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Water is Life - How can we Better Protect Water?

Guest: Prof. Hadas Mamane, The school of mechanical engineering, head of the Environmental Engineering Program Tel Aviv University Our guest is water and waste expert Prof. Hadas Mamane. She is a Professor at the school of mechanical engineering, at the faculty of engineering, Tel-Aviv University (TAU); and the head of the Environmental Engineering Program and the Water Energy Lab. Also, she is the International Ultra Violet Association co-VP for emerging countries, and co-founder of BeyondBlue https://beyond-blue.global/home and co-founder of greenLi, which extracts Lithium from brines. Her passion and mission is to develop sustainable technologies. Her lab site states: "We integrate, research, diversify, adapt, dream and connect to the global crisis.” One of the biggest challenges facing the world today is access to potable water. Therefore, it is essential to acquire the relevant knowledge to deal with today's unsolved water problems and the water problems that lie ahead. "Water is life. Without potable water, humanity cannot exist," says Prof. Hadas Mamane, from the Water Technology Research Laboratory at Tel Aviv University. "The thing that matters most to me in the world is addressing environmental problems, and for me, the mere fact that I have the opportunity to deal with it all the time is an achievement.” TAU Unbound in Spotify & Apple Podcast: https://360tau.com/TAU-Unbound_Spotify [https://360tau.com/TAU-Unbound_Spotify] https://360tau.com/TAU-Unbound_ApplePodcast [https://360tau.com/TAU-Unbound_ApplePodcast] __________________ Tel Aviv 360, Israel's largest and most diverse podcast about research and innovation • Tel Aviv 360 official website ◄ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://360tau.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://360tau.com] • Tel Aviv 360 in Instagram ◄ ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://360tau.com/Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://360tau.com/Instagram] • Tel Aviv 360 in Facebook ◄ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://360tau.com/Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://360tau.com/Facebook] • Tel Aviv 360 in WhatsApp (Silent group) ◄ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://360tau.com/WhatsApp⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://360tau.com/WhatsApp] • Tel Aviv 360 in Spotify ◄⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://360tau.com/Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [ https://360tau.com/Spotify]

How Can AI Help us Better Understand our History?

Our guest is Nachum Dershowitz, an American-born Israeli scholar and Professor Emeritus of Computer Science and AI at TAU. He is internationally renowned for foundational contributions to theoretical computer science, including the Dershowitz–Manna ordering and the recursive path ordering—both widely used to prove that computational processes eventually terminate rather than run indefinitely. His research spans a wide range of fields, including logic, artificial intelligence, natural language understanding, calendar algorithms, and the application of computational methods to medicine, archeology, and the humanities. In recent years, Dershowitz has been made major contributions to the digitization and study of Hebrew manuscripts, including the Dead Sea Scrolls and the Cairo Genizah (a vast repository of discarded medieval Hebrew texts). By applying AI-driven methods to manuscript images, his work helps decipher texts, reconstruct fragmented documents, and recover forgotten histories and cultural treasures. TAU Unbound in Spotify & Apple Podcast: https://360tau.com/TAU-Unbound_Spotify [https://360tau.com/TAU-Unbound_Spotify] https://360tau.com/TAU-Unbound_ApplePodcast [https://360tau.com/TAU-Unbound_ApplePodcast] __________________ Tel Aviv 360, Israel's largest and most diverse podcast about research and innovation • Tel Aviv 360 official website ◄ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://360tau.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://360tau.com] • Tel Aviv 360 in Instagram ◄ ⁠⁠⁠https://360tau.com/Instagram⁠⁠⁠ [https://360tau.com/Instagram] • Tel Aviv 360 in Facebook ◄ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://360tau.com/Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://360tau.com/Facebook] • Tel Aviv 360 in WhatsApp (Silent group) ◄ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://360tau.com/WhatsApp⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://360tau.com/WhatsApp] • Tel Aviv 360 in Spotify ◄⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://360tau.com/Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [ https://360tau.com/Spotify]

Israel Early Years: Collectivism and Individualism - Can They Co-Exist?

Our guest in this new episode is Israel historian Prof. Orit Rozin, from the Faculty of Humanities, Dept. of Jewish History. Her areas of research are vast: Social, cultural, and legal history of Israel; Relations between citizens and state; Jewish immigration; Law and national identity; Women’s History; Civil and social rights; History of emotions; Food history; The Arab-Israeli Conflict; Terror and civil society. In her unique approach she is bringing into consideration the emotional aspects of history, looking at immigrant groups, for example, from a unique perspective. Prof. Rozin is the author of three books: Her first book, The Hard Duty of Love, Individual and Collective in Israel in the Fifties (2008), won the Jonathan Shapira Prize from the Association for Israel Studies in 2009. Her second book, A Home for All Jews: Citizenship, Rights and National Identity in the New Israeli State, won second place in the Jordan Schnitzer Prize from the Association for Jewish Studies. Her third book, Emotions of Conflict, Israel 1949-1967, won the Chaikin Institute for Geostrategy Prize in 2025, the Best Book Award from the European Association for Israel Studies, and a Commendation from the Association for Israel Studies. In this episode we discussed her first two books. __________________ Tel Aviv 360, Israel's largest and most diverse podcast about research and innovation • Tel Aviv 360 official website ◄ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://360tau.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://360tau.com] • Tel Aviv 360 in Instagram ◄ ⁠⁠https://360tau.com/Instagram⁠⁠ [https://360tau.com/Instagram] • Tel Aviv 360 in Facebook ◄ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://360tau.com/Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://360tau.com/Facebook] • Tel Aviv 360 in WhatsApp (Silent group) ◄ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://360tau.com/WhatsApp⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://360tau.com/WhatsApp] • Tel Aviv 360 in Spotify ◄⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://360tau.com/Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [ https://360tau.com/Spotify]

What are Neuronal Interfaces and how can they improve Medicine?

Our guest in today’s episode is Prof. Yael Hanein, a Full Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Tel Aviv University, Chair of Convergent Engineering, and the Director of the Neuro-Engineering Lab. She is also the CTO and co-founder X-trodes. She published over 100 scientific articles and registered six patents. Prof. Hanein specializes in neuronal interfaces, in particular, the study of new micro and nano devices aimed to interface directly and indirectly with the brain. Her current projects, which we discussed in our conversation, include: novel materials for artificial retina applications, and skin electronics for electrophysiology. “One of the enormous advantages of academia is that you are surrounded by young and very talented people your whole life, people who are motivated, with a desire to learn and research," says Hanein. __________________ Tel Aviv 360, Israel's largest and most diverse podcast about research and innovation • Tel Aviv 360 official website ◄ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://360tau.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://360tau.com] • Tel Aviv 360 in Instagram ◄ ⁠https://360tau.com/Instagram⁠ [https://360tau.com/Instagram] • Tel Aviv 360 in Facebook ◄ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://360tau.com/Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://360tau.com/Facebook] • Tel Aviv 360 in WhatsApp (Silent group) ◄ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://360tau.com/WhatsApp⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://360tau.com/WhatsApp] • Tel Aviv 360 in Spotify ◄⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://360tau.com/Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [ https://360tau.com/Spotify]

Unlocking the Immune System

Our guest in this new episode is an academic super star: Prof. Carmit Levy who is the Chair of the Department of Human Molecular Genetics & Biochemistry at the Gray Faculty of Medicine. Levy is a renowned researcher in the area of skin cancer. Prof. Levy and her team recently made a groundbreaking discovery involving a protein called Ly6a, which acts as a “brake” on the immune system. This protein, expressed both after UV exposure and in tumors, prevents immune cells from attacking cancer effectively. In experimental studies, the team showed that blocking Ly6a with a specific antibody reactivated the immune response, causing tumors to shrink—even in cases resistant to existing immunotherapies. This research, published in Nature Communications, not only advances our understanding of the immune system but also points toward entirely new treatment possibilities. Join us as we explore with Prof. Levy how this discovery was made, its future potential, and what it means for the fight against cancer. __________________ Tel Aviv 360, Israel's largest and most diverse podcast about research and innovation • Tel Aviv 360 official website ◄ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://360tau.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://360tau.com] • Tel Aviv 360 in Instagram ◄ https://360tau.com/Instagram [https://360tau.com/Instagram] • Tel Aviv 360 in Facebook ◄ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://360tau.com/Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://360tau.com/Facebook] • Tel Aviv 360 in WhatsApp (Silent group) ◄ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://360tau.com/WhatsApp⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://360tau.com/WhatsApp] • Tel Aviv 360 in Spotify ◄⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://360tau.com/Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [ https://360tau.com/Spotify]