
Throughout the world, new discoveries are being made every day that shape our ways of thinking and redefine our understanding of today’s information-driven society. "The Best of Our Knowledge" highlights those breakthroughs across multiple disciplines and across the globe, putting you in touch with the men and women at the forefront of their fields. Each week, host Lucas Willard examines some of t... more
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 44 | Founded | 10 years ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | ScienceSociety & Culture | |||

The Best of Our Knowledge explores topics on learning, education, and research.On this episode, we’ll the explore the phenomenon of musical daydreams.Our guest is Elizabeth Margulis, Director of the Music Cognition Lab at Princeton University. She wr... more
The Best of Our Knowledge explores topics on learning, education, and research.On this episode, we’ll learn how an unusual fossil offered scientists a new glimpse into the evolutionary history of some of Earth’s earliest animals.And we’ll learn how p... more
On the latest 51%, we speak with sociologist Gretchen Sisson about her book Relinquished: The Politics of Adoption and the Privilege of American Motherhood. Sisson studies the relationship between abortion and adoption in the U.S., and is part of a t... more
The Best of Our Knowledge explores topics on learning, education, and research.According to a recent analysis, hundreds of private colleges and universities across the United States are at risk of closing in the next 10 years.On this episode, we spea... more
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The show features interdisciplinary conversations with scientists, researchers, journalists, and educators who explore new discoveries and their implications across science, technology, and higher education. Recent episodes blend paleontology and geochemistry to rewrite historical narratives, investigate adoption and reproductive justice from a sociological lens, and scrutinize challenges facing small colleges and the nursing workforce. Other segments highlight fascinating natural history, animal behavior, atmospheric science, and the ethics and policy dimensions of scientific and educational issues. A common thread is the use of interdisciplinary methods and expert perspectives to translate complex research into accessible discussions for ... more
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