Blue Chair Conversations
Something special happens when a guest sits in that blue chair.
See for yourself in the brand-new video and podcast series from Duke celebrating the hope, passion and resiliency that connects us. MADE FOR THIS: Blue Chair Conversations features candid one-on-one interviews with Duke change agents, speaking from the heart. Find out what drives them, what keeps them going through tough times and what keeps them at Duke.
Duke Coach Jon Scheyer Talks With Children’s Heart Surgeon
Coach Jon Scheyer and Dr. Joseph Turek are made for Teamwork. Head Coach of Duke Men’s Basketball, Jon Scheyer, and Chief of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, Dr. Joseph Turek, both run successful teams that win together. In this conversation, they both discuss the keys to success, what makes a team great and how their unlikely friendship has impacted their journeys.
Duke Researcher Discovers Revolutionary Treatment for Cancer
Suzanne Wardell is made for freedom. As an assistant research professor in pharmacology and cancer biology, she discovered that a drug designed to relieve post-menopausal symptoms could help cure breast cancer. Today, Suzanne credits Duke with providing her the freedom to pursue research that is changing women’s health and beyond.
How This Duke Climate Researcher Remains Resilient
Bill Pan is made for resilience. As a research scientist, he has to be. When his funding was drastically cut, he looked to his parents’ lives as an example of how to persevere.
What Happens to Democracy without Due Process?
Duke professor of law Brandon Garrett has seen the criminal justice system up close by representing defendants who were later exonerated and has become a scholar of wrongful convictions cases. What is the justice system of our future? One in which technology is used for good, leading to fairness like never before.
What if preventing Alzheimer's was possible right now?
Heather Whitson is made for purpose.
Heather Whitson’s life purpose came into focus when her love of science was linked to helping her grandmother confront Alzheimer’s Disease. Through her work at Duke, Dr. Whitson has found that Alzheimer's and dementia are diseases of aging that can be prevented decades before initial symptoms set in.
OpenAI’s Chief Economist on Human-Centered AI
Ronnie Chatterji is made for innovation.
The Chief Economist of OpenAI and professor of business and public policy at Duke, Chatterji says that technology of our present and future has the power to humanize us and grow our relationships stronger than ever.
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