The Received Wisdom

A new podcast on science, technology, and society.

Author: Shobita Parthasarathy & Jack Stilgoe

Are robots racist? Should we regulate gene editing? Have people stopped trusting experts? Does scientific research make the world a more unequal place? The Received Wisdom is a podcast about how to realize the potential of science and technology by challenging the received wisdom. Join Shobita and Jack as they talk to thinkers and doers from around the world about governing science and technology to make the world a better place.
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Episode 39: The Politics of Air Pollution, Ozempic, and Luddism ft. Brian Merchant
Episode 39
Sunday, 21 April, 2024

Episode 39: The Politics of Air Pollution, Ozempic, and Luddism ft. Brian MerchantIn this episode, Shobita and Jack tackle the EPA's recent efforts to increase monitoring of air pollutants, Jack's new documentary on existential risks, and the Ozempic craze. And Jack chats with Brian Merchant, a freelance journalist who focuses on tech who recently wrote Blood in the machine: The origins of rebellion against big tech about the history of Luddism.Links:- Merchant, Brian. (2023) Blood in the machine: The origins of rebellion against big tech. Hatchette Book Group. New York.- Brian Merchant’s Substack- For UK listeners, an audio adaptation of Blood in the Machine on BBC Radio.- Stilgoe, Jack (2024). How Real is the Existential Risk from AI? Analysis 4. BBC Radio.Transcript and study questions available at thereceivedwisdom.org.