The Best Of Our Knowledge

About The Best Of Our Knowledge

Every day, faculty members at schools and universities throughout the world are making discoveries that shape our ways of thinking and redefine our understanding of today's knowledge-driven society. Since 1990, The Best of Our Knowledge has highlighted breakthroughs across disciplines and across the globe, putting you in touch with the men and women at the forefront of their fields. Each week this program examines some of the issues unique to college campuses, looks at the latest research, and invites commentary from experts and administrators from all levels of education.

Publisher

Lucas Willard

Category

education

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

1 Sept 2023

Latest episode

16 Feb 2026

Latest episodes

125 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   16 Feb 2026

   Impossible fossils and Lunar New Year

   The Best of Our Knowledge explores topics on learning, education, and research. An analysis of small, prehistoric fossils found in sandstone is giving researchers new clues into the time before the explosion of complex life on Earth. And we’ll visit high school students celebrating Lunar New Year, which is now being recognized in New York state schools.

2. 

   9 Feb 2026

   Could arsenic waste be transformed into semiconductors?

   The Best of Our Knowledge explores topics on learning, education, and research. Arsenic is a naturally-occurring toxin with a big reputation. But scientists say arsenic-contaminated waste could have a potential public benefit, including in advanced manufacturing. We’ll explore how an environmental challenge could become an economic opportunity.

3. 

   2 Feb 2026

   Prehistoric math and protecting biomedical research

   The Best of Our Knowledge explores topics on learning, education, and research. An analysis of pottery fragments from ancient Mesopotamia has revealed what may demonstrate a mathematical system developed before numbers. And in the absence of federal funding, a proposal hopes to create a new hub for medical research.

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

263,610

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.5 / 5

8 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 69 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

70

Social presence

0

YouTube

86

Engagement

81

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