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ASU New articles aren't the only way to digest the research and creativity of Arizona State University. Explore the university and its experts through the podcasts, magazines, videos and more featured below.
- Ask a Biologist — Hear the biologists behind the popular Ask A Biologist website who are discovering new worlds and exploring new frontiers in biology. From the School of Life Sciences.
- AZ Creative Voices — A 10-episode limited podcast series that chronicles the Arizona Creative Communities Institute learning program wherein diverse teams from Arizona cities, towns and neighborhoods worked together in support of community transformation through the arts.
- Carpool Convos — Hosted by Enterprise Technology, this video series invites leaders, technologists and visionaries to explore the future of technology and innovation — all from the back seat of Waymo’s fleet of autonomous vehicles.
- Critical Conversations — Abigail Henson, an assistant professor in the Watts College of Public Service and Community Solutions, dives into critical conversations with those who have been directly impacted by the criminal justice system — whether through lived experience, research or both. These conversations get into the weeds on complex issues and encourage listeners to think critically and cultivate change through dialogue.
- Front End Planning Guru — A periodic podcast aimed at helping people curious about the front-end planning process understand more about it. Learn more at fep.engineering.asu.edu.
- Graduating in Science … Now What? — This podcast provides School of Molecular Sciences students with relevant career advice from professionals with STEM degrees who work in various fields.
- Griots & Galaxies — A 10-episode series hosted by Hugh Downs School Of Human Communication Assistant Professor Jenna Hanchey and speculative writers Chinelo Onwualu and Yvette Lisa Ndlovu that explores the work of 10 African speculative fiction authors and imagining new futures for the continent. Hosted by the Center for Science and the Imagination.
- The Imagination Desk — An occasional interview series in which the Center for Science and the Imagination chats with artists, authors, scholars, scientists and technologists about what inspires them and how they define and use imagination in their work.
- In Conversation With the Sanford School — A podcast from the T. Denny Sanford School of Social and Family Dynamics designed to showcase timely and informative insights from leading faculty and researchers which impact the ever changing social world we live in.
- Inside ASU — The tagline reads, "Real ASU students talk about real ASU life." This series offers students (and potential students) inside information about living on campus, financial aid, joining clubs and more.
- In Unity — A collaborative new podcast created by the Committee for Campus Inclusion to promote a culture of inclusion and the people and programs who are making it happen. Showcases perspectives on inclusion within our campus communities from individuals of all backgrounds.
- Keeping It Civil — A co-production of the School of Civic and Economic Thought and Leadership and Arizona PBS, this is a podcast dedicated to improving civil disagreement. Hosted by Henry Thomson, assistant professor of political science in the School of Politics and Global Studies.
- Knowledge Symbiosis: Can Biomimicry and Indigenous Science Harmonize — A five-episode series about biomimicry from multiple perspectives, including elders, Indigenous scholars and biomimicry practitioners. Hosted by Sara El-Sayed and Lily Urmann of ASU's Biomimicry Center and School of Sustainability Professor Melissa Nelson, the podcast is produced by The Cultural Conservancy’s Native Seed Pod in collaboration with ASU.
- Learning From Experience — This podcast from The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences is dedicated to helping students navigate life after graduation. Young alumni from The College share their experiences on topics such as giving back to the community, imposter syndrome, how to start investing/creating financial security, finding a job outside your degree area and more.
- Learning Futures — What if education systems were doing more and thinking differently about preparing learners to thrive in the future? Join hosts Sean Leahy, director of creative and emerging learning technologies at ASU, and Professor and Associate Dean Punya Mishra of the Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College for conversations on improving education and the futures of learning.
- Legal-Ease — A podcast collaboration between the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law's Academy for Justice and Legal-Ease Podcasts to bring you a partisan-free discussion on current issues affecting the criminal justice system, without convoluted legalese (fancy lawyer talk).
- McCain Institute podcasts — The nonpartisan organization inspired by Sen. John McCain and his family’s dedication to public service offers several podcasts, including Authors & Insights and Democracy Programs.
- Misinfo Weekly — From the ASU Library's Unit for Data Science and Analytics, an educational podcast dedicated to understanding misinformation in our time. The show breaks down basic and advanced concepts in mis- and disinformation, as well as helps track and trace how misinformation events come to be.
- Mission: Interplanetary — This space podcast from the Interplanetary Initiative brings an engaging and compelling perspective to the big questions, the challenges and the opportunities as we become a space-faring species. With hosts astronaut Cady Coleman and ASU scientist/author Andrew Maynard of the School for the Future of Innovation in Society.
- Modem Futura — A production of the Future of Being Human initiative at ASU in which hosts Andrew Maynard and Sean Leahy journey into the future to explore the dynamic intersection of technology, society and humanity — challenging the myths and narratives that define what it means to be human in a rapidly changing landscape.
- Organize the Unorganized — A limited podcast hosted by Benjamin Y. Fong of the Center for Work and Democracy that focuses on the history of America’s organized labor and its implications for the present day.
- Podcast of the Plague Year — A deeper dive into contributions made to the Journal of the Plague Year, a project of the School of Historical, Philosophical and Religious Studies. Mining the many photos, videos, reflections and other submissions to the archive, we select interesting topics to explore in the world of the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Slice of PI: Innovation With a Purpose — This podcast showcases the work being done within Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College with an eye to Principled Innovation (the ability to imagine new concepts, catalyze ideas, and form new solutions guided by principles that create positive change for humanity). This show will look to the process of changemaking — not just the clean and polished side of doing new things, but taking a look at the messier side of innovation.
- State Press Play — The student-run news organization of ASU covers topics both light-hearted and serious in its podcast.
- Thought Huddle — This podcast highlights thinkers and doers who are devoted to creating meaningful impact. It explores ideas, tells stories and helps make sense of our complicated and beautiful world. From the Office of Media Relations and Strategic Communications.
- Value Laden: Educational Leadership — Hear from educational leaders as they share what contributed to the development of their personal ethical compass and how these value systems influence their professional work leading an educational organization. We talk about the dilemmas they struggle with and how they maintain integrity to their vision, in a complex messy world.
- Zombiefied — Associate Professor of psychology Athena Aktipis and Creative Director Dave Lundberg-Kenrick talk with a mix of thinkers sharing their delicious brains on all topics having to do with zombification and what it means for who we are.
Magazines
- ASU Thrive — Premiere quarterly magazine of the university showcasing the ways ASU and its alumni are making an impact on the world.
- Canyon Voices — A student-driven online literary magazine that features the works of emerging writers and artists, published twice a year. Founded in spring 2010, Canyon Voices is supported by students and faculty of the School of Humanities, Arts, and Cultural Studies at the New College of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences.
- Disrupt — A magazine from the Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts that is organized around the themes of student well-being, the power of art and design to transform practices in other sectors, and arts and design integration into comprehensive, equitable community design and planning.
- Hayden’s Ferry Review — Founded in 1986, this is a semi-annual, international literary journal edited by the MFA students at ASU. Work from Hayden’s Ferry Review has been included in the Pushcart Prize Anthology, Best American Poetry, Best New Poets, Best American Short Stories, Best American Essays and Best American Mystery Stories.
- The Sundial — A digital publication showcasing forward-thinking public humanities work in the fields of premodern studies. The essays highlight ways we can use premodern pasts to engage with and interrogate our understanding of the world today. From the Arizona Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies.
- Superstition Review — A twice-yearly online literary magazine produced by creative writing and web design students at ASU. Founded in 2008, the journal has a mission of promoting contemporary art and literature by providing a free, easy-to-navigate, high-quality online publication that features work by established and emerging artists and authors from all over the world.
- Thunderbird Magazine — The alumni publication for the Thunderbird School of Global Management.
- Transformations — An online magazine featuring narrative essays, inspired by the belief in the power of story and the value of chronicling and sharing how transformative experiences can influence the trajectory of our lives. A project of the Narrative Storytelling Initiative at ASU and a publishing channel of the Los Angeles Review of Books.
- Turning Points — A guide written by and for ASU’s Indigenous students to help to ensure their success in higher education.
- W. P. Carey — The alumni magazine of the W. P. Carey School of Business.
Video series
- CSI Skill Tree — A series from the Center for Science and the Imagination that examines and celebrates how video games envision possible futures, build rich and thought-provoking worlds, and engage people as active participants in unfolding and interpreting stories.
- Devils in the Details — An occasional series featuring conversations with ASU experts who are doing the work, the research and the collaboration that makes ASU the most innovative university in America. From the Office of Media Relations and Strategic Communications.
- Got a Minute? — In a single minute, leading ASU experts share their wisdom on major topics that influence our world. From the Office of Media Relations and Strategic Communications.
- W. P. Carey Research — Explore trailblazing business research applicable to life and career, from the W. P. Carey School of Business.
- Risk Bites — Produced by risk and responsible innovation expert Professor Andrew Maynard of the School for the Future of Innovation in Society, Risk Bites covers everything from human health risks and risk perception, to the risks and benefits of emerging technologies.
- School of Earth and Space Exploration lab tours — Learn about the research and learning spaces of the School of Earth and Space Exploration.
- Seeking Justice in Arizona — The lecture series, started in 2004, brings in experts from our local communities to discuss critical national issues in an Arizona context. From the School of Social Transformation.
- Supply Chain Management basics — A limited series from the Department of Supply Chain Management at the W. P. Carey School of Business.
Essays / other writing:
- Future Tense — A partnership of Slate, New America and ASU that examines emerging technologies, public policy and society.
- Future Tense Fiction — A series of short stories about how technology and science will change our lives, commissioned and edited by Future Tense and the Center for Science and the Imagination. Each story is accompanied by a response essay from an expert in science, technology and society.
- Narrative Storytelling Initiative — From the Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory, this initiative advocates for the power of narrative and the necessity of compelling writing in multiple forms. It does so through a variety of projects, including essays, writing workshops, story contests and more.
- Sun Devil Shelf Life — This book database features works by ASU faculty, staff, alumni and students. Website users can browse entries or search for specific genres, authors, college units or keywords.
- Us in Flux — A series of short stories and video conversations that explore themes of community, collaboration and collective imagination in response to transformative events. From the Center for Science and the Imagination.