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David Danks on causality, human-technology interaction, and ethics of autonomous systems

https://luminary.fm/episode-player/301/david-danks-on-causality-human-technology-interaction-and-ethics-of-autonomous-systems.mp3

David Danks is a professor of philosophy and psychology and head of the department of philosophy at Carnegie Mellon University. […]

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Mahzarin Banaji on the human mind and subconscious biases

https://luminary.fm/episode-player/288/mahzarin-banaji-on-the-human-mind-and-subconscious-biases.mp3

Mahzarin Banaji is an award-winning experimental psychologist and professor at the Department of Psychology at Harvard University. Her research explores […]

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Jonathan Aldrich on the design and evolution of programming languages

https://luminary.fm/episode-player/276/jonathan-aldrich-on-the-design-and-evolution-of-programming-languages.mp3

Jonathan Aldrich is a professor at Carnegie Mellon University and director of the software engineering Ph.D. program at Carnegie Mellon’s […]

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Amy Lippert on visual culture, images, and the celebrity phenomenon

https://luminary.fm/episode-player/259/amy-lippert-on-visual-culture-and-nature-of-images.mp3

Amy Lippert is a former assistant professor of urban and social history at the University of Chicago, with a particular […]

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Manu Prakash on the power of observation, curiosity-driven science, and physical biology

https://luminary.fm/episode-player/225/manu-prakash-on-the-power-of-observation-curiosity-driven-science-and-physical-biology.mp3

Manu Prakash is a physical biologist, inventor, and associate professor of BioEngineering at Stanford University. Manu was awarded the McArthur […]

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Kimberlé Crenshaw on the state of civil rights in America, intersectionality, and the critical race theory

https://luminary.fm/episode-player/205/kimberle-crenshaw-on-the-state-of-civil-rights-in-america-intersectionality-and-the-critical-race-theory.mp3

Kimberlé Crenshaw is an American civil rights advocate and legal scholar, well-known for her work around intersectionality and critical race […]

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Gerta Keller, the forensic detective, on mass extinctions, dinosaurs, and geo sciences

https://luminary.fm/episode-player/193/gerta-keller-the-forensic-detective-on-mass-extinctions-dinosaurs-and-geo-sciences.mp3

Gerta Keller is a professor of paleontology and geology in the geo sciences department at Princeton University with a wonderful […]

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Chika Okeke-Agulu on the call for artistic expression and rise of African diaspora art

https://luminary.fm/episode-player/180/chika-okeke-agulu-on-the-call-for-artistic-expression-and-rise-of-african-diaspora-art.mp3

Chika Okeke-Agulu is an Igbo-Nigerian artist, art historian, art curator, and a blogger specializing in African and African Diaspora art […]

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Kevin Leyton-Brown on the kitten algorithm, computer science, and economics

https://luminary.fm/episode-player/153/kevin-leyton-brown-on-the-kitten-algorithm-computer-science-and-economics.mp3

Kevin Leyton-Brown is an award-winning computer scientist focusing on predominantly two streams of research: 1) algorithmic game theory and 2) […]

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Mihir Desai on the muddle of life and finance

https://luminary.fm/episode-player/60/luminary-mihir-desai-on-finance-and-the-muddle-of-life.mp3

Mihir Desai is a Professor of Finance at Harvard Business School and a Professor of Law at Harvard Law School. […]

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