Showing results for "Digital Justice" in Biological Sciences

Did you know... Medical interventions have become the third leading cause of death in America. An estimated 10 percent of Americans are implanted with medical devices -- like pacemakers, artificial hips, cardiac stents, etc. The overwhelming majority of high-risk implanted devices have never...

Scientists have long counseled against interpreting animal behavior in terms of human emotions, warning that such anthropomorphizing limits our ability to understand animals as they really are. Yet what are we to make of a female gorilla in a German zoo who spent days mourning the death of her baby? Or a wild female elephant who cared for a younger one after she was injured by a rambunctious teenage male?

Thanks to the popularity of personal genetic testing services, it's now easier than ever to get information about our own unique DNA - but who does this information really benefit? And, as genome editing and gene therapy transform the healthcare landscape, what do we gain - and what might we give up in return?

Welcome to Synaptic Justice—a specialized junction for transmitting information to catalyze change in brain health equity. We speak with guests whose work touches on the emerging interdisciplinary field of equity neuroscience and break it down for everyday listeners, high school students, and undergraduates.

Brought to you by Penguin. A brilliant young neuroscientist explains how to preserve our minds indefinitely, enabling future generations to choose to revive us Just as surgeons once believed pain was good for their patients, some argue today that death brings meaning to life. But given humans...

In this series, which comes as we approach COP28 in Dubai, we speak with a variety of guests on the impact of climate change.  We'll be discussing the devastating effects of climate change that they have witnessed, why we must act quickly and decisively to address this, and what they'd like to see emerge from this year's COP.  It forms part of a wider campaign calling for Justice at COP28 - find out more at www.jesuitmissions.org.uk

This podcast is meant to create a space to talk about community-oriented climate justice. As students at the University of Oregon, we are constantly surrounded by passionate activism and rich academic research. Our goal is to serve as a platform for different people and organizations that are doing climate justice work. We are interested in giving a voice to perspectives that aren’t always foregrounded by interviewing people of all demographics. Although the podcast is based out of the Eugene community, we address topics that are widely relevant. We hope to provide knowledge that can be a ...

A podcast about grassroots water justice in the Western United States. We interview experts about their local watersheds and how the health of our water impacts every facet of our lives and future generations.

Join Youth Host Dani as she explores issues of Climate Justice through the reflections of young people and many more, across Scotland and Malawi. Dani seeks to find out what climate justice means in both contexts of Scotland and Malawi, and how we might use these insights in defining our climate and social justice efforts looking to the future. • What does Black Lives Matter means for a Malawian working in rural groundwater sustainability? • How empowered does a teenage climate activist in Scotland feel to have their voice heard? • What do young people feel we can do to work together ...