Episodes

  • Electronic devices and life balance

    Electronic devices and life balance
    Sep 25 2024
    As discussions over a state policy in New York to restrict cell phones in schools continue, we’ll speak with elementary school counselor about how students are affected by electronic devices. And Hartwick College, a private liberal arts school in Oneonta, New York, rolls out a new “life balance” initiative.
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    29 mins
  • Academic writing and college presidents

    Academic writing and college presidents
    Sep 18 2024
    Let’s face it, academic writing can be…boring. We’ll speak with author Leonard Cassuto about his book, “Academic Writing as if Readers Matter.” And we’ll catch up with a pair of college presidents.
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    29 mins
  • “Dark matter and native plants”

    “Dark matter and native plants”
    Sep 13 2024
    Scientists are continuing their celestial search for dark matter from an underground facility in South Dakota. We’ll visit a native plant farm in upstate New York. And we’ll celebrate the return of Friday night lights at a new field in Massachusetts.
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    29 mins
  • Peter Godfrey-Smith: “Living On Earth”

    Peter Godfrey-Smith: “Living On Earth”
    Sep 9 2024
    Peter Godfrey-Smith is a scuba diving philosopher, professor at the University of Sydney, and author. His new book, “Living on Earth: Forests, Corals, Consciousness, and the Making of the World,” explores the riddle of life on this planet. We’ll speak with Godfrey-Smith about his latest work.
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    29 mins
  • Saving democracy and creative partnership

    Saving democracy and creative partnership
    Sep 2 2024
    A new course at Bennington College in Vermont seeks to examine challenges facing democracy. And we’ll learn about the longtime creative partnership between children’s book author and illustrator Eric Carle and editor Ann Beneduce.
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    29 mins
  • Understanding Long COVID

    Understanding Long COVID
    Aug 26 2024
    The cause of long COVID, where patients experience symptoms months after their initial illness, is a mystery. Now, a new study might bring scientists a step closer toward understanding the disease. And we’ll visit students who are learning STEAM concepts through cooking.
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    18 mins
  • “Alfie & Me”

    “Alfie & Me”
    Aug 12 2024
    On this episode of The Best of Our Knowledge, we’ll have a conversation with Dr. Carl Safina, an ecologist and author of Alfie & Me: What Owls Know, What Humans Believe. The book tells the story of an orphaned owl who was cared for by Carl and his wife Patricia during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the large impact a little owl had on their lives.
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    29 mins
  • Marine photography and paper stories

    Marine photography and paper stories
    Aug 5 2024
    Marine photographer Brian Skerry has traveled the globe, capturing dramatic and moving images of the ocean and the life it supports. On this episode of The Best of Our Knowledge, we’ll speak about his latest work documenting change in the Gulf of Maine. And we’ll have a conversation with Laura Homsey, author, illustrator, and creator of Petit Paper Stories.
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    29 mins