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S8E6 Science without borders: International collaboration for the next generation of researchers
In the final episode of the ISC podcast series, produced with the support of the China Association for Science and Technology, science journalist Izzie Clarke speaks with Professor Yongguan Zhu…
S8E5 Mental health: Rethinking growth and resilience in the research ecosystem
In the this episode, science journalist Izzie Clarke speaks with Lori Foster, President of the International Association of Applied Psychology, and Yensi Flores Bueso, Co-Chair of the Global Young…
S8E4 Transdisciplinary science: Early- and mid-careers shaping the future of science
In the fourth episode of the ISC podcast series Scientific careers in a changing world, science journalist Izzie Clarke speaks with Professor Rashid Sumaila, Canada Research Chair in…
S8E3 Emerging trends shaping scientific careers
The International Science Council and its Member, the China Association for Science and Technology (CAST), in partnership with Nature, have launched a new six-part podcast series exploring the…
S8E2 Navigating science careers: Strategic pathways for the future
What does it take to turn science into action on the global stage? In this second episode, science journalist Izzie Clarke speaks with two leading voices in science diplomacy: Professor Zakri Hamid,…
S8E1 Rethinking scientific careers in a changing world
This opening episode explores how today’s rapidly changing scientific landscape impacts early- and mid-career researchers (EMCRs). Professor Robbert Dijkgraaf and Dr Baojing Gu discuss career…
S7E6 Science Fiction and the Future of Science: Cory Doctorow - Leveraging Digital Advancements for the Future
In this last episode, we invite Cory Doctorow, a science fiction author, activist, and journalist from Canada. He is the author of many books, most recently The Lost Cause, a solarpunk science…
S7E5 Science Fiction and the Future of Science: Qiufan Chen - Values and Senses in Artificial Intelligence
Qiufan Chen is an award-winning Chinese speculative fiction writer, author of Waste Tide and co-author of AI 2041: Ten Visions for Our Future. He is also a research scholar at Yale University and a…
S7E4 Science Fiction and the Future of Science: Fernanda Trías - Lessons from an Eco-Dystopia
This fourth episode invites Fernanda Trías, an award-winning writer from Uruguay and an instructor of creative writing in Colombia. She has published a short story collection and four novels,…
S7E3 Science Fiction and the Future of Science: Vandana Singh - Data, Narrative, and Transdisciplinarity
In this third episode, we invite Vandana Singh, a science fiction writer hailing from India, to speak about her views on the science and fiction intersection. She is also a transdisciplinary scholar…
S7E2 Science Fiction and the Future of Science: Karen Lord - Long-Term Thinking in Policymaking
Barbadian writer Karen Lord is an award-winning author of Redemption in Indigo, The Best of All Possible Worlds, and The Galaxy Game. Her latest book, The Blue, Beautiful World, was published in…
S7E1 Science Fiction and the Future of Science: Kim Stanley Robinson - Science as a Political and an Ethical Project
In this first episode, we speak to Kim Stanley Robinson, a New York Times bestselling author and winner of the Hugo, Nebula, and Locus awards. He is the author of more than twenty books, including…
S6E4 How do we talk about science and knowledge?
In the last episode, we spoke about the many ways that distrust in science is expressed and the need for scientists to consider their own positions, including who they speak to and for. Which leads…
S6E3 How do we talk about science and distrust?
In this episode, we explore different ways that distrust can be expressed and what drives that historically, situationally, even structurally. We will also look at how competing narratives can mean…
S6E2 How do we talk about science and identity?
In this episode, we explore how our sense of identity affects our willingness to trust certain sources of information. We look at why the authority of traditional gatekeepers of expertise, like…
S6E1 How do we talk about science and uncertainty?
In this episode we explore how uncertainties play a role in the process of scientific discovery and why this is such a challenge for the way we need to talk about science – with Courtney Radsch and…
S1E6 Freedom and responsibility in science in the 21st century: episode 6, trust in science
How can we combat malpractice and misconduct in research? And how do we promote trust in scientists and the work they do? This final episode explores the topics of trust, malpractice, and misconduct…
S5E5 Freedom and responsibility in science in the 21st century: episode 5, emerging technologies
In this fifth episode, Professor Françoise Baylis (philosopher and bioethicist at Dalhousie University) and Ocean Mercier (Associate Professor at the School of Māori Studies at Victoria University of…
S5E4 Freedom and responsibility in science in the 21st century - Episode 4: The Role of the State
In this fourth episode, Sir Peter Gluckman (ISC President and former and former chief scientific advisor to Prime Ministers in New Zealand) and Saja Al Zoubi (Development economist at St Mary’s…
S5E3 Freedom and responsibility in science in the 21st century - Episode 3: Science Communication
How can we convey accurate scientific information in a world of disinformation, information overload, and politicization? Tune in as our guests, Guy Berger (Professor Emeritus at Rhodes University)…
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