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Thursday, October 30, 2025

The Power of Multidisciplinary Expertise: Lala Qadir Joins CMIST for Lawfully Speaking

This fall, Lala Qadir, senior director of technology security and AI policy at Microsoft, joined the Carnegie Mellon Institute of Strategy and Technology (CMIST) for the fourth installment of Lawfully Speaking: A Forum on Law and Ethics. During the event, entitled “From Science to Strategy: Navigating a Career at the Nexus of Law, Technology, and Policy,” Qadir spoke about her own winding career journey, which took her from chemistry to policy, to law, to strategy. A key theme that emerged from the discussion was that, with resilience and grit, some of the most fruitful career experiences arise from unexpected decisions and even obstacles.

Tuesday, October 21, 2025

Supporting People Facing Difficult Decisions with Baruch Fischhoff

From deciding whether to undergo a medical procedure to whether to support nuclear power, navigating complex and uncertain situations is part of the human experience. In his new book, Decisions: Studying and Supporting People Facing Hard Choices, Howard Heinz University Professor Baruch Fischhoff describes the evolution of decision science and offers an encompassing view of how behavioral decision research bridges theory and practice.