Fulbright PULSE
Fulbrighters - from the first to the current generation – are driven by the desire to create an impact in this world. In PULSE, Fulbrighters of all disciplines, from scientists to artists, from journalists to entrepreneurs, tell their story. A podcast initiated by the German-American Fulbright Commission and Fulbright Alumni e. V. Germany.
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Episodes
Monday Oct 31, 2022
Monday Oct 31, 2022
In this episode, Dr. Juliane Kronen is our guest.
Juliane undertook her Fulbright in 1984 and ‘85 at the University of Missouri, before obtaining a PhD in Business Administration from the University of Cologne.
Juliane is a member of the jury of the right livelihood award, sometimes called the alternative noble prize. We talk about its mission, some of the inspiring laureates (incl. Krishnammal Jagannathan), and the impact of the award.
We also talk about her transition from being a partner, directing manager, and executive at Boston Consulting Group to becoming a social entrepreneur and founder of the Non-Profit Organization Innatura.
We find out more about Innatura, and that time they sent diapers to Prince Charles.
Interviewed by Mohamed Kari (mkari.de).
Sunday Sep 25, 2022
Sunday Sep 25, 2022
In this episode, Dr. Philip Häusser is our guest.
With Fulbright, Philip earned a Master’s degree in Physics from the University of California, Santa Cruz, in 2014, before then obtaining a PhD in Computer Science and Machine Learning from the Technical University of Munich.
Philip is a science communicator, hosting TV shows on major German TV channels incl. SWR, BR, ZDF, WDR, and ARD, producing YouTube videos for the YouTube channel Breaking Lab that now has more than 450’000 subscribers, publishing books.
We talk about what drives his work, about his latest book „AI explained for everyone“, the impact of artificial intelligence, and more generally the role of science in society.
We also talk about Philips role as the Chief Technology Officer at Ablacon, a HealthTech start-up, that has closed a 30 Million Dollar funding round in the past year.
And we find out about the decisions that brought him there.
Interviewed by Mohamed Kari (mkari.de).
Monday Aug 29, 2022
Monday Aug 29, 2022
In this episode, we hear from Prof. Daniel Cremers, Head of the Chair of Computer Vision & Artificial Intelligence at the Technical University of Munich and one of the most renowned scientists in his field.
We talk about what drives him as a researcher and we hear what inspires his work. He has received numerous grants and prizes, incl. the renowned Leibniz Prize as the highest German scientific awards and multiple 7-figure European Research Council grants.
We also talk about his start-up, artisense.ai, and technology start-ups in general.
His personal path includes education and research in Virgina, Indiana, New York, Heidelberg, Berlin, Mannheim, Los Angeles, Princeton, Bonn, Cambridge and Munich, and in this interview, we cover some these stages and decisions in his career including his experience with Fulbright in 1994 and 1995 in Indiana and New York, his time as a highly recognized post-doctoral researcher at UCLA, and as a researcher in industry at Siemens Corporate Research.
Interviewed by Mohamed Kari (mkari.de).
Friday Jul 29, 2022
Friday Jul 29, 2022
In this episode, we hear from Bettina Luescher. Bettina was the chief spokesperson of the United Nations World Food Programme.
We talk about the people she has met in that role - sometimes the world leaders, sometimes the world's poorest. We also talk about her work as the first German news anchor at the CNN international, where Bettina delivered the news to 180 million viewers around the world.
And we find out what drove Bettina to apply for a Fulbright scholarship, and about the unusual encounter that put her on the track for CNN.
Interviewed by Mohamed Kari (mkari.de).