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NYUAD Institute — 360 episodes
Commonsense Psychology in Minds and Machines
The (Modest) Triumph of the Embryo
Bridging the Bedside & the Bench: A MedTech Panel Discussion
Navigating Global Risks: Insights from the VRI
The Global Game: Sport, Governance, and Community in the 2026 FIFA World Cup
The House Archives Built
Engaging with African Theatre
How Do Laws of Nature Make Matter Move?
The Urban Frontier of AI
Crafting an Authentic Life
Stone Age to Civilization
Women in Neuroscience
Museums, Social Media, and Public Space
AI for Sustainability: Innovation, Policy, and Impact
The Worth of Water: Chasing Solutions to the World’s Greatest Challenge
Are the Highest Energy Particles in the Universe Made of Precious Metals?
Simplifying Complexity: Proposing a New Method for Enhancing Musical Memory
The Urgencies of Water: Thinking Across and Through the Indian Ocean
A Conversation with Abhijit Banerjee: Poor Economics, 15 Years On
Folding the World: Infinite Growth on a Finite Planet
Defining the Future of Health Care
Women and Leadership in Diplomacy
Pressure Cooker curated by Azza Aboualam
Soulful Innovation: How Ikigai Inspires the Future of Making
A Celebration of African Theaters | From Page to Stage
A Celebration of African Theaters | African Theaters Now: A Conversation
Life’s 24 Hour Clock
Theater, Politics and Pedagogy in a Global Context
The Power of Us: How Shared Identities Shape Conflict and Cooperation
Apples at the Crossroads: Domestication, Genomics, and Climate Resilience
Who Has The Right to the City?
Leonardo da Vinci’s Salvator Mundi, Lost and Found
When Cities Get Hotter: From New York to Abu Dhabi
“Side Effects May Include…”: How We Can Make Medicine Better
Stem Cells: From Basic Science to Clinical Advances
Ibrahim Al Koni and the World of the Tuareg (Arabic)
Will the UAE Be the Capital of Arab Pop Culture Over the Next Decade?
Cybersecurity & Ethics: Navigating Digital Dangers
A Short Journey Into Prehistoric Arabia
Decoding Hindustani Music: Art and Science
Climate Justice and the Constitution: Reflections from the Global South
Creative Convergence: The Role of Artists in Expanding Scientific Inquiry and UAE’s Vision for Innovation
The Restless Universe: From the Big Bang to the Periodic Table
A Prophecy Continuous? Jewish and Muslim Views on Divine Revelation
Soviet Power and the Politics of the East
Supporting Your Child’s Digital Play
The Future of AI Ethics: A Cross-Disciplinary Discussion
Our Quest to Understand the Universe
Chaos, Black Holes, and Quantum Mechanics
Legacy of Dedication: The Inaugural Dhikhr ذخر Award
The End of Global Population Growth: Boon or Doom?
Environmental Toxins and Everyday Life
Can Justice Be Achieved in the Devastation of Modern Wars?
Cricket in Pakistan: Nation, Identity, and Politics
Wisdom of the Swarm: Bugs, Bots and Beyond?
AI for Social Good
Making Memories in The Brain
Lost in the U.A.E.
Running Out of Time
Structured Luck: Downstream Effects of the U.S. Diversity Visa Program
How Science Is Crafting Our Future Foods
Resonating Worlds: Art, Science, and the Soundscapes of Discovery
De/Colonial Botany
Resilient Futures: Innovating Water and Environmental Security
Crafting Tomorrow: Riken Yamamoto’s Architectural Journey
Music From Space: Where Science Meets Art
The Islamic Tradition of the Art-Mathematics Connection, Quantum Gravity
Rethinking Antibiotics
Structured Luck: How U.S. Immigration Policy Affects Immigrants
The Role of Science in the Islamic World
Globalization and Multinational Investment in an Institutionally Risky World
Inside the Body’s Future: How Bio-NanoThings Will Change Disease Detection
Wisdom From the Ages: Ibn Khaldun and Lessons for a Poly-Crisis World
Ibrahim Al Koni and the World of the Tuareg (English)
Global Shifts: U.S. Elections and the Future of Power
Experiencing Maqam: An Introduction to Arabic Music
Rain, Clouds, and Climate
Preserving the Past, Embracing Change, Honoring Traditions
The Scary but Still Fixable Threat of Climate Change
The Future of Wireless Communication
AI in Biomedical Imaging: Transforming Microscopy and Diagnostics
Through Arwa Damon's Lens: Seize the Summit
Community Archives as a Model for Documenting the UAE's Recent Past
'An Ugly Word': Race in Global Perspective
Media Dynamics: Identity, Challenges, and Future Vision
The Ocean Hope Project: Protecting the Deep Sea
On the Path to Net Zero: Critical Minerals, the Climate Crisis, and the Tech Imperium
Theatre Work: Reimagining the Labor of Theatrical Production
Sports and Diplomacy in the UAE
Haptic Feedback for Local Anesthesia Training
The Highly Effective Irrationality of Science
A Natural History of the United Arab Emirates
The Golden Harvest
Mathematical Cryptanalysis in the Real World
Unfettered by Boundaries: Filmmaker Shekhar Kapur
ثقافة الإمارات عبر تقويم الدرور: نظرة على أساليب الحياة في الماضي والحاضر
Invest in Women: Accelerate Progress
Information and Disinformation in Global Conflict
Sensing the Future: How Continuous Data Is Shaping Child Development Research
Boom.Diwan: Musical Cosmopolitanism from the Arabian Gulf to the Swahili Coast
The Ethicist Speaks of Identity
What Is the Role of Motherhood in the Public Domain?
Harmonizing Hope
Territory and Self-Determination
Shehan Karunatilaka: Writing Across Borders
Sands, Seas, and Stars: Tracing Emirati History and Culture through Its Cuisine
Can Our Understanding of Climate Keep Up With Observed Changes?
Nine Parts: A One-Woman Film About the Lives and Loves of Iraqi Women
Exposing the Secrets of Black Holes
The Search for a Contemporary Art Scene in the UAE: From the Sand Palace to the Venice Biennale
The Parrot and the Igloo: Sherwood Rowland’s Question
NYUAD Alumni: On Training and Becoming Professional Artists
The Necessity of Young Adult Literature: A Conversation
How Is Biological Form Encoded?
System Error: Where Big Tech Went Wrong and How We Can Reboot
True Grit: Striving in the Face of Adversity
Field Notes from Aridly Abundant Landscapes
Climate Law and Net Zero: Challenges and Opportunities
Climate Change and the Rights of Nature
On Water: A Natural Perspective!
The Jazz of the Cosmos
Mobility Diplomacy: How States Maximize Passport Power
Developing Competencies in Medicine and Biotechnology for the UAE
The Abbasid Caliph and His People: A View From the Centre
Source of Life: Water Management in the Premodern Middle East
Cooling the Arab Gulf: How Air-Conditioning Changed Everything
Community Archives as a Model for Documenting the UAE's Recent Past
Researching the Leadership of the Prophet Muhammad
An Alchemist of the Self
Documenting a Performing Arts History
Why Experiment with Ancient Technologies?
Pharaonica, Flora, and Human Flesh
Connecting Worlds
Shattered Glass of Beirut: Conserving Lebanese History Together
The Power of Authenticity: A Conversation with Dr. Raja Al Gurg
The Wolf King: Ibn Mardanīsh and the Construction of Power in al-Andalus
Surviving the Heat: The Struggle of Marine Turtles Against Climate Change
The Way We Move: Can Information and Technology Change It?
The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers in the Ottoman Period
Crystals in Health and Disease
The Intellectual Crossroads of Al-Andalus
Urban Modernity in the Contemporary Gulf: Obsolescence and Opportunities
What Should 6G Be?
Decoding Mars with the "Hope" Probe: Uncovering the Red Planet's Secrets of Life
Can We Cure Aging?
The Voyage of the Crooked: A Connected History of the Gulf and Indian Ocean
The Cairo Genizah as a Treasury of Arabic Literature
Narratives of the Moriscos’ Expulsion in Spanish and Arab Thought (English)
Narratives of the Moriscos’ Expulsion in Spanish and Arab Thought (Arabic)
Waste Siege: The Life of Infrastructure in Palestine
The Arrival of Late Modernism in Dubai
The (Impossible) Decolonization of the Western Museum
Love’s Grammar
Tenth Anniversary of the Higgs Boson Discovery
Photography as a Visual Record: Past, Present, Future
Speaking English: Staging the Dialectics of Identity, Culture and Survival
Extremism: A Philosophical Analysis
Making Decisions in a World of Uncertainty
The Legacy of Al-Andalus: Material and Textual Sources
Plagued Legacies: Rethinking Black Death Narratives
How the Muslims of Canton Saved China in 1582
Legacies of Violence
Prophet Muhammad's Timeless Gifts to Humanity
No Choice but to Keep Creating Futures: The Frontier of Climate Change
‘50U’: An Intimate Portrait of the UAE
The Future of Humans and AI
Understanding Our Universe From 2 KM Underground
Global Water Security Challenges Threats And Solutions For A Thirsty Planet
Sense and Intuition: A Conversation with Adonis
The Role of Innovation in Scientific Research in the UAE
Fear of Black Universe
Epigenetics: The Immortal Kiss of Our Grandparents
Danger Zone: The Coming Conflict with China
Sites of Suffering and Trauma: What to Remember and What to Forget
How Physics Answers Gauguin’s Questions About the Universe
User Interfaces for the Complexity of Nature
The Steed, the Night and the Desert
A Brief History Of The Universe
How Gen Z Can Get Stronger, Smarter, And Happier
“Migrants Through Time”; An Insight Into The Female Diasporic Voice
Pride & Future- Cultural Heritage In Afghanistan
A Paper Trail Across The Lands Of Islam
Five Days That Shaped The UAE
A Map Of Many Cities; The Making Of Building Sharjah
Heritage Futures Oceans Of Connectivity
Space Exploration And Extraterrestrial Mining
How Beauty Leads Physics Astray
Caste, Class And Race Writing, Rights And Violence
Natq A Live Audiovisual Essay About Impossible Speech
Improving Education for Refugee Children: Insights from Rigorous Research
The End of the Western Model
Making Social Spaces
The Musical Citizen
Stories We Continue to Tell: The Many Returns of the Thousand and One Nights
How to Make a City: Dubai Circa 1960
Scientific Research and Development in the UAE: Challenges and Prospects
Sport in the Middle East: Promoting Gender Equality
What to Do When the Sun Turns Violent in 2025?
Science Diplomacy in the Middle East: Challenges and Opportunities
Liminal Spaces: Art and Migration Narratives of Women of the Guyanese Diaspora
(Re)imagining Borders: The Performing Arts in Global Dialogue
Constitutional Trilemma of Large Scale Migration Flows
Privacy in a Globally Interconnected World
Nature's Shapes and Patterns and the Instabilities That Create Them
COVID-19: The Future of Globalization and Development
The Right to the Ruins: Fictional Media Production and the Syrian Conflict
A Monument to All Species
Conceptions of Justice in the 1001 Nights
The Worlds Freshwater Resources Challenges And Opportunities
Plague And Contagion In The Premodern Muslim Mediterranean
As Far As Isolation Goes A Conversation With Tania El Khoury
What On Earth They Saying
The US Election And The Future Of Global Populism
How And Why Immigrant Muslim Communities Are Losing Women
Oceans Under Climate Stress- Warming Up, Losing Breath, Turning Sour
The Magic Of Arab Shadow Theater
Standing For Reason- The University In A Dogmatic Age
Building From The Sea The Coral Masonry Of Jezirat Al Hamra, Ras Al Khaimah
Innovation After Moore’s Law- The Technology Needed For Your Next Smartphone
Khooni Vaisakhi- A Poem From The Jallianwala Bagh Massacre, 1919
Storytelling For A Jaded World- Conversation With Caroline Brothers
The Three Pillars Of Radicalization- Needs, Narratives, And Networks
Our Changing Atmosphere Evidence That Demands A Verdict
Getting NYUAD In The Groove
Brexit In Historical Perspective
A Tale Of Resilience How Music Saved My Life And Transformed A Country
Not Without Qualms - Shakespeare, Digitization, And Critical Making
People Of Ras Al Khaimah- Migration And Belonging
From Child Soldier To NY Times Best - Selling Author
A Career In Public Service From President Carter To President Obama
Building Oil Pasts And Futures- The Norwegian Petroleum Museum
Seeing The World How US Universities Make Knowledge In A Global Era
Optical Tweezers Shedding Light On Life’s Molecules, One At A Time
Gender And Globalization In Contemporary Visual Art
Building Oil Pasts And Futures- The Norwegian Petroleum Museum
Making Sense Of A Changing World: Poetry And Music In Contexts Of Political Instability
Eating Animals
Are We The Same Or Different: Ethnicity And Personality In The Human Face
Making & Remaking Our Home(land) - Loss, Resilience, And An Alternative Future For Syria
Virtues Of Self Knowledge
New Voices From The Street: Historians Of The 18th - Century Levant
The Self Discovered, Or Made
Ancient Egypt And Social Inclusion - How To Create A Sustainable Cultural Landscape
Glorious Failure- How To Bring A New Drug To The Market
Who Are we? What Can Genetics Tell Us About Identity?
The Taming Of The Plants
Feeling Smart - Why Our Emotions Are More Rational Than We Think
Abu Dhabi And The City Of The Future
Islands Of Heritage Conservation And Transformation In Soqotra
SocioEconomic Challenges Public Policy In The Age Of Artificial Intelligence
Quantum Mechanics And The Nature Of Spacetime
The Submerged World Of The Arabian Gulf
Gender Differences In ‘Volunteering’ For Non - Promotable Tasks
Genomics Based Healthcare A New Reality
Now Africa! Contemporary African Women Playwrights
Walking In The Steps Of Poets Courtly Themes In Early Sufism
Cosmology Today Methods, Achievements, And Limits
Education Equity - Leading The Inclusion Revolution
How To Tame A Fox And Build A Dog
US Tariff And Trade Policies - Then And Now
What Are The Limits Of Musical Expression And Who Says So
A Personal Odyssey- In Pursuit Of Arab Higher Education
Sheikh Zayed & UAE Natural And Cultural Heritage
How To Walk On Water And Climb Up Walls
Reformed To Death- The Strange End Of The Soviet Union
Story Behind The UAEs First Multi - Organ Transplant Program
Many Stories To Tell - Science And Archaeology At Saruq Al - Hadid In Dubai
Life In Stone Age In Abu Dhabi
The Rahma Run
Artistic Mathematics Truth And Beauty
Rowing The Atlantic Achieving The Extraordinary
Battling Cancer - Texaphyrins As Drug Candidates
Nobody To Leader - Achieving Global Leadership With Software
Cultural Spaces- A Conversation With H.E. Noura Al - Kaabi
The Art Science Of Philantrophic Endeavors
A Roadmap To The Future- A Conversation With H.E Omar Al Olama
Celebrating The 10th Year Anniversary Of The Institute
Genetics Anthropology: An Exploration of Diverse and New World African Populations
Beyond Open Access: Activating the Potential of Public Knowledge
Science and Knowledge Economy: Ireland as a Model for UAE
Syria: The Making and Unmaking of a Refuge State
Gender and STEM: Insights from the Arab World
Globalization and Slavery in Arabia in the Age of Empire
Lifescapes Beyond Bigness: The UAE’s exhibition at the Venice Architecture Biennale 2018
Planets, Stars, Gravitational Waves, and the Formation of Galaxies
Deploying Race to Silent Dissent: : How Arab Americans were Racialized as Terror Threats
Elementary My Dear Watson! Disruptive Innovation and the Future of Legal Work
Empowerment on Trial: Encountering Emirati Women’s Voices
Extreme Poverty in the Modern World: Measurement and Global Trends
Stalin: Waiting for Hitler "1929-1941"
How Did Our Solar System Form
A World Without Parasitic Worms - Why, When And How
From Differential Equations To Data Science And Back
Are Five Husbands Better Than One
On the First Arabic Novella from the 11th Century:: The Doctors' Dinner Party by Ibn Butlan
Crypto Wars: From Ceasar to Quantum Powers and Smart Cities
Machine, Platform, Crowd: Harnessing Our Digital Future
Sleep Less Smile More: Interplay Between Sleep and Mood Disorders
The Evolution Of Date Palms
The Everyday Lives Of Muslim American Teenage Boys
Maysson Zayed Laughing At Life
SESAME: A Source of Light in the Middle East
A World Free Of Nuclear Weapons
“Behind the Lynchings:” Uncovering Racial Violence in the U.S. South, 1930-1954
The Human Journey
Do You Trust Your Chip
Dokha as An Emerging Epidemic: What Can We Learn from Global Tobacco Control?
Maysson Zayed Laughing At Life
Robert Swan: Leadership on the Edge
The Nature of the Law in the UAE: Is the UAE a Civil Law Jurisdiction?
Peaceland : Conflict Resolution and the Everyday Politics of International Intervention
A Conversation in Memory of Hilary Ballon: The founding of NYU Abu Dhabi
Islam and Evolution: Was Darwin Right and Why Should Muslims Care?
What On Earth Are Animals Saying?
Trump, Twitter, Circulation American Politics As Global Entertainment
Exit West: A Conversation with Novelist Mohsin Hamid
Expressive Communication Technologies for People with ALS
Histories of Imagining Urban Futures in Central Africa
Religion or Science How Early Muslim Thinkers Understood the Hidden Worlds
Research Using a Little Fish for Solving Big Health Problems
Narrating Palestine: A Conversation with Rashid Khalidi and Ismail Khalidi
The Xtransients Extreme Phenomena In The High Energy Universe
Are Animal Rights Islamic
What Might It Mean For Security To Be Sustainable
Letters To A Young Muslim
What On Earth Is A Citizen Of The World
Tajdeed- Bringing Contemporary Arabic Stories To America
Innovation And Aviation In The UAE
The Falcon Genome Project Diversity, Population Structure And Local Adaptation
The Politics Of Islamic Militancy
Workforce Needs, Security Imperatives: The Liberal Arts in the 21st Century
Muslim Millennials Today Identity And Religion
Obtaining Legal Personhood For Nonhuman Animals
Philosophy in the Islamic World Without Any Gaps
Muhammad Ali Said Veteran of the American Civil War
How We Find (or Don't Find) Things
Grid Cells and The Brains Map of Space
Perception Where Past and Future Meet
The Sociopolitical Import of Recreational Genetics
what is the Institute
The Story of Reason in Islam
Salam Neighbor
Serving the God of Justice and Mercy- Muslim and Christian Perspectives
Is Most Published Medical Research Really False
JaneGoodall seeds of hope
Travelling to The Land of The Zanj
Order and Disorder: A Precarious Balancing Act
Shipwrecks, Replicas and "Dhows:" Experimental Maritime Archaeology in the Indian Ocean
Global Warming: Environment, Arts, Legislation and Research
The Archaeology of the Sasanian and early Islamic Periods in Eastern Arabia
One Writer's Trip: From the Garden to the Plate and the Beyond
Language Technologies for Arabic and its Dialects
Architecture Without Architects
The Art of Outer Space in the Information Age
Cultural Connections of Mleiha (3rd Century BCE to 3rd Century CE)
The 2016 Presidential Election in Global Perspective
Artist Talk: Invisible Threads
A Post Mortem of the African Revolution: Rethinking the Global Sixties
Abdullah
Sundance: A Global Platform for the Worlds Storytellers