The ThinkND Podcast
The ThinkND Podcast brings Notre Dame to you and will inspire you to continue learning, thinking, and inquiring. Whether you missed a live event or want to learn on the go, the ThinkND Podcast has you covered, from Art and Science to Health and Religion.
Episodes
472 episodes
The New AI, Part 11: Ideas, Startups, and Healthcare Tech
Episode Topic: Ideas, Startups, and Healthcare TechHow will the next wave of AI transform healthcare? Notre Dame graduate and healthcare investor Kevin O’Brien ’88 offers a fascinating look at agent...
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RISE AI, Part 2: AI Powered Enterprise Reinvention
Episode Topic: AI Powered Enterprise ReinventionHow does a major enterprise move AI from isolated projects to the core of its business strategy? Arnab Chakraborty, Co-CEO of the Telstra-Accenture Da...
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Evidence Matters, Part 7: Creating Economic Mobility Through Public Transit
Episode Topic: Creating Economic Mobility Through Public Transit For families facing impossible choices between a doctor’s visit and a job interview, transportation costs can be a breaking poin...
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1:10:22
Notre Dame Leaders, Part 2: Equity and Resilience
Episode Topic: Equity and ResilienceJoin YoungND for a compelling conversation about "Equity and Resilience," featuring three 2025 Domer Dozen honorees: Kaleigh Yost '15, who is leading research to ...
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Revolutions of Hope, Part 5: Hope on the Page
Episode Topic: Hope on the PageIn wartime Ukraine, literature is a lifeline. Discover how poetry, fiction, and children’s books fuel national resilience and forge hope amidst tragedy. Hear from lead...
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1:12:23
Literatures of Annihilation, Exile, and Resistance, Part 1: Moustafa Bayoumi
Episode Topic: Moustafa BayoumiListen to author Moustafa Bayoumi as he reads from his landmark work How Does It Feel to Be a Problem? Being Young and Arab in America and then joins Prof. Eb...
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Our Universe Revealed, Part 5: Teaching Chemistry with Art
Episode Topic: Teaching Chemistry with Art Science and art are the legacy of any culture, and there is renewed interest in integrating the arts and sciences in higher education. At the Universi...
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Restoring Reason, Beauty, and Trust in Architecture, Part 20: Reflections on Building Notre Dame's Campus
Episode Topic: Reflections on Building Notre Dame's Campus Doug Marsh, vice president emeritus for facilities design and operations and University architect at Notre Dame, has shaped the campus...
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Letras Latinas, Part 17: A Conversation with Javier Zamora
Episode Topic: A Conversation with Javier ZamoraListen in to an oral history conversation with celebrated poet and child migrant survivor Javier Zamora, about his transformative journey. Interviewed...
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Minding Scripture, Part 6: Afterlife
Episode Topic: AfterlifeLife after death is a central concept in all three Abrahamic religions. What happens to a person after death? How do Judaism, Christianity, and Islam envision heaven and hell...
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On Catholic Imagination, Part 2: Art, Theology, and Imagination
Episode Topic: Art, Theology, and ImaginationExplore the dynamic imagination of Christian artists who transformed pagan gods into powerful symbols of their new faith. From the early Church’s reinter...
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The New AI, Part 10: Finding Virtue in the Generative Revolution
Episode Topic: Ideas, Startups, and Healthcare Tech Generative AI offers incredible power, but how does it shape our human character? Tom Stapleford, associate professor in Notre Dame’s Program...
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Revolutions of Hope, Part 5: Culture War
Episode Topic: Culture WarIn the fight for Ukraine, the front lines extend far beyond the battlefield. A recent Nanovic Institute panel explored the strategic culture war, where symbols, memory, and...
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Evidence Matters, Part 6: From Evidence to Action
Episode Topic: From Evidence to ActionExplore how evidence-based solutions are turning the tide on homelessness. This hopeful conversation with researchers, government leaders, and community partner...
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Our Universe Revealed, Part 4: The Color of North
Episode Topic: The Color of North Taking us beyond the confines of our own experiences, in their book, The Color of North, Shahir Rizk Ph.D., and Maggie Fink '24 Ph.D., traverse the kingdom of ...
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Health AI Forum, Part 1: Present and Future of Health AI
Episode Topic: Present and Future of Health AIExplore the future of Health AI, an exceptional product of human genius with immense potential for good—and for harm. Navigate the shift from predictive...
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True Genius: The Mission of Women in Church and Culture, Part 8: Embodying Cultures of Life
Episode Topic: Embodying Cultures of LifeWhat does it truly mean to build a culture of life? This panel moves from the intimacy of the female body to the challenges of the public square, exploring h...
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Notre Dame Leaders, Part 1: Technology for Humanity
Episode Topic: Technology for HumanityJoin YoungND for a compelling episode of Notre Dame Leaders, "Technology for Humanity," featuring two 2025 Domer Dozen Honorees leading change through innovati...
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Aquinas at 800, Part 10: The Cross as an Epiphany of God
Episode Topic: The Cross as an Epiphany of GodHow can the Crucifixion, an event of profound suffering, be the ultimate revelation of God’s glory? Father Thomas Joseph White, O.P., the Rector Magnif...
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Restoring Reason, Beauty, and Trust in Architecture, Part 19: The Islamic Garden
Episode Topic: The Islamic GardenAttilio Petruccioli, Professor Emeritus at the University of Rome, La Sapienza, explores the profound connections between architecture, nature, and landscape in the...
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Minding Scripture, Part 5: Moses
Episode Topic: MosesMoses serves as a model to the prophet Muhammad in the Qur’an, represents the tribe of Israel in the Hebrew Bible and prefigures Jesus in the New Testament. With no external, hi...
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Cultivating Hope, Part 1: Hope, Global Stability, and the Role of the U.S.
Episode Topic: Hope, Global Stability, and the Role of the U.S.As the United States and the globe face a myriad of complex foreign policy, economic and security challenges, where do we find opportu...
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The New AI Project, Part 9: The Algorithmic Lens: AI in the Film, Television, and Theater Industry
Episode Topic: The Algorithmic Lens: AI in the Film, Television, and Theater IndustryArtificial intelligence is colliding with the art of filmmaking, presenting a new variable in storytelling. Te...
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