2020 Recap - a podcast by The Science Slot Machine

Sooo, how would you describe 2020 in one word? ? A challenge, a resilience, an Oaschloch? What would you remember this year with? Lockdown, Zoom, home-office??



2020 certainly was a very different year one which surprised us with a variety of events, natural disasters, and humanitarian crises. In this episode, the Science Slot Machine Team - Harry, Robbie, and Costa, elaborate on some of the highlights of 2020 such as the Australian wildfires, the COVID-19 outbreak, the Black Lives Matter movement, the US elections. ?

Despite the tough times, 2020 had a bright side as well and forced us to grow exponentially as individuals and as a society. The “new normal” is not only about wearing a mask but also about accepting the need for a change. ?? Do you think the difficulties we experienced in the last 12 months would make us more optimistic and hopeful in the future? ??

Slow and fast disasters, standardization, and the Social Construction of Technology (SCOT) are a few of the STS angles we managed to apply to this topic. ?





?? The Science Slot Machine wishes you an AMAZING 2021! ??

?? Let us know what would you remember 2020 with, what lessons did you learn? :) ??

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?? This episode was recorded on December 28th, 2020. ??

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