What do we know about inequality – and what can be done about it? These questions and more will be explored in the new season of the “What Makes Us Human?” podcast and essay series.
Produced by the College of Arts & Sciences in collaboration with Cornell Broadcast Studios, the short audio essays feature Cornell faculty across academic disciplines discussing explore how recent research helps us understand the forces behind inequality. New episodes will be released each Thursday through the semester, beginning Sept. 26.
“All human societies have been characterized by some sort of inequality; it is as much a part of the human experience as love and death, and as complex. We’re pleased to be able to showcase the research of so many faculty at Cornell who work on aspects of this difficult issue,” said podcast producer Caroline Levine, the David and Kathleen Ryan Professor of Humanities, and Picket Family Chair of the Department of English.
The new season kicks off with Linda Shi, assistant professor of city and regional planning in the College of Architecture, Art and Planning.
“It’s the poor who have contributed the least to carbon emissions who will suffer the most from climate change,” Shi said in her podcast. “However, my research shows that efforts to adapt to climate change can also worsen inequality.”
Shi’s research interests focus on urban environmental governance and advancing planning policies to manage the urban climate transition in ways that improve social equity.
“What Do We Know about Inequality?” podcasts are available for download on iTunes and SoundCloud; streaming and text versions of the essays are also posted.
