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Notes from Nash
by Farouk Ramzan
Long-form conversations about science, philosophy, meaning, and ideas deep in the heart of Nashville. Farouk Ramzan is an undergraduate student at Vanderbilt University.
Episodes
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Notes with Hodges: 56 Years of Vanderbilt
Michael P. Hodges is an expert in Wittgenstein’s philosophy, American Philosophy, Philosophy of Religion, and Philosophy of Education. He has taught at Vanderbilt since 1968, with this year marking it his last. We discuss why Hodges signed a petition to have Joe Wyatt resign, the several roles he...
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Notes with Stassun: Understanding Space
Keivan Stassun holds the position of director at the Vanderbilt Initiative in Data-intensive Astrophysics (VIDA) and serves as a professor of Physics & Astronomy. He also acts as the co-investigator for NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) mission and has provided expert testimony…
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Notes with Lincoln Murr: Blockchain
Lincoln Murr is a senior at Vanderbilt pursuing his accelerated Master’s and Bachelor’s degrees in Computer Science. With seven years of experience in the blockchain industry, he has published over 250 articles and presented his research at conferences worldwide. He also founded the Vanderbilt...
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Notes with The Vanderbilt Fusion Project: Nuclear Innovation
The Vanderbilt Fusion Project, one of the most selective organizations on Vanderbilt’s campus, has successfully developed a miniature nuclear fusion reactor. Representing the project are Catherine Knox, Chief People Officer and team lead for the Advanced Concepts team; Tommy Pennington, the CEO…
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Notes with Samar Ali: Preparing for Peace
Professor Samar Ali is a research professor and co-chair of the Vanderbilt Project on Unity & American Democracy. She served as a White House Fellow during President Barack Obama’s administration, where she closely collaborated with Homeland Security. Additionally, she worked with former…
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Notes with Jon Kaas: Discovering the Brain
Jon Kaas is a neuroscientist and professor here at Vanderbilt University. He is a member of the United States National Academy of Sciences and is responsible for discovering areas of the brain, such as the middle temporal area (MT) and the dorsomedial area. Professor Kaas has an h-index of 127,...
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Notes with Sam Sliman: Mischief
Sam Sliman is the president of Vanderbilt Student Government, having won the race through a joke campaign. He is also the co-founder of Swipes for a Cause, an organization on campus that collects unused meal swipes from students and donates them to local food banks. Recently, Sam was featured in…
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Notes with Larry Bartels: Democracy is Tough
Larry Bartels is an American political scientist and the Co-Director of the Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions and Shayne Chair in Public Policy and Social Science here at Vanderbilt University. Bartels has published books such as Unequal Democracy: The Political Economy of The New...
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Notes with Blane Hollingsworth: Math as a Lifestyle
Dr. Blane Hollingsworth is trained in stochastic differential equations, probability, and Lotka-Volterra equations. He teaches undergraduates calculus and statistics for engineering here at Vanderbilt University. We discuss the nature of mathematics, the toll of constantly thinking like a...
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Notes with Ismail Kurun: Don't Be So Sure
Ismail Kurun is doing a PhD in philosophy here at Vanderbilt. His research focuses on political philosophy and the history of philosophy. Kurun is currently developing a dissertation project on the adverse political effects of the quest for certainty. In our conversation we discuss abstractions,...
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Notes with Jacob Mchangama: Free Speech
Jacob Mchangama is the CEO of the pro free speech think tank Justitia. He is a research professor at Vanderbilt University and a Senior Fellow at The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE) in Washington. Mchangama is the author of “Free Speech: A History From Socrates to Social...
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Notes with Ossama Bahloul: Islam and Palestine
Dr. Imam Ossama Bahloul is Islamic Center of Nashville’s first resident scholar. He was previously an imam at the Islamic Center of Murfreesboro. Imam Bahloul is a graduate of Al-Azhhar University in Cairo, Egypt where he earned his BA in Islamic Studies and has published his thesis “Critique of...
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Notes with Katey Parham: Activism
Katey Parham is a senior here at Vanderbilt University studying public policy and anthropology. She has been a vice president for the Indigenous Scholars Association, student equipment manager & diversity, equity, and inclusivity intern at Vanderbilt Football. Katey has also done an internship…
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Notes with Brian Fesler: What is Scientology?
Reverend Brian Fesler is a pastor at the Church of Scientology here in Nashville, Tennessee. He is also a professional banjo player. In this conversation, we discuss the doctrine of Scientology, how it has helped Fesler, and where the organization needs improvement.
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Notes with Dan Margalit: Math is About Beauty
Dr. Dan Margalit is a professor of mathematics and the chair of the Department of Mathematics here at Vanderbilt University. Margalit’s research interests lie in low-dimensional topology and geometric group theory. He has received the American Mathematical Society’s L. Conant Prize in 2021, was...
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Notes with Gilman Whiting: Music as Memory
Dr. Whiting is a 2021 Palmarium Award recipient and director of graduate studies in the Department of African American & Diaspora Studies at Vanderbilt University. Whiting is responsible for developing the internationally renowned Scholarly Identity Model which is a psycho-social model that helps...
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Notes with Robert Talisse: Don't Talk Politics All the Time
Dr. Robert Talisse is an American philosopher and political theorist. He is the chair of the philosophy department and is a political science professor here at Vanderbilt University. He was formerly the editor of the Public Affairs Quarterly journal and contributor of the 3 Quarks Daily blog. At...
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Notes with Rishabh Gharekhan: For the Love of People
Rishabh Gharekhan is a senior here at Vanderbilt University, majoring in Political Science and minoring in business and economics. Rish has been a research assistant at the Yale University Center for Business and the Environment, research assistant at Global Partnerships Forum, Summer Analyst at...
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Notes with Mr. M: Love & Infinity
M graduated from the University of Richmond with a Bachelor of Arts in History and received a Master's in Education Administration from the University of South Carolina. M has taught in Austria, Washington, D.C., and Charlotte, and he currently teaches at TMI Episcopal School of San Antonio. Most...
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Notes with Richard Haglund: What is Physics?
Richard Haglund was educated at Wesleyan University and completed a Ph.D. in experimental nuclear physics in 1975. He was a staff member at the Los Alamos National Laboratory from 1976 until joining the faculty of Vanderbilt University in 1984. His research focuses on the interactions of light…
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Notes with Lauren Nossett: Writing Seriously
Dr. Lauren Nossett is a novelist and a former professor who holds a Ph.D in German Literature. Her debut novel, The Resemblance, is a campus thriller about the sudden death of a fraternity member and the rat’s nest of a conspiracy that Marlitt Kaplan discovers upon investigating. It’s been...
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Notes with Pawel Pogorzelski: Making Movies
Pawel Pogorzelksi is a Polish-born Canadian cinematographer who’s best known for his work with Ari Aster on films like Hereditary, Midsommar, and the newly released Beau is Afraid. Mr. Pogorzelski has also served as the cinematographer for films like Fresh, Nobody, and the upcoming Marvel film…
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Notes with John Sides: Journalism & Politics
Professor John Sides is the William R. Kenan Jr. Chair of the political science department. He is an author of Identity Crisis: The 2016 Presidential Campaign and The Battle for the Meaning of America, The Gamble: Choice and Chance in the 2012 Election, and Campaigns and Election: Rules, Reality,...
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Notes with Alberto Gonzales: Post-9/11 Strategy & Ethics
Mr. Gonzales was the 80th United States Attorney General, serving from 2005 to 2007 under the leadership of President George W. Bush. He holds the honor of being the highest ranking hispanic-american in executive government in the history of this country. Prior to being the Attorney General, Mr....
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Notes with Ari Sasson: Campaigning & Money
Ari Sasson is currently a third-year undergraduate student here at Vanderbilt University. He has held the position of senator for Vanderbilt Student Government and is currently the Vice President. Ari has also been the secretary of Alpha Epsilon Pi and is currently the president of the…
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Notes with Custer Lee Ann: Urban Spaces
Dr. Custer Lee Ann is a newly arriving art & architecture history professor here at Vanderbilt University. Her undergraduate education was completed at Harvard and her Ph.D was completed at the University of Pennsylvania. After completing her undergrad degree, Dr. Custer moved to New York City to...
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Notes with Alan Wiseman: Legislative Effectiveness
Professor Alan Wiseman is the Vanderbilt department chair of political science, Cornelius Vanderbilt Professor of Political Economy, and is the professor of political science and law (by courtesy). He is the co-director of the Center for Effective Lawmaking which is a research institution that...
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Notes with Michael P. Hodges: Living the Simple Life
Dr. Michael P. Hodges is an expert in Wittgenstein’s philosophy, american philosophy, philosophy of religion, and philosophy of education. Some of Professor Hodges publications include Thinking in the Ruins Wittgenstein and Santayana on Contingency, "Religion without Transcendence," and "The…
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Notes with Jelena Bogdanović: Architecture Matters
Dr. Jelena Bogdanović is an architect and a historian of art & architecture. Prof. Bogdanović received her bachelor in architecture degree from the University of Belgrade, her masters of art in art history from Vanderbilt University, and her Ph.D and MA in Art and Archeology from Princeton. Her...
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Notes with Steve D. Hollon: To Cure Depression or Die Trying
When asked what the meaning of life is for Prof. Steve D. Hollon, he says the following: “To cure depression or die trying.” Professor Hollon is the Gertrude Conaway Vanderbilt Professor of Psychology. Dr. Hollon’s research primarily deals with utilizing tools like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy...
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Notes with Patrick Leddin: There is No Permanent Record
Prof. Leddin is a Wall Street Journal best-selling author of The Five-Week Leadership Challenge. For more than three years he has hosted the popular weekly Leadership Lab Podcast (1% of all podcast nationally). He is an associate professor at Vanderbilt University where he teaches Corporate...
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Notes with Brittany Ackerman: Writing as a Way of Life
Professor Brittany Ackerman is a writer from Riverdale, New York. She has received her bachelor of arts degree from Indiana University and her master of fine arts degree from Florida Atlantic University. She is a 2x Pushcart Prize Nominee and her work has been featured in Electric Literature,...
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Notes with Oscar Wilde: Life Imitates Art
NFN is switching things up this week as I talk about Oscar Wilde's essay published in 1891, "The Decay of Lying" with the undergraduate Economics & Russian major, Evan Regan. We discuss Wilde's bizarre yet intriguing theory of truth being found in art and reality being something that merely...
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Notes with Garnett Slatton: Living a Life of Significance
Prof. Garnett Slatton is the former CEO of the NBA Washington Wizards, then called the Washington Bullets. At the time, he was the youngest CEO in the NBA. He is credited with doubling the basketball team’s revenues and reviving it from chronic unprofitability and making the Bullets a respectable...
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Notes with David A. Owens: Learn to Articulate the Weird
David A. Owens is the professor of practice of management and innovation and is the Evans Family Executive Director at the Wond’ry Innovation Center. Over the years, Owens has done consulting for NASA, The Smithsonian, LEGO, Nissan LEAF, Cisco, and many other organizations. He has also...
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Notes with Brian LePort: Religion & Meaning
Notes from Nash is a long-form conversation show that’s all about exploring ideas, concepts, and understanding one another better by having experts and other brilliant folks join us every Monday. This week’s guest is Social and Religious Studies Instructor at TMI Episcopal in San Antonio, TX, Dr....
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Notes with Robert Barsky
Notes from Nash is a long-form conversation show that’s all about exploring ideas, concepts, and understanding one another better by having experts and other brilliant folks join us every other Monday. This week’s guest was professor of French literature, law, and long-time friend of Noam…
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