Ingrid Okert
Historian of science and media and a fellow at the Science History Institute who researches the history of science broadcasting and explains the development of science on television.
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Sep 17, 2019 • 1h 10min
Science on TV
Ingrid Okert, historian of science and media who studies how science was presented on television. She walks through the origins of science TV, early motives of trust and profit, five landmark programs, shifts in audience and politics, and how figures like Carl Sagan and institutions reshaped public science communication.
