D. Graham Burnett, PhD, joins Nick Dirks in the fifth episode of Shaping Science to discuss the role of democracy in science and the impact technology has on attention spans. Prof. Burnett is the Henry Charles Lea Professor of History at Princeton University. He co-authored the paper “Attention sanctuaries: Social practice guidelines and emergent strategies in attention activism” published in Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences: https://nyaspubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/nyas.15313. Shaping Science is made possible with the generous support of Tata Sons. For more info, visit: nyas.org/ideas-insights/podcasts/ 00:00 Intro 02:28 Is a Whale a Fish or a Mammal? 06:26 Pre-Darwin Taxonomy of Animals 12:21 The Role of Democracy in Science 15:58 The History and Philosophy of Science 26:18 The Crisis of Attention Exploitation and Human Fracking 35:30 How Does Technology Impact Attention Span? 44:40 Using Artificial Intelligence in Teaching

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