Re-Air: How Does Racism Undermine Scientific Innovation?

About this episode

This episode discusses how racism impacts scientific innovation and the challenges faced by Black innovators.

In honor of the 100th anniversary of what we now know to be Black History Month in the U.S., we are re-airing a special episode. In the roughly two years since we recorded this episode, public education, especially STEM education and research, has been under attack. This presents a formidable threat to the success of Black innovators today and in the future. Elijah McCoy, Garret Morgan, George Washington Carver, and Madame CJ Walker are names you might recognize. They're Black inventors...

Topics covered

• racism
• scientific innovation
• STEM education
• Black history
• Black inventors

Keywords

• Black History Month
• Elijah McCoy
• Garret Morgan
• George Washington Carver
• Madame CJ Walker

Mentioned in this episode

Places: U.S.

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