Innovators & Impact
Scientific inquiry drives discovery, solves problems and advances our understanding of the world. Listen to conversations with the experts behind the latest research breakthroughs at Cornell University. They reveal what inspired their discoveries and what these discoveries mean for humanity. Produced by the Cornell Chronicle and Media Relations. Read more at news.cornell.edu.
Podcasting since 2024 • 15 episodes
Innovators & Impact
Latest Episodes
Chloé Arson goes deep into the potential of geothermal heat
Chloé Arson, professor in the Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences in Cornell Engineering, discusses her interest in rock mechanics and geothermal heat, addresses common misunderstandings about the technology and recounts the unexpected...
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Season 1
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Episode 18
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38:06
Ariel Ortiz-Bobea on the need for increasing public investment in agricultural R&D
Climate change and flagging investment in research and development has U.S. agriculture facing its first productivity slowdown in decades. Ariel Ortiz-Bobea, associate professor in the Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management...
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Season 1
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Episode 17
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24:49
Itai Cohen on building microrobots, collaborating across disciplines and taming fear
Academia can be a very siloed place, but Itai Cohen, professor of physics in the College of Arts and Sciences, has managed to work on an incredibly eclectic range of projects, from studying the neuroscience behind insect flight, to making origa...
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Episode 16
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39:06
Gordon Pennycook on how to improve a ‘prebunking’ technique
As social media platforms deployed psychological “inoculation” on a large scale, hoping to help people spot techniques common to misinformation, Gordon Pennycook, associate professor and Himan Brown Faculty Fellow in the Department of Psycholog...
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Season 1
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Episode 15
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18:25
Narrated story: Uris Library and its iconic tower undergo $7M restoration
A $7 million restoration of Cornell's McGraw Tower and Uris Library, underway since summer 2023 and expected to be completed in November, includes replacing roofs, repairing masonry and shoring up a century-old entryway.
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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10:30
