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About Frances Sacks

I recently graduated from Wesleyan University where I majored in the Science and Society Program.

Frances Sacks is a graduate of Wesleyan University where she studied in the Science and Society Program.

NBN Episodes hosted by Frances:

Biblical Studies May 28, 2023

Armageddon

What the Bible Really Says about the End

Bart D. Ehrman

Hosted by Frances Sacks
A New York Times bestselling Biblical scholar, reveals why our popular understanding of the Apocalypse is all wrong—and why that matters.You’ll find nearly everything the Bible has to say about the …
Science, Technology, and Society May 24, 2023

Stroller

Amanda Parrish Morgan

Hosted by Frances Sacks
Among the many things expectant parents are told to buy, none is a more visible symbol of status and parenting philosophy than a stroller. Although its association with wealth …
Science, Technology, and Society May 21, 2023

We Have Always Been Cyborgs

Digital Data, Gene Technologies, and an Ethics of Transhumanism

Stefan Lorenz Sorgner

Hosted by Frances Sacks
The concept of transhumanism emerged in the middle of the 20th century, and has influenced discussions around AI, brain–computer interfaces, genetic technologies and life extension. Despite its enduring influence in …
Biology and Evolution April 4, 2023

Whale Music

Thousand Mile Songs in a Sea of Sound

David Rothenberg

Hosted by Frances Sacks
Whale song is an astonishing world of sound whose existence no one suspected before the 1960s. Its discovery has forced us to confront the possibility of alien intelligence--not in outer …
Literature March 27, 2023

The Mountain in the Sea

A Novel

Ray Nayler

Hosted by Frances Sacks
Humankind discovers intelligent life in an octopus species with its own language and culture, and sets off a high-stakes global competition to dominate the future.The transnational tech corporation DIANIMA has …
Music June 10, 2022

Sound and Affect

Voice, Music, World

Judith Lochhead, Eduardo Mendieta, and Stephen Decatur Smith

Hosted by Frances Sacks
Sound and Affect: Voice, Music, World (U Chicago Press, 2021) maps a new territory for inquiry at the intersection of music, philosophy, affect theory, and sound studies. The essays in …
Music May 25, 2022

Street Scriptures

Between God and Hip-Hop

Alejandro Nava

Hosted by Frances Sacks
Today I speak with Alejandro Nava about his new book, Street Scriptures: Between God and Hip-Hop (U Chicago Press, 2022). This book explores an important aspect of hip-hop that is …
Science, Technology, and Society May 4, 2022

A Citizen's Guide to Artificial Intelligence

John Zerilli

Hosted by Frances Sacks
Artificial intelligence, or AI for short, has generated a staggering amount of hype in the past several years. Is it the game-changer it's been cracked up to be? If so …
Science, Technology, and Society April 4, 2022

Science Fiction

Sherryl Vint

Hosted by Frances Sacks
The world today seems to be slipping into a science fiction future. We have phones that speak to us, cars that drive themselves, and connected devices that communicate with each …
Science, Technology, and Society March 6, 2022

Routledge Handbook of Art, Science, and Technology Studies

Hannah Star Rogers

Hosted by Frances Sacks
I spoke with Hannah Star Rogers, one of the editors of the Routledge Handbook of Art, Science, and Technology Studies (Routledge, 2021). Art and science work is experiencing a dramatic …