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Science Communication
Episodes · 12 months
222
Nov 2025–Oct 2026peak share, Sep 2026
Share of analysed episodes per month, Nov 2025 to Oct 2026: 19 of 3,584, 6 of 3,862, 7 of 4,115, 7 of 4,226, 14 of 4,731, 18 of 4,438, 24 of 4,230, 20 of 4,319, 17 of 4,515, 36 of 4,419, 39 of 4,624, 15 of 4,594.
All time
993
+24 via 9 narrower
On record
328
took a position
Where they standLast discussed
1d ago
Nov 12, 2026
Who's talking
Top voices on this topicThe eight guests on the most episodes about this topic in the last 13 weeks, not counting their own shows or clips they were only heard in, most episodes first. VoiceRank (their score across the whole corpus) is shown for context and only breaks a tie. Each strip is that guest's episodes week by week, and the newest week is still in progress.
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Episodes on this topic, by weekEvery analysed episode tagged with this topic in each of the last 13 weeks, across all shows and whoever was on them. The newest week is still in progress, and recent weeks fill in as transcripts are analysed. Point at a name, or tab to it, to highlight the weeks that guest was on an episode.
All shows
Episodes on this topic per week, weeks starting Aug 17 to Nov 9 (the last still in progress): 9, 9, 8, 16, 12, 3, 1, 2, 4, 5, 4, 2, 4.
Where they stand
Camps of opinion · 3Positions people took on this topic in transcripts, grouped by school of thought. The bar shows each camp's share of the people sorted into a camp. It is not a poll and not a share of any audience, and people whose position fit no camp are left out of it. Within a camp, people with demonstrated expertise on the topic come first, then those who reached the most listeners on it. Positions are extracted from transcripts by a model and may misattribute who said what. Every quote links to the episode it came from.
Share of people placed in a camp200 people
42%
31%
27%
- Critique institutional bias and…84 people · 42%
- Champion nuance and rigorous…62 people · 31%
- Prioritize accessibility and engagement54 people · 27%
Critique institutional bias and…
Academic and public health institutions often promote biased, dogmatic, or propagandistic messaging that obscures scientific truth.
84 people · 80 episodes
The Netflix documentary 'You Are What You Eat' is fundamentally flawed and biased because it was produced and funded by entities with a pro-vegan agenda.
“I don't know why Netflix continues to get behind these so clearly biased documentaries when you could easily do a documentary about the the problems associated with the food system and and and and what's really going on with public health.”
The Genius Life · Jan 2024 · 10 episodes · 878K views on this topic
Scientific progress in America is stagnating because the academic and grant funding systems punish heterodox thinkers who deviate from mainstream theories.
“This is what has led to stagnation in science in America because if you're not part of the mainstream, you get excluded. And because everyone has to now think in the same way, you don't have heterodox thinking.”
The All-In Podcast · Aug 2026 · 3 episodes · 1.7M views on this topic
Academic and public health institutions have been captured by industries with financial interests, causing them to prioritize propaganda over scientific truth.
“what we see is industry after industry, the ones that have survived are the ones that have successfully captured these agencies, which then deliver us what appears to be science is the exact opposite.”
Bret Weinstein · Oct 2025 · 19 episodes · 5.3M views on this topicChampion nuance and rigorous…
Scientific communication must emphasize uncertainty, rigorous reporting, and openness about limitations to maintain public trust.
62 people · 62 episodes
Science communication is a collective effort towards progress, and the creator should be grateful when mistakes are identified by the audience.
“That's what science is, right? That's what science is. Is is is it's the march towards progress collectively. Um and that's that's always been my attitude to it. So, thank you for pointing that out. We really appreciate it.”
The Rest Is Science · Sep 2026 · 15 episodes · 8.4M views on this topic
Sean Carroll asserts that if a mistake in his work is straightforwardly factual, he will endeavor to correct it, but if it pertains to subjective judgment, he will not.
“Well, here we are, a whole new month of AMA questions, more opportunities for me to make mistakes and and bungle. But I do promise that if the mistake is like fa straightforwardly factual, I will try to let you know about it and try to fix it. If it's a mistake of judgment or I like a different”
Mindscape Podcast · Sep 2026 · 181 episodes · 15.0M views on this topicMM
Science communication on the internet is problematic because it often prioritizes engagement and sensationalism over the truth.
“I think, as we often say on this podcast, misinformation is easier to spread because it can be interesting. It can be persuasive. Real information is limited by the truth.”
Sidenote Podcast · Jul 2026 · 8 episodes · 66K views on this topicPrioritize accessibility and engagement
Science communication should use storytelling, accessible language, and entertaining formats to reach and inspire the general public.
54 people · 54 episodes
GB
Using accessible and engaging science topics, even taboo ones, helps make education interesting for a broader audience.
“I'm so excited. It's actually like it's so interesting and I know it's taboo but um the evolution of it but also just like extremely interesting science behind what your butt can do and not even in a sexual way”
Sidenote Podcast · Feb 2026 · 13 episodes · 141K views on this topic
Viral content creators can effectively teach complex science by hiding educational concepts within entertaining storytelling.
“I like to say like hiding the vegetables right and that's what we're doing right you get that click baake title you know 15 ton Jello-O pool but then pretty soon you're learning about chemistry and the scientific method without realizing it”
TED · Dec 2024 · 4 episodes · 412K views on this topic
Science communication is about educating the public by placing scientific concepts within the accessible context of pop culture.
“start stalkers all about learning science in the context of pop culture that's exactly what's going on”
StarTalk · Oct 2017 · 2 episodes · 875K views on this topicExtracted by a model; may misattribute who said what.
In the transcripts
Episodes discussing this topic
Over time
Share of episodesThis topic's episodes as a share of every episode we analysed, in each complete month. We analyse more episodes every month, so a raw count would mostly show that growth. Recent months fill in as transcripts are analysed.
Complete months · first on record Dec 2012