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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On this episode of the Best of Our Knowledge: Engineering students at the University at Albany show off their award-winning invention that aims to help workers with physical limitations succeed in their careers -
On this episode of the Best of Our Knowledge: PBS and NOVA month have released new films as part of an initiative to more effectively communicate climate change, and more -
On this episode of the Best of Our Knowledge: a New York cannabis industry insider prepares to open a retail dispensary upstate, plus more -
On this episode of the Best of Our Knowledge: students get the chance to meet with former U.S. House representatives as part of a program that brings Congress to campus. -
How does U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack want to improve school meals programs? A national competition is welcoming submissions from student podcasters; and two schools in Albany, New York are adding programs to attract new applicants. -
On this episode of The Best of Our Knowledge: A new awareness campaign to find missing persons and solve cold cases is coming to a gas station near you, plus more. -
On this episode of The Best of Our Knowledge: how do artificial intelligence programs like ChatGPT fit into the future of higher education? -
On this episode of The Best of Our Knowledge: a new book aims to build an understanding of the U.S. immigration system by telling the stories of immigrant children. -
#1694: Microbial Nanowires and Inflation’s Shrinking Effect on School Aid| The Best of Our KnowledgeOn this episode of The Best of Our Knowledge: researchers are using microbes to create tiny nanowires – technology that could be used to “sniff out” disease. -
On this episode of The Best of Our Knowledge: young learners at a New York charter school attend a pep-rally for Historically Black Colleges and Universities.
