podcast

presenting

  •

Innovation in Architectureand Urban Design

In this mini-season, we address our built environment – our houses and offices, bridges and roads, squares and cities. How can we push forward sustainability in construction to reinvent our relationship with our built environment in less carbon intensive ways? And how can we build urban infrastructure to promote innovation and the free flow of new ideas? To answer these questions, we speak with a noted Swiss architect working on sustainability in construction, and with the author of a recent book on Kendall Square, a biotech innovation hub in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Tectonic Season 1

Uncovering the shifting foundations between science and society

A production of Swissnex, hosted by Brendan Karch

We face unprecedented global challenges, with no clear path to solving them. What role can science play, and how do we forge trust between experts, the public, and policymakers? Tectonic, a new podcast from Swissnex in Boston, brings in leading thinkers to tackle these fundamental questions at the intersection of science and society.

Season 1 Episode List:

Featured Episode

Democratizing Innovation in Cities with Katie Stebbins

The problems of the globe are also the problems of our major cities, especially post-industrial ones: environmental damage, economic inequality, public health crises. Can we solve these problems one city at a time, through renewal and innovation? We talk with Katie Stebbins, who has spent her career working to revive some of Massachusetts' most economically challenged towns. Her mission? To democratize innovation.