Caroline is Professor of English, Carlson Professor in the Humanities, and Vice President for Global Strategy at Rice University.

We discuss how to foster a creativity mindset in students, interdisciplinarity, specialists vs generalists in academia, literature, fiction versus nonfiction reading, among many interesting topics.

Caroline's latest book "Invent Ed: How an American Tradition of Innovation Can Transform College Today" (MIT Press) will be released on December 16, 2025. Amazon link: https://shorturl.at/9DvTM

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Dr. Gad Saad is a professor, evolutionary behavioral scientist, and author who pioneered the use of evolutionary psychology in marketing and consumer behavior. In addition to his scientific work, Dr. Saad is a leading public intellectual who often writes and speaks about idea pathogens that are destroying logic, science, reason, and common sense.

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