The Solve Effect
The Solve Effect
Podcast Description
The Solve Effect is a podcast by MIT Solve that hosts leaders, visionaries, and barrier-breakers intent on wielding technology for good. Each episode explores the journeys of people rewriting the rules for global problem solving—from questioning the ethics of data to tackling bias in AI to applying traditional knowledge in the modern world. Join us in inspiring action to global problem-solving!
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The show covers a variety of critical topics focused on global problem-solving, including technology ethics, digital education access, and sustainability in the textile industry, with episodes highlighting personal stories like Khaled Kteily's mission to destigmatize male fertility and Katrin McMillan's approach to digital education in underserved communities.
The Solve Effect is a podcast by MIT Solve that hosts leaders, visionaries, and barrier-breakers intent on wielding technology for good. Each episode explores the journeys of people rewriting the rules for global problem solving—from questioning the ethics of data to tackling bias in AI to applying traditional knowledge in the modern world. Join us in inspiring action to global problem-solving!
Go behind the scenes at Solve Challenge Finals in this bonus episode of “The Solve Effect.” Guest host and co-producer Elisabeth Graham takes you through a day at Solve’s biggest event of the year, held in New York during the United Nations General Assembly and Climate Week.
Hear conversations with Solve Innovator Program Lead, Taewee Kahrs, MIT President Emeritus L. Rafael Reif, Artist and Designer, Mara Hoffman, and Solve Executive Director, Hala Hanna, plus members of the 2026 Solver Class: Carlo Charles of Flint Paper Battery, Janet Lindow of RBHI, Oliver Utne of Kara Solar, and Elena Martinez Martinez of BlueGea Group.
Full transcript available here.
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