Infinite Corridor
by The Octet Collaborative
Latest episode
Safeguarding the Future
Safeguarding the Future
About this podcast
Stories of faith and discovery from the halls of MIT and beyond, shared by the Octet Collaborative
Episodes
- Safeguarding the Future · 27 min · Season 3 Episode 3The promise of AI seems unlimited - but what about the downside? Last March, the Octet Collaborative hosted an interdisciplinary colloquium devoted to the question of AI & Human…
- AI and Human Flourishing · 20 min · Season 3 Episode 2AI’s potential seems limitless - and not only according to those building it and profiting from the current AI boom. Curing disease, solving the climate crisis, ending the…
- What Does AI Form in Us? · 22 min · Season 3 Episode 1What will we become with AI? It’s a question easily lost alongside fevered speculation about what AI will do to the economy, politics, national security — and yet it may be the…
- Alan Love: Restoring a Common Table to the Sciences · 28 min · Season 2 Episode 3Alan Love ‘95, Professor of Philosophy at the University of Minnesota and Director of the Minnesota Center for the Philosophy of Science, talks about how his personal journey of…
- Nathan Matias: Algorithms, Equity, and Citizen Science · 32 min · Season 2 Episode 2Computer Scientist Nathan Matias, PhD ‘17, a professor at Cornell University and founder of the Citizens and Technology Lab, talks about the ethics and implications for equity…
- Deborah Chung: Smart concrete and a Spirit-led life in science · 23 min · Season 2 Episode 1Prolific innovator Deborah Chung, PhD '77 and currently professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the University of Buffalo, shares the unexpected…
- Rocklyn and Eva Clarke: Disciples Go Where the Pain Is · 28 min · Season 1 Episode 6Rocklyn and Eva Clarke, Pastors at Life Church Boston who met as MIT students, discuss their journey to faith at MIT, their experience as African American students on campus, and…
- Jack Collins: What systems engineering has to do with reading the Bible well · 28 min · Season 1 Episode 5Old Testament professor Jack Collins ‘76, SM ‘78 discusses the relationship between faith & science - both for a general pursuit of truth, and in his own career in engineering…
- Scott Francisco: Co-creating the Built Environment · 18 min · Season 1 Episode 4A conversation about the Brooklyn Bridge, sustainable forestry, and how the creation mandate connects humans to the natural world with designer, architect, and MIT alum Scott…
- Roz Picard: Leaving the Comfort Zone · 28 min · Season 1 Episode 3An MIT scientist describes her journey to faith and her story of risk-taking in life and the lab.
- Cullen Buie: The Mountain and the River · 31 min · Season 1 Episode 2Cullen Buie, associate professor of mechanical engineering and director of the Laboratory for Energy and Microsystems Innovation at MIT, and co-founder of Kytopen, talks about…
- Deborah Haarsma: Science, Wonder, and Awe · 35 min · Season 1 Episode 1Deborah Haarsma, President of BioLogos and MIT Alumni, kicks off the Infinite Corridor podcast by sharing how her work as an astrophysicist encourages her faith in God, and gives…
