Episode 6: Mathematics and Biology professor Veronica Ciocanel and student Daniel Block (T’24) discuss their shared experience of being math students at Duke, what it means to let go of a project’s ownership and how to use the scientific method to investigate the existence of the Tooth Fairy.

Credits

Senior Editor and Producer: Cara August, Trinity Communications

Audio Editor and Mixer: Marc Maximov

Music Composition: Grace Davis, T’26

Production Sponsor: Trinity College of Arts & Sciences, Duke University

Recording Date and Location: April 2024, Bryan Center Studios

Full Transcript: https://trinity.duke.edu/news/duets-episode-6-research-never-really-finished

Episode 5: Asian American & Diaspora Studies professor Eileen Chow and student Huiyin Zhou (T’24) discuss the fruits of inter-generational collaboration, the power of collective poetry writing and the different kinds of intimacies that emerge from being able to comfortably switch between languages.

Credits

Senior Editor and Producer: Cara August, Trinity Communications

Audio Editor and Mixer: Marc Maximov

Music Composition: Grace Davis, T’26

Production Sponsor: Trinity College of Arts & Sciences, Duke University

Recording Date and Location: April 2024, Bryan Center Studios

Full Transcript: https://trinity.duke.edu/news/duets-episode-5-living-both

Episode 4: Dance professor Iyun Harrison and student Leah Esemuede (T’24) discuss how the body is politicized in the ballet world, the vital role of artistic skills on overall student success, and the decisions a choreographer must make when staging a dance piece — including the importance of lighting design.

Credits

Senior Editor and Producer: Cara August, Trinity Communications

Audio Editor and Mixer: Marc Maximov

Music Composition: Grace Davis, T’26

Production Sponsor: Trinity College of Arts & Sciences, Duke University

Recording Date and Location: March 2024, Bryan Center Studios

Full Transcript: https://trinity.duke.edu/news/duets-episode-4-turn-lights