Our guest is Nachum Dershowitz, an American-born Israeli scholar and Professor Emeritus of Computer Science and AI at TAU. He is internationally renowned for foundational contributions to theoretical computer science, including the Dershowitz–Manna ordering and the recursive path ordering—both widely used to prove that computational processes eventually terminate rather than run indefinitely.

His research spans a wide range of fields, including logic, artificial intelligence, natural language understanding, calendar algorithms, and the application of computational methods to medicine, archeology, and the humanities.

In recent years, Dershowitz has been made major contributions to the digitization and study of Hebrew manuscripts, including the Dead Sea Scrolls and the Cairo Genizah (a vast repository of discarded medieval Hebrew texts). By applying AI-driven methods to manuscript images, his work helps decipher texts, reconstruct fragmented documents, and recover forgotten histories and cultural treasures.

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Our guest in this new episode is Israel historian Prof. Orit Rozin, from the Faculty of Humanities, Dept. of Jewish History. Her areas of research are vast: Social, cultural, and legal history of Israel; Relations between citizens and state; Jewish immigration;

Law and national identity; Women’s History; Civil and social rights; History of emotions; Food history; The Arab-Israeli Conflict; Terror and civil society. In her unique approach she is bringing into consideration the emotional aspects of history, looking at immigrant groups, for example, from a unique perspective.

Prof. Rozin is the author of three books: Her first book, The Hard Duty of Love, Individual and Collective in Israel in the Fifties (2008), won the Jonathan Shapira Prize from the Association for Israel Studies in 2009. Her second book, A Home for All Jews: Citizenship, Rights and National Identity in the New Israeli State, won second place in the Jordan Schnitzer Prize from the Association for Jewish Studies. Her third book, Emotions of Conflict, Israel 1949-1967, won the Chaikin Institute for Geostrategy Prize in 2025, the Best Book Award from the European Association for Israel Studies, and a Commendation from the Association for Israel Studies. In this episode we discussed her first two books.

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Our guest in today’s episode is Prof. Yael Hanein, a Full Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Tel Aviv University, Chair of Convergent Engineering, and the Director of the Neuro-Engineering Lab. She is also the CTO and co-founder X-trodes. She published over 100 scientific articles and registered six patents. Prof. Hanein specializes in neuronal interfaces, in particular, the study of new micro and nano devices aimed to interface directly and indirectly with the brain. Her current projects, which we discussed in our conversation, include: novel materials for artificial retina applications, and skin electronics for electrophysiology.

“One of the enormous advantages of academia is that you are surrounded by young and very talented people your whole life, people who are motivated, with a desire to learn and research," says Hanein.

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Our guest in this new episode is an academic super star: Prof. Carmit Levy who is the Chair of the Department of Human Molecular Genetics & Biochemistry at the Gray Faculty of Medicine. Levy is a renowned researcher in the area of skin cancer.

Prof. Levy and her team recently made a groundbreaking discovery involving a protein called Ly6a, which acts as a “brake” on the immune system. This protein, expressed both after UV exposure and in tumors, prevents immune cells from attacking cancer effectively. In experimental studies, the team showed that blocking Ly6a with a specific antibody reactivated the immune response, causing tumors to shrink—even in cases resistant to existing immunotherapies. This research, published in Nature Communications, not only advances our understanding of the immune system but also points toward entirely new treatment possibilities. Join us as we explore with Prof. Levy how this discovery was made, its future potential, and what it means for the fight against cancer.

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Prof. Lihi Adler-Abramovich, Department of Oral Biology, The Goldschleger School of Dental Medicine, the Gray Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences at Tel Aviv University

Prof. Lihi Adler-Abramovich, Ph.D. is with the Department of Oral Biology at The Goldschleger School of Dental Medicine which is part of the Gray Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences at Tel Aviv University. She is also with The Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology and The Center for the Physics and Chemistry of Living Systems, both at TAU.

In this new episode Prof. Adler-Abramovich is educating us about applications of nano science and materials designed and fabricated in a lab that were inspired by nature (bio-inspired materials). What started as applications for dental sciences, especially with bones, became critically important due to applications across the board from Osteoporosis among the elderly (Osteoporosis is a condition that weakens bones, making them more prone to fractures. It is a common condition, especially in postmenopausal women and older adults), to the regeneration of skin cells.

Prof. Lihi: "In my Laboratory of Bioinspired Materials is focused on mimicking self-assembly processes that occur in nature, including biomineralization and the organization of short peptides and amino acids into ordered nanostructures. We are a material science laboratory with emphasis on organic chemistry and medical-biological applications. The group is developing new organic materials that are used for various applications, such as 3D hydrogels for bone tissue regeneration, which exhibit extraordinary mechanical properties and durability, along with biocompatibility and controlled drug release."

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Dr. Guy Stiebel, The Department of Archaeology and Ancient Near Eastern Cultures, Tel Aviv University

Dr. Guy Stiebel is a senior lecture at the Department of Archaeology at Tel Aviv University. His areas of expertise include the Martial archeology (with an emphasis on the Roman army and the site of Masada) and the interface between material culture and historical sources – both are critically relevant to contemporary debates and insights. Deploying advanced technology and forensic tools, Guy is able to familiarize us with people that lived thousands of years ago. His knowledge of their lives is astonishingly intimate and specific. In this new episode Dr. Stiebel, as the Head of the Neustadter Family Expedition to Masada, is sharing anecdotes from his rich history of excavations.

Those of you who would like to volunteer with his team, please reach out to the following address: [email protected]

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Prof. Amir Ayali, School of Zoology, Tel Aviv University

In this new Episode we dive into the captivating world of neuroethology and bio-inspired innovation. Our guest is Prof. Amir Ayali, a leading researcher at the Faculty of Life Sciences, who served as head of the Zoology Department from 2011 to 2015. His groundbreaking work reveals how the tiny brains of insects, like locusts and cockroaches, produce complex behaviors—from individual movement to swarm dynamics.

 Ayali’s research focuses on the neural and biomechanical mechanisms of locomotion, using insects as models to study motor control, decision-making, and group coordination. He explores how neural systems, such as central pattern generators, integrate with sensory feedback to drive behaviors like walking, flying, and digging. His findings on locust swarms uncover how simple visual cues lead to coordinated group movement, offering insights into both biology and agricultural challenges. Additionally, he investigates insect-environment interactions, including the effects of artificial light and microbiomes on behavior.

 A pioneer in interdisciplinary science, Ayali translates biological insights into bio-inspired technologies, from robotic locomotion to novel digging tools. His work bridges neuroscience and engineering, advancing our understanding of adaptive behavior while sparking innovative applications. Published in top journals, his research combines neurophysiology, behavioral assays, and computational modeling to decode the secrets of insect nervous systems.

 In the next hour, we’ll explore how locusts inspire cutting-edge robotics, unravel the neural basis of swarming, and question how insect behavior can shape future technologies. We’ll also discuss the impact of environmental factors on insects and their relevance to global challenges.

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Dr. Raz Zimmt, Director of the Iran and Shiite Axis Program at the INSS and a research fellow at the Alliance Centre for Iranian Studies at TAU

Israel-born Dr. Raz Zimmt is the director of the Iran and Shiite Axis Program at the INSS (Institute for National Security Studies) and a research fellow at the Alliance Centre for Iranian Studies at TAU. He holds master's and doctoral degrees in Middle Eastern history from Tel Aviv University and a bachelor's degree in Islamic and Middle Eastern history from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. His doctoral thesis, supervised by Prof. David Manshari and Prof. Eyal Zisser, dealt with Iranian foreign policy toward Nasserism and Arab radicalism between 1954 and 1967.

In this new episode Dr. Zimmt provides an overview of the state of affairs between the west and Iran, with rich historical references and some compelling analysis.

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Our guest in this new episode is Prof. Ben Maoz, who is a Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the Sagol School Of Neuroscience at TAU.Prof. Maoz shares with our host, Ido Aharoni, an overview of his lab's different expertise, which mainly focuses in developing advanced tools for improving human physiology. Overall, Prof. Maoz will present three areas of expertise:

1. Advanced tools to study human physiology – where he uses tissue engineering to create advanced tools that better mimic human physiology (e.g. Organs-on-a-Chip, organoids, iPSC).
2. Integrated electronics – where he develops implantable electronics that enable to restore tactile sensation.
3. Biohybrid robots – where he integrates the sensory systems of insects with robotic platforms to enable super-sensitive identification of smell using biological sensors.

In the talk, we will demonstrate how these tools can be used to push forward the study of human physiology.

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Guest: Prof. Iftach Yacoby, The School of Plant Sciences and Food Security, TAU

Our guest in this episode is framer-turned scientist Prof. Iftach Yacoby of the School of Plant Sciences and Food Security at TAU. His mission is to solve both problems at once: Food security and energy security. How is going to achieve this goal? That’s exactly whet this conversation is all about. Fellow researchers from Tel Aviv University explained his idea: To use green algae as tiny solar-powered factories that can produce two things we urgently need: clean hydrogen fuel and protein-rich food. By growing algae with sunlight and water, his team can generate renewable energy while also creating nutritious biomass that can be used as food or feed. This way, the same system helps tackle both climate change and global hunger at once. Hence, micro-algae are a genuine green coin, with one side representing energy security and the other food security.

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