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OMNIA Podcast

OMNIA is a podcast dedicated to all things Penn Arts & Sciences. Listen to insights and perspectives from the home of the humanities, social sciences and natural sciences at The University of Pennsylvania.

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Horizons Podcast | Inquiry, Innovation, and Global Connection (Ep. 4)

In this fourth episode, Dean Mark Trodden sits down with Ramanan Raghavendran, ENG’89, W’89, LPS’15, Chair of the University of Pennsylvania’s Board of Trustees, and Former Chair of the School of Arts and Sciences Board of Advisors. The two discuss Raghavendran’s Penn journey and how Horizons, the School’s new strategic vision, positions its students and faculty to lead in an AI-driven and…

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Horizons Podcast | Empathy, Inquiry, and the Power of the Humanities (Ep. 3)

In the third episode of the new podcast series Horizons, Dean Mark Trodden and Heather Andrea Williams, Geraldine R. Segal Professor in American Social Thought and Professor of Africana Studies, discuss Williams' journey from law into history, the importance of studying the humanities, and the value of cultivating empathy and ethics in the classroom. Horizons is a new podcast series from Penn Arts…

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Horizons Podcast | Climate Science in an Age of Uncertainty (Ep. 2)

In our second episode of Horizons, Dean Mark Trodden chats with Michael Mann, Presidential Distinguished Professor of Earth and Environmental Science and Director of the Penn Center for Science, Sustainability, and the Media. The two discuss Mann’s groundbreaking research as a leading climate scientist, his collaborative work at Penn, and why science communication is essential to meeting the…

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Horizons Podcast | Today’s Defining Challenges are Global (Ep. 1)

Horizons is a new podcast series from Penn Arts & Sciences featuring Dean Mark Trodden talking with faculty experts about the big issues shaping our world and higher education—including their work exploring new ideas, inspiring students, and driving meaningful change. In our first episode, Dean Trodden talks with Guy Grossman, David M. Knott Professor of Global Politics and International Relations…

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Ampersand Podcast | From Dark Energy to Data Science

In the fifth episode our special edition of the Ampersand Podcast, Mark Trodden, Dean of Penn Arts & Sciences and Thomas S. Gates, Jr. Professor of Physics & Astronomy, speaks with Bhuvnesh Jain, Walter H. and Leonore C. Annenberg Professor in the Natural Sciences and the Co-Director of the Penn Data Driven Discovery Initiative and the Penn Center for Particle Cosmology. The two discuss how…

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Ampersand Podcast | Fighting Crime Through Design

What do street lights, tree cover, and public art all have to do with criminology? According to the data, these small initiatives can move the needle on the prevalence of neighborhood crime. In the fourth special edition of the Ampersand Podcast, Mark Trodden, Dean of Penn Arts & Sciences and Thomas S. Gates, Jr. Professor of Physics & Astronomy, talks with John MacDonald, Professor of Criminology…

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Ampersand Podcast | The Science of Us

We all have intuitions about why we are the way we are, says Associate Professor of Psychology Rebecca Waller. The connection between self and subject matter in psychology is especially close, she says. “That’s exciting because you have the potential to think about things you learned and apply them in your own life.” In the third special edition of the Ampersand Podcast, Mark Trodden, Dean of Penn…

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Ampersand Podcast | Humanities, Democracy, and the Future of Knowledge

What role does higher education play in a democracy? In the second episode of a special edition of the Ampersand Podcast, Dean Mark Trodden and historian Sophia Rosenfeld discuss the importance the humanities play in preserving culture, how the history of choice can help students think critically about the hidden assumptions that shape their worlds, and how democracies work best when they operate…

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Ampersand Podcast | Deans in Conversation

Join us for the launch of a special edition of the Ampersand podcast, featuring Mark Trodden, Dean of the School of Arts & Sciences and Thomas S. Gates, Jr. Professor of Physics & Astronomy in conversation with select faculty members across the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences. In this conversation, Trodden speaks with Peter Struck, Stephen A. Levin Family Dean of the College of…

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Ampersand Podcast | Choice and Consequence

Our new podcast series, Ampersand , features faculty from different disciplines discussing a topic they have in common. In our first episode, Sophia Rosenfeld, Walter H. Annenberg Professor of History, and Sudeep Bhatia, Associate Professor of Psychology, explore the ramifications of choice in everyday life and society as a whole. *** Produced and edited by Alex Schein Theme music by Nicholas…

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