The Conjectural

The Conjectural
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The Conjectural is a science news show experiment. It's in celebration that we live without complete information -- our lives are conjectural. In our search for knowledge, we'll also continue to find reasons to doubt old conclusions, even scientific conclusions that can be demonstrated again and again. But such is life -- it's conjectural -- so let's celebrate it as it is! -- @TheConjectural

  1. 024 Conjectural Propaganda

    30/06/2017

    024 Conjectural Propaganda

    It's called "computational propaganda" -- it’s how fake news gets around and some social-media attacks happen -- and it's affecting public life. Plus, a major announcement: we're taking a break, perhaps permanently, because our host is running for office.

    20 min
  2. 023 Conjectural Beauty

    01/06/2017

    023 Conjectural Beauty

    How does seeing natural things in the outside world positively affect how you feel in your inner world? Could be fractals.

    12 min
  3. 022 Conjectural Paris Agreement

    04/05/2017

    022 Conjectural Paris Agreement

    Leveraging religious support: What's Star Wars got to do with the Paris Climate Agreement?

    9 min
  4. 021 Conjectural Talking Values

    01/04/2017

    021 Conjectural Talking Values

    The President of the United States -- it's pretty clear -- resists facts. How did this happen? From facts to values: a podcast on changing how we talk about science.

    13 min
  5. 020 Conjectural Healthcare

    28/02/2017

    020 Conjectural Healthcare

    With the aging population, there just aren’t enough people to care for the elderly. Enter robots.

    11 min
  6. 019 Conjectural Water Safety

    31/01/2017

    019 Conjectural Water Safety

    A story about monitoring our water and environment, and the increasingly important role of citizen scientists.

    8 min
  7. 018 Conjectural Behavioral Evolution

    30/12/2016

    018 Conjectural Behavioral Evolution

    A story about lizard sex, behavioral evolution, muscle size, and how science generates knowledge even when the hypothesis turns out to be wrong

    16 min
  8. 017 Conjectural Communication

    01/12/2016

    017 Conjectural Communication

    With this past November’s election, all of a sudden in America, it’s a strange time for science and for journalism. In this episode of The Conjectural, an interview with Dr. Kiki Sanford, host of This Week in Science, about her work as a science translator and how that's going to change.

    23 min
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The Conjectural is a science news show experiment. It's in celebration that we live without complete information -- our lives are conjectural. In our search for knowledge, we'll also continue to find reasons to doubt old conclusions, even scientific conclusions that can be demonstrated again and again. But such is life -- it's conjectural -- so let's celebrate it as it is! -- @TheConjectural

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  • Creator
    The Conjectural
  • Years Active
    2015 - 2017
  • Episodes
    24
  • Rating
    Clean
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