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Teach Us Something New

Luke Hobson 1 Episodes Aug 3, 2026

What happens when you sit down with some of the sharpest minds at MIT and ask them to teach you something? That's exactly what we find out on Teach Us Something New. Hosted by Dr. Luke Hobson, Head of Instructional Design at MIT xPRO, each episode dives deep into the expertise, research, and ideas that drive members of the MIT community. Whether you're a lifelong learner, an educator, or just genuinely curious, you're invited to learn something new alongside us.

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Harness Engineering with Jessica Cervi Aug 3, 2026 28:11 In this episode, we sit down with Dr. Jessica Cervi, a Learning Facilitator and Subject Matter Expert on AI for MIT xPRO. She'll walk us through harness engineering, an approach focused on building the environment an AI agent operates inside rather than just the instructions you hand it. Jessica breaks down how harness engineering differs from prompt and context engineering, why guardrails and eva

Systems Thinking with Bruce Cameron May 25, 2026 45:00 On today's episode, we're joined by Dr. Bruce Cameron. He's the director of the system architecture group, a senior lecturer, and the faculty director for MIT's Architecture and System Engineering Online Certificate Program.In this episode, we'll explore the world of systems thinking, what it really means to see the connections between events, why the decisions you make early in any complex system

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