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Prof. Israel Hershkovitz, Emeritus in Anatomy and Anthropology in the School of Health Professions in the Faculty of MedicineOur new episode of TAU Unbound is about the science of physical anthropology, and more specifically, the role of human fossil in the process of identifying victims of the October 7th massacre. Our guest is Prof. Israel Hershkovitz, Emeritus in Anatomy and Anthropology in the...

Dr. Oren Asman, a lawyer and Chair of Psychiatric Review Committees In this new episode of TAU Unbound, Ido Aharoni is hosting Dr. Oren Asman, a lawyer and Chair of Psychiatric Review Committees. Oren's academic work focuses on Bioethics and Health Law. He is a Senior Lecturer at the Nursing Department; Director of the Bioethics and Law Center at the Faculty of Medicine; and Director of the Sa...

Prof. Tamar Herzig, Professor of Comparative European History at Tel Aviv University In this special episode Ido Aharoni engages in a conversation with Prof. Tamar Herzig about the mass rape of women, and the mutilation of their bodies, during the October 7th atrocities. Prof. Herzig describes herself as a feminist historian and is shocked by the silence of some of her academic colleagues globally...

Dr. Harel Chorev, Head of the Doron Halpern Middle East Network Analysis Desk at the Moshe Dayan Center at Tel Aviv University. Dr. Harel Chorev is the Head of the Doron Halpern Middle East Network Analysis Desk at the Moshe Dayan Center at Tel Aviv University. Chorev is a historian focusing on informal networks in the Middle East and their analysis with tools combining empirical historical study...

Prof. Dina Porat, professor (emeritus) of Jewish History at Tel Aviv University and chief historian of Yad VashemIn this new episode of TAU Unbound, Ido Aharoni is hosting Prof. Dina Porat, one the world’s leading academics on the issue of Holocaust and Antisemitism. Dina Porat is a professor (emeritus) of Jewish History at Tel Aviv University and chief historian of Yad Vashem, the World Holocaust...

Prof. Yair Bar Haim, Head of the National Center for Traumatic Stress and Resilience at Tel Aviv University. According to health officials, the October 7th War added approx. 30,000 more cases of PTSD. In this new episode of TAU Unbound, Prof. Yair Bar Haim shares his knowledge about what is PTSD, and what are the most effective ways to deal with it. Prof. Bar Haim is the head of the newly establis...

Prof. Uri Ben-David, Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University & Department of Human Molecular Genetics and Biochemistry. Prof. Uri Ben-David is our guest for this episode of TAU Unbound. He is a professor in the Faculty of Medicine at Tel Aviv University and a researcher in the Department of Human Molecular Genetics and Biochemistry. He obtained his doctorate from the Hebrew University and his...

Prof. Eyal Benvenisti, Faculty of Law, Tel-Aviv University Prof. Eyal Benvenisti, one of Israel’s leading experts in international law and human rights, is our guest in this new episode of TAU Unbound. A son to a well-known Jewish dynasty, Benvenisti was born in Jerusalem and obtained his LL.B from the Hebrew University, LL.M. from Yale University and his doctorate in law (J.S.D.) also from Yale....

Professor (Emerita) Illana Gozes is the Director of the Elton Laboratory for Molecular Neuroendocrinology at the Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences at TAU Professor (Emerita) Illana Gozes is the Director of the Elton Laboratory for Molecular Neuroendocrinology at the Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences at TAU. Here she discusses with host Ido Aharoni her work, in particular, her scientific...

Prof. Sivan Toledo, head of the Blavatnik School of Computer Science of Tel Aviv University Prof. Sivan Toledo is an Israeli computer scientist, a professor of computer science at the Blavatnik School of Computer Science of Tel Aviv University and as of October 2020 serves as the head of the School of Computer Science. Born in Tel Aviv, he received a bachelor's degree in mathematics and comput...

Prof. (Emeritus)Manuel Trajtenberg, a visiting senior researcher at INSSProf. (Emeritus) Trajtenberg is currently a visiting senior researcher at INSS. He served as the executive director of INSS between May 2021 and May 2024. Prof. Trajtenberg joined the Eitan Berglas School of Economics at Tel Aviv University in 1984, after obtaining his Ph. D. at Harvard University. He is regarded as one of the...

Prof. Liad MudrikSchool of Psychological sciencesProf. Liad Mudrik is an alumnus of the interdisciplinary program for outstanding students. She received two PhD degrees, in cognitive neuroscience (TAU & HUJI) and in philosophy (TAU). The latter was awarded with the Robert J. Glushko prize for outstanding dissertations in cognitive science. She then continued to work as a postdoctoral fellow at...

Prof. Hagit Messer-Yaron, Professor (Emerita) at the School of Electrical Engineering at Tel Aviv University. Our guest in this new episode of TAU Unbound is Prof. Hagit Messer-Yaron who is serving as Professor (Emerita) at the School of Electrical Engineering at Tel Aviv University. She received the Ph. D. in Electrical Engineering from Tel Aviv University (TAU), and after a post-doctoral fellows...

Dr. Dan Schueftan is the Head of the International Graduate Program in National Security at the university of HaifaDr. Dan Schueftan is the Head of the International Graduate Program in National Security at the university of Haifa, the Director of the National Security Studies Center at the University (2008-2018), a Visiting Professor (2012-2014) at the Department of Government at Georgetown Unive...

Prof. Yaron Oz, School of Physics and Astronomy, Faculty of Exact SciencesHaifa-born Tel Aviv University physicist, Prof. Yaron Oz, spent decades learning the power of computing and explored practical ways for humankind to harness computational advancements to the betterment of life. In this episode of TAU Unbound, Prof Oz brilliantly simplifies, with host Ido Aharoni Aronoff, complex subjects suc...

Adv. Galia Feit who is a social cause lawyer and the executive director of the Law and Philanthropy Center at the Buchman Faculty of LawIdo Aharoni Aronoff is hosting in the new episode Adv. Galia Feit who is a social cause lawyer and the executive director of the Law and Philanthropy Center at the Buchman Faculty of Law at Tel Aviv University. Galia’s encounter with philanthropy and the establish...

Prof. Daniel Bar-Tal, Professor (Emeritus), Faculty of Humanities, School of Education Tajikistan-born award-winning social psychologist Daniel Bar-Tal, is known for his deep analysis of Israel’s “psyche”. Imagine the national version of “In Treatment” - an entire nation in a therapy session. In this episode of Tau Unbound, host Ambassador Ido Aharoni Aronoff will discuss with Bar-Tal what is the...

Maureen Meyer Adiri,Executive Director of Tel Aviv University’s International School As a young person, the Switzerland-born Executive Director of Tel Aviv University’s International School, Maureen Meyer Adiri, was always attracted to Israel’s energy and vibrancy Her ongoing love affair with Israel and her unique personal account of the Aliyah experience, serve as an inspiration to the many inter...

TAU UNBOUND is proud to present a special podcast with Prof. Stephen Quake - Head of Science at the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative. The podcast is hosted by Prof. Dan Peer, the University's Vice President for Research and Development. Stephen Quake is Head of Science at the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, where he oversees CZI’s science grant programs, technology development, and the CZ Biohub Network...

Dr. Michael Milshtein, head of the Forum for Palestinian Studies at the Moshe Dayan Center. Ido Aharoni Aronoff is hosting the prolific Dr. Michael Milshtein, who is the head of the Forum for Palestinian Studies at the Moshe Dayan Center. Michael served as an advisor for Palestinian affairs to COGAT - IDF's Coordinator of Government Operations in the Territories (2015-2018), and as the head of...

Prof. Yuval Gadot, Head of the Sonia & Marco Nadler Institute of Archaeology Host Ido Aharoni Aronoff introduces us to the great work of acclaimed archeologist Prof. Yuval Gadot. He has served as the Head of the Nadler Institute of Archaeology at Tel-Aviv University and is a lead archaeologist at the ‘City of David’ excavations project. Among his many other roles, Prof. Gadot is also the co-di...

Ms. Michal Rudnick (head of Marketing) and Dolev Amitai (head of foreign affairs and guests)Not too many people know that Tel Aviv University’s Tisch School of Film & TV has been, since 1986, the host to one of the largest and most important gatherings of young filmmakers. In this episode of TAU Unbound Ido Aharoni Aronoff is hosting two of the festival’s producers and managers: Ms. Michal Rud...

Prof. Eran Yashiv, The Eitan Berglas School of Economics Our new episode of TAU Unbound highlights the importance of Macroeconomics, which focuses on how an overall economic structure (markets, businesses, consumers, and governments) perform, react and influences our lives. Aharoni & Yashiv discuss economy-wide phenomena such as inflation, price levels, rate of economic growth, national income...

Prof. Eyal Zisser, Vice Rector of Tel Aviv University, Department of Middle Eastern and African HistoryThis new episode of TAU Unbound introduces TAU Vice Provost Prof. Eyal Zisser, who also serves as the holder of The Ettinger Chair in Contemporary History of the Middle East. Dean of Humanities (2010-2015), Director of the Dayan Center for Middle Eastern and African Studies (2007-2010) and Head o...

Prof. Uriya Shavit, Department of Arabic and Islamic Studies at the Faculty of Humanities In this episode of TAU Unbound, host Ido Aharoni is interviewing prolific Israeli academic and writer Prof. Uriya Shavit of the Department of Arabic and Islamic Studies at the Faculty of Humanities. Shavit, who received his PhD from TAU, talks about the origins of Hamas, its ties throughout the region and Isr...