Science by the Slice

Introducing Science by the Slice

January 22, 2021 Phillip
Science by the Slice
Introducing Science by the Slice
Show Notes Transcript

Science by the Slice is a podcast from the UF/IFAS Center for Public Issues Education (PIE Center) that explores the science behind issues affecting our daily lives, encompassing public health, agriculture, and natural resources. Experts discuss the science of complex challenges in our society, then, through analysis and storytelling, piece together the motivations that reveal the way people think about, form, and act on opinions regarding these pivotal issues.

Ricky Telg:

Science helps us understand the world in which we all live. Science inspires us, leads us to progress, and shapes the issues affecting our daily lives. In this new podcast from the University of Florida, Center for Public Issues Education, we're exploring the science of many different issues related to agriculture, natural resources, and public health. It's called Science by the Slice. In this podcast from the PIE Center, as we're better known, part of the University of Florida's Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, experts will cut into diverse topics, present the research, and tell you what they know. We'll talk about such topics as the COVID-19 pandemic, natural disasters, agricultural economics, forestry, and so much more. Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. Science by the Slice, piecing together the science of our lives.