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The Merge
by The Merge
This is The Merge, a podcast where experts from diverse fields come together to tackle real-world challenges. Hosted by Alan Shihadeh, Dean of the Maroun Semaan Faculty of Engineering and Architecture at the American University of Beirut, each episode dives into pressing issues and innovative solutions that bridge disciplines and inspire change.
Episodes
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Episode 6 | Majd Hilal | Buildings need to be reused: Architecture and the Urban Carbon Footprint
Dean Shihadeh speaks with Dr. Majd Hilal on The Merge about architecture's massive carbon footprint, like Dubai's vanity towers. Hilal argues we must adaptively reuse buildings and shift to sufficiency-based design to cut emissions.
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The Merge: Episode 5 | Vida Mia García | Empathy will do engineering a world of good - Human-Centered Design and creative confidence
In episode 5 of The Merge, Dr. Vida Mia García explores the role human-centered design can play alongside the traditional engineering curriculum taught to students through empathy, making actionable problem-statements, and interdisciplinary collaborations.
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The Merge: Episode 04 | Fadi Zaraket | Arabic LLMs, Surveillance, Tech Politics, Future of Eng & AI
Dr. Fadi Zaraket discusses Arabic Large Language Models (LLMs), he highlights their importance in ensuring technology aligns with the Arabic language and culture. For him, the development of Arabic LLMs is essential in bridging the gap between global advancements and regional identity. The...
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The Merge: Episode 03 | Nassim Taleb | The architecture of the world we inhabit.
When Dr. Nassim Nicholas Taleb looks to the future, he doesn’t see the randomness of a roll of the dice, but a hidden order shaped by probability distributions and rooted in history. For him, randomness itself is epistemic—grounded in knowledge and the deep, unbroken threads that connect us to…
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The Merge: Episode 02 | Mona Fawaz | Urban Planning and Collective Living
Explore the critical role of urban planning and collective spaces in the rebuilding of war-torn areas with Dr. Mona Fawaz, Professor of Urban Planning and Convener of the graduate programs in Urban Planning and Design at the Maroun Semaan Faculty of Engineering and Architecture at AUB. Drawing on...
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The Merge | Issam Srour | Recycling War Rubble for a Sustainable Future
Amid relentless bombardments in Beirut, southern Lebanon, and the Beqaa Valley, Professor Issam Srour from AUB, an expert in construction waste and sustainable rubble management, discusses urgent strategies for handling Lebanon’s mounting demolition debris and its potential for sustainable...
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This is The Merge, a podcast where experts from diverse fields come together to tackle real-world challenges. Hosted by Alan Shihadeh, Dean of the Maroun Semaan Faculty of Engineering and Architecture at the American University of Beirut, each episode dives into pressing issues and innovative solutions that bridge disciplines and inspire change.
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