The State of Inquiry
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How can foregrounding the story of the worker within the apparel merchandising and architecture industries build more equitable global industries and communities?
State of Inquiry is a video and audio podcast from Indiana Public Media that brings Indiana University research to life. Each mini-season explores a timely theme—like artificial intelligence, public health, or global economics—through in-depth conversations with IU experts. Designed for curious listeners, the show highlights how IU research shapes Indiana, the nation, and the world.
Design in Service of Humanity
Design in Service of Humanity (1 of 4): Better Places Through Listening
How can design that starts from empathy transform spaces into places of connection and impact?
Design in Service of Humanity (2 of 4): Building Together
Architecture becomes an act of service when building happens with communities, not just for them.
Design in Service of Humanity (3 of 4): At the Intersection of AI and Human-Centered Design
How can AI and immersive media serve human experience and help designers build more humane spaces?
Design in Service of Humanity (4 of 4): Invisible Labor and the Ethics of Research
How can foregrounding the story of the worker within the apparel merchandising and architecture industries build more equitable global industries and communities?
America 250
America 250 (1 of 6): What They Read
What were America’s founders reading and how did those texts shape the world they built?
America 250: (2 of 6): Liberty Fermented
What does it take to recreate a beer inspired by 1776?
America 250 (3 of 6): Indiana’s Patriots
How does Indiana’s connections to the Revolutionary War continue to shape institutions today?
America 250 (4 of 6): Espionage
Author and retired CIA field officer Gene Coyle connects Revolutionary War intelligence tactics with the realities of modern espionage.
America 250 (5 of 6): The Revolution on Exhibit
What does it take to turn history into something people can see and experience?
America 250 (6 of 6): Beyond 1776
What did the Revolution set in motion that still shapes us today?
Living Well
Living Well (1 of 5): Aging Like an Elephant
What can elephants teach us about living longer and aging well?
Living Well (2 of 5): The Mystery of Underwater Museums
Shipwrecks are more than just museums of the past. They also create living underwater environments worth protecting.
Living Well (3 of 5): The Power of Sport in Public Health
How do public health ideas move from research into real programs that people actually use?
Living Well (4 of 5): Insights from Sexual Health Research
What does sexual and reproductive health look like when it’s studied at a population level, and why does that research matter for everyday life?
Living Well (5 of 5): Health Equity and Underserved Populations
What needs to change in our health systems to reduce disparities?
AI & You 2.0
AI & You 2.0 (1 of 5): The Age of Accelerated Transformation
Host Dr. Kevin Jones examines how AI is rapidly reshaping our world in what he calls the Age of Accelerated Transformation.
AI & You 2.0 (2 of 5): The Supervisor Mindset
What does it mean to move from using AI tools to managing AI agents, and how do we keep our voice, judgment, and purpose at the center?
AI & You 2.0 (3 of 5): Thoughtful AI in the Classroom
How can educators use AI thoughtfully without losing what matters most in teaching and learning?
AI & You 2.0 (4 of 5): Policy, Pedagogy, and the AI-Infused Academy
How should universities rethink teaching, policy, and student learning in a world where AI is reshaping the classroom?
AI & You 2.0 (5 of 5) What AI Can and Can’t Do in Business
What do humans do better than AI in business? And where does AI have the edge?
Rural Indiana
Rural Indiana (1 of 4): Rural Resilience
A conversation about the pressures facing rural communities and the innovative ways residents and local leaders are building stronger, more sustainable futures across Indiana.
Rural Indiana (2 of 4): Rural Public Health
An in-depth look at rural Indiana’s greatest public health challenges and how Indiana communities are building solutions that fit their needs.
Rural Indiana (3 of 4): The Local News Landscape
A conversation about how rural residents engage with local news, why trust is shifting, and what it means for civic life and the future of journalism.
Rural Indiana (4 of 4): What We Grow
Explore how land, food systems, and rural values shape decision-making across Indiana’s agricultural communities.
Hope in Progress
Hope in Progress (1 of 6): Stem Cells, Tumors, and Survival
Learn how a better understanding of temperature, environment, and other factors can have dramatic effects on scientists’ ability to advance cancer research.
Hope in Progress (2 of 6): Trials and Treatment
Triple-negative breast cancer is aggressive and hard to treat. How are new therapies and early phase clinical trials changing what’s possible for patients?
Hope in Progress (3 of 6): Lung Cancer Before and After
How does our understanding of environmental exposures and our own hormones shape how we can predict, detect, and treat lung cancer?
Hope in Progress (4 of 6): Cancer’s Hidden Switches
What if the most important drivers of cancer aren’t mutations in DNA, but the chemical switches that control how cells read that DNA?
Hope in Progress (5 of 6): Cancer Cell Metabolism
How does our metabolism affect cancer growth? How do cancer cells “eat” and how do they communicate and compete with other cells? Learn about the latest research into how cancer cells adapt at a metabolic level, using nutrients to proliferate, evade cell death, and persist after therapy.
Hope in Progress (6 of 6): DNA Damage and Repair
What if you could make cancer cells more vulnerable by targeting DNA repair?
AI & You
AI & You (1 of 4): Education and Learning Technologies
How can AI empower both teachers and students, now and in the future? Kevin Jones hosts guests Cindy Hmelo-Silver and Anne Ottenbreit-Leftwich.
AI & You (2 of 4): Human-Centered AI
How can AI-driven technologies be designed to better serve aging populations and improve health outcomes? Kevin Jones hosts guests Aqueasha Martin-Hammond and Fawzi BenMessaoud.
AI & You (3 of 4): Interactive Intelligence
How is AI reshaping the ways we work, make decisions, and collaborate? Kevin Jones hosts guests Alan Dennis and David Crandall.
AI & You (4 of 4): Workforce Innovation
How is AI reshaping the workforce and where it is headed next? Kevin Jones hosts guests Sagar Samtani and Kun Huang.
All Episodes
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How can foregrounding the story of the worker within the apparel merchandising and architecture industries build more equitable global industries and communities? -
How can AI and immersive media serve human experience and help designers build more humane spaces? -
Architecture becomes an act of service when building happens with communities, not just for them. -
How can design that starts from empathy transform spaces into places of connection and impact? -
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What does it take to turn history into something people can see and experience? -
Author and retired CIA field officer Gene Coyle connects Revolutionary War intelligence tactics with the realities of modern espionage. -
How does Indiana’s connections to the Revolutionary War continue to shape institutions today? -
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What were America’s founders reading and how did those texts shape the world they built?
