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Curiosity Unbounded

Curiosity Unbounded

Written by: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
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 The Curiosity Unbounded podcast brings you behind the scenes at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) through conversations between MIT President Sally Kornbluth and the people working in its labs and in the field. Along the way, Sally and her guests discuss pressing issues, as well as what inspires the people running at the world’s toughest challenges at one of the most innovative institutions on the planet.Copyright 2026 Curiosity Unbounded Nature & Ecology Science
Episodes
  • Inside Efficient AI: From GPUs to GPTs — Song Han

    Inside Efficient AI: From GPUs to GPTs — Song Han
    Mar 11 2026
    Song Han is an associate professor in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science whose research focuses on efficient AI computing. His work spans high-resolution computer vision for autonomous vehicles, more efficient image generation, improved GPT performance, and novel methods for training machine learning models. He also leads the Efficient AI team at NVIDIA Research, focused on optimizing GPU-accelerated AI systems.
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    27 mins
  • From boom to bust, the workings of financial crises — Emil Verner

    From boom to bust, the workings of financial crises — Emil Verner
    Feb 11 2026

    Emil Verner is the Jerome and Dorthy Lemelson Professor of Management and Financial Economics at the MIT Sloan School of Management. His research examines how finance and the broader economy interact, with a focus on the causes and consequences of financial crises — from bank runs and insolvency to debt booms, economic volatility, and political polarization.

    Show notes and transcript:

    https://news.mit.edu/podcast/podcast-curiosity-unbounded-episode-17-boom-bust-workings-financial-crises

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    30 mins
  • Toxoplasma and the Human Host — Sebastian Lourido

    Toxoplasma and the Human Host — Sebastian Lourido
    Jan 14 2026

    Sebastian Lourido is an associate professor of biology and a member of the Whitehead Institute. Sebastian studies human pathogens and seeks to unravel the genetic pathways that help parasites like Toxoplasma gondii exist in human cells. He hopes that his work will lead to new treatments for toxoplasmosis as well as drugs that could treat diseases caused by similar parasites.

    Show notes and transcript:

    https://news.mit.edu/podcast/podcast-curiosity-unbounded-episode-16-toxoplasma-and-human-host

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    42 mins
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