Shaping Science with Nick Dirks
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Episodes: 31
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Welcome to Shaping Science with Nick Dirks where we talk with experts from science, academia, industry, and beyond to explore the latest in research, education and innovation for the public good. Episodes are released on a biweekly basis.
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#030 Ian Bogost on AI in Higher Education, Breaking the Efficiency Loop, and “the Experience of Doing Things”
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Nov 02, 2026 |
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#029 Alek Kemeny on the Need for AI Safety Regulation, the Role of Automation in the Research Lab, and How Claude Is Transforming Scientific Discovery
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Oct 21, 2026 |
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#28 Seven Rasmussen on Whether We’re Alone in the Universe, How the Drake Equation Applies to Life in the Cosmos, and the Need for Effective Science Communicators
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Oct 05, 2026 |
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#027 Josh Lerner on Venture Capital, Rethinking Innovation, and Shared Knowledge as a Competitive Strategy
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Sep 21, 2026 |
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#026 Hans Peter Brondmo on Everyday Robots, Moving Toward an AI Society, and the Future of Work
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Sep 08, 2026 |
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#025 Peter Agre on Science as a Social Endeavor, How Scientists Can Succeed Where Politicians Fail, and the Current Climate for Science Diplomacy
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Aug 24, 2026 |
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#024 Thomas Levenson on the Impact of Storytelling in Science, the Three Major Scientific Revolutions of the Current Era, and the Case for Vaccinations in the Age of Misinformation
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Aug 10, 2026 |
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#023 Emily Eakin on the Intellectual and Philosophical Debates that Shaped a Generation and Changed the Way We Understand Language
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Jul 27, 2026 |
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#022 Diana Reiss on Understanding Mirror Self-Recognition in Dolphins, Dispelling the Fallacy of Human Cognitive Uniqueness, and Advocating for Animal Welfare
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Jul 13, 2026 |
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#021Andrea Wulf on the History of Science, How the Past Shapes the Present, and Bringing a Novelistic Style to Nonfiction
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Jun 29, 2026 |
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#020 David Spergel on Cosmology, Scientific Discovery, and the Role of Philanthropy
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Jun 15, 2026 |
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#019 Webb Keane on Fieldwork in Indonesia, Anthropology’s Role in the Development of AI, and Exploring Meaning in Everyday Life
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Jun 01, 2026 |
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#018 Azra Raza on the Unique Challenges in Treating Blood Cancers, Becoming Her Late Husband’s Oncologist, and the Need for a More Humane, Patient-Centered Approach
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May 18, 2026 |
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#017 Jonathan Metzl on Firearm Control, Vaccine Mandates, and the Rural Pushback Against Government
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May 12, 2026 |
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#016 Sebastian Mallaby on the Role of Video Games in AI Development, the Magic of Human Cognition, and Demis Hassabis’ Insatiable Scientific Curiosity
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Apr 20, 2026 |
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#015 Steven Johnson on 19th Century Literature, the Future of Academic Research, and the Role of the Humanities in AI Development
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Apr 06, 2026 |
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#014 Britney Schmidt on Robotic Submersibles, Rising Sea Levels, and the Potential of Extraterrestrial Life
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Mar 23, 2026 |
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#013 Ron Gonen on Reducing Landfill Waste, Effective Messaging Around Sustainability, and the Case for Extended Producer Responsibility
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Mar 09, 2026 |
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#012 Neurobiologist Stuart Firestein and Playwright Jake Brasch on a Moving New Off-Broadway Play and on the Ties that Bind Us - Aging, Family, Recovery and Memory
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Feb 23, 2026 |
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#011 Chandrika Tandon on Growing up in India, Navigating War-torn Lebanon, Transforming Higher Education and Music as Emotional Empowerment
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Feb 09, 2026 |
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#010 Ian Bogost on Being an Interdisciplinarian, Lessons from the Dot-Com Era, and New Approaches to AI
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Jan 26, 2026 |
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#009 Nicolas Langlitz on Medical Anthropology, Neuropsychedelia, and the Decade of the Brain
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Jan 12, 2026 |
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#008 Laura Spinney on the 1918 Flu Pandemic, the Origins of Language, and the Complexity of Identity
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Dec 15, 2025 |
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#007 Agustín Fuentes on Biological Anthropology, Sex as a Spectrum, and What It Means to be Human
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Dec 01, 2025 |
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#006 Angus Fletcher on the Hoax of Artificial General Intelligence, Teaching Creativity, and the Future of the Humanities
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Nov 17, 2025 |
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#005 D. Graham Burnett on the Philosophy of Science, the Crisis of Human Fracking, and the Need for Attention Sanctuaries
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Nov 03, 2025 |
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#004 Stuart Firestein on the Science of Smells, Learning from Failure, and the Utility of Uncertainty
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Oct 20, 2025 |
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#003 Peter Salovey on Emotional Intelligence, Public Trust in Science, and the Future of Higher Education
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Oct 06, 2025 |
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#002 Ariel Ekblaw on the Intersection of Physics, AI, Philosophy, and Ethics in Space Exploration
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Sep 22, 2025 |
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#001 Mary Woolley on Threats to Science, the Role of Advocacy, and Funding Research
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Sep 09, 2025 |
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Introducing the "Shaping Science" Podcast
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Aug 05, 2025 |