• The Best Of Our Knowledge

  • By: WAMC
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The Best Of Our Knowledge

By: WAMC
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  • Summary

  • Every day, faculty members at schools and universities throughout the world are making discoveries that shape our ways of thinking and redefine our understanding of today's knowledge-driven society. Since 1990, The Best of Our Knowledge has highlighted breakthroughs across disciplines and across the globe, putting listeners in touch with the minds at the forefront of their fields. Each week this program examines some of the issues unique to education, looks at the latest research and invites commentary from experts across disciplines.
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Episodes
  • Competitive Scrabble and the Penguin and the Egg

    Competitive Scrabble and the Penguin and the Egg
    Jul 29 2024
    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. We’ll learn about a high school graduate who has devoted himself to recording the stories of veterans. And NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope is marking two years of science operations.
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    29 mins
  • Strengthening student journalism

    Strengthening student journalism
    Jul 22 2024
    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. And we’ll learn about a national initiative to expand local news coverage through academic partnerships.
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    29 mins
  • Student demands and a record-setting genome

    Student demands and a record-setting genome
    Jul 15 2024
    The spring 2024 semester was marked by student protests across the country. On this episode of The Best of Our Knowledge, we’ll speak with an organizer at Bard College, where administration officials reached an agreement with Pro-Palestinian demonstrators. A new public authority is hoping to steer the future of a recently-closed college in Albany, New York. And we’ll learn about a rare fern with a record-setting genome.
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    29 mins
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