# Podcasts

Listen to educational podcasts with expert interviews, insightful discussions, and innovative ideas from our extended network.


## Featured podcasts

Explore our curated selection of featured educational podcasts from the Forum and our Strategic Intelligence Academy community.


### Episode #41: Start the New Year Like a Systems Thinker

In this episode, Drs. Derek and Laura Cabrera of Cornell University dive into how a systems thinker sets New Year’s resolutions.

[Cabrera Lab | Cornell University](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZIACdN0X7g)


### Tomorrow's Classroom: Digital Transformation through Systems Thinking

In this episode, researcher and educator ⁠Breanne Pitt⁠ discusses systems thinking and its vital role in modern education. She examines the challenges and complexities of the digital age and the impact of standardized testing on learning.

[SDG Learncast | United Nations](https://www.unsdglearn.org/podcast/tomorrows-classroom-digital-transformation-through-systems-thinking/)


### Episode #35: Breaking Free from the Education System

Drs. Derek and Laura Cabrera of Cornell University take a hard look at the dissatisfaction with the education system and why it’s failing teachers, parents, administrators, and especially students.

[Cabrera Lab | Cornell University](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1pCtJFF-AEE)


### Systems Analysis in Flood Risk Management

High school student and Covelance Global founder, Sophia Tabibian, interviews Slobodan P. Simonovic, a globally recognized academic known for pioneering interdisciplinary research in systems analysis for sustainable development.

[The Climate Map | Sophia Tabibian ‘26](https://the-climate-map.org/systems-analysis-in-flood-risk-management)


### Episode #5: Rethinking Education

Drs. Derek and Laura Cabrera rethink the education system while sharing stories from their own personal educational experiences

[Cabrera Lab | Cornell University](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivqJtS4rodk)


### Launching a Teaching Career with Systems Thinking

When Dia Rabin tried on systems thinking as a brand new 5th grade teacher at Palms Elementary School, it was a perfect fit that defined her beginning practice.

[Systems Thinking for Kids | Apple Podcasts](https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/launching-a-teaching-career-with-systems-thinking/id1562770785?i=1000608271412)


### Episode #3: Is TQ the new IQ?

Derek and Laura talk about the IQ test, where it's lacking, and how the Thinking Quotient (TQ) is a more accurate and better replacement.

[Cabrera Lab | Cornell University](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzSR8Jknt4w)


### Commercial Approaches to Regenerating Marine Ecosystems

High school student and Covelance Global founder, Sophia Tabibian, interviews Brian Tsuyoshi Takeda, founder and former CEO of Urchinomics. He discusses how with the right incentives, ethical boundaries, and human ingenuity, coastal ecosystems can be restored while creating meaningful jobs.

[The Climate Map | Sophia Tabibian '26](https://open.spotify.com/episode/7zMN4pnDr2fxl45YbIb6s8?go=1&sp_cid=283c532c0db025bb93e49c0b78682444&utm_source=embed_player_p&utm_medium=desktop&nd=1&dlsi=03a5a023135f4de7)


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