Politics Under the Microscope

by Joanna, Ellie, Naira, and Nina

Politics Under the Microscope captures the thought process of policy makers as they respond to complex problems and to discuss the implications those policies will have for the scientific community and broader society. Each episode starts by briefing the listener on a societal problem using an anecdote, then will reframe the problem with a science policy-related question, and finally engage the listener by integrating audio fro... Read more
News Commentary
Politics
Natural Sciences

Podcast episodes

  • Season 3

  • S03 E17 - Episode 17: Fast Fashion at the Industrial and Investing Level - Why Industry Won't Change On Its Own

    S03 E17 - Episode 17: Fast Fashion at the Industrial and Investing Level - Why Industry Won't Change On Its Own

    In our second episode of our fast fashion series, "The Unfashionable Truth", we focus on key players in the fast fashion crisis: the fashion industry and investors. To better understand the caveats of expecting industry and invest...

    26:46

  • S03 E16 - Episode 16: Fast Fashion at the Macromolecular Level - The Switch from Cotton to Polyester

    S03 E16 - Episode 16: Fast Fashion at the Macromolecular Level - The Switch from Cotton to Polyester

    To kick off our fast fashion series, we first explore fast fashion at the macromolecular level. The rise of fast fashion is coupled by a rise in polyester, rayon, and nylon, or "synthetic fibers". This has largely replaced the use...

    22:38

  • S03 E15 - Episódio 15: Protegendo as florestas (Portuguese)

    S03 E15 - Episódio 15: Protegendo as florestas (Portuguese)

    Para encerrar nossa série sobre mudanças climáticas, destacaremos uma comunidade que sente demais os efeitos das mudanças climáticas, mas que muitas vezes é deixada de fora da conversa sobre mudanças climáticas: os povos indígenas...

    29:22

  • S03 E15 - Episode 15: Guarding the Forests (English)

    S03 E15 - Episode 15: Guarding the Forests (English)

    To wrap up our climate change series, we will spotlight a community that feels much of climate change's effects, yet is often left out of the climate change conversation: indigenous peoples. We sit down with João Victor, a young c...

    16:23
  • Bonus

    S03 - Hot Second Hot Take 4: What is Fast Fashion?

    S03 - Hot Second Hot Take 4: What is Fast Fashion?

    Teasing our fast fashion series, this Hot Second Hot Take tackles a key question: what is fast fashion? We touch on Lululemon, Aritzia, Canada Goose, Eddie Bauer, The Row, H&M, and SHEIN, to ultimately deliver the verdict on what ...

    15:00