Bill Foster: On Bridging Science and State

Congressman Bill Foster is the U.S. representative for Illinois’s 11th district. Before moving into politics, Representative Foster enjoyed a successful career as a high-energy physicist and particle accelerator at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory. In this episode, Science Soapbox chats with the Congressman about his path from particle accelerator to politics, the growing opioid epidemic, and what’s so freaky about the future of Artificial Intelligence.