In Conversation
Episode 17 Nick Belkin
Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Information Science
In conversation with Nicholas Belkin, Distinguished Professor of Information Science, Emeritus, at the School of Communication and Information, Rutgers University and a stalwart of the information science and information retrieval fields. He talked about growing up speaking Russian in the US during the cold war, forming the Concept of Anomalous State of Knowledge (ASK), his time in the military during the Cuban Missile Crisis, being open to ideas but following your own, and keeping fit.
Trailer (1:02)
Interview (1:22:46)
Timecodes
0:00 Trailer
1:00 Intro
13:11 Formation of the Anomalous State of Knowledge Concept
50:48 Childhood
55:07 Military, Cuban Missile Crisis
56:16 Return to Academia
59:43 Major Turning Points
1:05:26 Brenda Dervin
1:08:38 Key Skills
1:10:53 Biggest Successes
1:13:17 Difficult Phases
1:15:08 What Belkin Wished He Knew Earlier
1:18:03 Life Principles
1:18:51 What is Happiness?
1:20:11 Belkin’s Goals and Health
This interview was supported by the ASIS&T Bob Williams Research Grant 2025.
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