# Ask a Harvard Professor

A podcast by Harvard Magazine. A podcast presented by Harvard Magazine. Managing editor Jonathan Shaw sits down with some of the world’s most thoughtful scholars to discuss everything from academic ethics – to hip hop music and medical marijuana.

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## Latest episodes

- [Rudolph Tanzi: What Can People Do To Maintain Brain Health As They Age?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1474640165/0e3a7b52b4fe) (2021-12-20, 34 min): audio https://cdn.simplecast.com/audio/fe0ca84f-bede-47b2-8d1a-8647775df1e7/episodes/36bf952e-2c39-4dbc-aa16-f3edb3c09aee/audio/964d5dbf-66e0-4def-948a-ea5975b60282/default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=T77C9Dzv
- [Makeda Best: What Does Landscape Photography Say About Our Politics?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1474640165/58e0417aa397) (2021-12-13, 29 min): audio https://cdn.simplecast.com/audio/fe0ca84f-bede-47b2-8d1a-8647775df1e7/episodes/155d7ec4-f154-42ae-a76b-91c06a64c4b3/audio/249345d5-65ad-4b5b-ba95-c993112bb9a5/default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=T77C9Dzv
- [Claudia Goldin: Why Do Women Still Make Less Than Men?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1474640165/723cb7874086) (2021-12-06, 34 min): audio https://cdn.simplecast.com/audio/fe0ca84f-bede-47b2-8d1a-8647775df1e7/episodes/35ec8781-a75d-4cec-84a5-45b821564e6e/audio/399f1a56-b1c5-4ba8-9fb1-44f11513bfdc/default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=T77C9Dzv
- [Jerrold Rosenbaum: Are Psychedelics an Effective Treatment for Mood Disorders?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1474640165/a71fbe411840) (2021-11-29, 45 min): audio https://cdn.simplecast.com/audio/fe0ca84f-bede-47b2-8d1a-8647775df1e7/episodes/c8fc474f-3aa0-4ff7-8c19-9d9d7a34a7d8/audio/9f7a8afe-e0d9-4f21-8f2e-f6cbdc14f6d9/default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=T77C9Dzv
- [Nicholas Stephanopoulos: Why Does Gerrymandering Matter So Much?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1474640165/3b7b4d57550d) (2021-11-22, 28 min): audio https://cdn.simplecast.com/audio/fe0ca84f-bede-47b2-8d1a-8647775df1e7/episodes/4de86094-3c6f-4163-97f6-81ce4a98895e/audio/ca09995b-a390-40bf-add1-4797439e0303/default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=T77C9Dzv
- [Emily Broad Leib: What Can be Done About Food Waste?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1474640165/7f2e01389e7a) (2021-11-15, 31 min): audio https://cdn.simplecast.com/audio/fe0ca84f-bede-47b2-8d1a-8647775df1e7/episodes/947e4bba-bdef-4229-94a9-5c31bbddd041/audio/acd00ae6-37e5-4a96-b92d-efe9f1273c99/default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=T77C9Dzv
- [Sandeep Robert Datta and Venkatesh Murthy: Why is Smell Such a Mystery to Scientists?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1474640165/b2d8e6156187) (2021-11-08, 37 min): audio https://cdn.simplecast.com/audio/fe0ca84f-bede-47b2-8d1a-8647775df1e7/episodes/db6fe09a-37c6-431e-b3c0-77eb95d9dc1a/audio/0be5b131-8a6e-4d28-9180-216b3e5f7d6f/default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=T77C9Dzv
- [Michael Mina: Why Do We Still Need Rapid Tests?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1474640165/3ac503dc27d1) (2021-11-01, 33 min): audio https://cdn.simplecast.com/audio/fe0ca84f-bede-47b2-8d1a-8647775df1e7/episodes/c5b1d2b9-ca80-4262-a0a5-52bf124605c2/audio/f577df9f-0bc6-4187-b0ae-18a084da8039/default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=T77C9Dzv
- [Preview: Ask a Harvard Professor, Season Four](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1474640165/fefe06f57cc6) (2021-10-28, 2 min): audio https://cdn.simplecast.com/audio/fe0ca84f-bede-47b2-8d1a-8647775df1e7/episodes/8b9fdcc4-b1f1-48d3-8e04-837b878f9573/audio/410993f6-5cb3-4e1f-a638-ce4e5f0a336a/default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=T77C9Dzv
- [Carrie Lambert-Beatty: What Happens When an Artwork Deceives its Audience?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1474640165/036cf43aeb6a) (2020-11-30, 37 min): audio https://cdn.simplecast.com/audio/fe0ca84f-bede-47b2-8d1a-8647775df1e7/episodes/f360c468-a33b-4fe6-bb3b-7f35a68a73b6/audio/a71c0b61-39cc-429d-b620-c1d5b16fbbd2/default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=T77C9Dzv
- [Francesca Dominici: How Does Air Pollution Affect COVID-19?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1474640165/bdcbcc352a36) (2020-11-23, 26 min): audio https://cdn.simplecast.com/audio/fe0ca84f-bede-47b2-8d1a-8647775df1e7/episodes/21f86381-da45-430d-a7ee-6ae6db5a31b7/audio/a8c414c4-f7be-4388-ba8b-de0192a05559/default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=T77C9Dzv
- [Rebecca Henderson: Does Capitalism Need to be Reimagined?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1474640165/400f1d19aa98) (2020-11-16, 40 min): audio https://cdn.simplecast.com/audio/fe0ca84f-bede-47b2-8d1a-8647775df1e7/episodes/7f5748c5-6b9a-4986-bc85-b9a2cf1b3315/audio/df1462d6-0874-4162-be08-baeab71108a7/default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=T77C9Dzv
- [Jeannie Suk Gersen: Do Elite Colleges Discriminate Against Asian Americans?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1474640165/eda50bf20c5f) (2020-11-09, 38 min): audio https://cdn.simplecast.com/audio/fe0ca84f-bede-47b2-8d1a-8647775df1e7/episodes/e4d0b45f-3a4c-4762-be87-443b0ded9be0/audio/cf65b177-3168-4f39-aaea-47290efef1c5/default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=T77C9Dzv
- [Danielle Allen: What Do COVID-19 and Extreme Inequality Mean for American Democracy?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1474640165/03a7a1af9703) (2020-11-02, 30 min): audio https://cdn.simplecast.com/audio/fe0ca84f-bede-47b2-8d1a-8647775df1e7/episodes/17b1014d-3407-4efc-b738-9aa324fbdca8/audio/0fa53484-b4a8-4bda-be57-75eef6a848f8/default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=T77C9Dzv
- [Caroline Buckee: Can Mobile-phone Data Help Control the Spread of the Coronavirus?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1474640165/70e82c9e30c8) (2020-10-26, 31 min): audio https://cdn.simplecast.com/audio/fe0ca84f-bede-47b2-8d1a-8647775df1e7/episodes/fd78cf7d-c35b-4d85-ae78-091d0015be93/audio/450dd11c-b2c5-4473-88e6-ed67dd73b35a/default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=T77C9Dzv
- [Daniel Schrag and David Keith: Can solar geoengineering help fight climate change?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1474640165/dc1308912584) (2020-10-19, 47 min): audio https://cdn.simplecast.com/audio/fe0ca84f-bede-47b2-8d1a-8647775df1e7/episodes/e87a2b52-76c3-45dd-b197-1b184f063fad/audio/373ee0d0-8f91-43e5-a003-316de4344e10/default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=T77C9Dzv
- [Preview: Ask a Harvard Professor, Season Three](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1474640165/61a7b4ed8406) (2020-10-16, 2 min): audio https://cdn.simplecast.com/audio/fe0ca84f-bede-47b2-8d1a-8647775df1e7/episodes/5160579e-4c11-4eba-8d5a-42acb3b9e170/audio/c09f038a-e4c0-4c28-82b5-10678c3a52d1/default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=T77C9Dzv
- [Doug Elmendorf and Karen Dynan: How much can the federal budget and the deficit continue to grow?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1474640165/6ef37e69b479) (2020-04-13, 27 min): audio https://cdn.simplecast.com/audio/fe0ca8/fe0ca84f-bede-47b2-8d1a-8647775df1e7/1b316775-37a5-4579-a95b-ff6a76fdd97b/elmendorf-dynan-finalmixdown_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=T77C9Dzv
- [William C. Kirby: Is China ready for leadership on the global stage?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1474640165/fe539157a6dd) (2020-04-06, 54 min): audio https://cdn.simplecast.com/audio/fe0ca8/fe0ca84f-bede-47b2-8d1a-8647775df1e7/3b552db0-c58c-4cfd-9c2b-d242610d4d60/kirby-podcast-mixdownfinalfinal_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=T77C9Dzv
- [Benjamin Sachs and Sharon Block: When did labor law stop working?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1474640165/a3df9b997518) (2020-03-30, 31 min): audio https://cdn.simplecast.com/audio/fe0ca8/fe0ca84f-bede-47b2-8d1a-8647775df1e7/56282f19-14e7-4841-a372-5fffffe8ce37/sachs-block-pod-mixdown-with-final-change_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=T77C9Dzv
- [Nicholas Burns: Why Does Good Diplomacy Matter?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1474640165/e29c025f4c19) (2020-03-23, 32 min): audio https://cdn.simplecast.com/audio/fe0ca8/fe0ca84f-bede-47b2-8d1a-8647775df1e7/b9d2acaf-a08f-4d81-91dd-24d6ff9a48af/nicholas-burns-podcast-final-mixdown_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=T77C9Dzv
- [Maya Sen: Have U.S. courts become political prizes?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1474640165/b475e703ded3) (2020-03-16, 35 min): audio https://cdn.simplecast.com/audio/fe0ca8/fe0ca84f-bede-47b2-8d1a-8647775df1e7/61b34a71-3bdb-4a70-aa00-8deaaaf07b78/maya-sen-final-podcast-mixdown_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=T77C9Dzv
- [David Cutler: Can the U.S. Healthcare System Be Fixed?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1474640165/1bd16e325d90) (2020-03-09, 32 min): audio https://cdn.simplecast.com/audio/fe0ca8/fe0ca84f-bede-47b2-8d1a-8647775df1e7/f6251aae-3014-4933-9454-efa36b811e3f/cutler-podcast-mixdownfinal_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=T77C9Dzv
- [Joseph S. Nye: How Do Past Presidents Rank in Foreign Policy?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1474640165/e730a984a01b) (2020-03-02, 25 min): audio https://cdn.simplecast.com/audio/fe0ca8/fe0ca84f-bede-47b2-8d1a-8647775df1e7/7fb09b6e-d2f4-4999-bf6e-2a4de6f6662b/joe-nye-podcast-final-cut-with-proper-outro_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=T77C9Dzv
- [Preview: Ask a Harvard Professor Season Two](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1474640165/94a0d6416db9) (2020-02-26, 3 min): audio https://cdn.simplecast.com/audio/fe0ca8/fe0ca84f-bede-47b2-8d1a-8647775df1e7/7a8875da-95ef-4846-a7ab-0116a8dfbef2/podcast-promo-mixdown-slightly-improved_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=T77C9Dzv
- [Marcyliena Morgan: How has Harvard Cultivated Hiphop?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1474640165/3dc5122170fa) (2019-10-21, 45 min): audio https://cdn.simplecast.com/audio/fe0ca8/fe0ca84f-bede-47b2-8d1a-8647775df1e7/27e057a7-87f9-4b78-92d8-36c2931c8a03/marcylienamorgan-mixdown-forpublish_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=T77C9Dzv
- [Robin Kelsey: Is a Photograph a Work of Art?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1474640165/cacbda188a7a) (2019-10-07, 33 min): audio https://cdn.simplecast.com/audio/fe0ca8/fe0ca84f-bede-47b2-8d1a-8647775df1e7/e9a61b83-5889-49cf-ac0d-68880ba67e6b/kelsey-final-mixdown2_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=T77C9Dzv
- [Edward Glaeser: Should We All Be Living in Cities?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1474640165/74b3be19bcb4) (2019-09-30, 31 min): audio https://cdn.simplecast.com/audio/fe0ca8/fe0ca84f-bede-47b2-8d1a-8647775df1e7/19ebe1ba-d62d-4d2d-b621-d38da438b55f/glaeser-final-4_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=T77C9Dzv
- [David Hemenway: Who Can Solve America’s Gun Problem?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1474640165/653455e59149) (2019-09-23, 29 min): audio https://cdn.simplecast.com/audio/fe0ca8/fe0ca84f-bede-47b2-8d1a-8647775df1e7/b67793ec-6ac2-4bf1-bb4a-d146dff951d8/hemenway_mixdown_final2_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=T77C9Dzv
- [Staci Gruber: How Does Marijuana Affect the Brain?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1474640165/654a5dce1c64) (2019-09-16, 32 min): audio https://cdn.simplecast.com/audio/fe0ca8/fe0ca84f-bede-47b2-8d1a-8647775df1e7/d4807e33-f405-48d1-a16d-06b9c7843ad4/podcast_gruber_9_13_19_final_mixdown_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=T77C9Dzv
- [Lawrence Lessig: What Leads to Academic Corruption?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1474640165/2a58ca08adbc) (2019-09-09, 28 min): audio https://cdn.simplecast.com/audio/fe0ca8/fe0ca84f-bede-47b2-8d1a-8647775df1e7/1511933c-d94b-4f4b-8e46-5905db2edb50/lessig_8_19_19_mixdown2_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=T77C9Dzv
- [Introducing: Ask a Harvard Professor](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1474640165/d97eb8787a7b) (2019-07-29, 2 min): audio https://cdn.simplecast.com/audio/fe0ca8/fe0ca84f-bede-47b2-8d1a-8647775df1e7/5d11815e-926c-4ef0-8b1c-040fc76dc9c3/podcast_trailer_aahp_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=T77C9Dzv

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