
Release Date: 02/19/2023
Bruce Gleason : Military Bands and Music
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Music professor Dr. Bruce Gleason discusses his research on military music history and his new book, "Cold War Cadence", which recounts his experiences as an Army musician in Berlin during the final years of the Cold War.
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Christopher Morales : Friendship, Loneliness, Technology, Capitalism, and Polarization
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Dr. Christopher Morales, Professor of Theology, explores how ideas of friendship and loneliness, drawn from thinkers like Emerson and Nietzsche, can help us better understand political division. His research suggests that loneliness and isolation, intensified by technology, capitalism, and declining social spaces, are key drivers of polarization. Through interdisciplinary work and teaching, he emphasizes the importance of rebuilding meaningful, face-to-face connections to strengthen individuals and society. L
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Thomas Secord : Buildings, Energy Efficiency and Motion-based designs
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Mechanical engineering professor Thomas Secord shares his background in robotics, controls, and medical device engineering, including past work at Medtronic and research training at MIT. He discusses his current NSF-funded project on adaptive building facades that improve energy efficiency through reconfigurable, motion-based designs.
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Amir Mohamed : Belonging, inclusion, and Student Success
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Amir Mohammad discusses how his personal journey as the child of immigrants informs his research on belonging and why creating inclusive classrooms is essential for student success.
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Nick Doten : Fraternity Students and Their Religious Lives
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Nick Doten, a doctoral candidate in Educational Leadership, shares his unconventional path through higher education and the experiences that shaped his research. Drawing on his background as a first-generation college student, Army Reserve veteran, and fraternity member, his work explores how fraternity involvement influences students’ religious and spiritual development.
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Brooke Vetter : Fish Hearing and Noise
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Brooke Vetter, Assistant Professor of Biology, combines research and student partnership to better understand fish hearing and how noise impacts freshwater fish and their habitats
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Thomas Feeney : Ancient Philosophy and AI Technology
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Rita Lederle and Aura Wharton-Beck : Urban Infrastructure and Racial Policies
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Drs. Lederle and Wharton-Beck discuss a class they co-teach that examines how urban transportation infrastructure has historically incluenced racial policies, using the Rondo Neighborhood (Saint Paul, MN) as a case study -- and explores how things can be done differently today.
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Amy Nygaard : Political Unrest and Grotesque Aesthetics
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Dr. Amy Nygaard shares how her interest in contemporary African artists led her to examine the connection between political unrest and grotesque aesthetics in the work of South African artist Jane Alexander
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Mark K. Ehlert : Behind the Scenes at the Library
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Mark's behind-the-scenes work makes it easy for you to find books, articles, music, audiobooks, and videos in the library.
info_outlineDr. Manjeet Rege discusses Artificial Intelligence, how machines learn, and the ethics of emerging technologies.