Professors in dynamic tech fields won’t stay in academia for three or four decades. The best scientists in the world should have the freedom to pursue their careers as they choose.
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Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) is a global research university with more than 12,000 students, 95,000 alumni, and 5,000 faculty and staff. CMU has been a birthplace of innovation since its founding in 1900. Today, they are a global leader bringing groundbreaking ideas to market and creating successful startup businesses.
Their award-winning faculty members are renowned for working closely with students to solve major scientific, technological and societal challenges. CMU puts a strong emphasis on creating things—from art to robots.
CMU have campuses in Pittsburgh, Qatar and Silicon Valley, and degree-granting programs around the world, including Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe and Latin America.
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Rwanda requires the use of renewable energy to power up healthcare clinics in rural parts of the country.
Recent data thefts that appear to be carried out by nations are unsettling for many reasons and raise profound questions about how we should handle them.
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When we make important social decisions – which political candidate to vote for, whether to trust someone with our money, whether a person is guilty of a crime – we’d like to think we do so rationally…
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Professor of Information Technology and Public Policy, Carnegie Mellon University
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Research Psychologist, Carnegie Mellon University
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Professor of Decision Science and Psychology, Carnegie Mellon University
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Professor Emeritus of English, Carnegie Mellon University
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Postdoctoral Researcher in Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon University
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Assistant Professor of Economics, Carnegie Mellon University
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Associate Professor of the Practice in Strategy and Technology, Carnegie Mellon University
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Graduate Research Assistant at the Institute for Software Research, Carnegie Mellon University
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Assistant Teaching Professor of Strategy and Technology, Carnegie Mellon University
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Professor of Computer Science and of Engineering & Public Policy, Carnegie Mellon University
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Mark Kamlet is a Friend of The Conversation.
University Professor of Economics and Public Policy, Carnegie Mellon University
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Postdoctoral Fellow in Organizational Behavior and Theory, Carnegie Mellon University
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Associate Professor of Organizational Behavior and Business Ethics, Carnegie Mellon University
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Founders University Professor of Machine Learning, Carnegie Mellon University
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Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University
