Podcast

Omnia Podcast: 60-Second Lectures Highlights (Audio)

The latest Omnia Podcast recaps the fall 2018 lectures and highlights a few past presentations by the likes of Angela Duckworth, Christopher H. Browne Distinguished Professor of Psychology, and author of Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance.

Omnia Podcast: The Rise of Women in Politics in 2018 (Audio)

In a new Omnia Podcast, Dawn Teele, Janice and Julian Bers Assistant Professor of Political Science, discusses the unprecedented number of women running for office in this year's midterm elections.

Omnia Podcast: UFOs and the Creation of Knowledge (Audio)

Kate Dorsch, Ph.D. candidate in History and Sociology of Science, discusses her research on UFO sightings in Cold War America and how scientific knowledge is created and communicated to the public.

Omnia Podcast: Poetry and the Pulse of Life (Audio)

Taije Silverman, a lecturer in the Department of English, has had poems featured in the Best American Poetry collections for the last two years.

Omnia Podcast: Reducing Lead Exposure (Audio)

A Penn Arts & Sciences grant allows faculty and students to work with impacted communities in Pennsylvania to decrease lead exposure.

Omnia Podcast: Constitutional Crisis? (Audio)

Rogers Smith, the Christopher H. Browne Distinguished Professor of Political Science, offers his take on why the firing of James Comey, as well as Trump's use of executive action and social media, is challenging the balance of power in Washington.

Omnia Podcast: The Politics of Climate Change (Audio)

Daniel Aldana Cohen, assistant professor of sociology, discusses how issues such as social inequality inform climate change policy.

Omnia Podcast: Penn Honors Diversity Symposium (Audio)

A collaborative event gives underrepresented groups an opportunity to explore the advantages of a Ph.D.-level education.

Should We Fear the Robot Army? Artificial Intelligence in the Military (Audio)

Michael Horowitz, associate professor of political science, discusses the role of AI in the armed forces.

Omnia Podcast: Tribute to Hilary Putnam, C’48, HON’85 (Audio)

Professors of Philosophy Gary Hatfield, Scott Weinstein, and Daniel Singer discuss the influential scholar’s legacy in their field and his unique connection with Penn as scholar and alumnus.

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, 30 Years Later (Audio)

In a special podcast, we speak with Camille Zubrinsky Charles, Edmund J. and Louise W. Kahn Term Professor in the Social Sciences, professor of sociology, Africana Studies, and education, and Director of the Center for Africana Studies, about the holiday and the progression of social movements like Black Lives Matter.

Intelligent Design in the Classroom: Kitzmiller v. Dover, 10 Years Later (Audio)

In a special podcast, we spoke with professors Michael Weisberg and Paul Sniegowski about their experience with the case—and whether public attitudes on evolution have changed—as well as lead counsel and Penn Law graduate Eric Rothschild and presiding judge John E. Jones III.