In this episode of Lexicon, we sit down with IEEE Fellow Dr. Karen Panetta, Dean of Graduate Education at Tufts University and co-inventor of the first digital twin.

From AI ethics to the soft skills engineers are missing, she argues that engineering education is overdue for a serious overhaul.

Why are we still training students to pass exams instead of solving real-world problems? And in an age of generative AI, what does it actually mean to think and design like an engineer?

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In this episode of Lexicon, we sit down with Tiffany Nwahiri, founder and CEO of 3rd + Taylor, to unpack how marketing teams can still drive growth when budgets are tight, jobs are shrinking, and AI is changing the rules.

Tiffany shares why “pipeline over perfection” matters, how to make your website your best salesperson, and why the winners will be marketers who learn to leverage AI, not fear it.

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In this episode, Diane Watkins, Vice President of New Initiatives & Outreach of the IEEE Power and Energy Society, joins us to unpack how AI-driven data centers are straining power grids, and what it will take to keep the lights on.

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In this episode of Lexicon, we sit down with Matlantis application scientist Josh Young to break down how researchers are using AI-powered simulations to screen millions of materials faster, why speed often matters more than perfect accuracy, and where automation still falls short.

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In this episode, we sit down with Scott Butler, Executive Director of Material Focus, to explore what really happens to our old electronics, why e-waste is becoming a critical materials and safety issue, and how small changes in design, policy, and behaviour could unlock the hidden value in the tech we throw away.

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In this episode, we sit down with Dr. Lulu Zhao, a NASA-funded space-weather researcher and assistant professor at the University of Michigan, to unpack how solar energetic particles and cosmic rays can flip bits, disrupt aircraft systems, and challenge the future of aviation and spaceflight.

If you’ve ever wondered how the Sun can sabotage our machines, then this podcast is for you.

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In this episode, we sit down with Lara Smith, founder of LUSOMÉ, to unpack how thermoregulation, menopause, and real-world sleep environments affect sleep quality, drawing on a Harvard-led clinical trial.

If you’ve ever wondered why overheating can quietly sabotage your sleep, this podcast is for you.

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In this episode, we speak with Buzz Solutions CTO Vikhyat Chaudhry about the quiet revolution happening across the power grid, where drones, sensors, and computer vision are becoming a real-time early-warning system.

He walks us through the shift from manual patrols to automated, high-volume thermal inspections, how AI learns to recognise dangerous patterns, and why these tools could be critical as electrification surges and climate-driven extremes push infrastructure to its limits.

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