A special edition of the Penn Arts & Sciences ’Ampersand’ podcast features Dean Mark Trodden in conversation with SAS faculty from different disciplines.
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A special edition of “Ampersand,” the newest podcast series from Omnia and Penn’s School of Arts & Sciences, features Mark Trodden in conversation with faculty across the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences, from Roman history to artificial intelligence, preserving democracy through the humanities, emerging trends and tools in psychology, crime prevention, and big data.
School of Arts & Sciences dean Mark Trodden joins faculty in discussion for Omnia’s latest podcast series.
“Deans in Conversation” features Mark Trodden, dean of the School of Arts & Sciences and Thomas S. Gates, Jr. Professor of Physics & Astronomy, talking with Peter Struck, Stephen A. Levin Family Dean of the College of Arts & Sciences and Vartan Gregorian Professor of the Humanities, about the Roman roots of the liberal arts, how AI is changing the college experience, and charting curriculum for the 21st century. The two discuss the undergraduate experience in the College, how classics can inform modern teaching, and why the liberal arts remain vital in a world of evolving AI.
In “Humanities, Democracy, and the Future of Knowledge,” Trodden speaks with Sophia Rosenfeld, who discusses the importance of the humanities 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 on shared commonalities that define perceptions of truth, law, and solidarity.
In “The Science of Us,” Trodden speaks with psychologist Rebecca Waller about psychology and the ways in which scientific tools are transforming her field.
“Fighting Crime Through Design” features Trodden in conversation with criminologist John MacDonald about crime prevention through design, big data and technology, a new program at Penn, and more.
And in “From Dark Energy to Data Science,” Trodden talks with cosmologist Bhuvnesh Jain how advances in data science and artificial intelligence are transforming physics, teaching, and interdisciplinary research at Penn.
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