Curiosity Unbounded

Curiosity Unbounded

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

Episodes 18
Avg. Duration 28m
Activity Moderate
Apple Rating 5.0 (14)
Since Apr 2023
Latest Episode Mar 2026

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Schedule
Monthly
Format
Episodic
Consistency
100%
Hosting
feeds.blubrry.com

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About This Podcast

The Curiosity Unbounded podcast brings you behind the scenes at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) through conversations between MIT President Sally Kornbluth and the people working in its labs and in the field. Along the way, Sally and her guests discuss pressing issues, as well as what inspires the people running at the world’s toughest challenges at one of the most innovative institutions on the planet.

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Recent Episodes

Inside Efficient AI: From GPUs to GPTs — Song Han

Mar 11, 2026 27m

Song Han is an associate professor in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science whose research focuses on efficient AI computing. His work spans high-resolution computer vision for autonomous…

From boom to bust, the workings of financial crises — Emil Verner

Feb 11, 2026 30m

Emil Verner is the Jerome and Dorthy Lemelson Professor of Management and Financial Economics at the MIT Sloan School of Management. His research examines how finance and the broader economy…

Toxoplasma and the Human Host — Sebastian Lourido

Jan 14, 2026 41m

Sebastian Lourido is an associate professor of biology and a member of the Whitehead Institute. Sebastian studies human pathogens and seeks to unravel the genetic pathways that help parasites like…

Making sense of your dollars — Christopher Palmer

Apr 01, 2025 32m

Christopher Palmer is an Associate Professor of Finance at the MIT Sloan School of Management. He is also a Faculty Research Fellow at the National Bureau of Economic Research, and an Affiliate with…

Putting a glacier in its place — Brent Minchew

Feb 25, 2025 29m

Brent Minchew is an Associate Professor of Geophysics in the department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences at MIT. He studies the behavior of glaciers in respect to environmental factors…

The future of customizable 3D printing — Stefanie Mueller

Jan 28, 2025 20m

Stefanie Mueller is an associate professor with a joint appointment in MIT's Electrical and Computer Science, and Mechanical Engineering departments. Her work is mostly focused on developing novel…

Making sense of cities — Andres Sevtsuk

Dec 17, 2024 28m

Andres Sevtsuk is an associate professor of Urban Science and Planning at MIT. His work focuses on the influence of urban design on travel behavior and quality of life, and contributes to making…

Get out the vote — Ariel White

Nov 19, 2024 28m

Ariel White is an associate professor of Political Science at MIT. She studies voting and voting rights, race, the criminal legal system, and bureaucratic behavior as a way to shed light on people's…

Making medicine easier to swallow — Giovanni Traverso

Nov 05, 2024 22m

Giovanni "Gio" Traverso is an associate professor in MIT's Department of Mechanical Engineering and a gastroenterologist at Boston's Brigham and Women's Hospital. His work focuses on innovative…

Silk, the fabric of more sustainable agriculture — Benedetto Marelli

Sep 24, 2024 23m

Benedetto Marelli is a biomedical engineer by training and a materials scientist. He is an associate professor in MIT’s Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. His work is focused on the…

Hard facts on soft skills — Namrata Kala

Apr 09, 2024 25m

Namrata Kala is an associate professor in applied economics at the MIT Sloan School of Management. She studies the value of employee training and incentives, how communities adapt to environmental…

Staying radical and relevant — Skylar Tibbits

Mar 05, 2024 26m

Skylar Tibbits is a designer and computer scientist whose research focuses on self-assembling and programmable materials, and 3D and 4D printing. He is the founder of the MIT Self-Assembly Lab. Here,…

Healing the ailing heart — Ellen Roche

Nov 14, 2023 29m

Ellen Roche is an associate professor of mechanical engineering and the associate head of the Department of Mechanical Engineering at MIT. Her research team develops new devices and therapeutic…

Beyond words — Joshua Bennett

Oct 10, 2023 25m

Joshua Bennett is a professor of literature and distinguished chair of the humanities at MIT. Additionally, he is an accomplished spoken word artist, and author of several books. Here, he speaks with…

Build your own superpower, then share it with the world — Fadel Adib

Sep 12, 2023 33m

Fadel Adib is an associate professor at the MIT Media Lab and Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. His work pushes the limits of wireless sensing: to monitor climate change in…

Decoding the tree of life — Greg Fournier

Jul 14, 2023 35m

Greg Fournier is an associate professor of geobiology at MIT. Greg’s work focuses on the microbial world, and by studying the evolution of microbes, he and his team further our understanding of the…

Bureaucracies, dictatorships, and the power of Africa's people — Mai Hassan

May 08, 2023 32m

In this episode, MIT President Sally Kornbluth sits down with associate professor of political science and faculty co-director of MIT-Africa, Mai Hassan. Her work looks at bureaucracy, public…

How a free-range kid from Maine is helping green-up industrial practices — Desirée Plata

Apr 19, 2023 22m

In this episode, MIT President Sally Kornbluth sits down with newly tenured associate professor of civil and environmental engineering, Desirée Plata. Her work focuses on making industrial processes…

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Curiosity Unbounded has published 18 episodes since April 2023, covering topics in Natural Sciences, Science.

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Curiosity Unbounded is currently moderate with new episodes monthly. Average episode length is 28m.

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