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What will 2O36 look like? And how will we get there?

Thinkers and doers at Emory University are sparking change, inspiring wonder, and catalyzing action. In the second season of 2O36: The Podcast, recorded in front of a live audience in October 2022, you’ll hear from experts across campus on the greatest potential and looming pitfalls of artificial intelligence, how to forge meaningful connections across divides, and what it takes to build a better future. Tune in for fresh perspectives on how we’ll transform the world to come. Only on 2O36: The Podcast. THE FUTURE STARTS NOW.
2O36: A Future Where Culture is the Connector
What are museums and libraries for? Who counts as an expert? In this episode, Emory Alumni Board President Munir Meghjani speaks with Valeda F. Dent, Emory’s vice provost of libraries and museum, and Henry S. Kim, director of the Michael C. Carlos Museum, to discuss the role that cultural institutions play today as connectors and conveners—and how they can remain relevant in the century to come.
2O36: A Future Where #BlackInChem Isn’t an Anomaly
In this episode, Kimberly Jacob Arriola, dean of Emory’s Laney Graduate School, speaks with Ayanna Jones, an Emory PhD student working with NASA to understand Earth’s complex atmosphere. Arriola and Jones envision a scientific community where all students, especially students of color, can thrive. Plus, Jones, a co-founder of #BlackInChem, takes on a million-dollar question—literally.
2O36: A Future Beyond Work
The COVID-19 pandemic collapsed the boundary between work and life, and we’ve only just begun to put the pieces back together. Tune in as Emory Alumni Board President Munir Meghjani takes on tough questions about the future of life, labor, and leisure with Carla Freeman, interim dean of Emory College and Goodrich C. White Professor of Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, and Hunter Akridge, an Emory College senior and Beinecke Scholar.
2O36: A Future of Data Justice
How can we create artificial intelligence technologies that build a better world? When Lauren Klein, Emory professor and author of Data Feminism, imagines the future of computational analysis, she envisions an ethical approach with justice at the center. Kimberly Jacob Arriola, dean of Emory’s Laney Graduate School, sits down with Klein to discuss how to make that future a reality.
2O36: A Future of Thinking Differently About Data
In this episode, Emory Alumni Board President Munir Meghjani and Matthew Sag, professor of law and artificial intelligence at Emory, probe the best and worst that AI has to offer the legal system, society, and how humans work and live together. Plus: Sag, a diehard science-fiction fan, explains why we shouldn’t worry that the robots are taking over—yet.
2O36: A Future Without Health Inequities
What if artificial intelligence could predict and prevent invisible diseases? In this episode, Kimberly Jacob Arriola, dean of Emory’s Laney Graduate School, speaks with Anant Madabhushi, Emory professor and global leader in developing artificial intelligence to improve health outcomes. They explore the wide-ranging potential of these technologies to save lives, mitigate health disparities, and alleviate the financial and physical toll of diseases.
2O36: A Future Where Data and Privacy Can Coexist
With the advent of artificial intelligence technologies, consumers can access more personalized goods and services than ever before. But at what cost? Listen as host Emory Alumni Board President Munir Meghjani and Ramnath K. Chellappa, business-analytics expert at Goizueta Business School, probe the unintended consequences of AI and how we can preserve our privacy in a data-driven world.
2O36: A Future With Space for Everyone
Human flourishing depends on connecting and belonging. How do we carve out space in our lives to ensure connection for ourselves and others? Listen as Emory Alumni Board President Munir Meghjani and Enku Gelaye, dean of campus life, imagine a more inclusive future for higher education, with space for everyone to thrive.
2O36: A Future Without Stigma
Join Emory Alumni Board President Munir Meghjani as he goes deep with James Raper, a longtime mental health counselor and Emory’s inaugural associate vice president for health, well-being, access, and prevention. They discuss how we can cultivate a campus environment where all students can share—and celebrate—their fullest selves.
2O36: A Future of Resiliency
Is pickleball the secret to resiliency? In this episode, Emory Alumni Board President Munir Meghjani sits down with Keiko Price, Emory’s athletics director, to sketch out a holistic vision for health and well-being. They also discuss the surprising benefits of staying in motion—whatever that looks like for you. (Bring your own paddle.)
2O36: A Future Where Passion Meets Purpose
Students have heard it for decades: What are you going to do after college? Branden Grimmett, who leads career and professional development at Emory College, challenges us to ask a better question: Who do you want to become? Tune in as he and Emory Alumni Board President Munir Meghjani reimagine higher education to ensure that all students can build meaningful lives and careers.
What does a truly inclusive democracy look like, and how do we get there?

In this three-part episode of 2O36: The Podcast, Emory Alumni Board President Munir Meghjani sits down with Carol Anderson, renowned scholar and Charles Howard Candler Professor of African American Studies, to discuss citizenship, democracy, and justice. Anderson and Meghjani uncover the most urgent threats to equality in our political system while highlighting the leaders, past and present, working toward a more just future.
2O36: A Future Where Listening Leads to Justice
Anderson and Meghjani open their conversation by examining the transformative power of listening—to facts, the historical record, and others—to create a more equitable society.
2036: A Future Where Political Systems Work for Everyone
In part two, Anderson and Meghjani revisit key moments in American history that help us understand today’s political landscape.
2O36: A Future Where Democracy Thrives
In the final installment, Anderson and Meghjani explore how to have meaningful conversations across political divides, and Anderson lays out her blueprint for a better democracy.

What will 2O36 look like? And how will we get there?

Thinkers and doers at Emory University are sparking change, inspiring wonder, and catalyzing action. In the second season of 2O36: The Podcast, recorded in front of a live audience in October 2022, you’ll hear from experts across campus on the greatest potential and looming pitfalls of artificial intelligence, how to forge meaningful connections across divides, and what it takes to build a better future. Tune in for fresh perspectives on how we’ll transform the world to come. Only on 2O36: The Podcast. THE FUTURE STARTS NOW.
2O36: A Future Where Neurodegenerative Diseases Can Be Cured
Will it ever be possible to prevent or cure Alzheimer’s disease and related disorders? Allan Levey of the Goizueta Institute @ Emory Brain Health says there’s reason to think so. In this episode, Emory neuroscience student Calen MacDonald talks with Levey about his research and the work Emory is doing to make brain diseases a thing of the past.
A Future Where Cancer Patients Survive and Thrive
When it comes to treating cancer, what was not possible just a few years ago is now possible. In this episode, Suresh S. Ramalingam, executive director of Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, speaks with Emory School of Medicine student Carey Jansen about advances in research, patient care, and education that are leading to long-term survival and a better quality of life for people with cancer.
2O36: A Future Without Health Disparities
What role does the community play in reducing health disparities? How are institutions like Emory University working to bridge the gaps? In this episode, Briana Woods-Jaeger of the Rollins School of Public Health and Everett Moss, an Emory nursing student, speak with Emory Alumni Board President Munir Meghjani about the progress they are making to reduce health disparities in communities of color.
2O36: A Future Without Fear
What do bungee jumpers, race car drivers, and skydivers have in common? Are they born fearless? In this episode, Emory Alumni Board President Munir Meghjani speaks with clinical psychologist Kenneth Carter at Oxford College of Emory University about the psychology behind thrill-seeking behavior. He also describes how we can use this insight to better understand ourselves and each other.
2O36: A Future Where Computers Are More Like Us
When you talk to your computer, does it actually talk back? As part of the team that won Amazon’s 2020 Alexa Prize SocialBot Grand Challenge, Emory University’s Jinho Choi and computer science doctoral students Sarah and James Finch are pushing the boundaries of technology and communication. In this episode, they speak with Emory Alumni Board President Munir Meghjani about the future of artificial intelligence and how conversations with computers are becoming more human.
2O36: A Future Where Plants End Pandemics
eople have been using plants as medicine since ancient times. Now, Emory University scientists are collaborating with global communities to discover how botanical ingredients can improve human health. In this episode, Emory Alumni Board President Munir Meghjani speaks with Cassandra Quave, a medical ethnobotanist at Emory, and Cutler Cannon, a student and phytochemistry research assistant, about unlocking the power of plants to treat infectious diseases.
2O36: A Future of First-Generation Students
Finding your path as a first-year college student can be challenging for anyone. But without guidance from family members who have been there before, first-generation students often have an even harder time navigating higher education. In this episode, Emory University graduate Anna Dix and first-generation student Xiomara Fernandez talk with Emory Alumni Board President Munir Meghjani about the unique challenges first-gen students face and how, through the 1915 Scholars Program, Emory’s alumni community is coming together to provide support.
2O36: A Future Where Ingenuity Meets Opportunity
What does it take to cure diseases like HIV and cancer? How do breakthroughs in drug development happen? In this episode, Emory University President Greg Fenves speaks with Dennis Liotta and George Painter of Drug Innovation Ventures at Emory (DRIVE) about their role in advancing breakthrough therapies and how Emory is pairing academic researchers with innovators to facilitate drug development.