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About Frances Sacks

I am a journalist who recently graduated from Wesleyan University where I majored in the Science and Society Program.

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

NBN Episodes hosted by Frances:

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 …