Meet the co-hosts

As professors, Shobita Parthasarathy (University of Michigan) and Jack Stilgoe (University College London) have built their careers investigating the complex relationships between science, technology, policy, and society. They launched The Received Wisdom podcast to bring their insights to policymakers, technologists, and communities interested in building and governing science and technology to make the world a better place. In each episode, they leave the academic jargon behind as they give listeners insight into critical questions about the social, ethical, equity, and economic impacts of science and technology and how to address them. Through accessible discussions of current events and interviews with a diverse group of leading thinkers and doers, Shobita and Jack bring levity and clarity to topics like the regulation of gene editing, racial justice and machine learning, and the politics of science that will change the way listeners see the world.