Listen to musical inspiration from Percussionist Ji Hye Jung
Quantum Potential
Have you ever been curious how composers bring music alive and tell unique stories with song? Let yourself be inspired by music, questions and conversation between associate professor of percussion Ji Hye Jung and Provost C. Cybele Raver in the latest episode of our Quantum Potential podcast. Bonus performance by the Attacca Quartet!
The Quantum Potential podcast is produced by Vanderbilt University. The leadership team includes Metanoya Z. Webb, director of content and editorial strategy and editor-in-chief of Vanderbilt Magazine, and Sydney Jones-Wright, director of academic affairs communications. Patrick Sams is the senior social media specialist, and Maisie Wilson is the senior creative project manager. Mike Todd is the university visual media manager.
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Impact of Micro-Investments in School Children with Felipe Barrera-Osorio
Quantum Potential
In this episode of Quantum Potential, Felipe Barrera-Osorio joins Provost C. Cybele Raver to discuss his groundbreaking research—comparing 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 expanded investments in education.
Associate Professor of Public Policy, Education and Economics at Vanderbilt's Peabody College of education and human development Barrera-Osorio is also a visiting researcher at the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab at MIT.
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Behind the Brain Science of Addiction with Erin Calipari
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How does the part of the brain connected to learning intersect with addiction? In the latest episode of Provost C. Cybele Raver’s ‘Quantum Potential’ podcast, Erin Calipari, director of the Vanderbilt Center for Addiction Research takes us inside the neuroscience of addiction.
The Quantum Potential podcast is produced by Vanderbilt University. The leadership team includes Metanoya Z. Webb, director of content and editorial strategy and editor-in-chief of Vanderbilt Magazine, and Sydney Jones-Wright, director of academic affairs communications. Patrick Sams is the senior social media specialist, and Maisie Wilson is the senior creative project manager. Mike Todd is the university visual media manager.
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Psychologist David Yeager on What it Takes to Motivate Young People
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In this thought-provoking episode of Quantum Potential, Vanderbilt 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 People, for a closer look at how older adults can connect with and empower the next generation. In a relatable, live conversation, Yeager challenges common misconceptions about adolescent brain development and reveals how simple shifts in communication between young people and adults can provide support and transparency, triggering collaboration and inspiration rather than disengagement.
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Chemist Brian Bachmann Charts Path to Personalized Treatment
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In this episode, Provost Raver welcomes chemist Brian Bachmann, who is the principal investigator for the Vanderbilt 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 new avenues for drug discovery. He also unpacks how he is using biosynthesis to identify individuals’ specific type/combination of cancers. Bachmann envisions a near future where each cancer case is managed individually, moving beyond the traditional approach of location-based treatments. Join us to learn why “conjugal lagoons,” “molecular choreography” and “stealing IP from molecules” will help make his vision a reality.
The Quantum Potential podcast is produced by Vanderbilt University. The leadership team includes Metanoya Z. Webb, director of content and editorial strategy and editor-in-chief of Vanderbilt Magazine, and Sydney Jones-Wright, director of academic affairs communications. Patrick Sams is the senior social media specialist, and Maisie Wilson is the senior creative project manager. Mike Todd is the university visual media manager.
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Law Professor Lauren Sudeall on Building a “Person-Centered” Judicial System
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How do we create a more “person-centered” judicial system, and when is fairness more valued than winning? Join the latest episode of Provost Cybele Raver’s ‘Quantum Potential’ podcast with law professor Lauren Sudeall.
Vanderbilt University provost C. Cybele Raver explores civil justice inequities with Lauren Sudeall, law professor and director of Vanderbilt's Access to Justice program. Through her groundbreaking research in rural Alabama and Georgia, Sudeall reveals how low-income individuals navigate eviction proceedings—with or without legal representation—and advocates for a more "person-centered" judicial system. The conversation examines how courts handle eviction cases across jurisdictions, the impact of food and housing insecurity, and why many defendants value fairness over winning. Sudeall also shares her perspective as a legal scholar from Boston conducting research in impoverished rural communities in the U.S. South.
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The Art of Poetry, Music, and Embracing Uncertainty with Major Jackson
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In our premiere episode, Vanderbilt University provost C. Cybele Raver hosts acclaimed poet Major Jackson for a deep dive into what he calls "sacred secular conversation." During this extraordinary conversation, they explore the intersection of music and poetry, pluralism, and living with uncertainty. Jackson, who describes the act of writing as a “dialogue with the subconscious,” also reads from his latest book, Razzle Dazzle: New and Selected Poems 2002-2022. Jackson has released nine books of poetry to date and been awarded the Pushcart Prize, a Whiting Award, and a Pew Fellowship, among many others.
The Quantum Potential podcast is produced by Vanderbilt University. The leadership team includes Metanoya Z. Webb, director of content and editorial strategy and editor-in-chief of Vanderbilt Magazine, and Sydney Jones-Wright, director of academic affairs communications. Patrick Sams is the senior social media specialist, and Maisie Wilson is the senior creative project manager. Mike Todd is the university visual media manager.
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Welcome to the Quantum Potential Podcast
Quantum Potential
Journey into the Extraordinary - Join Vanderbilt University Provost C. Cybele Raver as she guides us through humanity’s greatest frontiers in her new Quantum Potential podcast. Tune in twice each month hear about Vanderbilt’s groundbreaking collaborations that weave together science and music, hard data and creative expression, empirical evidence and poetry—proving that in the pursuit of knowledge, there are no boundaries.
The Quantum Potential podcast is produced by Vanderbilt University. The leadership team includes Metanoya Z. Webb, director of content and editorial strategy and editor-in-chief of Vanderbilt Magazine, and Sydney Jones-Wright, director of academic affairs communications. Patrick Sams is the senior social media specialist, and Maisie Wilson is the senior creative project manager. Mike Todd is the university visual media manager.
Special thanks to Jad Abumrad, Vanderbilt University Distinguished Research Professor of Communication of Science and Technology, and the executive producer of the Quantum Potential podcast and video series.
For more information about Quantum Potential, go to vanderbilt.edu/quantumpotential/podcast.
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Listen to musical inspiration from Percussionist Ji Hye Jung
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Impact of Micro-Investments in School Children with Felipe Barrera-Osorio
54:41
Behind the Brain Science of Addiction with Erin Calipari
47:57
Psychologist David Yeager on What it Takes to Motivate Young People
46:43
Chemist Brian Bachmann Charts Path to Personalized Treatment
47:50
Law Professor Lauren Sudeall on Building a “Person-Centered” Judicial System
46:06
The Art of Poetry, Music, and Embracing Uncertainty with Major Jackson
57:09
Welcome to the Quantum Potential Podcast
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