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
516 episodes
RISE AI, Part 5: Where are We in the Journey to a Knowledgeable Assistant?
Episode Topic: Where are We in the Journey to a Knowledgeable Assistant?Discover the future of AI with Meta Chief Scientist Xin “Luna” Dong. As AI assistants transition from chatbots to wearables, t...
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Indigenous Voices, Part 7: Tribute to Sand Talk
Episode Topic: How Indigenous Thinking Can Save the World Stop examining the world from the outside and start reading its patterns. Join author of Sand Talk: How Indigenous Thinking Can Sav...
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Evidence Matters, Part 10: After the Evaluation
Episode Topic: After the Evaluation (https://go.nd.edu/e5f25d)Can a bus pass prevent a jail sentence? Listen in to discover the “myth-busting” power of co-discovery. Join King County, Notre Dame’s L...
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Faith and Philosophy, Part 4: I am My Soul
Episode Topic: I am My Soul (https://go.nd.edu/902b73)Is personal identity a matter of degree or a literal soul? Join Oxford’s Dr. Richard Swinburne for “I am My Soul,” a deep dive into Tho...
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On Catholic Imagination, Part 5: Reimagining Mental Health
Episode Topic: Reimagining Mental Health (https://go.nd.edu/47c51f)This interdisciplinary inquiry explores the Catholic imagination’s role in mental health. Navigating the paradox of dependence wher...
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120 Years Later: Asian and Pacific Islander Alumni Perspectives, Part 2: Pensionados at Notre Dame
Episode Topic: Pensionados at Notre Dame (https://go.nd.edu/abbd6a)Discover Notre Dame’s first Asian pioneers through a 120-year retrospective of the 1903 Pensionado Program. Uncover how early Filip...
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Aquinas at 800, Part 12: Metaphysics, Being, and the Transcendentals
Episode Topic: Metaphysics, Being, and the TranscendentalsEight centuries later, this session reveals that Thomas’s metaphysical architecture remains the essential map for reality. By interrogating ...
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Restoring Reason, Beauty, and Trust in Architecture, Part 23: A New Humanism
Episode Topic: A New Humanism (https://go.nd.edu/aaf1e4)“What is the city but the people,” wrote Shakespeare. In this spirit, architect Christian Sottile will share his visions about why the city is...
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Minding Scripture, Part 8: Sickness and Healing
Episode Topic: Sickness and HealingThis episode of Minding Scripture reflects on sickness, healing, and isolation in the Bible and in the Qur’an, with conversation around the global Coronavirus pand...
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Letras Latinas, Part 20: A Conversation with Cynthia Cruz
Episode Topic: A Conversation with Cynthia CruzBorn to a father whose education was severed at grammar school for field labor, Cynthia Cruz transformed feelings of shame into a determination that ea...
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Revolutions of Hope, Part 7: Faithful Hope
Episode Topic: Faithful Hope: Religion and Resilience in UkraineThis essential panel explores Ukraine’s religious pluralism, where faith galvanizes democratic resilience rather than division. Expert...
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Faith and Philosophy, Part 3: God's Existence
Episode Topic: God's ExistenceMany philosophers - and even theologians - believe that Immanuel Kant put an end to all attempts to prove God's existence. However, is the case truly closed? Dr. Sebast...
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Cultivating Hope, Part 4: Hope and Healing
Episode Topic: Hope and Healing How does a doctor find hope and joy each day amidst the challenges of serving others at “the end of the world?” Listen in to the 2025 Rev. Bernie Clark, C....
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The Rural Health Revolution, Part 2: Bridging Gaps, Empowering Communities
Episode Topic: Bridging Gaps, Empowering CommunitiesAI holds immense promise, yet Ketan Paranjape warns the “last mile” remains a formidable barrier. From rural Indiana to India, infrastructure gaps...
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Our Universe Revealed, Part 7: Eclipses in Outer Space
Episode Topic: Eclipses in Outer SpaceLauren Weiss Ph.D., assistant professor of physics and astronomy, will explore how astrophysicists use eclipses of other stars to find new planets. Professor We...
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1:00:51
Evidence Matters, Part 9: Preparing for Evaluation
Episode Topic: Preparing for EvaluationKing County Metro and Notre Dame’s LEO lab are re-engineering social service delivery, codifying racial equity through a transformative researcher-practitioner...
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Literatures of Annihilation, Exile, and Resistance, Part 3: Martyr!
Episode Topic: Martyr!Experience the profound beauty of Kaveh Akbar’s Martyr! in this soul-stirring conversation about the ways literature bridges the gaps of exile, turning grief into a vi...
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Aquinas at 800, Part 11: Christology and Christ's Knowledge
Episode Topic: Christology and Christ's Knowledge (https://go.nd.edu/8c7bcc) This panel illuminates how Christ’s human intellect—from the Transfiguration to infused knowledge—perfects our natur...
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On Catholic Imagination, Part 4: Art in the Ruins
Episode Topic: Art in the Ruins: Engaging Secular CultureJoin a Cambridge scholar and former Sons of Bill guitarist, a surf-instructor-turned-governance expert, and a missionary priest as they navig...
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Virtues & Vocations, Part 22: Is Empathy a Threat?
Episode Topic: Is Empathy a Threat?How can "feeling with" others trigger tribal solidarity? Move beyond moral platitudes to decode how empathy is weaponized, and discover a more rigorous path ...
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Notre Dame Leaders, Part 3: Innovators in Medicine
Episode Topic: Innovators in Medicine Join YoungND for “Innovators in Medicine,” a conversation with 2025 Domer Dozen Honorees about reimagining healthcare through innovation, empathy, and glob...
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Restoring Reason, Beauty, and Trust in Architecture, Part 22: What's The Point? Building with Circularity in Mind
Episode Topic: What's The Point? Building with Circularity in MindKatie Fitzhugh, director of destruction at Repurpose Savannah, explains the importance of her work with the women-led advocac...
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Letras Latinas, Part 19: A Conversation with Adela Najarro
Episode Topic: A Conversation with Adela NajarroEmbark on an evocative journey through “split geographies” with poet Adela Najarro in an oral history interview with director of Letras Latinas Franci...
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True Genius: The Mission of Women in Church and Culture, Part 10: Catholicism and Feminism Roundtable
Episode Topic: Catholicism and Feminism RoundtableIn a culture increasingly defined by ideological silos and digital fragmentation, the search for a coherent identity can leave women feeling isolate...
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