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Professor Uzi Rabi, Director of the Moshe Dayan Center for Middle Eastern and African StudiesProfessor Uzi Rabi, who obtained his Ph.D from Tel Aviv University in 2000, is the energetic Director of the Moshe Dayan Center for Middle Eastern and African Studies, and a senior researcher at the Center for Iranian Studies, both at Tel Aviv University.
In this episode of TAU Unbound, Prof. Rabi is sharing with us some of his vast knowledge about the Middle East, providing an analysis of the actions of the regions main “actors, such as Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Israel.
Formerly, he was the Head of the Department of Middle Eastern and African History at Tel Aviv University. From 2004-2005, he held a visiting professorship at the Lipinski Institute of San Diego State University.
His research focuses on the modern history and evolution of states and societies in the Middle East, Iranian-Arab relations, oil and politics in the Middle East, and Sunni-Shi’i dynamics; within this framework he has supervised the dissertations of numerous doctoral candidates in this field over the years.

Major Gen. (Res.) Professor Isaac Ben-Israel,The School of Political Science Government and International AffairsMajor Gen. (Res.) Professor Isaac Ben-Israel is one of the most influential people in Israel in recent decades: he is one of the architects of Israel’s cyber-security prowess, a longstanding advocate of Israel’s increasing role in space as, as the 17-year Chair of the country’s space agency and, of course, as the Director of the Blavatnik ICRC and Yuval Ne’eman Workshop for Science, Technology and Security at Tel Aviv University, one of the driving forces behind the annual Cyber Week. In this conversation with host Ido Aharoni Aronoff, Isaac Ben-Israel is covering a wide range of issues: space and satellites, cyber security and global preparedness and of course the impact of artificial intelligence.

Prof. Neta Erez, Head of the laboratory of tumor biology and the Vice Dean of the Faculty of Medicine.Tel Aviv University’s Prof. Neta Erez is the Head of the laboratory of tumor biology and the Vice Dean of the Faculty of Medicine. Her research centers around ways to understand and combat the spread of breast cancer and melanoma, all the while trying to decode th interaction between the tumor and its environment. In this episode Prof. Erez discusses with host Ido Aharoni Aronoff the early stages of her career, her involvement in the mentoring of young scientists and her ground breaking scientific work.

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Dr. Nadav Cohen, An assistant Professor of Computer ScienceTel Aviv University’s Dr. Nadav Cohen as an Assistant Professor of Computer Science and a rising star in the field of artificial intelligence and data analytics. Dr. Cohen’s research focuses on the theoretical and algorithmic foundations of deep learning, analyzing aspects of expressiveness, optimization and generalization. The goal of his research is to derive theoretically founded procedures and algorithms that will improve practical performance. Here Dr. Cohen discusses with host Ido Aharoni Aronoff the meaning of neural networks and the pros and cons of the AI revolution.

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Prof. Laura Rosen, Chairperson of the Department of Health Promotion in School of Public Health, Faculty of MedicineUSA-born Prof. Laura Rosen is the Chairperson of the Department of Health Promotion in School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine at Tel Aviv University.
Prof. Rosen moved to Israel in 1986. Inspired by her own family experience, she took on the issue of smoking, second-hand smoking and collateral societal damage - as her main focus as a researcher and public health advocate.
In this episode Prof. Rosen discusses with host Ido Aharoni Aronoff effective ways to prevent smoking in general and in particular in public areas.
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Prof. Erez Shmueli, Head of the Big Data Lab in the department of Industrial Engineering.

Prof. Erez Shmueli is the head of the Big Data Lab in the department of Industrial Engineering.
He is the co-head of the undergraduate program in Data Science and a prolific scientist whose work has impacted the lives of many, from digital authentication to digital diagnosis of viral diseases.
In this episode Prof. Shmueli discusses with host Ido Aharoni Aronoff the various uses of big data analysis and its potential to improve our lives.
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Prof. Yael Sternhell, Department of History, Department of English and American StudiesIn this episode of TAU Unbound, host Ido Aharoni Aronoff is engaging in a fascinating conversation with one of the academic superstars of Tel Aviv University: historian Dr. Yael Strenhell, whose expertise is the American Civil War and its long aftermath.
Dr. Sternhell is able to draw parallels from the Civil War era to today’s political struggles. At the core of the discussion: to whom does America belong?
It appears that American society is still debating this fundamental question.
Yael is the author of the acclaimed "Routes of War: The World of Movement in the Confederate South" (Harvard University Press, 2012). She is holding a joint appointment in the history department and the department of English and American Studies.
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Prof. Neta Ziv & Prof. Milette Shamir. Prof. Shamir, Vice President of Tel Aviv University, in charge of international academic collaboration.Prof. Neta Ziv, is the Vice President for Equity, Diversity and CommunityIn our 17th Episode, host Ido Aharoni Aronoff, engages in a discussion about the importance of inclusion and diversity in the performance of complex organizations such as academic institutions. In the studio we host two leaders of Tel Aviv University:
One, Prof. Milette Shamir, Vice President of Tel Aviv University, in charge of international academic collaboration whose academic expertise is in English and American Studies, focusing on U.S. literature and culture in the nineteenth century.
Prof. Neta Ziv, is the Vice President for Equity, Diversity and Community at Tel Aviv University and the academic director of The Carasso Social Housing Research and Development Program (Hagar). She is a longtime member of the Faculty of Law and an expert in human rights law.

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Prof. Vered Blass of the Porter School of the Environment and Earth Sciences.In this episode of TAU Unbound our host, Ambassador Ido Aharoni Aronoff, is hosting Environmental Expert prof. Vered Blass of the Porter School of the Environment and Earth Sciences.
Dr. Blass, who obtained her advanced degrees from the University of California, Santa Barbara, is an expert in sustainability consequences. Here, we learn about the importance of engaging the general public in changing consumption and production patterns, by using life cycle thinking. prof. Blass’ message is relevant to all, especially to some private sector entities, who think only governments must uphold a higher ecological standard.
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Prof. Emeritus Thalma Lobel former head of TAU’s Psychology Department and Dean of Students
Our guest is Prof. Emeritus Thalma Lobel former head of TAU’s Psychology Department and Dean of Students. Thalma is a prolific writer who authored several bestsellers on the practical applications of psychological methodologies. In this episode, Lobel shares with host Ido Aharoni ways to reduce stress and mitigate anxiety during wartime in Israel. She received her Ph.D. in Psychology from Tel Aviv University and conducted her post doctoral work at Harvard University. As Dean of students Lobel promoted several social impact programs aimed at narrowing gaps in the Israeli society.

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