Showing results for "Social Justice" in Biological Sciences

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?

In Deep Diversity, award-winning racial justice educator Shakil Choudhury explores the emotionally loaded topic of racism using a compassionate, scientific approach that everyone can understand - whether you are Black, Indigenous, a person of color (BIPOC), or White. With clear language and engaging stories that will appeal to readers of Brené Brown and Malcom Gladwell, Choudhury explains how and why well-intentioned people can perpetuate systems of oppression, often unconsciously.

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.

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 ...

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 ...