Ep. 44 Objectivity

Ep. 44 Objectivity

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April 16, 2026 · 20 min · Episode 44

About this episode

Jackie discusses her thoughts on objectivity in scientific and journalistic practices.

In the forty fourth episode of Jackie On:, Jackie discusses her thoughts on objectivity as a practice in the scientific and journalistic fields alongside the belief that shapes it. Sources: Bahlai, Christie, Lewis J. Bartlett, Kevin R. Burgio, Auriel M. V. Fournier, Carl N. Keiser, Timothée Poisot, and Kaitlin Stack Whitney. 2019. “Open Science Isn’t Always Open to All Scientists.” American Scientist. January 30, 2019. https://www.americanscientist.org/article/open-science-isnt-always-open-to-all-scientists#. Clark, Stuart. 2018. “A Brief History of Stephen Hawking: A Legacy of Paradox.” New Scientist. March 14, 2018. https://www.newscientist.com/article/2053929-a-brief-history-of-stephen-hawking-a-legacy-of-paradox/. Crow, Michael M, and Greg Tananbaum. 2020. “We Must Tear down the Barriers That Impede Scientific Progress.” Scientific American. December 18, 2020. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/we-must-tear-down-the-barriers-that-impede-scientific-progress. Douglas, Heather. 2023. “The Importance of Values for Science.” Interdisciplinary Science Reviews 48 (2): 251–63. https://doi.org/10.1080/03080188.2023.2191559. Meyer, Will. 2020. “The Abuses of Objectivity.” The…

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Host: Jackie

Topics covered

  • objectivity
  • science
  • journalism
  • values
  • trust
  • scientific progress

Keywords

  • objectivity
  • science
  • journalism
  • trust
  • values
  • scientific progress

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