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The New AI

Ten Years Hence 2024: Artificial Intelligence - Promise and Peril

Neuroscience and (Your) Behavior

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Can LLMs Reason and Plan?

12:00 PM ET Fri., May. 09, 2025

Trust, Talent, and the AI Colleague

12:00 PM ET Tue., May. 06, 2025

The Medicine of Life: Social Life and Survival in Wild Baboons

The Medicine of Life: Social Life and Survival in Wild Baboons

12:00 AM ET Fri., Nov. 21, 2025

The Color of North: The Molecular Language of Proteins and the Future of Life

The Color of North: The Molecular Language of Proteins and the Future of Life

12:00 AM ET Fri., Dec. 19, 2025

Regimes of Speech: The Politics of AI and the Fate of Liberal Democracy

12:00 PM ET Mon., Mar. 31, 2025

Virtue in the Generative Revolution

12:00 PM ET Fri., Mar. 21, 2025

The Dim and Deserted Places: Unveiling the Nature of the Universe in Spectacularly Modest Environments

The Dim and Deserted Places: Unveiling the Nature of the Universe in Spectacularly Modest Environments

12:00 PM ET Fri., Oct. 24, 2025

Surveillance, Power Plays, and Digital Minds

12:00 PM ET Thu., Feb. 13, 2025

Year in Review: Notre Dame in 2024

08:00 AM ET Sun., Dec. 29, 2024

2024: Notre Dame’s Year in Photos

08:00 AM ET Sun., Dec. 29, 2024

ChatGPT Turns 2

12:00 PM ET Fri., Dec. 13, 2024

AI at the Molecular Level

12:00 PM ET Tue., Jun. 03, 2025

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Hope on the Page: The Power of Ukrainian Literature in Resilience and Recovery

In wartime Ukraine, literature is a lifeline. Discover how poetry, fiction, and children’s books fuel national...

12:00 PM ET Fri., Jan. 16, 2026

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Moustafa Bayoumi in conversation with Ebrahim Moosa

Listen to author Moustafa Bayoumi as he reads from his landmark work How Does It Feel to Be a Problem? Being Young...

12:00 PM ET Fri., Jan. 16, 2026

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Everyday Holiness: Dr. Andrew McShane ’93

Hear the story of Dr. Andrew McShane ’93, Director of the Notre Dame Liturgical Choir, as he reflects on a vocation...

12:00 PM ET Fri., Jan. 16, 2026

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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...

12:00 AM ET Fri., Jan. 23, 2026

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Metaphysics of Prayer

If God is all-wise and all-good, what is the point of asking Him for things in prayer? Fr. Stephen L. Brock, professor...

12:00 PM ET Fri., Jan. 23, 2026

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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...

12:00 PM ET Fri., Jan. 23, 2026

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Notre Dame Leaders: Equity and Resilience

Join YoungND for a virtual Notre Dame Leaders speaker series event, “Equity and Resilience” on Monday, October 27,...

12:00 PM ET Fri., Jan. 23, 2026

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Tradition, Music, and the Communion of Memory

Draw on centuries-old tradition of singing Psalms and Canticles in the Liturgy of the Hours to discover a conceptual...

12:00 PM ET Fri., Jan. 23, 2026

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New Feminism, Then and Now

Dive into a thought-provoking discussion on the past, present, and future of Christian feminism. In a profound...

12:00 PM ET Fri., Jan. 30, 2026

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Recognizing Not All Brains Think Alike

Over the last couple of decades, we’ve seen an explosion of books and articles about what’s often called...

12:00 PM ET Fri., Jan. 30, 2026

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Notre Dame’s Global Leadership

Mary Gallagher, the Marilyn Keough Dean of the Keough School of Global Affairs, recognized something distinctive about...

12:00 PM ET Fri., Feb. 06, 2026

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Crossing Religious Borders

Listen in with Spencer Hunt ’19 M.A., ’24 Ph.D., graduate of the University of Notre Dame’s Medieval Institute,...

12:00 PM ET Fri., Feb. 06, 2026

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Encountering the World

The Pod Quad goes global! Notre Dame’s chief international officer, vice president Michael Pippenger, gives a fresh...

12:00 PM ET Fri., Feb. 06, 2026

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The Human Network Behind the Data: Monitoring Peace in Colombia

Peace implementation is a long, nonlinear journey that requires more than just technical oversight—it requires a...

12:00 PM ET Fri., Feb. 13, 2026

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Bible Criticism

This month, Minding Scripture, which brings together the life the mind and the life of faith, asks guest speaker Nathan...

12:00 PM ET Fri., Feb. 13, 2026

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A Walk Through South Bend

How can urban landscapes improve air and water quality, cool neighborhoods on a hot day, and support biodiversity?...

12:00 AM ET Fri., Feb. 20, 2026

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Making Waves in the Medieval Mediterranean Sea

Listen in to a conversation with Dr. Thomas Burman, director of Medieval Institute at the University of Notre Dame,...

12:00 PM ET Fri., Feb. 27, 2026

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Everyday Holiness: Bishop Bob Lombardo, CFR, ’79

Listen to Bishop Bob Lombardo, CFR, Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago, as he shares his path towards religious life and...

12:00 PM ET Fri., Feb. 27, 2026

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Making the Space to Reimagine Teaching

When you become a teacher, you commit to a life of learning—not just for your students, but for yourself. You can...

12:00 PM ET Fri., Feb. 27, 2026

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Be Someone’s Miracle Today

What does it take to lead one of the top law schools in the nation? Learn that and so much more from G. Marcus Cole,...

12:00 PM ET Fri., Mar. 06, 2026

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Sickness and Healing

In light of the global Coronavirus pandemic, this month’s episode of Minding Scripture reflects on sickness, healing,...

12:00 PM ET Fri., Mar. 06, 2026

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Tony and Phyllis Lauinger

Meet the 2025 recipients of the Notre Dame Evangelium Vitae Medal, Anthony J. and Phyllis W. Lauinger of Tulsa,...

12:00 PM ET Fri., Mar. 06, 2026

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Peace Policy Spotlight: Nuclear War and Climate Change

This episode of Peace Policy, focuses on the co-mingling of two existential crises of our time: the threat of nuclear...

02:00 PM ET Fri., Mar. 06, 2026

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Everyday Holiness: Dr. Carol Latronica ’77

Listen as Dr. Carol Latronica ’77, Rector of Welsh Family Hall, provides insight into her life and work in student...

12:00 PM ET Fri., Mar. 13, 2026

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Eclipses in Outer Space

Lauren Weiss Ph.D., assistant professor of physics and astronomy, will explore how astrophysicists use eclipses of...

12:00 AM ET Fri., Mar. 20, 2026

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Leaving the Beaten Path

Listen in to a conversation with Dr. Andrea Robiglio, professor of History of Philosophy at KU Leuven, about the wide...

12:00 PM ET Fri., Apr. 03, 2026

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Everyday Holiness: Nan Tulchinsky

Sit courtside with Nan Tulchinsky, a longtime scorekeeper for Notre Dame Women’s and Men’s Basketball, as she...

12:00 PM ET Fri., Apr. 03, 2026

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Teaching Students When (Not) to Use AI

When satellite maps became available on our phones, some wondered what we would lose by becoming less oriented to the...

12:00 PM ET Fri., Apr. 03, 2026

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A Conversation with Cardinal John Onaiyekan on the Catholic Church as Peacebuilder in Africa

In this episode, Fr. Emmanuel Katongole, professor of theology and peace studies at the Kroc Institute, hosts a...

12:00 AM ET Fri., Apr. 10, 2026

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Qur’an Criticism

What importance do developments in critical scholarship on the Qur’an have for the life of faith? How have Muslims...

12:00 PM ET Fri., Apr. 10, 2026

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When Numbers Lie: Algorithms and AI

Data is the new gold, mined and used (for better or worse) every single day. Algorithms and artificial intelligence...

12:00 AM ET Fri., Apr. 24, 2026

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Bringing the Term Paper into the Classroom

With the advent of AI, many are questioning the traditional model of having students do much of the heavy lifting of a...

12:00 PM ET Fri., May. 01, 2026

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Everyday Holiness: Sister Mary Lynch, S.S.J.

Listen to Sister Mary Lynch, S.S.J., the longtime rector of McGlinn Hall, and she shares her calling to religious life...

12:00 PM ET Fri., May. 01, 2026

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Going on a Medieval Vision Quest

Listen in to a conversation with Dr. Ryan Szpiech, associate professor of Spanish and director of the Center for Middle...

12:00 PM ET Fri., May. 01, 2026

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Racism Roadtrip

This episode features three Keough School of Global Affairs students who took part in the course “Racial Justice In...

12:00 AM ET Fri., May. 08, 2026

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The Jewishness of the New Testament

This episode we welcome a distinguished New Testament scholar, Amy Jill Levine, who is the world expert on the...

12:00 PM ET Fri., May. 08, 2026

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The Secret Social Life of Bacteria

Have you ever wondered how bacteria communicate, cooperate, and even compete in ways that impact our health,...

12:00 AM ET Fri., May. 22, 2026

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Building Rapport in Online Courses

With Notre Dame’s Summer Online courses set to get underway in June, we turn our attention to teaching...

12:00 PM ET Fri., May. 29, 2026

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Filming the Birth of the Spanish Language

Listen in to part two of conversation with Dr. Ryan Szpiech, associate professor of Spanish and director of the Center...

12:00 PM ET Fri., May. 29, 2026

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SheLeads4Peace Summer School

Every year, the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) hosts the SheLeads4Peace Summer School, a...

12:00 PM ET Fri., Jun. 05, 2026

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Everyday Holiness: Tami Schmitz

Listen as Tami Schmitz, Associate Director of Pastoral Care in Campus Ministry, tells about her strong foundation of...

12:00 PM ET Fri., Jun. 05, 2026

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Religious Pluralism

Under the conditions of globalization, more religious people than ever find themselves in close contact with members of...

12:00 PM ET Fri., Jun. 12, 2026

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Behind the Folds: The Mathematics of Origami

Origami combines art and science to transform a flat sheet of paper into a 3-dimensional sculpture. This presentation...

12:00 AM ET Fri., Jun. 19, 2026

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Discussing Donkeys in Lion-suits

Listen in to a chat with Dr. Emily Mahan, who recently received her Ph.D. from Notre Dame’s Medieval Institute, about...

12:00 PM ET Fri., Jul. 03, 2026

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Everyday Holiness: Sr. Gregory Healy, OSB, ’10 M.Div.

Journey with Sr. Gregory Healy, OSB, a Benedictine nun who has discovered God’s calling in life through the beauty of...

12:00 PM ET Fri., Jul. 03, 2026

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Connecting Coursework to Life Through Community-Based Learning and VR

Among the most fundamental promises education makes is this: What you learn here, on campus, will help you when...

12:00 PM ET Fri., Jul. 03, 2026

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Everyday Holiness: Dr. Jim O’Connell ’70

Walk the streets of Boston with Dr. Jim O’Connell as he describes his long path to a medical career and the...

12:00 PM ET Sun., Jul. 26, 2026

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Touring Through Centuries of Philosophy

Listen in to a chat with Dr. Peter Adamson, Professor of Philosophy in Late Antiquity and in the Islamic World at the...

12:00 PM ET Fri., Aug. 28, 2026

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