Elizabeth Mynatt Podcast Feature on Universities, Importance of Basic Research
Aug 12, 2025
From Sean Carroll’s Mindscape podcast, this episode features Elizabeth Mynatt, Dean of Computer Sciences at Northeastern. Hosted by physicist and author Sean Carroll, Mindscape brings leading thinkers to discuss big ideas across science, technology, and society. In Episode 324, Mynatt explores why universities are uniquely powerful places for basic research, how teaching and discovery strengthen each other, and insights from her work in human-centered computing.
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