Abolition Science Radio

Abolition Science Radio explores science and math delinked from racial capitalism, imperialism, and oppression - a science and math that serves all people.

Reflections 04/11/2023

Reflections In the final episode of the Coloniality, Western Science, and Critical Ethnic Studies in STEM dissertation, I offer some reflections and thoughts about the ideas and concepts presented throughout. For transcripts click . /episode/index/show/abolitionscience/id/26500536

Colonial Models of Science Education 04/04/2023

Colonial Models of Science Education This episode explores how the coloniality of Western Science manifests in STEM education teaching, learning, reform, and research. I describe three models: the Assimilationist, the Capitalist, and the Imperialist model. Click for transcripts. /episode/index/show/abolitionscience/id/26421729

The Invitation 03/21/2023

The Invitation Episode 7 is an invitation to you, the listeners, to facilitate you own ItAG. I walk you through the process undertaken in this dissertation so you can coordinate your own group. Please click for the a transcript of the episode /episode/index/show/abolitionscience/id/26289633

Abolition Science & Black Feminist Futurity 03/14/2023

Abolition Science & Black Feminist Futurity In this episode, I explain how Abolition Science and Black Feminist Futurity were the bridges that allowed me to transition from the theoretical aspect of my dissertation to research and action. I also revisit the Critical Ethnic Studies in STEM ItAG and discuss the differences between ethnic studies and critical ethnic studies. /episode/index/show/abolitionscience/id/26223528

The After Life of Sputnik 03/07/2023

The After Life of Sputnik This episode describes how the launch of Sputnik established outer space as the next frontier to be conquered and codified the coloniality of Western Science into STEM education. Click for the transcript to this episode. /episode/index/show/abolitionscience/id/26149332

Way Back When 02/28/2023

Way Back When Episode four of the Coloniality, Western Science, and Critical Ethnic Studies in STEM dissertation, continues to examine the coloniality of Western Science using modern medicine as the example. For transcripts and references, please visit /episode/index/show/abolitionscience/id/26074326

The Historical Present 02/07/2023

The Historical Present In this episode, I use a critical transdisciplinary approach to explore how the colonial history of Western Science impacts science practices today. Three theories, Black geographies, settler colonialism, and decoloniality are woven together to demonstrate how Western Science grew to what it is today. Botany, and specifically the history of quinine from the Cinchona bark, are used to exemplify the historical present. /episode/index/show/abolitionscience/id/24127611

Critical Ethnic Studies in STEM ItAG 01/31/2023

Critical Ethnic Studies in STEM ItAG In this episode, I give an overview of the research setting, which took place in an Inquiry to Action Group hosted by the New York Collective of Radical Educators (NYCoRE). I interviewed Dr. Natalia Ortiz, a long-time member of NYCoRE, to get the history of NYCoRE and ItAGs. Transcripts for each episode can be found . /episode/index/show/abolitionscience/id/24127578

The Ways in Which 01/24/2023

The Ways in Which Welcome to the first episode of the Coloniality, Western Science, and Critical Ethnic Studies in STEM Education dissertation. This episode introduces the dissertation and provides an overview of what’s to come. /episode/index/show/abolitionscience/id/24131496

Season 5 Intro 11/20/2021

Season 5 Intro We're back for season 5! Tune in as we kickoff the new season, introduce the newest member of Abolition Science, and discuss what abolition means to each of us. /episode/index/show/abolitionscience/id/21228005

Wrapping Up Season 4 07/27/2021

Wrapping Up Season 4 Join us as we say goodbye to season 4! We share some final thoughts on the season, give some much deserved shout outs, and share the sneakiest of peeks into season 5. /episode/index/show/abolitionscience/id/19938689

Science, Consent & Centering Survivors 06/22/2021

Science, Consent & Centering Survivors In part 1 of our two part series on Science, Consent, and Centering Survivors we speak with twerk enthusiast and ratchet revolutionary Jewel the Gem. We discuss abolition as a praxis of love, centering survivors to transform systems, and the historical legacy of anti-Black racism in the medical industrial complex. /episode/index/show/abolitionscience/id/19489184

Abolitionist Teaching & The Black Feminist Imagination 03/09/2021

Abolitionist Teaching & The Black Feminist Imagination Abolition as education in practice, generative pedagogy, and reimagining the classroom space are the focal points of our conversation with Dr. Carmen Kynard. We discuss how Black Feminism is an imaginary practice that allows us to resist, disrupt, and create. /episode/index/show/abolitionscience/id/18245195

Instruments for Multiple Worlds 01/26/2021

Instruments for Multiple Worlds In this episode, we speak with Jeffrey Yoo Warren, an artist, community scientist, illustrator, and researcher. Jeffrey’s work aims to disrupt and dismantle the dominant framing of knowledge production by connecting with predecessor science and creating instruments for multiple worlds. /episode/index/show/abolitionscience/id/17689577

Critical Numeracy 12/15/2020

Critical Numeracy In this episode we discuss critical numeracy, mathematics, and how numbers shape relationships in our society with former co-host Atasi Das. /episode/index/show/abolitionscience/id/17196329

Blackgirl Geographies 11/10/2020

Blackgirl Geographies Blackgirl geographies, radical love, and freedom lands are the focal point of our conversation with Loren Cahill. We discuss cartography as a settler colonial project and also explore the many lessons to be learned from Harriet Tubman in our fight for abolition. /episode/index/show/abolitionscience/id/16747223

Zines, Technology, and Ethics of Care 10/06/2020

Zines, Technology, and Ethics of Care We talk to the organizers of Tiny Tech Zines about their first zine fair, which centered technology-focused zines by BIPOC creators. We discuss the history and purpose of zines as well as TTZ’s intentional emphasis on care as part of their work /episode/index/show/abolitionscience/id/16285868

Introducing Season 4 09/29/2020

Introducing Season 4 In this episode, we introduce season 4 and changes to the podcast. /episode/index/show/abolitionscience/id/16195094

Radical STEMM Educators 06/02/2020

Radical STEMM Educators In this episode, we speak to several members from Radical STEMM. They are a group of STEMM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, and Making) educators in the Bay Area committed to PK-12 education grounded in liberation pedagogy. /episode/index/show/abolitionscience/id/14637437

Creating Balance In An Unjust World 05/19/2020

Creating Balance In An Unjust World In this episode, we speak with the organizers from the Creating Balance in an Unjust World (CBUW) conference. This was CBUW’s 9th conference bringing together educators, parents, students, activists, and community members to explore the connections between STEAMM (science, technology, engineering, arts, mathematics, and making) education and social justice. The program was held at the University of Hawaii at Manoa in January 2020. /episode/index/show/abolitionscience/id/14467124

Technology, Activism & Abolition 05/05/2020

Technology, Activism & Abolition In this episode, we speak with several members from Color Coded. Color is a collective based in Tongva Land/Los Angeles, holding space for BIPOC to co-teach, co-create, and co-own technologies. We speak to them about how they organize in community and embody abolition. /episode/index/show/abolitionscience/id/14285402

Art, Race & Artificial Intelligence 04/21/2020

Art, Race & Artificial Intelligence In this episode, we speak with Stephanie Dinkins about artificial intelligence (AI) and algorithms. She is an artist that creates platforms to dialog about AI as it intersects with race, gender, aging, and our future histories. /episode/index/show/abolitionscience/id/14051456

DNA Technology and Racial Becoming 04/07/2020

DNA Technology and Racial Becoming In this episode, we speak with Dr. Devin A. Heyward, Assistant Professor of Sociology and Gender Studies about her work around genetic ancestry testing, DNA, and racial becoming. Dr. Heyward's work intersects Black diasporic studies, urban studies, psychology, history, and theatre. Check out this conversation as it crosses a wide range of issues and fields of study! /episode/index/show/abolitionscience/id/13849949

Abolition Science Reading Group 04/03/2020

Abolition Science Reading Group We're excited for the very first Abolition Science Reading Group starting April 23rd. We'll be reading Race after Technology by Dr. Ruha Benjamin, Associate Professor of African American Studies at Princeton University. RSVP on our website! /episode/index/show/abolitionscience/id/13786850

Afrofuturism and Math Ed 03/24/2020

Afrofuturism and Math Ed In this episode, we speak with Dr. Nathan Alexander, mathematics educator, researcher, and James King, Jr. Visiting Professor of Mathematics Teaching at Morehouse College. Dr. Alexander's work aims to improve how we learn, our collective knowledge of justice and injustice, and our relationship with mathematics. Listen in as we talk with him about Afrofuturism and Black futurity and how he connects these concepts to mathematics education. /episode/index/show/abolitionscience/id/13657541

Social Justice Mathematics & Teacher Activism 03/10/2020

Social Justice Mathematics & Teacher Activism In this episode, we speak with Assistant Professor of Mathematics Education at the University of Pittsburgh, Dr. Kari Kokka, on her work in mathematics education. Learn about trauma-informed care and radical healing and how she connects it to mathematics education. /episode/index/show/abolitionscience/id/13440830

BIPOC: Navigating Graduate School 02/25/2020

BIPOC: Navigating Graduate School In this episode, we have an informal conversation with fellow doctoral students, Robert P. Robinson and Wendy Barrales, about our experiences in graduate school. We highlight some ways BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) navigate the so-called “Ivory Tower”. What does it mean to critically engage and develop our work within an academic institution? Listen in to this candid conversation. /episode/index/show/abolitionscience/id/13219226

introducing season three 02/11/2020

introducing season three fresh season | new topics | dope guests /episode/index/show/abolitionscience/id/13020479

Science in Palestine (Part 4): Antisemitism 07/23/2019

Science in Palestine (Part 4): Antisemitism In this episode, we speak with Reuben Telushkin, a multimedia artist based in Detroit, Michigan and a Midwest regional organizer for Jewish Voice for Peace. He helps to unpack and define antisemitism as well as position this term in relation to global movements for justice for Palestine. /episode/index/show/abolitionscience/id/10602665

Science in Palestine (part 3): Themes from the Conference 07/09/2019

Science in Palestine (part 3): Themes from the Conference In part 3 of our Science in Palestine series, we highlight themes from The Second International Meeting in Science in Palestine. /episode/index/show/abolitionscience/id/10451081

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