PHOTOS

Below is a selection of downloadable photos for conferences and other uses. Photos are for noncommercial use and credit should be given to the University of California, Berkeley.

PODCASTS

Below are a selection of the podcasts and interviews that I've given.

Don’t forget to check out my own podcast Shaping Science where I interview leading figures in science and technology!

• March 17, 2025, Regulating AI Podcast,  The Future of AI in Higher Education and Scientific Research with Nicholas Dirks

• March 5, 2025, Capitalisn’t, Trump's war with universities

• July 18, 2024, Principal Center Radio Podcast, Principal Center Radio Podcast - The Principal Center

• July 4, 2024, El Podcast, https://youtu.be/sonoJJaLIOg?si=SZg98LSov0htBfgT

• May 3, 2024 TechNation Radio Podcast. Episode 24–18 Focused Ultrasound Treatments

• April 12, 2024 The unSILOed Podcast. The Delicate Balance of Teaching and Research in Modern Academia.

• March 7, 2024 The Commonweal Podcast. What are universities for?

• February 8, 2024 American Council on Education - dotEdu (podcast). Beyond Berkeley: Lessons from a university chancellor on the front lines.

• January 30, 2024 The Realignment (podcast). The Uses and Abuses of the University - Where Does Higher Ed Go from Here?

• January 28, 2024 Keen On (podcast). Can the American university survive the 21st century?

• November 14, 2023 The PhD Life Raft (podcast). The Changing Culture of the University with Nicholas B. Dirks.

• October 27, 2023 When Science Speaks (podcast). Scientists as Problem-Solvers: Applying Scientific Insights to Global Challenges, with Nicholas Dirks, Ph.D.

• October 25, 2023 ThoughtStretchers Education Podcast. Science, Truth, and Trust.

• October 4, 2023 Research Pod (podcast) Challenges of trust and communication in science policy

• September 21, 2023 This Anthro Life (podcast). Bridging the Gap: Bringing Science to the Public Imagination

• May 1, 2023 Diffusion Science Radio with Ian Woolf (podcast). Public Trust in Science, part 2.

• May 1, 2023 Diffusion Science Radio with Ian Woolf (podcast). Public Trust in Science, part 1.

• April 27, 2023 Campus by Times Higher Education (podcast). Campus interview: Nicholas Dirks, president and CEO of the New York Academy of Sciences

• April 2, 2023 HLTH Forward (Podcast) Rebuilding Trust in Science

• March 23, 2023 Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg (podcast). What good is college now that we can learn everything for free on the internet?

• March 20, 2023 EdUp Experience (podcast). Science for the Public Good - with Nicholas Dirks, President & CEO of the New York Academy of Sciences

• February 22, 2023 Converging Dialogues (podcast). Science communication and Free Speech in Academia: A Dialogue with Nicholas Dirks

• November 22, 2022 The Michael Shermer Show (Podcast). Nicholas Dirks on Science Denial, Distrust, and Skepticism.

VIDEOS

Below are several examples of speeches and other public appearances I've given.