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TAU Unbound - Episode #13: How to prepare for an Unforeseen Disaster Prof. Bruria Adini

In this episode of TAU Unbound our host, Ambassador Ido Aharoni Aronoff, is hosting Dr. Bruria Adini, head of the Department of Emergency Management and Disaster Medicine in the School of Public Health, in the Faculty of Medicine at Tel Aviv University. Prof. Adini Spent 17 years in the Israel Defense Forces and then in the Ministry of Health and acquired invaluable knowledge in the management of extreme crisis situations. She obtained her PhD in the management of health systems. Her main message is holistic: to promote effective management of emergencies and disasters, the public must be viewed as a partner. Bruria is involved in the planning and implementation of processes aimed at ensuring effective response to different hazards that pose a risk, including earthquakes, floods, wars, pandemic and of course climate-related risks. Join us for this discussion and subscribe and share if you like!
00:00 intro
00:50 Israel Defense Forces and then in the Ministry of Health
02:50 The army as an organizational force with logistical value
04:20 Measurements of public preparedness and public health during a crisis
06:07 Various threats to Israel: from earthquakes to wars
12:00 The Covid epidemic and the policy of closures
17:00 Research at Tel Aviv University combines science and practice
21:20 Government support and hope are the key to social resilience
23:40 The climate crisis as a critical emergency
26:27 Solution: adjusted priority of resources, the public as a resource not as a problem
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TAU Unbound - Episode #14: Meet Israel’s Best and Brightest - Volunteers in Africa. Yaeli Benovich & Offir Inbar

In this episode of TAU Unbound our host, Ambassador Ido Aharoni Aronoff, is hosting two young academics representing the Africa Project and Engineers Without Borders: a group of 22 volunteers, all from TAU, who diligently work to improve lives of villagers in Africa. Ra'anana-born Yaeli Benovich and Tel-Aviv born Offir Inbar, fell in love with Tanzania, were they work on the implementing of water-collection systems on roof tops and the engagement in training programs to develop local water management skills.
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A true delight to meet Israel’s best! Join us for this discussion and subscribe and share if you like!
00:00 intro
01:05 Yaeli's personal background. From a school in Sde Boker to the School of Environmental Sciences. David Ben-Gurion's vision to develop the Negev.
03:07 Ofir's personal background. love for environmental issues and the water crisis from a young age
06:09 The research topic is washing and hope.
08:06 Engineers Without Borders. Africa Group.
11:50 A holistic solution. The goal: to add an educational aspect to African society
13:40 Working with the community
20:00 Partners, contributors and supporters of Engineers Without Borders
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TAU Unbound - Episode #15: What are the Collective Consequences of Lack of Sustainability prof. Vered Blass

In this episode of TAU Unbound our host, Ambassador Ido Aharoni Aronoff, is hosting Environmental Expert prof. Vered Blass of the Porter School of the Environment and Earth Sciences. Dr. Blass, who obtained her advanced degrees from the University of California, Santa Barbara, is an expert in sustainability consequences. Here, we learn about the importance of engaging the general public in changing consumption and production patterns, by using life cycle thinking. prof. Blass’ message is relevant to all, especially to some private sector entities, who think only governments must uphold a higher ecological standard. Join us for this discussion and subscribe and share if you like!
00:00 intro
01:08 Personal background, industrial engineering and environment
03:45 Israel and the OECD organization
05:45 A holistic approach to addressing the climate crisis
07:20 Green technology
12:00 Economic considerations water VS energy, electricity VS energy
16:00 Implementation of an interdisciplinary holistic approach
27:16 Collaborations between academia, research and reality in the field.
28:40 Israel is special in its size and number of initiatives
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TAU Unbound - Episode #16: Why Doesn’t Israel Have a Constitution?

Prof. Hanni Lerner is the energetic head of Tel Aviv University’s School of Political Science, Government and International Affairs. Her field of expertise could not have been more relevant for this topic: the comparative study of constitutions. In this episode of TAU Unbound, host Ido Aharoni Aronoff and Prof. Lerner engage in a discussion about the history of Israel’s several failed attempts to draft a constitution, the constitutional landscape in other countries, as well as various scenarios for Israel’s recovery from its current constitutional crisis.
00:00 intro
01:30 Personal background, philosophy and political science
02:55 Israel compared to other countries. Constitution versus society
05:43 India, Turkey, Sri Lanka compared to Israel
07:46 Why is there no constitution in Israel?
08:52 The position of David Ben-Gurion
15:00 The election system in Turkey
18:00 Knesset function. The weakness of the Knesset.
21:14 Will there be a constitutional crisis in Israel?
24:15 Declaration of Independence.
27:20 The unique regime system in Israel.
31:00 What are the basic laws of the State of Israel
32:00 Israel's applications of democracy in Israel
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TAU Unbound - Episode #17: Why inclusive organizations do better?

In our 17th Episode, host Ido Aharoni Aronoff, engages in a discussion about the importance of inclusion and diversity in the performance of complex organizations such as academic institutions. In the studio we host two leaders of Tel Aviv University: One, Prof. Milette Shamir, Vice President of Tel Aviv University, in charge of international academic collaboration whose academic expertise is in English and American Studies, focusing on U.S. literature and culture in the nineteenth century. Prof. Neta Ziv, is the Vice President for Equity, Diversity and Community at Tel Aviv University and the academic director of The Carasso Social Housing Research and Development Program (Hagar). She is a longtime member of the Faculty of Law and an expert in human rights law.
00:00 - Intro
01:20 - Prof. Shamir's personal background
02:20 - Tel Aviv University is the largest in terms of students
02:40 - Personal background Prof. Neta Ziv. Establishment of the Legal Bureau at Tel Aviv University.
05:00 - How can more students be brought to the university?
07:48 - International program for about 400 students.
10:40 - The goal - to bring as many students as possible and show the diversity here.
12:40 - The academy as a melting pot: secular and religious, Arabs and Jews. shared space.
17:00 - Collaboration with Columbia University.
19:41 - Internationalization of Tel Aviv University.
22:25 - The studies are richer thanks to the diversity of the students.
25:30 - Creating an equal opportunity for every student.
28:45 - Creating a network of connections of the university in the world.
31:20 - Collaborations with universities abroad.
36:00 - The students in the international program help the university convey our messages.
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TAU Unbound - Episode #18: Brain, Sex and Gender - what are the relations between them?

Our guest Prof. Daphna Joel conceived the ‘mosaic’ hypothesis – the claim that sex differences in the brain do not add-up consistently in individuals. In a discussion with out host, Ido Aharoni Aronoff, she contends that most brains are composed of both features more common in females and features more common in males. Prof. Joel received her Ph.D. in psychology in Tel-Aviv University in 1998, and joined the faculty of TAU, after receiving the Alon fellowship for young Israeli scientists. She is presently a member of the School of Psychological Sciences and the Sagol School of Neuroscience. Her work on questions related to brain, sex and gender won international acclaim.
Link to the gender mosaic website, where people can explore their own gender mosaic https://gendermosaic.tau.ac.il/,
Gender Mosaic: Beyond the Myth of the Male and Female brain: https://gendermosaic.tau.ac.il/the-book/.
TEDx talk: A future with no gender https://www.ted.com/talks/daphna_joel...00:00 - Intro
01:50 - Personal background, "Talpiot" unit in the IDF.
04:30 - PhD on the gender brain.
06:14 - Gender psychology.
08:45 - The effect of gender on the brain.
09:30 - Tzaficha: Every person has a male brain and a female brain!
13:47 - Gender division should not affect moral behavior.
16:40 - Gender medicine.
21:34 - Personal questionnaire for self-examination. Gender division of the brain. Gender mosaic
25:41 - Essential education.
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TAU Unbound - Episode #7 - Prof. Tova Milo - What is the Future of Computing

In this episode of TAU Unbound we had a chance to discuss the future of computing and exact sciences from Natanya-born Prof. Tova Milo Dean of the Faculty of Exact Sciences.
How powerful will computers help advance solutions to health-related, environmental, and societal problems?
Prof. Milo shares about her career and her faculty’s work.
00:30 How she came to study exact science
3:45 How she transferred to computer science
4:47 Main things that haven’t changed in computer science
6:36 Personal specialty in computer science
7:05 Main challenges in data management
7:51 The Applications of data management and Ethics
11:00 Ai and algorithms - critics
14:58 Creativity and ai
17:22 Future of Work and leisure activities in the technological world
20:17 Faculty of exact science
21:00 International collaboration
23:00 Environmental agenda
25:41 Future of her research
29:00 Future of information tech
31:48Quantum computing and the future of computer science
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TAU Unbound - Episode #8 - Prof. Ronit Satchi Fainaro - The Future of cancer Treatment

In this episode of TAU Unbound, Prof. Ronit Satch-Fainaro, a former concert-level ballet dancer and the head of the Cancer Research and Nanomedicine Laboratory, shares her ground-breaking work 3D printing tissues, customizing cancer treatment and applying nano-medicine.
Prof. Satchi-Fainaro talks about the counter-intuitive connection between dance and medical research and shares her tremendous optimism about the future of cancer treatment.
01:05 Name and family history
07:05 Ballet and science
08:20 Becoming a professional dancer
10:49 Focusing on science
11:03 PhD in Nano-Tecnology, Nano-Tecnology and Cancer
15:00 Immune system as a double-edged sword
17:20 Main areas of interest of the research center.
18:00 Nano Vaccin. Boosting the immune system.
21:00 Treating blood Cancer and sequencing
25:25 The needs of the lab to go forward with the research
29:00 The future of Cancer treatment
32:00 Clinical regulation
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TAU Unbound - Episode #9 - Prof. Moshe Zviran - Decoding the DNA of Israeli creativity

An only son to Holocaust survivors, Prod. Moshe Zviran is a Professor of Information Technology at the Coller School of Management and served as Dean of the School from 2014-2022. Currently the Chief Entrepreneurship and innovation officer of Tel Aviv University and Head of the Bloomberg Sagol Initiative for City Leadership, he is our guest in this episode of TAU Unbound. Prof. Zviran has a unique perspective as to the DNA of Israeli innovation and creativity. He is full of knowledge and passion.
01:20 - Background, name and childhood
07:30 - Mathematics and Computer science Studies
09:00 - PhD on strategic planning of information systems
10:24 - Mooving to California
11:30 - Business strategies vs information technology
14:45 - Management strategies
17:00 - Strategy will eat culture for breakfast
17:30 - The culture and strategy of Israelis
20:13 - Israel as a nation under siege also from a business perspective
23:00 - Nowadays in the Entrepreneurship and innovation center of Tel Aviv University
29:30 The roll of IDF in Cyberspace
31:17 - Why we don't have an Israeli global brand?
35:17 - The future of Tel Aviv University
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TAU Unbound - Episode #10: What is Popular Culture and What Happened to the Israeli “Sabra”? Dr. Miri Talmon

In this episode of TAU Unbound our host, Ambassador Ido Aharoni Aronoff, is engaging in a lively discussion about Israel’s popular culture with expert Dr. Miri Talmon who had studies mass media and popular culture for decades.
What happened to the Israeli image as a “Sabra” Is it still prickly from the outside but sweet from the inside?
Why should the world know about the great humor of Ephraim Kishon and his generation of Israeli humorists?
Join us for this important discussion and share if you like!
00:00 intro
01:00 Academic background
02:01 Characteristics of Israeli Popular Culture
07:55 The importance of grouphood in Israeli culture
11:50 Multiculturalism
16:00 Contemporary Israeli Cinema
17:00 The similarity between Israeli and American culture
20:48 Differences between humor and satire
25:00 The work of Ephraim Kishon
30:00 Recommendations for Israeli Culture
30:50 Israel as a representative of an eclectic culture
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