On this week's The Best of Our Knowledge:
As American students are facing more than $1.7 trillion dollars in student loan debt, some private sector...
Regulating AI and a science policy fellowship
Nov 27 2023 • 00:28:31
On this episode of The Best of Our Knowledge:
President Biden in October issued an executive order on artificial intelligence. We’ll unpack the or...
Trail cameras and parasitoid wasps
Nov 20 2023 • 00:28:30
On this episode of The Best of Our Knowledge:
An invasive insect, the Emerald Ash Borer poses threats to America’s forests. A federally-supported ...
Collecting ticks and detecting smoke
Nov 13 2023 • 00:28:31
On this episode of The Best of Our Knowledge: We’ll join researchers collecting ticks during the fall peak of arachnid activity. After a smoky summer...
Experimental music and a school of rock
Nov 06 2023 • 00:28:31
On this week's episode of The Best of Our Knowledge:
We’ll attend a demonstration of an experimental instrument – one that when installed can take...
Supernatural stories and reading science
Oct 30 2023 • 00:28:31
On this episode of The Best of Our Knowledge:
The home of Gilded Age writer Edith Wharton celebrates the supernatural. The largest donation ever m...
Invisible wonders and urban forestry
Oct 23 2023 • 00:28:31
National Geographic scientist-photographer Anand Varma captures images of beautiful secrets hiding in plain sight. We’ll speak with Varma about his bo...
#1725: Re-imagining Student Housing and Reading Banned Books | The Best of Our Knowledge
Oct 16 2023 • 00:28:48
On this episode of The Best of Our Knowledge, college campuses are reimagining student housing. Researchers at teaming up with astronauts aboard the I...
#1724: Learning Through Play and Expanding a Prison Learning Program | The Best of Our Knowledge
Oct 09 2023 • 00:28:30
With a massive, multi-year expansion project finally completed, staff and educators at the Strong Museum of Play are eager to welcome new and returnin...
#1723: "Goin’ Places" and Foliage Predictions
Sep 29 2023 • 00:28:30
On this episode of The Best of Our Knowledge: A novelty high school steel drum band formed in the 1970s brought students around the world. Lawmakers i...
