Series 1: What it means to be…: Recent Episodes
Series 1: What it means to be…
What it means to be... Ideas Lab Predictor Podcast Specials
A special series of lively round-table discussions on a variety of hot topics, of around 30 minutes. Dr Yan Wong hosts each episode, in which guests who work at the sharp end of each issue join academic experts to address questions such as ‘do we have a distorted picture of how safe we are?’, ‘is the word ‘fitness’ putting us off exercise?’ and ‘is living in cities necessarily bad for the environment’?
Produced by the University of Birmingham.
We all want to make choices in life that are fair to others, but it’s not easy. Dr Yan Wong hosts a panel of experts in a thought-provoking discussion about what it means to be ethical. Can companies really act ethically if they are entirely profit driven? What role does the law play? And with the health service right at the coalface of ethics, how much should medical professionals be trusted to use their own judgement when patients live or die as a result of their decisions?
On the panel is Marcus Belben, campaigner for fair and ethical trade, and from the University of Birmingham Dr June Jones, a bioethicist from the School of Health and Population Sciences, Dr Jonathan Shapiro, a health services researcher, and Dr Sheelagh McGuinness from Birmingham Law School.
Download a transcript of this podcast here: http://bit.ly/1j3aLtN
We can recycle our bottles and cans, use public transport and buy locally sourced food, but the environmental impact of our lifestyle will always be strongly influenced by where we live. Dr Yan Wong hosts a panel of experts to discuss what it means to be sustainable. Where do we start to tackle such a global issue, when the responsibility lies with everyone? What is the effect of more and more people living in cities? Are we adapting fast enough?
Joining Yan on the panel is Nick Grayson, Climate Change and Sustainability Manager for Birmingham City Council, and from the University of Birmingham Dr Nicole Metje, Senior Lecturer in the School of Civil Engineering, Dr Caroline Chapain from Birmingham Business School, and Ben Cowan from the Human Computer Interaction Centre.
Download a transcript of this podcast here: http://bit.ly/1iOzSRA
Whether it’s the dark, terrorism or the group of hoodies hanging out on the street corner, everyone's scared of something, but our fears are rarely in proportion to the actual threat. Dr Yan Wong hosts a panel of experts to discuss what it means to be safe. In reality each year in the UK far more people drown in the bath than are killed by terrorism. But if its our perception that's the problem, who's responsible for tackling it?
On the panel is Phil Loach, Deputy Chief Fire Officer at West Midlands Fire Service, and Austin Rodrigues, Safer Places Officer for Birmingham South Community Safety Team. From the University of Birmingham Yan is joined by Dr Chris Allen, lecturer in Social Policy from the Institute of Applied Social Studies, and Dr Danielle Beswick, Lecturer in the School of Government and Society.
Whether it’s the dark, terrorism or the group of hoodies hanging out on the street corner, everyone's scared of something, but our fears are rarely in proportion to the actual threat. Dr Yan Wong hosts a panel of experts to discuss what it means to be safe. In reality each year in the UK far more people drown in the bath than are killed by terrorism. But if its our perception that's the problem, who's responsible for tackling it?
On the panel is Phil Loach, Deputy Chief Fire Officer at West Midlands Fire Service, and Austin Rodrigues, Safer Places Officer for Birmingham South Community Safety Team. From the University of Birmingham Yan is joined by Dr Chris Allen, lecturer in Social Policy from the Institute of Applied Social Studies, and Dr Danielle Beswick, Lecturer in the School of Government and Society.
Download a transcript of this podcast here: http://bit.ly/1fg7IKY
What it means to be... Ideas Lab Predictor Podcast Specials
A special series of lively round-table discussions on a variety of hot topics, of around 30 minutes. Dr Yan Wong hosts each episode, in which guests who work at the sharp end of each issue join academic experts to address questions such as ‘do we have a distorted picture of how safe we are?’, ‘is the word ‘fitness’ putting us off exercise?’ and ‘is living in cities necessarily bad for the environment’?
Produced by the University of Birmingham.
Couch potato or Olympic competitor, being fit holds a different meaning depending on who we are. Dr Yan Wong hosts a lively panel of experts to discuss what it means to be fit. What really is a healthy lifestyle? Are we getting lazier? Who holds the responsibility for the health of the nation - food manufacturers, employers, the NHS? Or is it all down to us as individuals? On the panel is Alice Wright, Senior Dietician at the Heart of England Foundation Trust, and from the University of Birmingham Professor Janice Thompson, Professor of Public Health Nutrition in Sport and Exercise Sciences, Dr Ami Banerjee, Clinical Lecturer in Cardiovascular Medicine, and Dr Abd Tahrani from the School of Clinical and Experimental Medicine.
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Couch potato or Olympic competitor, being fit holds a different meaning depending on who we are. Dr Yan Wong (@DrYanWong) hosts a lively panel of experts to discuss what it means to be fit. What really is a healthy lifestyle? Are we getting lazier? Who holds the responsibility for the health of the nation - food manufacturers, employers, the NHS? Or is it all down to us as individuals?
On the panel is Alice Wright, Senior Dietician at the Heart of England Foundation Trust (@heartofengland), and from the University of Birmingham (@unibirmingham) Professor Janice Thompson, Professor of Public Health Nutrition in Sport and Exercise Sciences, Dr Ami Banerjee (@amibanerjee) , Clinical Lecturer in Cardiovascular Medicine, and Dr Abd Tahrani from the School of Clinical and Experimental Medicine.
Download a transcript of this podcast here: http://bit.ly/1fg7LX4