Best Tel Aviv University Podcasts (2024)

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Episode #41: How Do We Move Forward from Here? Campus Protests, Free Speech and Democracy 31:18

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Prof. Michael Feuer is the Dean of Graduate Education at George Washington University, was formerly the president of the National Academy of Education in the United States, and is an expert on the relationship of education to democracy and equality, In this episode of The Global Connection, The Lowy International School’s Orit Coty interviews Feuer…

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The Global Connection - Episode #40: Israel’s Crisis Response 24:59

5M ago24:59

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Israel’s military and civilian systems may have been prepared for a disaster the magnitude of October 7, but did the response match the preparation? And how is the state faring as it continues to manage the ongoing crisis? In this episode of The Global Connection, Larry French, a master’s student at Tel Aviv University (TAU), interviews Bruria Adin…

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The Global Connection - Episode #39: Aliyah During a Time of War 30:03

5M ago30:03

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In this episode of The Global Connection, Orit Coty from the Lowy International School interviews Jonti Shepherd about what it’s like to make Aliyah and begin a PhD at Tel Aviv University (TAU), only to have October 7 months later. Jonti, who was born in South Africa but has lived around the world, is now working towards a PhD in hyperspectral remo…

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The Global Connection - Episode #38: Engineering Access to Clean Water 32:46

5M ago32:46

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Today, more than two billion people suffer from unsafe water. In the Water Energy (WE) Lab at Tel Aviv University (TAU), researchers not only develop technologies to purify water, wastewater and waste, but implement them in places like India and Uganda. This episode of The Global Connection features the head of the WE Lab, Prof. Hadas Mamane, in co…

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פודקסט הזירה, פרק 10 - The world of influencers 34:14

5M ago34:14

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Montana Tucker, the unstoppable influencer with over 3 million followers on Instagram and with over 9 million on Tiktok, sent shockwaves through the Grammys' red carpet with her bold statement: a striking yellow ribbon symbolizing the campaign for the release of Israeli hostages. As a proud Jewish icon, Tucker's choice resonated deeply, sparking in…

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The Global Connection - Episode #37: Life (and Disease) in a TAU Lab 33:59

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At the Maoz Lab, Tel Aviv University (TAU) researchers are revolutionizing how diseases and trial drugs can be studied, using human tissues and recreating organs via “organ-on-a-chip” technologies. This episode of The Global Connection shares the experience of two international researchers in that lab: MSc student Emma Glickman and PhD candidate Ne…

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מהמלחמה לקמפוס: סטודנטים מדברים על המילואים- פודקסט הזירה, פרק 9 44:01

6M ago44:01

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הגיוס ההמוני למילואים בעקבות ה – 7.10 לא פסח על אף אחת מקבוצות האוכלוסייה, מצעירות וצעירים שהשתחררו ממש לא מזמן, עד לבעלות ובעלי משפחות וגם - קבוצת הסטודנטיות והסטודנטים, ששמו את הלימודים בצד והתגייסו למען הלחימה. בפרק 9 של פודקסט הזירה המנחה שלנו ד"ר ג'רמי פוגל משוחח עם שני מילואימניקים, סטודנטים באוניברסיטת תל אביב, שיספרו איך ומתי ה - 7.10 פגש א…

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The Global Connection - Episode #36: Understanding the Brain 22:12

6M ago22:12

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Dr. Sagi Jaffe-Dax is a researcher with the Sagol School of Neuroscience at Tel Aviv University (TAU), where he heads up the Cognitive Development Lab. In this episode of The Global Connection, Orit Coty from The Lowy International School interviews Sagi about the field of neuroscience; the differences between child and adult cognition; what neuros…

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למה ישראל מאפשרת סיוע הומניטרי לעזה - פודקסט הזירה, פרק 8 59:09

6M ago59:09

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אחד הנושאים היותר מדוברים והשנויים במחלוקת של המלחמה הוא העניין של הסיוע ההומניטרי. לא ניתן להישאר אדישים בפני הרגעים הוויראליים בהן משאיות הסיוע נכנסות לעזה דרך מעבר כרם שלום נוכח סוגיית החטופים והלחימה הבלתי פוסקת של כוחותינו. אז איך ניתן להתמודד עם אזור מוכה אסון שמכיל אוכלוסייה אזרחית בזמן מלחמה? כיצד נכנסת למשוואה הדרישה המשפטית ממדינת ישראל ל…

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The Global Connection - Episode #35 You’ve Got a Friend in Me 32:27

6M ago32:27

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For a number of Jews around the world, one response to October 7 has been a deep desire to come to Israel and to give back. Sharon Fraenkel, executive director of Canadian Friends of Tel Aviv University (CFTAU) for Ottawa, Quebec and Atlantic Canada, is no exception. In this episode of The Global Connection, Fraenkel is interviewed by Ben Bright – …

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The Global Connection - Episode #34: Startup Nation – Looking Back, Looking Forward 26:14

7M ago26:14

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On October 7, everything in Israel changed, including for Startup Nation. In this special episode of The Global Connection, Jackie Goren, head of the Sofaer Global MBA program at Tel Aviv University (TAU), interviews Nimrod Cohen, the managing partner of TAU Ventures. The two discuss how Startup Nation has fared since October 7, its outlook moving …

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סבתות גיבורות בשבי החמאס - פודקסט הזירה, פרק 7 42:02

7M ago42:02

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בין התמונות הרבות מהשבת השחורה של ה7.10 התמונה של יפה אדר, קיבוצניקית מניר עוז בת 85, יושבת זקופה בקלנועית מוקפת מחבלי חמאס בדרך לעזה, תחקק בזכרון הקולקטיבי של כולנו. אז מה כל כך מיוחד בסבתות הקיבוצניקיות? האם הן קורצו מחומרים עמידים יותר מכולם? מה משמעותו של החוסן הנפשי שכל כך מזוהה איתן? ואיך נערכו וטיפלו בהן לאחר חזרתן מהשבי במסגרת עסקת החטופים …

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TAU Unbound - Episode #46: what is bioethics and why it’s important in the context of October 7th 36:12

7M ago36:12

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In this new episode of TAU Unbound, Ido Aharoni is hosting Dr. Oren Asman, a lawyer and Chair of Psychiatric Review Committees. Oren's academic work focuses on Bioethics and Health Law. He is a Senior Lecturer at the Nursing Department; Director of the Bioethics and Law Center at the Faculty of Medicine; and Director of the Samueli Initiative for R…

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TAU Unbound - Episode #47: Sexual violence against women as a weapon of war (by Hamas and beyond) 33:44

7M ago33:44

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In this special episode, Ido Aharoni engages in a conversation with Prof. Tamar Herzig about the mass rape of women, and the mutilation of their bodies, during the October 7th atrocities. Prof. Herzig describes herself as a feminist historian and is shocked by the silence of some of her academic colleagues globally. She is the Konrad Adenauer Profe…

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TAU Unbound - Episode #45: - What can be learned from human fossils 27:43

7M ago27:43

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Our new episode of TAU Unbound is about the science of physical anthropology, and more specifically, the role of human fossils in the process of identifying victims of the October 7th massacre. Our guest is Prof. Israel Hershkovitz, Emeritus in Anatomy and Anthropology in the School of Health Professions in the Faculty of Medicine. Here, Prof. Hers…

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The Global Connection - Episode #33: From the Arab Uprisings to the October 7 War 26:14

7M ago26:14

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How do Middle East politics provide further insight into what happened on October 7 and the way the Israel-Hamas war is being fought? And how does this context help us to understand where to go from here? In this episode of The Global Connection, Maria Ellul – an international MA student at Tel Aviv University (TAU) and a member of the student-led …

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The Global Connection - Episode #32: Celebrating 20 Years of Musical Concerts 32:26

7M ago32:26

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Tel Aviv University’s Buchmann-Mehta School of Music is one of the liveliest schools on campus, and this year the school is celebrating 20 seasons of musical performances. In this musical episode of The Global Connection, Anna Sajecki speaks with Dr. Uri Binjamin Rom, the head of the Buchmann-Mehta School of Music, about what makes TAU’s music scho…

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פודקסט הזירה, פרק 6 - It depends on the context 48:40

8M ago48:40

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בתאריך 5.12.23 נקראו 3 הנשיאות של 3 המוסדות האקדמיים היוקרתיים ביותר בארה"ב: אליזבת מגיל מאוניברסיטת פנסילבניה, קלודין גיל מאוניברסיטת הרווארד וסאלי קורנבלוט מהמכון הטכנולוגי של מסצ'וסטס לשימוע בקונגרס האמריקאי. הנושא: אנטישמיות בקמפוסים. השימוע נמשך 3 שעות, אך רגע אחד נחקק בזכרון, הפך לויראלי ואולי סיים את הקריירה של הנשים המכובדות שנקראו לעדות. כ…

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The Global Connection - Episode #31: Managing and Resolving Conflict 23:30

8M ago23:30

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Sean Tsivian and Daniel Canosa are two students in Tel Aviv University’s International MA program in Conflict Resolution & Mediation. In this episode of The Global Connection podcast,they chat with Anna Sajecki about their experiences with the program, why there’s no such thing as absolute truth, and the lessons they’ve learned. Interested in TAU’s…

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TAU Unbound - Episode #44: TAU’s response to the October 7th crisis - a view from the inside 21:19

8M ago21:19

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October 7th created a massive crisis in all higher learning institutions in Israel and TAU is no exception. Close to 6000 men and women, students, faculty & administration - were called to serve in the army reserves. Most of them are still there three months later. Hundreds of students were directly affected by the massacre and its aftermath. Se ve…

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TAU Unbound - Episode #43: Ido Aharoni & Michael Milshtein on What’s Next in the Gaza War 39:11

8M ago39:11

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Ido Aharoni Aronoff is hosting the prolific Dr. Michael Milshtein, who is the head of the Forum for Palestinian Studies at the Moshe Dayan Center. Michael served as an advisor for Palestinian affairs to COGAT - IDF's Coordinator of Government Operations in the Territories (2015-2018), and as the head of the Palestinian arena in the IDF Intelligence…

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TAU Unbound - Episode #42: Ido Aharoni and Galia Feit on Philanthropy in Israel These Days 25:07

8M ago25:07

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Ido Aharoni Aronoff is hosting in the new episode Adv. Galia Feit who is a social cause lawyer and the executive director of the Law and Philanthropy Center at the Buchman Faculty of Law at Tel Aviv University. Galia’s encounter with philanthropy and the establishment of a philanthropy research institute is at the center of our conversation.Contrar…

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TAU Unbound - Episode #41: Ido Aharoni & Boaz Hameiri on Conflict Resolution in the Age of Information Saturation 35:37

8M ago35:37

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In this episode our host Ido Aharoni Aronoff is hosting Dr. Boaz Hameiri a Senior Lecturer and the Head of the Evens Program in Conflict Management and Mediation at Tel Aviv University’s Faculty of Social Studies. He also serves as a Human Development Lab researcher at the Boris Mints Institute at TAU. He received his PhD in social psychology at Te…

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The Global Connection - Episode #30: Discovering a Literary Voice in Tel Aviv 22:09

8M ago22:09

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Dr. Dara Barnat is head of the Division of Languages at Tel Aviv University (TAU), and author of the poetry collections Headwind Migration, In the Absence and The City IRun From: Poems of Tel Aviv. In this episode of The Global Connection, Barnat joins host Anna Sajecki to talk about her journey to Tel Aviv as an international student, discovering …

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The Global Connection - Episode #29: The Road to Entrepreneurship – From Latin America to Startup Nation 31:10

8M ago31:10

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Facundo Pereminksy and Joseph Kababie are two recent alumni of Tel Aviv University’s Sofaer Global MBA program who are using their training as they launch their new startup, CaminoTLV. In this episode of The Global Connection podcast, the two chat with host Anna Sajecki about their move from Argentina and Mexico to Tel Aviv, their experience in the…

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The Global Connection - Episode #28: Israel and the Forces of History 33:07

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Ran Tal is a documentary filmmaker and the head of the international MFA documentary filmprogram at Tel Aviv University’s Steve Tisch School of Film and Television. In this episode of The Global Connection, Tal talks to host Anna Sajecki about hiscareer capturing Israeli stories, how historical and individual forces have interacted to shape Israel …

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The Global Connection - Episode #27: What It Means to Be Modern 28:30

9M ago28:30

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What is modernity? How has it shaped the way we live and think? In this episode of The Global Connection, host Anna Sajecki speaks with Dr. Yoav Fromer about a course he teaches called “Modernity and Its Discontents.” The course is one of the most popular taught through Tel Aviv University’s International BA in Liberal Arts, which this year is cele…

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Felix Buenaventura: Argentina's New Libertarian President I 316 1:00:56

8M ago1:00:56

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Argentina just elected a self-described Anarcho-Capitalist President named Javier Milei, and our newest favorite comedian Felix Buenaventura is here from Buenos Aires to tell us all about him. This dude has proposed the legalization of selling organs, children and has cloned his own dog four times. Strap in folks, this is a fun one. Follow Felix Bu…

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The Global Connection - Episode #26: Thinking Critically About Technology 31:52

9M ago31:52

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As technology continues to change how we live, what questions should we ask? Nitzan Waisberg is a lecturer, consultant, and design thinkerwho served as a consulting assistant professor at Stanford’s Hasso PlattnerInstitute of Design before returning to Tel Aviv. In this episode of The GlobalConnection, Waisberg talks with Anna Sajecki about a cours…

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אין לך מה לדאוג - פודקסט הזירה, פרק 5 46:30

9M ago46:30

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בפרק ה-5 של פודקסט "הזירה" של אוניברסיטת תל אביב דיברנו על השיר "אין לך מה לדאוג" שהתפרסם במלחמת יום כיפור וחזר לחיינו שוב במלחמת חרבות ברזל, ואף זכה להיפוך מגדרי בגרסה הנשית שבה אסתר רדה שרה "שלח לי תחתונים וגופיות". מה המשמעות של זה על תהליכים מגדריים שקורים בצה"ל ובתרבות הישראלית בכלל? מה התפקיד של מוזיקה בזמן מלחמה? ולמה החייל (וגם החיילת) בשיר…

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The Global Connection - Episode #25: Social Media and the Israel-Hamas War 39:08

9M ago39:08

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In this episode of The Global Connection, the spotlight is on socialmedia and its relationship to the Israel-Hamas war, as well as what today’sdigital platforms mean for the future of humanity. This episode features Dr.Carmel Vaisman, a digital culture researcher and associate lecturer at TAU’sCohn Institute for the History and Philosophy of Scienc…

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כששדרנית מצרית מדברת עברית - פודקאסט הזירה, פרק 4 48:07

9M ago48:07

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הסרטון הוויראלי של העיתונאית המצרית בסמה ווהבה שפנתה בנאום בעברית לישראלים בכלל ולראש הממשלה שלנו בפרט. הנאום שלה הפך לתופעת רשת וויראלית ואפילו זכה להתייחסויות סאטיריות, גולשים שהלבישו טקסטים אחרים על גבי הוידאו שלה בעזרת AI ועוד. מה אפשר ללמוד מהרגע הוויראלי הזה התרבות המצרית, על האופן שבו אנחנו משתמשים בשפה ועל תקשורת בימנו? המנחה שלנו, ד"ר ג'רמ…

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למה תולשים תמונות של חטופים? - פודקאסט הזירה, פרק 3 52:49

9M ago52:49

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בפרק השלישי של פודקאסט "הזירה" שאלנו למה בעצם תולשים בעולם את תמונות החטופים. מה המשמעות של זה מבחינת יחס העולם אלינו? מהם האמצעים הטכנולוגיים שאפשרו את זיהוי החטופים? ומה היחס של היהדות לפדיון שבויים? הפרק בהשתתפות: ד"ר יואב פרומר, ראש המרכז לחקר ארה"ב בפקולטה למדעי החברה של אוניברסיטת תל אביב דור גושר, בוגר תואר שני במדע המדינה באוניברסיטת תל אבי…

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TAU Unbound - Episode #40: Ido Aharoni and Ehud Toledano: what now? Israel’s options & Hamas War outlook 34:30

9M ago34:30

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Prof. Ehud Toledano is the former Director of TAU's Program in Ottoman and Turkish Studies at the Department of Middle East and African History. In this episode of TAU Unbound, he shares with host Ido Aharoni his take on what Israel should do next, how and when. Toledano provides a comprehensive overview of the actors in the conflict: Russia, Iran,…

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TAU Unbound - Episode#39: Ido Aharoni & Thalma Lobel: Practical tips to reduce stress and manage anxiety 28:19

9M ago28:19

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Our guest is Prof. Emeritus Thalma Lobel former head of TAU’s Psychology Department and Dean of Students. Thalma is a prolific writer who authored several bestsellers on the practical applications of psychological methodologies. In this episode, Lobel shares with host Ido Aharoni ways to reduce stress and mitigate anxiety during wartime in Israel. …

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TAU Unbound - Episode#38: Ido Aharoni & Uriya Shavit: What are Israel’s Options in the War 29:43

9M ago29:43

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In this episode of TAU Unbound, host Ido Aharoni is interviewing prolific Israeli academic and writer Prof. Uriya Shavit of the Department of Arabic and Islamic Studies at the Faculty of Humanities. Shavit, who received his PhD from TAU, talks about the origins of Hamas, its ties throughout the region and Israel’s options. Prof. Shavit is a profess…

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TAU Unbound - Episode #37: Ido Aharoni & Eyal Zisser Origins of Hamas Gaza War - Regional Perspective 32:55

9M ago32:55

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This new episode of TAU Unbound introduces TAU Vice Provost Prof. Eyal Zisser, who also serves as the holder of The Ettinger Chair in Contemporary History of the Middle East. Dean of Humanities (2010-2015), Director of the Dayan Center for Middle Eastern and African Studies (2007-2010) and Head of the Department of Middle Eastern and African Histor…

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The Global Connection - Episode #24: To Fight Antisemitism, We Must Understand It 23:58

9M ago23:58

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In this special episode of The Global Connection, guest host Maria Ellul – anInternational student and member of a Tel Aviv University (TAU) task forcefighting disinformation – interviews TAU historian Prof. Havi Dreifuss, who isthe head of the Center for Research on the Holocaust in Poland at Yad Vashem’sInternational Institute for Holocaust Resea…

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The Global Connection - Episode #23: New Leadership Program for Jewish Students Led by Ronen Hoffman 23:44

9M ago23:44

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In this episode of The Global Connection, renowned diplomat, entrepreneur and academic Dr. Ronen Hoffman speaks with Anna Sajecki about working with Tel Aviv University to launch the new Exploration, Leadership and Innovation (ELI) program – an immersive and academically rigorous gap-year program for Jewish students; as well as what he learned from…

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הגרניקה שלנו - פודקאסט הזירה, פרק 2 49:05

9M ago49:05

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בפודקסט הזירה של אוניברסיטת תל אביב בכל פרק אנחנו בוחרים להתמקד בתמונה או סרטון שהפכו ל"ויראליים" בתקופה האחרונה. המנחה שלנו, ד"ר ג'רמי פוגל, מהחוג לפילוסופיה יהודית ותלמוד בפקולטה למדעי הרוח, משוחח בכל פרק עם שלושה חוקרים וחוקרות של אוניברסיטת תל אביב, מתחומי מחקר שונים, וביחד הם מתעמקים וחוקרים את הרגע הויראלי הנבחר מכמה נקודות זווית שונות ומפתיע…

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ארץ קטנה עם שפם - פודקאסט הזירה, פרק 1 45:13

9M ago45:13

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הפרק הראשון של הפודקסט החדש של אוניברסיטת תל אביב: "הזירה"! פודקסט בו בכל פרק נבחר תמונה או סרטון שהפכו ל"ויראליים" מהתקופה האחרונה. המנחה שלנו, ד"ר ג'רמי פוגל, מהחוג לפילוסופיה יהודית ותלמוד בפקולטה למדעי הרוח, משוחח בכל פרק עם שלושה חוקרים וחוקרות של אוניברסיטת תל אביב, מתחומי מחקר שונים, וביחד הם מתעמקים וחוקרים את הרגע הויראלי הנבחר מכמה נקודות…

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Michael Kaplan Stars in Robert De Niro Trial I 315 1:21:31

9M ago1:21:31

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Last week Sir Michael Ira Kaplan, aka Kato Kaplan, took the witness stand in the Robert De Niro vs. Graham Chase Robinson trial, and today he takes us inside the trial like only America's favorite handyman could. To hear WAY more behind the scenes info straight from Kap (hint hint, NY Post) subscribe to our Patreon show at Patreon.com/LostInAmerica…

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The Global Connection - Episode #22: Sensing Earth from Space 27:29

10M ago27:29

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Professor Eyal Ben-Dor is from the Department of Geophysics at Tel Aviv University and is currently involved in an international project helping to revolutionize the type of information we can gather about earth from space. In this episode of the Global Connection, Ben-Dor talks with Anna Sajecki about this international project and the future of h…

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The Global Connection - Episode #21: What Palestinians and Israelis Really Think 34:08

10M ago34:08

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Corey Gil-Shuster is the Director of the International Program in Conflict Resolution and Mediation at Tel Aviv University; he is also the person behind The Ask Project – a YouTube video project where he solicits questions from around the world and takes them to the street, asking Israelis and Palestinians across Israel and the West Bank. In this e…

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Universities Lose Millions in Donor Revolt I World's Smartest Podcast Network 1:11:21

10M ago1:11:21

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Immediately following Hamas' terrorist attack in Israel on Oct. 7, student groups at Harvard University, Princeton University and beyond celebrated the slaughter of roughly 1,400 innocent people, while many faculty and administration at those institutions chose stay silent and not to condemn. In response, many wealthy donors at these institutions h…

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The Global Connection - Episode #20: The Cancer Cells That Don’t Behave How You Think 28:44

10M ago28:44

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Dr. Yaara Oren is a cancer researcher at Tel Aviv University who recently won a European Research Council grant for her work on persister cells – cancer cells that don’t respond to traditional cancer treatments and remain in the body even after a patient enters remission. In this episode of The Global Connection, Oren speaks with host Anna Sajecki …

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TAU Unbound - Episode #36: Ido Aharoni & Uzi Rabi: The Future of the Middle East 32:12

10M ago32:12

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Professor Uzi Rabi, who obtained his Ph.D from Tel Aviv University in 2000, is the energetic Director of the Moshe Dayan Center for Middle Eastern and African Studies, and a senior researcher at the Center for Iranian Studies, both at Tel Aviv University. In this episode of TAU Unbound, Prof. Rabi is sharing with us some of his vast knowledge about…

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TAU Unbound - Episode #35: Ido Aharoni & Aeyal Gross: Possible Legal Scenarios for Israel 29:55

10M ago29:55

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Prof. Aeyal Gross is a member of the Faculty in Tel Aviv University’s Faculty of Law where he teaches International Law and Constitutional Law. He regularly teaches as Visiting Professor at SOAS, University of London. Prof. Gross, who is a leading voice against the proposed judicial overhaul in Israel, holds an LL.B. from Tel Aviv University (1990)…

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TAU Unbound - Episode #34: Ido Aharoni & Itai Ater: the Economic Implications of Israel’s Judicial Overhaul 28:04

10M ago28:04

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some observations about the state of global economy. Prof. Ater earned his bachelor (law and economics) and Master's degrees, both Cum Laude, from the Hebrew University. Before pursuing his Ph.D. studies in Economics at Stanford University, he also worked at the Israeli Antitrust Authority. His research examines the sources of the high cost of livi…

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TAU Unbound - Episode #33: Ido Aharoni & Idit Adler: Education is key to Inequality Reduction 29:48

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Dr. Adler is a lecturer and researcher at the Department of Math, Science and Technology at Constantiner School of Education at Tel Aviv University. In this episode of TAU Unbound, she discusses with host Ido Aharoni Aronoff, the meaning of "Teaching and learning within socio-constructivist environments”, a system she advocates based on her researc…

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