From Georgia State, Vincent speaks with economics professor Paula Stephan about the ways science is supported in the US, how universities offload risks, the absence of risk-taking, and much more.
On the eve of the March for Science, the TWiV team gathers at ASM Headquarters in Washington, DC with guests Stefano and Susie to talk about the state of science communication.
TWiV 385: Failure
- April 17, 2016
- Tagged as: Failure, ignorance, science, stuart firestein, viral, virology, virus, viruses
Stuart joins Vincent and Dickson to talk about his sequel to Ignorance, a book called Failure, which seeks to make science more appealing by revealing its faults.
Vincent meets up with Michele Banks in Washington, DC to discuss her career as a creator of science-themed art.
Vincent and Stuart discuss why ignorance – all of what we don’t know, and even what we don’t know we don’t know – is the driving force of science.
Vincent, Rich, and Alan consider how to reform the scientific enterprise to make it more effective and robust.