Colloquy

Jan 03 2025 50 ep. 22 mins 258

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Conversations with visionary scholars and thinkers from the Harvard PhD community

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Is AI Coming for Your Job?

Jan 03 2025 50 mins

The Harvard political economist David Deming, PhD ’10, says artificial intelligence is here to make us more productive, not take our jobs—at least not yet.

Bob Dylan: From "A Complete Unknown" to "A Prophet Without God"

Dec 06 2024 28 mins

What can the work of the legendary singer and songwriter Bob Dylan tell us about living in a time of cynicism and disjointedness?

Beyond 2024—Feminism and the Future of US Politics

Nov 01 2024 25 mins

Will the story of the 2024 election be the way women voters reclaimed their lost rights and the promise of decades past?

How Reliable Are Election Forecasts?

Oct 04 2024 25 mins

News organizations—and voters—rely more heavily than ever on probabilistic election forecasts from “data journalists” like Nate Silver. But are they really more reliable than other models—or a random guess?

How to Succeed in Business by Failing—Intelligently

Sep 06 2024 27 mins

Harvard Business School Professor Amy Edmondson says businesses that want to innovate successfully need to create a culture where risk-taking—and failure—is not only tolerated, it's encouraged.

The ‘Invisible Threat’ Contaminating Our Water

Aug 30 2024 7 mins

Synthetic PFAS chemicals make your jacket waterproof and keep eggs from sticking to your cookware. But the same properties that make PFAS useful also make them dangerous.

Testing and the Origins of Big Data

Aug 23 2024 7 mins

Today, we are all the subjects of constant algorithmic testing by big tech companies—whether we like it or not. How did we get here?

Weary at Work

Aug 16 2024 6 mins

Efforts to address industrial fatigue were supposed to yield better working conditions. How did we end up with the modern wellness movement instead?

A More Accurate Map of the Universe

Aug 09 2024 7 mins

Astronomers are coming closer to a more accurate inventory of the universe and everything in it thanks to efforts to gauge the true shapes and orientations of galaxies.

Punished in Utero

Jul 26 2024 6 mins

Social scientist Bethany Kotlar on the Birth Beyond Bars study, the first of its kind to follow children exposed prenatally to their mother's incarceration--and their families--during the critical window for child development, from birth to age three.