{"podcast":{"title":"Unfixed: How AI Is Reshaping the University","slug":"unfixed-how-ai-is-reshaping-the-university-7342550","podcast_index_feed_id":7342550,"rss_url":"https://www.meltsintoair.org/unfixedpodcast?format=rss","website_url":"https://www.meltsintoair.org/unfixedpodcast/","image_url":"https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f624c707d4c797a5b5177f9/32f95797-75c1-4c5e-9218-8797b4f010e7/Unfixed+Podcast+Cover+Art+3.png?format=1500w","author":"Zach Justus and Nik Janos","episode_count":29,"summary":"Unfixed is a podcast for anyone interested in how generative AI is transforming higher education, from teachers and administrators to students and curious learners. Hosted by the faculty behind the blog Melts into Air, it offers candid reflections on a university system in flux, where even the mission of higher ed is up for debate.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/unfixed-how-ai-is-reshaping-the-university-7342550"},"episode":{"title":"Ep. 27 The Future of Higher Education with Nick Dirks","slug":"ep-27-the-future-of-higher-education-with-nick-dirks","published_at":"2026-04-20T07:05:28+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/unfixed-how-ai-is-reshaping-the-university-7342550/ep-27-the-future-of-higher-education-with-nick-dirks","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/unfixed-how-ai-is-reshaping-the-university-7342550","url":"https://www.meltsintoair.org/unfixedpodcast/ep-27-the-future-of-higher-education-with-nick-dirks","audio_url":"https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5f624c707d4c797a5b5177f9/t/69d6d58ac5353a76f05953a5/1775687170156/ND+Interview+-+RTG.mp3","summary":"In this episode of Unfixed, we talk with Nicholas (Nick) Dirks, President and CEO of the New York Academy of Sciences and former Chancellor of UC Berkeley, about what AI really means for the future of higher education. Rather than treating generative AI as just another technological shift, Dirks helps us unpack where institutions may be misreading the moment—and what a serious response could look like. We explore the growing pressures on universities, from legitimacy and funding to enrollment and disruption, and what role they should play in a rapidly changing world. The conversation ultimately asks a bigger question: what is the university actually for in the decades ahead?","meta_description":"In this episode of Unfixed, we talk with Nicholas (Nick) Dirks, President and CEO of the New York Academy of Sciences and former Chancellor of UC Berkeley…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2341,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/unfixed-how-ai-is-reshaping-the-university-7342550/episodes/ep-27-the-future-of-higher-education-with-nick-dirks/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/unfixed-how-ai-is-reshaping-the-university-7342550/ep-27-the-future-of-higher-education-with-nick-dirks.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}