Writers Festival Radio: Science Spotlight

with Louise K. Blight and David Eliot

Hosted by Sean Wilson and Lucy van Oldenbarneveld

Podcast Non-Fict Science Memoir Free

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Writers Festival Radio: Science Spotlight

David Eliot Louise K. Blight · Photo by Pamela Gregoriadis

“Finally, an AI book that informs and inspires rather than intimidates. David Eliot lays out in compelling fashion why all of us, not just technologists, have a role in shaping the future of AI. Highly accessible, timely, and democratic.”

Jennifer Ewbank

This episode features Louise K. Blight, author of Where the Earth Meets the Sky, and David Eliot, author of Artificially Intelligent: The Very Human Story of AI.

Both authors will be participating in the Spring Edition of the Festival, April 30 to May 3, 2026.

The Authors

David Eliot

David Eliot is a PhD candidate at the University of Ottawa, where he researches the social and political effects of artificial intelligence. He is a member of the Critical Surveillance Studies Lab, and his work on AI has been recognized with numerous awards, including the 2022 Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation PhD Scholarship.

Louise K. Blight

Louise K. Blight is a conservation scientist with a PhD in zoology from the University of British Columbia. An adjunct professor at the University of Victoria’s School of Environmental Studies, she is also co-chair of the birds specialist group of the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada, the expert national body that assesses threatened species. Louise lives on Salt Spring Island, British Columbia, with her partner, their dog, and two indoor cats.