The Best Of Our Knowledge
Mondays, 3-3:30 p.m.
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 the issues unique to college campuses, looks at the latest in emerging research, and invites commentary from experts and administrators from all levels of education.
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From Mexico to Maine, the April 8th solar eclipse will carve a path of darkness across North America. We’ll learn how NASA is preparing to study the event. -
What’s your favorite board game? We’ll explore the history of board games in America.And we’ll visit an upstate New York woodworking shop that is opening its doors to the community. -
We’ll take a trip to the largest collection of popular music in the world – and meet the man who has dedicated most of his life to cataloguing recordings and historic materials. -
In a changing climate, researchers around the world are asking citizen scientists to use their smartphones to help monitor beach erosion and storm damage. -
Beyond teaching a life-saving skill, competitive swimming can forge life-long bonds. We’ll visit a club swim team in the Hudson Valley. -
A mild winter allows for an early prescribed fire. We’ll speak with acclaimed jazz trumpeter and music educator Sean Jones. And a push by public colleges and universities in New York aims to get more students involved in producing local news -
Hamilton College has named its next president. We’ll speak with Steven Tepper, who is currently serving as a dean at Arizona State University. -
We’ll speak with music theorist and author Miriam Piilonen about her book: Theorizing Music Evolution, which lends a fresh eye to old ideas from Charles Darwin and Herbert Spencer. -
Following the resignation of former president Claudine Gay, Harvard University is at the center of the debate over free speech on college campuses. We’ll speak with a member of a faculty organization defending the rights of students to protest violence against Palestinians. And we’ll speak with the supervisor of the Onondaga Nation Farm. -
On this episode of The Best of Our Knowledge we’ll learn about a science degree program offering a unique look at the future of fermentation.
