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Good Disruption

Research and expert perspective on intelligent systems, automation, and the changing economics of decision-making. Darden faculty explore how organizations can evaluate emerging tools, govern responsible adoption, and use AI to improve judgment, productivity, customer value, and competitive advantage without losing sight of people and institutional trust.

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Good Disruption: Prediction Markets

Episode 38

Yael and Mike speak with Robin Hanson about how prediction markets work, who influences them, and what challenges lie ahead.

The human brain is the most powerful network ever built: 86 billion neurons connected by more than 100 trillion synapses, enabling us to think, learn, and adapt. What happens when those connections break? Yael Grushka-Cockayne and Mike Lenox speak with UVA Professor Jack Van Horn.

Mike Lenox and Yael Grushka-Cockayne talk with Anna Siefken, Director for Policy & Markets, North America for the Long Duration Energy Storage Council about Long Duration Energy Storage, or LDES, and why these technologies are the best chance we have to maintain grid stability in this time of growth.

Darden Professor Tim Laseter shares take-aways from the world's largest technology trade show in Las Vegas. From robots to beauty tech to smart glasses, CES features the latest in cutting edge new tech. What’s new, scalable, or hype?

As we end our third season, Yael and Mike reflect on the disruptive technologies explored over the last year. It was an interesting mix of good, bad and no disruption calls. Do they feel the same now about disruptive potential that they did when each episode first aired? What’s coming in 2026?