Recent Media Features
Nature series “Stick to the science’: when science gets political.” Podcast
The three-part series, which explores the history, philosophy and reality of science’s complicated relationship with politics, includes thinkers from science and technology policy, science and technology studies, and science communication
BBC SOUNDS “Science In Action: Who runs science?”
This episode focused on the legacy of the famous Asilomar conference, seen as a landmark event in the history of science and technology policy because it brought scientists together to develop regulations for recombinant DNA research. In the 50 years since, scientists have treated it as a model approach for regulating similar controversial technologies including AI and geoengineering.
ALJAzeera “Elon Musk wants to use AI to run US gov’t, but experts say ‘very bad’ idea?”
This article describes the risks of Elon Musk and DOGE’s likely plans to replace federal workers with AI to do the nation’s business, from sending Social Security checks to evaluating the risks of new pharmaceuticals.
NPR “How one man fought a patent war over turmeric”
This episode of Planet Money focuses on how India tried to fight back against attempts to patent Indigenous Indian knowledge including yoga, turmeric, and basmati rice.
Public Engagement
Professor Parthasarathy often writes commentaries and other articles for public audiences, including in The New York Times, Boston Review, Nature, Slate, and The Conversation. She is also frequently interviewed by the media.