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Between Activism and Analysis: Perspectives on Science, Sustainability, and Academia

Between Activism and Analysis: Perspectives on Science, Sustainability, and Academia

33m 36s

In a world of deepening climate crises and accelerating social change, can science remain neutral? Or must it evolve into something more engaged, more transformative?

This podcast explores how early-career researchers in Switzerland are navigating the landscape of sustainability science—between the demands of academic tradition and the urgency of societal transformation. Based on in-depth conversations with PhDs and postdocs from across disciplines, host Sarah Keller delves into the lived tensions between publishing and purpose, analysis and activism, ambition and care.

Through three central themes, the podcast paints a nuanced portrait of a new generation of sustainability-oriented scientists and the questions...