The Received Wisdom

A podcast by Shobita Parthasarathy & Jack Stilgoe

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40 Episodes

  1. Episode 39: The Politics of Air Pollution, Ozempic, and Luddism ft. Brian Merchant

    Published: 4/22/2024
  2. Episode 38: CRISPR therapies, Boeing, and reconnecting with Alondra Nelson

    Published: 2/2/2024
  3. Episode 37: Climate Change Realpolitik, Following the Sams, and Evaluating Research ft. Sarah de Rijcke

    Published: 12/9/2023
  4. Episode 36: Electric Cars, the Problems with Tech Biographies, and Against Technoableism ft. Ashley Shew

    Published: 10/18/2023
  5. Episode 35: The Long, Hot AI Summer, India's Space Mission, and Addressing Inequality through Innovation ft. Richard Jones

    Published: 9/13/2023
  6. Episode 34: The Importance of the Humanities, Tech Politics, and Equity in Science ft. Cassidy Sugimoto

    Published: 5/31/2023
  7. Episode 33: Abortion Politics, a Moratorium on Generative AI, and the Meaning of Emergency ft. Elizabeth Ellcessor

    Published: 4/26/2023
  8. Episode 32: The Politics of Expertise and Retelling the Story of Racism in the Pulse Oximeter ft. Amy Moran-Thomas

    Published: 3/20/2023
  9. Episode 31: Science and Society at the White House, ChatGPT, and the Paradox of Data-Driven Agriculture

    Published: 2/15/2023
  10. Episode 30: The Future of Academic Culture, Cryptocurrency, and Abortion ft. Aziza Ahmed

    Published: 12/9/2022
  11. Episode 29: British Politics, the CHIPS and Science Act, and Rethinking the Green Revolution ft. Glenn Stone

    Published: 11/3/2022
  12. Episode 28: The Politics of Open Access, Alzheimer’s Research, and Ghost Work ft. Mary Gray

    Published: 9/14/2022
  13. Episode 27: How could self-driving cars change the world? - Part 2

    Published: 7/15/2022
  14. Episode 26: How could self-driving cars change the world? - Part 1

    Published: 6/10/2022
  15. Episode 25: Science in Abortion Politics and the Failure of One Laptop Per Child ft. Morgan Ames

    Published: 5/14/2022
  16. Episode 24: The TRIPS Patent Waiver and Communicating Science Differently ft. Sabrina McCormick

    Published: 3/23/2022
  17. Episode 23: The Myths of Genius, IP, and Surveillance ft. Chris Gilliard

    Published: 2/15/2022
  18. Episode 22: Theranos, Medical Devices, and Indigenous Knowledge on Climate Change ft. Kyle Powys Whyte

    Published: 1/12/2022
  19. Episode 21: Considering an AI Bill of Rights, Facebook, and the Technological Surveillance of Truckers ft. Karen Levy

    Published: 11/16/2021
  20. Episode 20: Risk, Expertise, and the Power of Community Perspectives in Science and Technology ft. Jason Delborne

    Published: 10/5/2021

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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.