Bruno Takahashi

Science for the People | 2018-10-19

This week we get to the bottom of anti-intellectualism. We'll be speaking with David Robson, senior journalist at BBC Future, about misology -- the hatred of reason and argument -- and how it may be connected to distrust of intellectuals. Then we'll speak with Bruno Takahashi, associate professor of environmental journalism and communication at Michigan State University, about how the way we consume media affects our scientific knowledge and how we feel about scientists and the press.

Guests: David Robson, Bruno Takahashi

WLNS 6 | 2018-09-16

Fortunately first responders were able to warn people of the tropical storm before it struck allowing them to evacuate, but researchers including MSU professors Bruno Takahashi and Manuel Chavez say not everyone is that lucky.

“Each particular disaster has its own characteristics and there are communities that are more resilient than others. In the case of Puerto Rico we know that the level of resilience was fairly low because it was hit by Hurricane Irma two weeks before Hurricane Maria,” said Takahashi.

Climate Liability News | 2018-03-08

An Exxon-funded scientist has published a paper casting doubt on research by two Harvard researchers who issued a study last year that showed a wide discrepancy between Exxon’s private climate change discussions and what it has shared with the public.

HearSay | 2016-02-04

The city of Flint, Michigan is in crisis. Findings of dangerously high levels of lead in the city's water prompted President Barack Obama to sign an emergency declaration and order aid from Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Department of Homeland Security. The research on Flint's municipal water quality was conducted by a team of 25 researches from Virginia Tech -- a group also largely responsible for the situation there gaining national attention. Today we'll speak with one of the leaders of that team about their work in Flint and the dangers facing other cities with aging infrastructure.