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Navigating Interdisciplinary Research

Vitamin PhD Podcast

English - December 23, 2021 17:00 - 43 minutes - 29.6 MB - ★★★★ - 9 ratings
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In this episode of Vitamin PhD, Heather and Matt talk about the rewards, challenges, and possibilities of interdisciplinary research, as well as how to cultivate successful interdisciplinary collaboration and research agendas. They are joined by Dr. Eden Medina, Associate Professor of Science, Technology, and Society at MIT. 

This episode features our Graduate Student panel, Amanda Ruiz from Brown University, Dana Ahern from University of California Santa Barbara, Kiara Lee from Brown University, and Kristin Tzok from Boston University, discussing transdisciplinary research.

Dr. Medina's new book: https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/cybernetic-revolutionaries