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The science podcast that’s not about the science.
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What Tech Calls Thinking with Adrian Daub
In this episode Gemma chats to Adrian Daub about his latest book What Tech Calls Thinking: An Inquiry into the Intellectual Bedrock of Silicon Valley.
Adrian Daub is a professor of comparative literature and German studies at Stanford University, and the director of Stanford’s Program in Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies.
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The Innovation Delusion with Lee Vinsel and Andrew Russell
In this episode we chat to Lee Vinsel and Andrew Russell authors of The Innovation Delusion (2020), where they take on 'innovation speak' and advocate for a greater focus on what keeps the world going - maintenance. Interview starts ~20min mark.
Lee Vinsel is a Professor ub the Department of Science, Technology, and Society at Virginia Tech.
Andrew Russell is a Professor of History and the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at SUNY Polytechnic Institute.
The Innovation Delusion Lee Vinsel / @STS_News Andrew Russell / @RussellProf The Maintainers @radicalscipod / @lawrenceyolland / @gemmamilne
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Scientists are workers too with Audra Wolfe
In this episode we chat to writer and science historian Audra Wolfe about organised labour, constructing a union for scientists, and the myth of apolitical science.
Audra's writing has appeared in the Washington Post and The Atlantic. She is the author of Freedom's Laboratory: The Cold War Struggle for the Soul of Science and the award winning Competing With the Soviets: Science, Technology, and the State in Cold War America.
Audra Wolfe @ColdWarScience Never Just Science newsletter audrajwolfe.com Freedom's Laboratory (JHU Press) Competing with the Soviets (JHU Press) The Great Google Revolt | NYT Mag SciAm endorsement Nature endorsement @lawrenceyolland / @gemmamilne / @radicalscipod -
Calling B******t with Carl Bergstrom and Jevin West
In this episode we chat to Carl Bergstrom and Jevin West authors of Calling B******t: The Art of Scepticism in Data-Driven World.
Carl Bergstrom is a theoretical and evolutionary biologist and Professor of Biology at the University of Washington.
Jevin West is an Associate Professor in the Information School at the University of Washington, he also co-founded the DataLab and directs the Center for an Informed Public.
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@CT_Bergstrom @jevinwest / jevinwest.org Calling B******t (Allen Lane - 2020) Calling B******t Course @lawrenceyolland / @gemmamilne / @radicalscipod -
Burning the Books with Richard Ovenden
In this episode we chat to Richard Ovenden OBE, author of Burning the Books: A History of Knowledge Under Attack!
Richard is the Bodley's Librarian at the University of Oxford, and is the the 25th person to hold this post since its creation in 1600.
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Rebel Cell with Kat Arney
In this episode we chat to Kat Arney author of Rebel Cell: Cancer, Evolution and the Science of Life.
*episode starts around the 12 minute mark.
Rebel Cell Kat's Twitter Gemma's Moonshot article
Customer Reviews
Light on science, heavy on social justice
Tried a few episodes. One on disruption, another on feeding the world and scientists as workers.
Light on science, heavy on social justice and pretty much, data free. A lot of experts saying this is what I think with little backing. And frequently they drop into all the social justice issues that you can get on NPR but there, it's better produced and with greater depth. However, it is impressive how many times they can squeeze the term diverse in a 45 minute show. Try Brave New Planet, Science vs, Brain science, Freakonomics or The Naked Scientists.