Americans are educated to believe science can explain the physical world, but UC Berkeley journalism professor and historian Dr. Elena Conis offers a more complex view of the role of science in public life-and the stories and understanding it offers all of us as we grapple with everything from pesticides to vaccines and climate change.
Episode Duration: 27 minutes and 25 seconds
Episode Number: 905
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The show is inspired by the power of stories to shape public understanding of important issues.
For example, Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel, "Uncle Tom's Cabin," shined a crucial light on the violence and inhumanity of American slavery, fueled the abolition movement, and inspired Abraham Lincoln, upon meeting the author, to say "So you're the little woman who wrote the book that made this great war." Narrative is no less important today-though the vehicles for dissemination are much more diverse.
From a great novel to a film, a song, or even a Tweet, stories still very much impact the way the American public looks at issues.
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