Podcasts
The Whitaker Institute Podcast Channel features a series of interviews and seminars on Innovation and Societal Change.
RTÉ Drivetime – Psychology behind dangerous driving
Whitaker Institute member Dr Kiran Sarma, of the Health and Well-Being cluster, spoke to RTÉ’s Drivetime with Mary Wilson about new research he is carrying out in relation to the psychology behind dangerous driving, to try and get a better understanding of why some drivers get disqualified.
Listen NowRTÉ Brainstorm – What’s next for the 9 to 5 world of the workplace?
Whitaker Institute member Professor Alma McCarthy, of the Work, Organizations and Society cluster, was featured on RTÉ Brainstorm’s podcast where she contributed to a discussion on the future of office working. Listen to the podcast here.
Listen NowLooking Sideways Podcast – Easkey Britton’s 5 Things to Do for the Ocean
Whitaker Institute member Dr Easkey Britton, of the Applied Systems Thinking cluster, has written a new piece for Looking Sideways Podcast which offers five things we can do for the ocean. Read the piece and listen to the podcast here.
Listen NowSurveillance, Privacy and COVID-19
Whitaker Institute member Dr John Danaher, of the Technology and Governance cluster, has released a podcast which discusses the ethical questions surrounding proposed tracking measures to contain the spread of the disease. In the podcast, John is joined by Carissa Véliz, Research Fellow at the Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics at Oxford and the Wellcome Centre for… | Read on »
Listen NowThe Vital Ethical Contexts of Coronavirus
Whitaker Institute member Dr John Danaher, of the Technology and Governance cluster, has released a podcast looks at the response from government and media to the pandemic through the lens of ethics. In the podcast, John is joined by David Shaw, a Senior Researcher at the Institute for Biomedical Ethics at the University of Basel and… | Read on »
Listen NowHow to Understand COVID 19
Whitaker Institute member Dr John Danaher, of the Technology and Governance cluster, has released a podcast which discusses how to understand COVID19 and form reasonable beliefs about the public health information that has been issued in response to it. The podcast features Dr Katherine Furman, lecturer in philosophy at the University of Liverpool. Listen to the podcast… | Read on »
Listen NowThe Ethics of Healthcare Prioritisation during COVID 19
Whitaker Institute member Dr John Danaher, of the Technology and Governance cluster, has released a podcast featuring Lars Sandman from the University of Linköping , Sweden. In the podcast they discusses the ethics of healthcare prioritisation in the midst of the COVID 19 pandemic, focusing specifically on some principles Lars, along with others, developed for the Swedish… | Read on »
Listen NowGrief in the Time of a Pandemic
Whitaker Institute member Dr John Danaher, of the Technology and Governance cluster, has released a podcast which discusses the nature of grief, the ethics of grief and how grief might change in the midst of a pandemic. John is joined by Michael Cholbi is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Edinburgh. Listen to the podcast here.
Listen NowCOVID 19 and the Ethics of Infectious Disease Control
Whitaker Institute member Dr John Danaher, of the Technology and Governance cluster, has released a podcast which looks at the ethics of the infectious disease control measures implemented during the COVID19 pandemic. John is joined by Jonathan Pugh and Tom Douglas, both of whom are Senior Research Fellows at the Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics in… | Read on »
Listen NowEthics in the time of Corona
Whitaker Institute member Dr John Danaher, of the Technology and Governance cluster, has released a podcast on the ethical questions raised in the pandemic. John is joined by Jeff Sebo, a Clinical Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies, Affiliated Professor of Bioethics, Medical Ethics, and Philosophy, and Director of the Animal Studies M.A. Program at New York University…. | Read on »
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