
In each episode of this series, we ask an expert at the top of their field to tell us what they are thinking about right now.
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 9 | Founded | 6 years ago |
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| Categories | Society & CultureScience | ||||

Economist Hélène Rey has been working on how to predict crises using machine-learning techniques. A reliable tool would be a boon for authorities seeking to regulate markets to prevent or mitigate economic catastrophes.
Dr. Rey is a professor of e... more
Air pollution is one of the world's top 10 health threats, and now scientists can enlist satellites, but also citizens and their devices to help fight it. Annual Reviews President and Editor-in-Chief Richard Gallagher chats with Michael Jerrett, from... more
What if doctors could collect cancer cells from each patient, grow them in a lab, and test them against different drugs to see which worked best? Hans Clevers, of the Hubrecht Institute, is working to make that happen. Annual Reviews President and Ed... more
Thirteen percent of people in the U.S. are unable to access or use the internet, and this is creating a new underclass, says Nicol Turner-Lee, of the Brookings Institution. Transcript: arevie.ws/2YiMyx2
Communicating science effectively is a necessity. It is also a skill, which many scientists do not master. Dietram A. Scheufele, of the University of Wisconsin, says there are many pitfalls to avoid. See the transcript and the resources shared by Dr.... more
Creating products that can replace meat requires a "staggering amount of knowledge of molecular biology, physics, chemistry, physiology, psychology, engineering, and social sciences."
Julian McClements, Professor at the Department of Food Science a... more
How do people's values evolve? What drives policy? Tim Besley, of the London School of Economics, has explored these questions focusing on the model of environmentalism. Using the tools of economics, he studies the cultural dynamics that drive social... more
Conny Aerts, of the University of Leuven, says quakes creates waves that let them measure gases inside stars, their density, temperature, chemistry. Oftentimes these data tell a very different story from the information gathered by observing the surf... more
Shots of Science is like a well-rounded cup of coffee. Not too short, not too long. It has all the flavors you're looking for without asking for too much. Each episode is 20-30 minutes long, the experts talk in understandable English without dumbing down anything. The questions by the interviewers are curious, informed and to the point. Definitive recommendation.







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