Undisciplinary

Each episode, sometimes academics, Courtney Hempton, Jane Williams and Chris Mayes take an undisciplined dive (i.e. bellyflop) into the underwater caverns of history, ethics and politics of health. They are joined by a cocktail of erudite, cantankerous and more qualified guests to talk through everything from the history of feminist bioethics to why acronyms are a curse and unnecessary evil. Plus, they break down the latest biopolitical news, discuss #bioethicstwitter bin-fires, and dig up forgotten gems from the archive. New episodes drop every Thursday.

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COVID as lifestyle disease? Final episode for 2021!

December 16, 2021 • Season 4 • Episode 7

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In the final episode for the year Jane and Chris discuss the ethics of doctors in Greece taking bribes to infect anti-vaxxers with fake vaccines, but instead injecting them with the real one. We also discuss a shift in the way COVID is being governed - a move away from state-led public health measures to rhetoric of individual choice and responsibility. We also talk about risk, uncertainty, favorite books from 2021 and what will 2022 hold.

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