Curiosity Unbounded
oleh Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Quantum Computing: Promise, Hype and Reality — William D. Oliver
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The Curiosity Unbounded podcast brings you behind the scenes at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) through conversations between MIT President Sally Kornbluth and the people working in its labs and in the field. Along the way, Sally and her guests discuss pressing issues, as well as what inspires the people running at the world’s toughest challenges at one of the most innovative institutions on the planet.
Episode
- Quantum Computing: Promise, Hype and Reality — William D. Oliver · 33 mntQuantum computers promise to tackle problems that are beyond the reach of today’s most powerful computers—but how close are we to making that promise a reality? MIT quantum…
- Inside Efficient AI: From GPUs to GPTs — Song Han · 27 mntSong Han is an associate professor in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science whose research focuses on efficient AI computing. His work spans high-resolution computer vision…
- From boom to bust, the workings of financial crises — Emil Verner · 30 mntEmil Verner is the Jerome and Dorthy Lemelson Professor of Management and Financial Economics at the MIT Sloan School of Management. His research examines how finance and the…
- Toxoplasma and the Human Host — Sebastian Lourido · 42 mntSebastian Lourido is an associate professor of biology and a member of the Whitehead Institute. Sebastian studies human pathogens and seeks to unravel the genetic pathways that…
- Making sense of your dollars — Christopher Palmer · 33 mntChristopher Palmer is an Associate Professor of Finance at the MIT Sloan School of Management. He is also a Faculty Research Fellow at the National Bureau of Economic Research…
- Putting a glacier in its place — Brent Minchew · 29 mntBrent Minchew is an Associate Professor of Geophysics in the department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences at MIT. He studies the behavior of glaciers in respect to…
- The future of customizable 3D printing — Stefanie Mueller · 20 mntStefanie Mueller is an associate professor with a joint appointment in MIT's Electrical and Computer Science, and Mechanical Engineering departments. Her work is mostly focused…
- Making sense of cities — Andres Sevtsuk · 29 mntAndres Sevtsuk is an associate professor of Urban Science and Planning at MIT. His work focuses on the influence of urban design on travel behavior and quality of life, and…
- Get out the vote — Ariel White · 28 mntAriel White is an associate professor of Political Science at MIT. She studies voting and voting rights, race, the criminal legal system, and bureaucratic behavior as a way to…
- Making medicine easier to swallow — Giovanni Traverso · 22 mntGiovanni "Gio" Traverso is an associate professor in MIT's Department of Mechanical Engineering and a gastroenterologist at Boston's Brigham and Women's Hospital. His work…
- Silk, the fabric of more sustainable agriculture — Benedetto Marelli · 23 mntBenedetto Marelli is a biomedical engineer by training and a materials scientist. He is an associate professor in MIT’s Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. His…
- Hard facts on soft skills — Namrata Kala · 25 mntNamrata Kala is an associate professor in applied economics at the MIT Sloan School of Management. She studies the value of employee training and incentives, how communities…
- Staying radical and relevant — Skylar Tibbits · 26 mntSkylar Tibbits is a designer and computer scientist whose research focuses on self-assembling and programmable materials, and 3D and 4D printing. He is the founder of the MIT…
- Healing the ailing heart — Ellen Roche · 30 mntEllen Roche is an associate professor of mechanical engineering and the associate head of the Department of Mechanical Engineering at MIT. Her research team develops new devices…
- Beyond words — Joshua Bennett · 25 mntJoshua Bennett is a professor of literature and distinguished chair of the humanities at MIT. Additionally, he is an accomplished spoken word artist, and author of several books…
- Build your own superpower, then share it with the world — Fadel Adib · 34 mntFadel Adib is an associate professor at the MIT Media Lab and Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. His work pushes the limits of wireless sensing: to…
- Decoding the tree of life — Greg Fournier · 36 mntGreg Fournier is an associate professor of geobiology at MIT. Greg’s work focuses on the microbial world, and by studying the evolution of microbes, he and his team further our…
- Bureaucracies, dictatorships, and the power of Africa's people — Mai Hassan · 33 mntIn this episode, MIT President Sally Kornbluth sits down with associate professor of political science and faculty co-director of MIT-Africa, Mai Hassan. Her work looks at…
- How a free-range kid from Maine is helping green-up industrial practices — Desirée Plata · 22 mntIn this episode, MIT President Sally Kornbluth sits down with newly tenured associate professor of civil and environmental engineering, Desirée Plata. Her work focuses on making…







