Bio(un)ethical

The podcast where we question existing norms in medicine, science, and public health.

Bio(un)ethical is a education podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 22 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Unknown Host hosts Bio(un)ethical, a education show with 22 episodes published.

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  #21 Bryan Carmody: Are doctor shortages real?

  Jul 14, 20251h 42mS0

  <p>In this episode we speak with Dr. Bryan Carmody, pediatric nephrologist and associate professor of pediatrics at Eastern Virginia Medical School. We talk about whether America really faces a doctor shortage, why people in areas with plenty of doctors still struggle to access care, whether proposed solutions can address the access problems many patients face, and how AI may affect these problems in the near future.</p><p><br/></p><p>(00:00) Our introduction</p><p>(04:03) Rethinking the doctor shortage narrative</p><p>(09:00) The AMA and the AAMC</p><p>(16:11) Shortage of 187,000 physicians by 2037</p><p>(25:20) Physician misallocation</p><p>(38:19...

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  #20 Rachel Fraser: How your social world shapes what you know

  Mar 18, 20251h 49mS2

  <p>In this episode we speak with Dr. Rachel Fraser, Associate Professor of Philosophy at MIT, about whether experiences of oppression can yield special insights, whether these insights can be shared with members of dominant groups, and what implications this has for policymaking.</p><p>(00:00) Our introduction</p><p>(03:39) Interview begins</p><p>(03:43) Historical roots of standpoint epistemology</p><p>(27:38) Situated knowledge: What kind of knowledge depends on social position?</p><p>(41:03) What kind of knowledge depends on social position?</p><p>(46:04) Does standpoint theory stereotype or essentialize people?</p><p>(53:19) Epistemic advantage: Does oppression give you special insight?</p><...

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  #19 Emily Largent and Govind Persad: Is bioethics ok?

  Feb 27, 20251h 21mS2

  <p>In this episode, we speak with two leading bioethics scholars about the state of bioethics today. Dr. Emily Largent is the Emanuel and Robert Hart Associate Professor of Medical Ethics and Health Policy and the Chief of the Division of Medical Ethics at the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine. Dr. Govind Persad is an Associate Professor at the University of Denver Sturm College of Law and our first returning guest on Bio(un)ethical.</p><p>With Emily and Govind, we consider critiques of bioethics coming from inside and outside of the field. In light of our...

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  #18 David Thorstad: Evidence, uncertainty, and existential risk

  Feb 11, 20251h 39mS0

  <p>In this episode, we speak with Dr. David Thorstad: Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Vanderbilt University, Senior Research Affiliate at the Global Priorities Institute, and author of the blog, Reflective Altruism. We discuss existential risks–threats that could permanently destroy or drastically curtail humanity’s future–and how we should reason about these risks under significant uncertainty.</p><p>(00:00) Our introduction</p><p>(09:32) Interview begins</p><p>(14:32) The longtermism shift</p><p>(23:17) Framework for objections to longtermism</p><p>(29:47) Overestimating existential risk: population dynamics</p><p>(36:06) Overestimating existential risk: cumulative vs. period risk</p><p>(39:44) Overestimating existential risk: ignoring backgr...

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  #17 Rochelle Walensky: How can we fix American public health infrastructure?

  Jan 28, 20251h 18mS2

  <p>In this episode, we speak with Dr. Rochelle Walensky, former director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). We discuss the state of American public health infrastructure, the challenges it faces, and what we can do to improve it.</p><p>(00:00) Our introduction<br/>(03:45) Interview begins<br/>(09:32) Core challenges: Maintaining and growing the workforce<br/>(18:41) Core challenges: Standardizing and modernizing data systems<br/>(28:01) Core challenges: Reorganizing laboratory systems<br/>(30:32) The problem of fragmentation<br/>(44:55) Tradeoffs in communication; “following the science”<br/>(52:57) Biggest lessons learned<br/>(1:00:37) Public health infrastructure in the US vs. elsewhere<br/>(1:07:34) Paths forward: public inve...

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