Welcome to Aftershocks, a podcast series that accompanies the 2023 edition of The Scholar magazine. These episodes explore a range of crises including climate change, systemic racism, global health, and digital surveillance. We speak with alumni and scholars from across the Gates Cambridge community about what it means to "navigate a world of crisis." The views expressed are solely those of the speakers and do not reflect the views of the Gates Cambridge Trust, the Scholars' Council, or the University of Cambridge. Theme: Akerman ft. Coma Svensson, 'Stuck in the Middle' | www.epidemicsound.com
Collaboration, Culture, and Crashes: A Conversation with Dr. Paulo Savaget
Paulo Savaget Nascimento [Class of 2015] is a Brazilian professor, consultant and entrepreneur who graduated from the University of Cambridge in 2019 with a PhD in Engineering. Prior to Cambridge, Paulo obtained degrees from the Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro and the University of Sussex. Paulo is Associate Professor at the University of Oxford, working across the Engineering Science Department and the Saïd Business School. He formerly served as Assistant Professor of the Durham Business School and as Systems Change Postdoctoral Researcher at The Skoll Centre. Paulo’s research covers the mechanics of entrepreneurship through a ‘systems lens’ approach and with a special focus on large-scale socioenvironmental issues, including poverty, climate change and global value chains. He has a particular interest in working with practitioners to find and explore solutions for systemic problems in situations where resources are scarce, stakes are high, and time is short.
4 May 2023
BONUS EPISODE: Listening to God
In this bonus creative audio piece, current scholar Matthew Blacker shares his conflicting thoughts on a few of the questions that have occupied many theoretical physicists for the last several decades—and why he wonders if some in his field have gone astray in their pursuit of truth, instead finding themselves studying a world that might not exist.
Music credits:
Silver Maple | "This Delicate Place" | courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com
Silver Maple |"Incandescence"| courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com
Gabriel Parker | "Fractions"| courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com
Sound effects courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com
4 May 2023
BONUS EPISODE: Afrofuturism for Aftershocks
In this bonus episode, current scholars Adaiah Hudgins-Lopez and Myesha Jemison expand on their written article for The Scholar, discussing the challenges of organising Black History Month celebrations at Trinity College, University of Cambridge. They offer practical advice and reflections for fellow students and activists hoping to organise in similar ways.
4 May 2023
Creating Space for Digital Witnessing with Dr Ella McPherson
Dr Ella McPherson (https://www.gatescambridge.org/biography/5794/) is an Associate Professor of the Sociology of New Media and Digital Technology, co-director of the Centre of Governance and Human Rights, and the new Deputy Head of the School of Humanities at the University of Cambridge. She also leads The Whistle, an academic startup focused on social change through technology. In conversation with Seetha Tan (Media Editor, The Scholar), Ella examines how crises can unearth underlying social problems. She discusses digital fakery, online activism, human rights violations, the rise of Neo-Luddite movements, and surveillance.
4 May 2023
Interconnected Epidemics with Dr Rajiv Chowdhury
Dr Rajiv Chowdhury (https://www.gatescambridge.org/biography/6259/) is Chair and Professor of Global Health at Florida International University. In this conversation with Maya Juman (Editor-in-Chief, The Scholar), Rajiv explores the intersection of disease, climate change, and mental health in the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic.
4 May 2023
Resistance, Resilience, and Black Motherhood with Dr Anna Malaika Tubbs
Dr Anna Malaika Tubbs (https://www.gatescambridge.org/biography/11472/) is a New York Times bestselling author, advocate, educator, and researcher who recently released the book Three Mothers: How the Mothers of Martin Luther King Jr, Malcolm X, and James Baldwin Shaped a Nation. In this conversation with Seetha Tan (Media Editor, The Scholar), Anna discusses what a focus on Black motherhood can teach us about resistance, resilience, and navigating a world of crisis.
4 May 2023
Probing the Ecological and the Communal with Dr Carmen Lacambra
Dr Carmen Lacambra (https://www.gatescambridge.org/biography/5866/) is the co-founder of the Bogotá-based consultancy Grupo Laera. In this conversation with Matt Hoisch (Assistant Editor, The Scholar), she discusses the lessons she has learned over her years working with communities to address environmental crises, including biodiversity loss and climate change adaptation.
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