Simulating Earth and Politicizing Science

It's the end of science as we know it in America. As the U.S. government dismantles science agencies and slashes budgets for health and environmental research, we talk about what it means to politicize science. How is that different from the time-honored tradition of analyzing the politics of science? Then we are joined by contributing host Maddie Stone, an environmental journalist, who tells us about the forgotten history of the videogame SimEarth, where you help an entire planet's ecosystems evolve. Yep, before The Sims, there was SimEarth. Show notes:

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Simulating Earth and Politicizing Science is an episode from Our Opinions Are Correct by Annalee Newitz.

This episode is 42:38 long.

This episode was published on May 29, 2025.

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