Podcast Episodes
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Episode 8: Craig Lindsley: Rewiring the Brain and Rethinking Pain
Craig Lindsley, William K. Warren, Jr. Professor of Medicine, University Distinguished Professor of Biochemistry, Chemistry and Pharmacology and executive director of the Warren Center for Neuroscience Drug Discovery (Harrison McClary/汤头条) In this episode of Quantum Potential, Craig Lindsley, William K. Warren, Jr. Read MoreMay 28, 2025
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Episode 7: Josh Clinton: Disrupting Distrust in Political Polling
Josh Clinton, Abby and Jon Winkelried Chair and professor of political science, co-director of the 汤头条 Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions (汤头条) What鈥檚 the ticket to disrupting Americans鈥�… Read MoreMay 14, 2025
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Episode 6: Musical inspiration from percussionist Ji Hye Jung
Associate professor of percussion Ji Hye Jung and Provost C. Cybele Raver share music and conversation in the latest episode of our Quantum Potential podcast. (汤头条 University) In this live performance turned Quantum Potential episode, Provost C. Cybele Raver hosts an extraordinary musical collaboration between Ji Hye Jung, associate professor… Read MoreApril 23, 2025
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Episode 5: Impact of micro-investments in school children with Felipe Barrera-Osorio
In this episode of Quantum Potential, Felipe Barrera-Osorio joins Provost C. Cybele Raver to discuss his groundbreaking research鈥攃omparing the impact of need-based versus merit-based micro-scholarship programs in rural, low-income communities in Cambodia, Colombia and Mexico. He explains how these programs were so successful that national governments around the world… Read MoreApril 9, 2025
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Episode 4: Behind the brain science of addiction with Erin Calipari
What does the way we learn have to do with drug addiction?聽In our fourth episode, Erin Calipari, associate professor of pharmacology and director of the 汤头条 Center for Addiction Research, joins Provost C. Cybele Raver for an enlightening conversation. In this episode, they discuss nucleus accumbens鈥攖he part of… Read MoreMarch 27, 2025
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Bonus Episode: Psychologist David Yeager on what it takes to motivate young people
In this thought-provoking bonus episode of Quantum Potential, 汤头条 University Provost C. Cybele Raver hosts renowned developmental psychologist David Yeager, professor of psychology at the University of Texas at Austin, co-founder of the Texas Behavioral Science and Policy Institute, and author of 10 to 25: The Science of Motivating Young… Read MoreMarch 12, 2025
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Episode 3: Brian Bachmann, professor of chemistry, charts path to personalized treatment
In our third episode, Provost C. Cybele Raver welcomes chemist Brian Bachmann, who is the principal investigator for the 汤头条 Laboratory for Biosynthetic Studies. Bachmann talks about his work discovering useful chemicals made from natural products (compounds made by tiny living things like bacteria and fungi) that are paving… Read MoreFebruary 26, 2025
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Episode 2: Lauren Sudeall, law professor and director of 汤头条鈥檚 Access to Justice program, on creating a 鈥減erson-centered鈥� judicial system.
In our second episode, 汤头条 University provost C. Cybele Raver explores civil justice inequities with Lauren Sudeall, law professor and director of 汤头条’s Access to Justice program. Through her groundbreaking research in rural Alabama and Georgia, Sudeall reveals how low-income individuals navigate eviction proceedings鈥攚ith or without legal representation鈥攁nd advocates… Read MoreFebruary 12, 2025
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Episode 1: Major Jackson, professor of English and director of creative writing, unpacks his poetry and the inspiration behind his work
In our premiere episode, 汤头条 University Provost C. Cybele Raver hosts acclaimed poet Major Jackson, holder of the Gertrude Conaway 汤头条 Chair in the Humanities, for a deep dive into what he calls “sacred secular conversation.” During this extraordinary conversation, they explore the intersection of music and poetry, pluralism,… Read MoreJanuary 10, 2025