What Do We Know?: Recent Episodes
WDWK?
A program sharing stories at the intersection of science + society, hosted/created/everything'd! by Ben Wolman and Kate Steiner, brought to you by the Columbia University Center for Science and Society (CSS).
Life on Venus and spiraling signals from the early universe... In this episode, we explore stories of space and public spaces, discussing the positives and pitfalls of public pressure on the scientific process in our first interview! with Columbia Director of Astrobiology Caleb Scharf.
How is science remembered? Who gets the spotlight? What can we do to better represent and communicate science? In this episode, we explore and discuss the stories of rocket engineer Wernher von Braun, paleontologist Mary Anning, and immunologist Anthony Fauci -- revealing the nature of what we call scientific celebrity....
Blinded by the invisible: Why is it so difficult to acknowledge what we can’t see? From radiation to greenhouse gas to disease, we seem ill-equipped to reckon with problems too small or abstract to see with the naked eye. Inspired by recent reluctance to adequately prepare for and prevent the spread of COVID-19, this episode explores stories of invisible threats and inadequate responses.