The Received Wisdom

By Shobita Parthasarathy & Jack Stilgoe

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Are robots racist? Should we regulate gene editing? Have people stopped trusting experts? Does scientific research make the world a more unequal place? The Received Wisdom is a podcast about how to realize the potential of science and technology by challenging the received wisdom. Join Shobita and Jack as they talk to thinkers and doers from around the world about governing science and technology to make the world a better place.

Episode Date
Episode 39: The Politics of Air Pollution, Ozempic, and Luddism ft. Brian Merchant
Apr 22, 2024
Episode 38: CRISPR therapies, Boeing, and reconnecting with Alondra Nelson
Feb 02, 2024
Episode 37: Climate Change Realpolitik, Following the Sams, and Evaluating Research ft. Sarah de Rijcke
Dec 09, 2023
Episode 36: Electric Cars, the Problems with Tech Biographies, and Against Technoableism ft. Ashley Shew
Oct 18, 2023
Episode 35: The Long, Hot AI Summer, India's Space Mission, and Addressing Inequality through Innovation ft. Richard Jones
Sep 13, 2023
Episode 34: The Importance of the Humanities, Tech Politics, and Equity in Science ft. Cassidy Sugimoto
May 31, 2023
Episode 33: Abortion Politics, a Moratorium on Generative AI, and the Meaning of Emergency ft. Elizabeth Ellcessor
Apr 26, 2023
Episode 32: The Politics of Expertise and Retelling the Story of Racism in the Pulse Oximeter ft. Amy Moran-Thomas
Mar 20, 2023
Episode 31: Science and Society at the White House, ChatGPT, and the Paradox of Data-Driven Agriculture
Feb 15, 2023
Episode 30: The Future of Academic Culture, Cryptocurrency, and Abortion ft. Aziza Ahmed
Dec 09, 2022
Episode 29: British Politics, the CHIPS and Science Act, and Rethinking the Green Revolution ft. Glenn Stone
Nov 03, 2022
Episode 28: The Politics of Open Access, Alzheimer’s Research, and Ghost Work ft. Mary Gray
Sep 14, 2022
Episode 27: How could self-driving cars change the world? - Part 2
Jul 15, 2022
Episode 26: How could self-driving cars change the world? - Part 1
Jun 10, 2022
Episode 25: Science in Abortion Politics and the Failure of One Laptop Per Child ft. Morgan Ames
May 14, 2022
Episode 24: The TRIPS Patent Waiver and Communicating Science Differently ft. Sabrina McCormick
Mar 23, 2022
Episode 23: The Myths of Genius, IP, and Surveillance ft. Chris Gilliard
Feb 15, 2022
Episode 22: Theranos, Medical Devices, and Indigenous Knowledge on Climate Change ft. Kyle Powys Whyte
Jan 12, 2022
Episode 21: Considering an AI Bill of Rights, Facebook, and the Technological Surveillance of Truckers ft. Karen Levy
Nov 16, 2021
Episode 20: Risk, Expertise, and the Power of Community Perspectives in Science and Technology ft. Jason Delborne
Oct 05, 2021
Episode 19: Climate Change, Vaccines, AI, and the Lure of Technochauvinism ft. Meredith Broussard
Aug 24, 2021
Episode 18: Risk, Freedom, and the Power of Tech Labor ft. Ben Tarnoff
Jul 26, 2021
Episode 17: The Next Big Science Policy and the Material Realities of AI ft. Kate Crawford
Jun 13, 2021
Episode 16: Vaccine Patents, Tesla's Travails, and the Persistence of Race Science ft. Angela Saini
Apr 25, 2021
Episode 15: Innovation Imaginaries and the Politics of Evidence-Based Policymaking ft. David Goldston
Mar 23, 2021
Episode 14: Equity in Science and Technology Policy and the Promise of Vaccines Ft.Maya Goldenberg
Feb 15, 2021
Episode 13: Biden, Brexit, and the Future of Science and Technology Policy ft. Lina Dencik
Jan 18, 2021
Episode 12: Vaccine Nationalism and How Artifacts Have Politics ft. Langdon Winner
Nov 29, 2020
Epsiode 11: Patent Activism, Access to Medicines, and The Social Dilemma ft. Priti Krishtel
Oct 22, 2020
Episode 10: Envisioning a Just Future With or Without CRISPR ft. Ben Hurlbut
Sep 17, 2020
Episode 9: The New Politics of Big Tech, and Equity in Clinical Trials ft. Jill Fisher
Aug 14, 2020
Episode 8: Facial Recognition, Algorithmic Inequality, and a Racial Reckoning ft. Virginia Eubanks
Jul 01, 2020
Episode 7: The Politics of Geoengineering, Climate, and COVID-19 ft. Jane Flegal
Jun 04, 2020
Episode 6: COVID Knowledge, Technology, and Politics: Dispatches from Around the World
Apr 20, 2020
Episode 5: Expertise and Public Trust ft. Ben Pauli
Mar 10, 2020
Episode 4: Race, Identity, Reparations, and the Role of Ancestral DNA Testing ft. Alondra Nelson
Jan 28, 2020
Episode 3: Considering Ethical Responsibility in Science and Technology ft. Nicholas Carr
Dec 10, 2019
Episode 2: Technology, Optimism, and Race ft. Ruha Benjamin
Oct 29, 2019
Episode 1: Climate Activism featuring Dan Sarewitz
Sep 24, 2019
Introducing 'The Received Wisdom'
Aug 12, 2019