The Conjectural: Recent Episodes
The Conjectural
The Conjectural is a science news show experiment. It's in celebration that we live without complete information -- our lives are conjectural. In our search for knowledge, we'll also continue to find reasons to doubt old conclusions, even scientific conclusions that can be demonstrated again and again. But such is life -- it's conjectural -- so let's celebrate it as it is! -- @TheConjectural
It's called "computational propaganda" -- it’s how fake news gets around and some social-media attacks happen -- and it's affecting public life. Plus, a major announcement: we're taking a break, perhaps permanently, because our host is running for office.
How does seeing natural things in the outside world positively affect how you feel in your inner world? Could be fractals.
Leveraging religious support: What's Star Wars got to do with the Paris Climate Agreement?
The President of the United States -- it's pretty clear -- resists facts. How did this happen? From facts to values: a podcast on changing how we talk about science.
With the aging population, there just aren’t enough people to care for the elderly. Enter robots.
A story about monitoring our water and environment, and the increasingly important role of citizen scientists.
A story about lizard sex, behavioral evolution, muscle size, and how science generates knowledge even when the hypothesis turns out to be wrong
With this past November’s election, all of a sudden in America, it’s a strange time for science and for journalism. In this episode of The Conjectural, an interview with Dr. Kiki Sanford, host of This Week in Science, about her work as a science translator and how that's going to change.
A story about how your handedness can influence your choice and so, quite possibly, influence your vote
A story about how your ability to act can change what you see: scientists have shown that if you’re holding a gun, then you’re more biased to see other people as holding a gun, even when they aren't.
A story about the illegal ivory trade, poaching elephants -- which are in serious decline -- and telling science stories differently.
As always -- find a transcript at www.TheConjectural.com.
A story about the effects of noise on children, from preemies in the hospital to kids learning in the classroom
A story about nature’s most violent storms and how they’ve changed over the past forty years.
A story about the world’s largest rainforest, and how scientists don’t really know what will happen to it with a warming climate.
An interview with Science magazine's David Grimm about the audience that most science journalists are writing for, and what distinguishes the reports and stories audiences prefer.
A story about an infectious disease that’s gotten better and worse thanks to modern medicine.
A story about confidence, making mistakes, learning from them, and moving on with scientific research.
Introducing The Conjectural: an experiment in science news and show about curiosity, confirmation, and of course, conjecture. We live our lives without all the information -- so, we conjecture.
Experiment #1: what's a news story about science like without a conclusion?