The Fika Crew talks with Dr. Timothy Aungst from the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy - Worcester Campus about artificial intelligence and how it will reshape healthcare delivery and pharmacy education. Undoubtedly these new tools will enable us to work more efficiently and tackle bigger problems. But it may lead to downsizing and diminish the value of hu ... Show More
Sep 8
A Wobbly Stool: Rethinking Research, Teaching, and Service
Should most research conducted by faculty simply stop? That's the provocative question posed by William Deresiewicz in a Chronicle of Higher Education essay that caught the attention of our guest David Zgarrick, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus, Northeastern University's Bouvé College o ... Show More
31m 22s
Jul 7
The Workload Estimator: Striving for Equity, Wellness, and Capturing Hidden Work
The Fika Crew talks with Gloria Grice, PharmD - Professor of Pharmacy Practice and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, St. Louis College of Pharmacy - about her years of work developing a faculty workload "estimator", a tool designed to spark conversation rather than produce a p ... Show More
32m 43s
Sep 2025
A.I. School Is in Session: Two Takes on the Future of Education
<p>This week, we check in on the state of artificial intelligence in education. We talk with a co-founder of Alpha Schools, MacKenzie Price, about how her private K-12 schools are using A.I. to generate personalized lesson plans and enabling teachers to spend their time motivatin ... Show More
1h 11m
Jul 2023
How AI will actually change the world
It's been quite the ride in the realm of artifical intelligence over the past year or so. As impressive as advancements in machine learning have been, however, few experts are worried about bots taking our jobs and threatening our safety as a species. The truth is, tools like Cha ... Show More
30m 18s
Jul 2025
How to Spend Your 20s in the AI Era
AI has upended the once "safe" CS career path.New grads are facing unemployment rates twice those of art history majors, and a CS degree is no longer a surefire ticket to wealth. At the same time, small, focused teams are scaling from zero to eight-figure revenue in months.In a s ... Show More
38m 55s