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ISC Presents is a podcast by the International Science Council. Our short episodes provide listeners with a melting pot of insightful discussions and thought provoking debates through the voices of guests and experts of the international scientific community. We discuss the challenges, stories, and celebrations of science while seeking to encourage international action on concerns to both science, and society. We look forward to listening with you.
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Booking probability
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Signup to Generate a PitchISC Presents is a podcast by the International Science Council. Our short episodes provide listeners with a melting pot of insightful discussions and thought provoking debates through the voices of guests and experts of the international scientific community. We discuss the challenges, stories, and celebrations of science while seeking to encourage international action on concerns to both science, and society.
ISC Presents is hosted by International Science Council. The show has published 59 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Science without borders: International collaboration for the next generation of researchers" (16 October 2025, 14 minutes), "Mental health: Rethinking growth and resilience in the research ecosystem" (9 October 2025, 14 minutes), and "Transdisciplinary science: Early- and mid-careers shaping the future of science" (2 October 2025, 13 minutes).
ISC Presents publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 14 minutes across 59 episodes.
Booking probability for ISC Presents is 21%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. ISC Presents requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. ISC Presents's contact route on record: public web form.
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International Science Council hosts ISC Presents, a science podcast with 59 episodes published.
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Episode #6
<p>In the final episode of the ISC podcast series, produced with the support of the China Association for Science and Technology, science journalist <b>Izzie Clarke</b> speaks with <b>Professor Yongguan Zhu</b> (Chinese...
Episode #5
<p>In the this episode, science journalist <b>Izzie Clarke</b> speaks with <b>Lori Foster</b>, President of the International Association of Applied Psychology, and <b>Yensi Flores Bueso</b>, Co-Chair of the Global...
Episode #4
<p>In the fourth episode of the ISC podcast series Scientific careers in a changing world, science journalist Izzie Clarke speaks with Professor Rashid Sumaila, Canada Research Chair in Interdisciplinary Ocean and...
Episode #3
<p>The International Science Council and its Member, the China Association for Science and Technology (CAST), in partnership with Nature, have launched a new six-part podcast series exploring the evolving landscape of...
Episode #2
<p><b>What does it take to turn science into action on the global stage?</b> In this second episode, science journalist Izzie Clarke<b> </b>speaks with two leading voices in science diplomacy: <b>Professor Zakri...
Episode #1
<p>This opening episode explores how today’s rapidly changing scientific landscape impacts early- and mid-career researchers (EMCRs). Professor Robbert Dijkgraaf and Dr Baojing Gu discuss career uncertainty, access to...
Episode #6
<p>In this last episode, we invite Cory Doctorow, a science fiction author, activist, and journalist from Canada. He is the author of many books, most recently The Lost Cause, a solarpunk science fiction novel of hope...
Episode #5
<p>Qiufan Chen is an award-winning Chinese speculative fiction writer, author of Waste Tide and co-author of AI 2041: Ten Visions for Our Future. He is also a research scholar at Yale University and a fellow of...
Episode #4
<p>This fourth episode invites Fernanda Trías, an award-winning writer from Uruguay and an instructor of creative writing in Colombia. She has published a short story collection and four novels, including the...
Episode #3
<p>In this third episode, we invite Vandana Singh, a science fiction writer hailing from India, to speak about her views on the science and fiction intersection. She is also a transdisciplinary scholar of climate change...
Episode #2
<p>Barbadian writer Karen Lord is an award-winning author of Redemption in Indigo, The Best of All Possible Worlds, and The Galaxy Game. Her latest book, The Blue, Beautiful World, was published in August 2023. We hear...
Episode #1
<p>In this first episode, we speak to Kim Stanley Robinson, a New York Times bestselling author and winner of the Hugo, Nebula, and Locus awards. He is the author of more than twenty books, including The Ministry for...
Episode #4
<p>In the last episode, we spoke about the many ways that distrust in science is expressed and the need for scientists to consider their own positions, including who they speak to and for. Which leads us neatly into...
Episode #3
<p>In this episode, we explore different ways that distrust can be expressed and what drives that historically, situationally, even structurally. We will also look at how competing narratives can mean making sense of...
Episode #2
<p>In this episode, we explore how our sense of identity affects our willingness to trust certain sources of information. We look at why the authority of traditional gatekeepers of expertise, like science academies...
Episode #1
<p>In this episode we explore how uncertainties play a role in the process of scientific discovery and why this is such a challenge for the way we need to talk about science – with Courtney Radsch and Felix...
Episode #6
<p> How can we combat malpractice and misconduct in research? And how do we promote trust in scientists and the work they do? <br/><br/>This final episode explores the topics of trust, malpractice, and misconduct in...
Episode #5
<p>In this fifth episode, Professor Françoise Baylis (philosopher and bioethicist at Dalhousie University) and Ocean Mercier (Associate Professor at the School of Māori Studies at Victoria University of Wellington)...
Episode #4
<p>In this fourth episode, Sir Peter Gluckman (ISC President and former and former chief scientific advisor to Prime Ministers in New Zealand) and Saja Al Zoubi (Development economist at St Mary’s University in Canada)...
Episode #3
<p> How can we convey accurate scientific information in a world of disinformation, information overload, and politicization? Tune in as our guests, Guy Berger (Professor Emeritus at Rhodes University) and Courtney C...
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bestselling novelist, journalist, and EFF Special Advisor, Electronic Frontier Foundation
award-winning writer from Uruguay, instructor of creative writing in Colombia
Hugo Award-winning science fiction author of the Mars trilogy
ISC President and former chief scientific advisor to Prime Ministers in New Zealand, Office of the Prime Minister of New Zealand
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