The TechEd Podcast

Matt Kirchner

The TechEd Podcast sits at the intersection of technology, industry, innovation and the people who make progress possible. Hosted by Matt Kirchner, each episode features builders, executives, educators, and policymakers shaping what’s next—AI, automation, advanced manufacturing, energy, and the systems behind them.If you care about the future of work, the future of tech, and how talent actually gets built, you’re in the right place.

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The TechEd Podcast

Episodes (274)

Tuesday UC Faculty Say Dropping the SAT Created a STEM Readiness Crisis. Now They Want It Back - Svetlana Jitomirskaya, UC Berkeley Professor of Mathematics
Tue Jun 9th Rockwell Automation’s $2 Billion Bet on the Future of Smart Manufacturing - Blake Moret, Chairman and CEO of Rockwell Automation
Tue Jun 2nd AI Is Coming for the Measurers, Not the Builders

The TechEd Podcast

Jun 16, 2026
46½ minutes
31 MB

A Wall Street Journal op-ed about the University of California’s SAT ban sparked a national conversation about college admissions, academic standards and whether students are arriving on campus ready for rigorous STEM coursework. In this episode, Matt speaks with Svetlana Jitomirskaya, professor of mathematics at UC Berkeley and one of the faculty members behind an open letter calling on the University of California system to reinstate standardized testing. More than 1,500 faculty members have signed on, warning that test-blind admissions have masked severe preparation gaps among incoming students. But this conversation is not really about on...

The TechEd Podcast

UC Faculty Say Dropping the SAT Created a STEM Readiness Crisis. Now They Want It Back - Svetlana Jitomirskaya, UC Berkeley Professor of Mathematics

Matt Kirchner

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