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Farar, Straus, and Giroux/Farar, Straus, and GirouxPeter 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. -
Farar, Straus, and Giroux/Farar, Straus, and GirouxPeter 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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We’ll have a conversation with Dr. Carl Safina, an ecologist and author of Alfie & Me: What Owls Know, What Humans Believe. -
Marine photographer Brian Skerry has traveled the globe, capturing dramatic and moving images of the ocean and the life it supports. We’ll speak about his latest work documenting change in the Gulf of Maine. -
For some, Scrabble is more than just a board game. On this episode of The Best of Our Knowledge we’ll attend a competitive Scrabble tournament.And NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope is marking two years of science operations. -
On this episode of The Best of Our Knowledge, we’ll learn about the students and faculty at Stony Brook University who have created a resilience tool kit for student journalists. -
The spring 2024 semester was marked by student protests across the country. We’ll speak with an organizer at Bard College, where administration officials reached an agreement with Pro-Palestinian demonstrators. -
College textbooks can be a necessary part of coursework, but they’re often pricey. A new report examines automatic textbook billing practices. -
America is experiencing renewed efforts to ban books, pass so-called parents' rights legislation, and vilify teachers unions. We’ll speak with the authors of "The Education Wars: A Citizen’s Guide and Defense Manual," about who and what is putting schools at the center of the culture war. -
New York education officials have unveiled a proposal that would transform the state’s graduation requirements.Lucas Willard speaks with state Commissioner of Education Dr. Betty Rosa. -
Research shows that college students are increasingly lonely. We’ll dive into a study that examines students’ mental health and how colleges and universities are fostering community and belonging. -
The rollout of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA, has been rocky this year. We’ll dig into how the bumpy rollout could affect colleges and universities.
