Patricia Kingori

Christiane Vogt, an aerospace researcher who led airborne contrail sampling, and Patricia Kingori, an Oxford sociologist studying fakery in science, join the conversation. They describe chasing jets to sample contrails, differences between lean-burn and rich-burn emissions, fuel sulfur and volatile particles' roles, and the sociology and ethics of fake science in public trust.

Patricia Kingori, a global health ethics professor at the University of Oxford, and Eloise King, the director of the documentary "The Shadow Scholars," dive into the intriguing world of contract cheating. They reveal how Kenyan writers ghostwrite essays for Western students, driven by economic challenges. The duo discusses the implications of this hidden industry, the impact of AI on academic integrity, and the complex relationships between writers and students. Their film aims to humanize these 'shadow scholars' and challenge educational systems' complacency.