Podcasts by Thinking Out Loud: leading philosophers discuss topical global issues
Thinking Out Loud provides audio-podcasts based on a series of videos produced by Katrien Devolder in which she talks to leading philosophers from around the world on topics related to practical ethics. The podcast and videos are meant for a non-specialist audience. You can watch the videos on the Practical Ethics Channel. Katrien is a Senior Research Fellow at the Oxford Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics.
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When does (or did) the Covid-19 pandemic end? from 2022-10-04T11:51:53
Katrien Devolder interviews Erica Charters, Professor of the Global History of Medicine at the University of Oxford In this 'Thinking Out Loud' episode Professor Charters explains why the end as we...
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How to understand, and interact with, AI from 2022-10-04T11:42:12
Professor Peter Railton presents his take on how to understand, and interact with, AI In this Thinking Out Loud interview with Katrien Devolder, Professor Railton talks about how AI can have moral ...
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Should we give COVID vaccines to young children? from 2022-05-10T13:49:30
Katrien Devolder and Dominic Wilkinson explore reasons why some parents are vaccine-hesitant Many who had no doubts whatsoever about getting a COVID-vaccine for themselves, are much more hesitant w...
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Defending the selective restriction of liberty during pandemics from 2022-05-10T13:45:27
Katrien Devolder and Julian Savulescu discuss the ethics of lockdowns Should lockdowns and other restrictions of liberty during pandemics be imposed on part of the population only? Many people acce...
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Is vaccine nationalism justified? from 2022-05-10T13:38:52
Katrien Devolder and Jonathan Pugh discuss vaccine nationalism High income countries have been criticised for hoarding covid-19 vaccines: they have been accused of 'vaccine nationalism'. But what e...
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Factory farms are breeding grounds for pandemics from 2021-11-09T14:33:51
Katrien Devolder and Aaron Gross discuss the link between factory farm and zoonotic diseases. In this interview with Dr Katrien Devolder (University of Oxford), Professor Aaron S. Gross (University...
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Should we feed our pets a vegan diet? from 2021-04-08T13:48:03
Katrien Devolder and Josh Milburn discuss whether it's ethical - and possible - to feed our pets a vegan diet. There are plenty of good reasons to avoid consuming meat from factory farms. However, ...
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How to prevent future pandemics from 2021-02-17T14:13:31
Katrien Devolder and Jeff Sebo on factory farms as breeding grounds for pandemics Covid-19 is very likely a zoonotic disease, which means that it was transmitted from animals to humans. Other dang...
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Covid-19: who should be vaccinated first? from 2020-09-24T10:50:20
Katrien Devolder interviews Alberto Giubilini. After healthcare and some other essential workers, it might seem the most obvious candidates for a Covid-19 vaccine (if we have one) are the elderly a...
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The Risks of Coronavirus Contact Tracing Apps from 2020-09-24T10:44:57
Katrien Devolder interviews Associate Professor Carissa Véliz. Are contact tracing apps safe? Philosopher Carissa Véliz (University of Oxford), author of 'Privacy is Power', explains why we should...
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Why Parental Status Matters When Allocating Scarce Medical Resources from 2020-09-24T10:33:15
Katrien Devolder interviews Moti Gorin. With Moti Gorin (Colorado State University) on which patients we should treat, if we can’t treat them all. The Covid-19 pandemic has brought questions about ...
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Fair Access to Covid-19 Treatment in Mexico from 2020-07-08T07:19:21
Philosopher César Palacios-González talks about how corruption and racism in Mexico created serious hurdles for developing federal guidelines for deciding who gets to access scarce medical resource...
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Past the Peak of the Coronavirus Pandemic: Triage of Non-Covid-19 patients from 2020-06-01T09:51:15
Katrien Devolder interviews Dominic Wilkinson. Some countries are now past the peak of the coronavirus pandemic, and new ethical issues are arising: the healthcare system continues to be under enor...
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Is it Permissible for Healthcare Workers to Stop Working if They Lack PPE? from 2020-04-23T13:45:51
Katrien Devolder interviews Udo Schüklenk. In the UK, more than 100 health and social care workers have died of Covid-19. Some of these deaths could have been prevented if these workers would have ...
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How the Coronavirus Pandemic Exacerbates Existing Inequalities from 2020-04-21T11:01:31
An interview with Dr Agomoni Ganguli-Mitra. Dr Ganguli Mitra talks with Katrien Devolder about how pandemics increase existing inequalities in societies, and how this may result in even more victim...
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Triage in an Italian ICU During the Coronavirus Pandemic from 2020-04-20T13:31:09
An interview with Dr Marco Vergano. Katrien Devolder talks to Dr Marco Vergano, intensive care specialist and Chair of the Ethics Section of the Italian Society for Anesthesia and Intensive Care M...
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Tackling the Cause of the Coronavirus Pandemic from 2020-04-20T13:29:01
An interview with Professor Peter Singer. In this Thinking Out Loud interview, Katrien Devolder talks to philosopher Peter Singer about the causes of the coronavirus outbreak and what ought to be d...
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