Can science be more open?  

How can we incorporate lived experience as evidence?  

How do we break through biases to create better knowledge? 


Unscripted: Candid Conversations about the Future of Research 

Listen in live to a set of daily conversations taking place over the course of a single week. 

Six visionary thinkers take the mic and pair up to talk to each other one-on-one in this five-part series that challenges us to rethink the way society produces, collects, shares, and uses knowledge about health.  

Each episode builds on the last: The guest from one episode becomes the host of the next to talk shop about what the future of research could look like and how we get there.  

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Follow the conversation thread: Get inspired with us as we hear from leaders who are challenging the research status quo to advance health equity.

Questions? Email us at Unscripted@RWJF.org.

 

Unscripted Episode 1

Episode 1: Monday, October 21

Lil Milagro Henriquez, PhD (ABD), MA, founder and executive director of Mycelium Youth Network, talks with Erica Walker, ScD, MSc, RGSS assistant professor of Epidemiology, Brown University, and founder and director of Community Noise Lab

Listen to leaders in youth advocacy and environmental justice as they take on questions like, “How can researchers use local wisdom and lived experience to make new discoveries that advance health equity?” and more.  

Unscripted Episode 2

Episode 2: Tuesday, Oct. 22

Erica Walker, ScD, MSc, assistant professor, Brown University, and founder and director of Community Noise Lab, talks with Mary Bassett, MD, MPH, director of FXB Center for Health and Human Rights and professor at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. 

Hear these trailblazers in public health and racial justice as they dig into questions like, “How can we prioritize research that solves community problems and advances social justice?” and more. 

Unscripted Episode 3

Episode 3: Wednesday, Oct. 23

Mary Bassett, MD, MPH, director of FXB Center for Health and Human Rights and professor at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, talks with Brian Nosek, PhD, co-founder and executive director of Center for Open Science.

Listen in as these visionaries in health and human rights and open science explore questions like, “How are we incentivizing researchers?” and “Can we change the reward system to encourage asking bigger questions?” and more.

 

Unscripted Episode 4

Episode 4: Thursday, Oct. 24

Brian Nosek, PhD, co-founder and executive director of Center for Open Science, talks with Keolu Fox, PhD, assistant professor and co-director of Indigenous Futures Lab at UC San Diego.

Hear from two changemakers exploring the ways data can be more open and collaborative ponder questions like, “How can we make science more inclusive?” and “What are the most equitable approaches for collecting, sharing, and using data and research findings?” and more. 

Unscripted: Episode 5

Episode 5: Friday, Oct. 25

Keolu Fox, PhD, assistant professor and co-director of Indigenous Futures Lab at UC San Diego, talks with Sarah Richardson, PhD, director of GenderSci Lab at Harvard University. 

Hear from these researchers that are readying the next generation of scientists as they explore questions like, “How do we break through biases to create better, more inclusive health knowledge?” and more.

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