Showing results for "Violences" in Science & Engineering

In Tides: The Science and Spirit of the Ocean, writer, sailor, and surfer Jonathan White takes listeners across the globe to discover the science and spirit of ocean tides. In the Arctic, White shimmies under the ice with an Inuit elder to hunt for mussels in the dark cavities left behind at low tide; in China, he races the Silver Dragon, a 25-foot tidal bore that crashes 80 miles up the Qiantang River; in France, he interviews the monks that live in the tide-wrapped monastery of Mont Saint-Michel; in Chile and Scotland, he investigates the growth of tidal power generation.

Storytelling, a tradition that built human civilization, may soon destroy it Humans are storytelling animals. Stories are what make our societies possible. Countless books celebrate their virtues. But Jonathan Gottschall, an expert on the science of stories, argues that there is a dark side to...

La Fondation Inalco, grâce au soutien de la Fondation Rothschild - Institut Alain de Rothschild, propose un cycle de conférences sur les violences sexuelles et violences de genre dans le monde. Il fait dialoguer des spécialistes du genre aux profils variés sur des aires culturelles extrêmement diverses, afin d’enrichir et de prolonger la réflexion entamée dans le cadre du parcours de licence « Genres et sexualités dans le monde » de l'Inalco. En 2023-2024, le cycle a pour thématique « La construction du genre, au-delà de la binarité ». Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/...

Welcome to Silence is Violence - Stories of Financial Education, a podcast hosted by Chloe B. McKenzie. This series delves into the hidden realities and oppressive origins of financial education. As a traumographer, Chloe maps financial trauma and exposes how systems designed to concentrate wealth and power often leave individuals feeling solely responsible for their hardships. We challenge the traditional narratives of financial education that emphasize personal responsibility and self-reliance, exploring instead how these narratives can perpetuate financial trauma. In collaboration with the ...

As global rates of plant and animal extinctions mount, anxieties about the future of the earth's ecosystems are fueling ever more ambitious efforts at conservation, which draw on Western scientific principles to manage species and biodiversity. In Revenant Ecologies, Audra Mitchell argues that these responses not only ignore but also magnify powerful forms of structural violence like colonialism, racism, genocide, extractivism, ableism, and heteronormativity, ultimately contributing to the destruction of unique life forms and ecosystems.

In recent years our world has seen transformations of all kinds: intense climate change accompanied by significant weather extremes; deadly tsunamis caused by submarine earthquakes; unprecedented terrorist attacks; costly wars in Iraq and Afghanistan; a terrible and overlooked conflict in Equatorial Africa costing millions of lives; an economic crisis threatening the stability of the international system.

The industrial age made possible by fossil fuels will surely decline as these fuels run out. In The Ecotechnic Future John Michael Greer alerts the listener to possible changes future generations may face as these dwindling fuel supplies lead first to a deindustrial age, then to a society which salvages the remnants of our current plenty, and eventually to a time in which people may learn to live in balance with the environment: an ecotechnic society.

Rad students in medicine that illuminate diverse perspectives across the country about solutions to the epidemic of gun violence. Brought to you by Gun Violence Solutions of the American Medical Women's Association.For more information visit: amwa-doc.org/our-work/initiatives/gun-violence-prevention-task-force/Season 1: Hosted by Kat and MinorviSeason 2: Hosted by Kat and MinorviSeason 3: Hosted by Kate, Mijo, and Sarah

The purpose of this podcast is to provide information to those working with Tribes and Native Organizations to have the foundations of what they need to inspire Indigenous Solutions to domestic violence, sexual violence, dating violence, and stalking.

Plongez tous les lundis dans l'univers percutant de Soupe Miso, le podcast hebdomadaire animé par Clem & Nora, créé en partenariat avec NousToutesRhône. Ensemble, nous décortiquons les mécanismes du sexisme et des violences misogynes à travers des entretiens, des débats enflammés, et des récits poignants.Ici, au lieu de demander aux victimes de se taire, on leur demande de nous raconter leur histoire anonymement. TW utilisé pour les contenus particulièrement choquants au regard de la loi : tous nos épisodes peuvent faire remonter des choses chez-vous, écoutez-les dans les ...