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World Health Investigation Podcast

World Health Investigation Podcast

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Welcome to our new-wave global health community that tells it like it is! We promote health equity and unpack the most controversial health and social issues using well-rounded research. Join this new-wave global health community.

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  • Incels (Involuntary celibates): How Online Loneliness Becomes a Public Health Crisis
    Dec 20 2025

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    Involuntary celibates, sketchy algorithms and gender wars. In this episode, we break down the world of incels and dig into why some men get sucked in, and how communities can stop the radicalisation. These networks give a fake sense of community, endorse misogyny and link to serious mental health issues like depression and suicidal thoughts.

    Sources:

    1. Predicting Harm Among Incels – UK Home Office, 2023: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/predicting-harm-among-incels-involuntary-celibates/predicting-harm-among-incels-involuntary-celibates-the-roles-of-mental-health-ideological-belief-and-social-networking-accessible

    2. The Manosphere: ISD Report, 2022: https://www.isdglobal.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Manosphere-ISD-External-August2022.pdf

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    17 mins
  • Was the U.S. Lowkey Justified in Pulling Aid? The Global Fallout of a Billion-Dollar Breakup
    Oct 19 2025

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    When the U.S. froze global health aid, chaos followed — layoffs, stalled programs, and a whole lot of political drama. But was the U.S. lowkey justified in pulling out? 👀 In this episode, we unpack America’s messy breakup with global health. Expect debate, a crash course on global health funding, and a few hot takes on aid, power, and who really benefits when the money stops flowing.

    Key Sources:

    1. Reevaluating and Realigning United States Foreign Aid - https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/reevaluating-and-realigning-united-states-foreign-aid/
    2. USAID cuts are already hitting countries around the world. Here are 20 projects that have closed - https://apnews.com/article/usaid-cuts-hunger-sickness-288b1d3f80d85ad749a6d758a778a5b2
    3. 10 Things to Know About U.S. Funding for Global Health - https://www.kff.org/global-health-policy/issue-brief/10-things-to-know-about-u-s-funding-for-global-health/
    4. Are the World's Largest Donors Cutting Their Bilateral Aid to Africa? - https://carnegieendowment.org/posts/2024/10/africa-development-aid-oecd-china?lang=en
    5. Africa relies too heavily on foreign aid for health – 4 ways to fix this - https://theconversation.com/africa-relies-too-heavily-on-foreign-aid-for-health-4-ways-to-fix-this-249886

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  • AI, Big Tech, and the Global Health Trade-Offs We NEED to Talk about
    Aug 30 2025

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    AI isn’t your therapist, your saviour, or your shortcut to a healthier world. So why is Big Tech selling it like it is? In this episode, we ask the messy, uncomfortable questions: Who pays the price for innovation? What happens when Big Tech plants massive data centres in countries facing drought? And is AI a lifesaving tool… or just the newest form of digital colonisation?

    Key sources:

    1. Your ChatGPT privacy questions answered. A guide for students (and everyone else) using ChatGPT – https://pirg.org/edfund/resources/chatgpt-privacy/
    2. Reimagining Global Health through Artificial Intelligence: The Roadmap to AI Maturity – https://www.broadbandcommission.org/publication/reimagining-global-health-through-artificial-intelligence/
    3. Obermeyer et al., 2019, “Dissecting racial bias in an algorithm used to manage the health of populations.” – https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31649194/
    4. A bottle of water per email: the hidden environmental costs of using AI chatbots – https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/09/18/energy-ai-use-electricity-water-data-centers/
    5. Protesters halt new data center – https://www.dw.com/en/protesters-halt-new-data-center/video-71397452
    6. ChatGPT and large language models: what's the risk? https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/blog-post/chatgpt-and-large-language-models-whats-the-risk

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