Podcasts about population studies

In this episode of A Climate Change, host Matt Matern talks with Paul Ehrlich, renowned author of The Population Bomb and Professor Emeritus at Stanford. We discuss the global impact of overpopulation, food security challenges, and systemic change's critical role in combating climate disruption. Paul emphasizes the need for sustainable practices, women's rights, and ethical responses to climate-driven migration, urging listeners to take action for a more sustainable future. If you want to help us reach our goal of planting 30k trees AND get a free tree planted in your name, visit www.aclimatechange.com/trees to learn how.

„Bezdzietne lambadziary”, „dzieciowolni”, „prokreosceptycy”, „antynatalistki” – to zaledwie kilka z szerokiej palety określeń, którymi nazywa się osoby nieposiadające potomstwa. Od ponad trzydziestu lat wysokość współczynnika dzietności w Polsce nie gwarantuje zastępowalności pokoleń. Polki i Polacy rezygnują z rodzicielstwa, choć dzieje się tak z różnych przyczyn – od coraz częściej występującej niepłodności, po zmiany kulturowo-społeczne. Co kieruje osobami świadomie nie decydującymi się na dzieci? Jak się żyje osobom niedzietnym w świecie wspierającym rodziny nuklearne? Czym jest sprawiedliwość reprodukcyjna? I czy niedzietność z wyboru to wciąż temat tabu? O tym rozmawialiśmy podczas grudniowej premiery „Pisma”. W dyskusji wzięli udział: Ewa Pluta – redaktorka wydań cyfrowych w „Piśmie”, autorka tekstów. Publikowała m.in. w „Kwartalniku Przekrój”, „Newsweek Psychologia” i na Newsweek.pl. Stypendystka Ministra Kultury i Dziedzictwa Narodowego i m.st. Warszawy – dzielnicy Wawer. Autorka książki „Rubież. Reportaż wędrowny” (2022). Laureatka Nagrody Magellana i Nagrody Literackiej „Znaczenia”. Autorka reportażu „Niedzietni z wyboru”, który ukazał się w grudniowym numerze „Pisma”. Monika Mynarska – socjolożka, psycholożka i demografka społeczna, profesorka uczelni w Instytucie Psychologii Uniwersytetu Kardynała Stefana Wyszyńskiego w Warszawie, gdzie kieruje Centrum Badań nad Biegiem Życia Człowieka i Rodziny. Badaczka w Instytucie Statystyki i Demografii Szkoły Głównej Handlowej w Warszawie, gdzie kieruje polskim zespołem projektu Generations and Gender Programme (GGP). Jej zainteresowania naukowe koncentrują się na decyzjach dotyczących posiadania dzieci, w tym świadomej bezdzietności oraz motywacji do rodzicielstwa, uwzględniając szeroki kontekst społeczno-kulturowy. Autorka licznych publikacji oraz uczestniczka krajowych i międzynarodowych projektów badawczych dotyczących powyższej tematyki. Mateusz Łakomy – ekspert do spraw demografii specjalizujący się w obszarze czynników i instrumentów wpływających na dzietność, sekularnych trendów demograficznych oraz demografii politycznej. Autor książki „Demografia jest przyszłością. Czy Polska ma szansę odwrócić negatywne trendy?” Menedżer i konsultant z zakresu zarządzania oraz strategii, z doświadczeniem w pracy dla biznesu, administracji oraz instytucji pozarządowych. Członek European Association of Population Studies. Były prezes zarządu fundacji Narodowe Centrum Rozwoju Demograficznego oraz przewodniczący Komisji Spraw Narodowościowych i Demograficznych, a także członek zarządu Polskiego Towarzystwa Geopolitycznego. Absolwent Wydziału Prawa i Administracji Uniwersytetu im. Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu. Debatę poprowadziła Zuzanna Kowalczyk, redaktorka prowadząca w „Piśmie”, dziennikarka, kulturoznawczyni, autorka esejów i podcastów.  –– Słuchaj więcej materiałów audio w stałej, niższej cenie. Wykup miesięczny dostęp online do „Pisma”. Możesz zrezygnować, kiedy chcesz. https://magazynpismo.pl/prenumerata/miesieczny-dostep-online-audio/

„Bezdzietne lambadziary”, „dzieciowolni”, „prokreosceptycy”, „antynatalistki” – to zaledwie kilka z szerokiej palety określeń, którymi nazywa się osoby nieposiadające potomstwa. Od ponad trzydziestu lat wysokość współczynnika dzietności w Polsce nie gwarantuje zastępowalności pokoleń. Polki i Polacy rezygnują z rodzicielstwa, choć dzieje się tak z różnych przyczyn – od coraz częściej występującej niepłodności, po zmiany kulturowo-społeczne. Co kieruje osobami świadomie nie decydującymi się na dzieci? Jak się żyje osobom niedzietnym w świecie wspierającym rodziny nuklearne? Czym jest sprawiedliwość reprodukcyjna? I czy niedzietność z wyboru to wciąż temat tabu? O tym rozmawialiśmy podczas grudniowej premiery „Pisma”.W dyskusji wzięli udział:Ewa Pluta – redaktorka wydań cyfrowych w „Piśmie”, autorka tekstów. Publikowała m.in. w „Kwartalniku Przekrój”, „Newsweek Psychologia” i na Newsweek.pl. Stypendystka Ministra Kultury i Dziedzictwa Narodowego i m.st. Warszawy – dzielnicy Wawer. Autorka książki „Rubież. Reportaż wędrowny” (2022). Laureatka Nagrody Magellana i Nagrody Literackiej „Znaczenia”. Autorka reportażu „Niedzietni z wyboru”, który ukazał się w grudniowym numerze „Pisma”.Monika Mynarska – socjolożka, psycholożka i demografka społeczna, profesorka uczelni w Instytucie Psychologii Uniwersytetu Kardynała Stefana Wyszyńskiego w Warszawie, gdzie kieruje Centrum Badań nad Biegiem Życia Człowieka i Rodziny. Badaczka w Instytucie Statystyki i Demografii Szkoły Głównej Handlowej w Warszawie, gdzie kieruje polskim zespołem projektu Generations and Gender Programme (GGP). Jej zainteresowania naukowe koncentrują się na decyzjach dotyczących posiadania dzieci, w tym świadomej bezdzietności oraz motywacji do rodzicielstwa, uwzględniając szeroki kontekst społeczno-kulturowy. Autorka licznych publikacji oraz uczestniczka krajowych i międzynarodowych projektów badawczych dotyczących powyższej tematyki.Mateusz Łakomy – ekspert do spraw demografii specjalizujący się w obszarze czynników i instrumentów wpływających na dzietność, sekularnych trendów demograficznych oraz demografii politycznej. Autor książki „Demografia jest przyszłością. Czy Polska ma szansę odwrócić negatywne trendy?” Menedżer i konsultant z zakresu zarządzania oraz strategii, z doświadczeniem w pracy dla biznesu, administracji oraz instytucji pozarządowych. Członek European Association of Population Studies. Były prezes zarządu fundacji Narodowe Centrum Rozwoju Demograficznego oraz przewodniczący Komisji Spraw Narodowościowych i Demograficznych, a także członek zarządu Polskiego Towarzystwa Geopolitycznego. Absolwent Wydziału Prawa i Administracji Uniwersytetu im. Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu.Debatę poprowadziła Zuzanna Kowalczyk, redaktorka prowadząca w „Piśmie”, dziennikarka, kulturoznawczyni, autorka esejów i podcastów. ––Słuchaj więcej materiałów audio w stałej, niższej cenie. Wykup miesięczny dostęp online do „Pisma”. Możesz zrezygnować, kiedy chcesz.https://magazynpismo.pl/prenumerata/miesieczny-dostep-online-audio/

About Paul Ehrlich Paul Ehrlich is the Bing Professor of Population Studies, Emeritus, and founder of the Center for Conservation Biology at Stanford. He has carried out field, laboratory, and theoretical research on the dynamics and genetics of insect populations, the evolutionary interactions of plants and herbivores, the behavioral ecology of birds and reef fishes, […] Read full article: Episode 137: Paul Ehrlich On Saving Nature's Populations and Ourselves

Paul Ehrlich reflects on his extensive career, including what he got wrong in The Population Bomb, the challenges of population growth, and the critical issue of biodiversity loss. He also discusses the importance of education and wealth in promoting environmental stewardship, the role of nuclear power, and the ethical dilemmas of cloning extinct species. Paul Ehrlich is Professor Emeritus of Population Studies in the Department of Biology and the president of the Center for Conservation Biology at Stanford University. He is the author of The Population Bomb. His new book is Before They Vanish: Saving Nature's Populations—and Ourselves.

Part 3 of 4: Jon Chee hosts our latest guest, eMalick Njie, CEO of Ecotone AI, a healthcare company that is using AI to find cures for inherited diseases. eMalick is an experienced scientist and entrepreneur who has focused on blending his expertise in neuroscience with his knowledge of AI. In addition to founding two AI companies, Ecotone and Genetic Intelligence, eMalick received his PhD in Neurobiology and Neuroscience from the University of Florida. His extensive and diverse experience from being a postdoctoral fellow at Columbia university to being the CEO of the AI thinktank NeuroStorm makes our conversation with him one you won't want to miss.

Aging, or senescence has been a topic of scientific fascination for a long time. Natural populations like the Soay Sheep in St Kilda, a remote scottish island, are ideal to study aging theories in the wild.In this summer episode, Professor Dan Nussey speaks to us about the long running Soay Sheep project and the insights they provide on the study of senescence. Interview by Markella Moraitou. Edited by Flora Caldwell, Art by Severina Marija Pociunaite, Produced by Nitara Wijayatilake. 

Paul R Ehrlich is the Bing Professor Emeritus of Population Studies at Stanford University. In 1968 he published The Population Bomb, co-authored with his wife Anne Ehrlich. In it were predicted, among other catastrophes, famines in the 1970s which would kill hundreds of millions. The cause? Human overpopulation. The optimal solution? A trans-national governing body which would regulate the fertility rates of humans the world over.In 2009, when asked about The Population Bomb's success in predicting the future, Ehrlich replied that its only problem was in being too optimistic. I should note that the predicted global famines never took place.VERY IMPORTANT INFORMATIONJack has published a novel!Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Tower-Jack-BC-ebook/dp/B0CM5P9N9M/ref=monarch_sidesheetApple Books: http://books.apple.com/us/book/id6466733671Our Patreon: www.patreon.com/TheBookClubfromHellJack's website: www.jackbc.meLevi's website: www.levioutloud.comwww.thebookclubfromhell.comJoin our Discord (the best place to interact with us): discord.gg/ZMtDJ9HscrWatch us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0n7r1ZTpsUw5exoYxb4aKA/featuredX: @bookclubhell666Jack on X: @supersquat1Levi on X: @optimismlevi

Unveil the enigmatic ties between Rajasthan and distant lands in this trivia-packed Episode ! From the exploits of Paan Singh Tomar to the fascinating history of the Tomar clan, embark on a journey through time and lineage. Explore the tantalizing theories linking Rajasthan's Chauhan kings to the Huns of Hungary, weaving a tale of shared heritage across continents. Delve into the world of genetics as we unravel the diverse origins of communities like the Jats and Rajputs, revealing the intricate tapestry of human ancestry.  Till then Check out the other episodes, The strange Polish notion of Holocaust Envy - https://bit.ly/48zECZr The Oak Tree that chronicled Poland's Modern History - https://bit.ly/4b1PlO8 The suprising evolution of Polish food - https://bit.ly/48RUGWe The complicated legacy of Schindler's List - https://bit.ly/3vF9NEi The untold story of Holocaust heroism: 'Under the Eagle' Pharmacy - https://bit.ly/3vEtzzL Two Billion Euros and the Polish Temple of Memory - https://bit.ly/3HjkrmN You can check previous episodes of 'Podcasts from Nowhere' on https://bit.ly/4b3wOB8  You can reach out to our host Utsav on Instagram: @‌whywetravel42(https://www.instagram.com/whywetravel42  ) Do follow IVM Podcasts on social media. We are @IVMPodcasts on Facebook, Twitter, & Instagram.  Do share the word with your folks!    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A buccal swab, also known as a cheek swab or oral swab, is a non-invasive and relatively simple method used to collect a DNA sample from the inside of a person's cheek. This method is often preferred over more invasive techniques like drawing blood, as it is painless, quick, and requires minimal equipment.Here's a detailed summary of the buccal swab procedure and its significance:Procedure:Preparation: The person being sampled is asked to rinse their mouth with water to remove any debris that might interfere with the collection process.Swab Collection: A sterile cotton swab attached to a plastic or wooden stick is gently rubbed against the inside of the person's cheek. The swab collects cells from the inner lining of the cheek, known as the buccal mucosa.Repeat: Typically, several swabs are taken from both cheeks to ensure an adequate DNA sample. This redundancy helps ensure accuracy in case one swab doesn't yield enough DNA.Significance and Applications: The collected DNA from buccal swabs can be used for various purposes:Genetic Testing: Buccal swabs are commonly used for genetic testing, which can provide valuable information about an individual's genetic makeup, potential health risks, and ancestry. This includes tests for conditions like genetic disorders, carrier status for certain diseases, and predispositions to certain health conditions.Forensic Analysis: In criminal investigations, buccal swabs can be collected from suspects, victims, or crime scenes. DNA profiling from these samples can help establish or exclude potential connections between individuals and crime evidence.Paternity and Relationship Testing: Buccal swabs are used to determine biological relationships, such as paternity, maternity, and sibling relationships. Comparing the DNA profiles of individuals can confirm or exclude family ties.Medical Research: Researchers use buccal swabs to collect DNA samples for scientific studies aimed at understanding the genetic basis of various diseases, behaviors, and traits. This helps advance medical knowledge and potentially develop personalized treatments.Population Studies and Ancestry: DNA samples collected via buccal swabs contribute to large-scale population studies, aiding researchers in understanding genetic variations across different populations. Additionally, these samples are used for ancestry testing, revealing an individual's ethnic and geographic origins.Advantages:Non-Invasive: Buccal swab collection is painless and non-invasive, making it more tolerable for individuals compared to procedures like blood draws.Ease of Collection: The procedure can be carried out by trained personnel and doesn't require specialized medical facilities.Stability: Buccal swab samples are relatively stable and can be stored for longer periods if properly preserved, which is advantageous for various applications.Wide Applicability: The simplicity of the procedure makes buccal swabs suitable for a wide range of individuals, including infants, children, and adults.In summary, a buccal swab is a straightforward and painless method used to collect DNA samples from the inside of a person's cheek. These samples have numerous applications in genetic testing, forensic analysis, medical research, and population studies due to their ease of collection and stability.After a request for a buccal swab has been denied by Rex Heuermann's legal team, the matter will now go before the Judge for a ruling.(commercial at 7:39)to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comsource:Gilgo Beach serial killer suspect Rex Heuermann REFUSES to give DNA swab as lawyer casts doubt on pizza crust used to link him to murder | Daily Mail OnlineThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5003294/advertisement

A buccal swab, also known as a cheek swab or oral swab, is a non-invasive and relatively simple method used to collect a DNA sample from the inside of a person's cheek. This method is often preferred over more invasive techniques like drawing blood, as it is painless, quick, and requires minimal equipment.Here's a detailed summary of the buccal swab procedure and its significance:Procedure:Preparation: The person being sampled is asked to rinse their mouth with water to remove any debris that might interfere with the collection process.Swab Collection: A sterile cotton swab attached to a plastic or wooden stick is gently rubbed against the inside of the person's cheek. The swab collects cells from the inner lining of the cheek, known as the buccal mucosa.Repeat: Typically, several swabs are taken from both cheeks to ensure an adequate DNA sample. This redundancy helps ensure accuracy in case one swab doesn't yield enough DNA.Significance and Applications: The collected DNA from buccal swabs can be used for various purposes:Genetic Testing: Buccal swabs are commonly used for genetic testing, which can provide valuable information about an individual's genetic makeup, potential health risks, and ancestry. This includes tests for conditions like genetic disorders, carrier status for certain diseases, and predispositions to certain health conditions.Forensic Analysis: In criminal investigations, buccal swabs can be collected from suspects, victims, or crime scenes. DNA profiling from these samples can help establish or exclude potential connections between individuals and crime evidence.Paternity and Relationship Testing: Buccal swabs are used to determine biological relationships, such as paternity, maternity, and sibling relationships. Comparing the DNA profiles of individuals can confirm or exclude family ties.Medical Research: Researchers use buccal swabs to collect DNA samples for scientific studies aimed at understanding the genetic basis of various diseases, behaviors, and traits. This helps advance medical knowledge and potentially develop personalized treatments.Population Studies and Ancestry: DNA samples collected via buccal swabs contribute to large-scale population studies, aiding researchers in understanding genetic variations across different populations. Additionally, these samples are used for ancestry testing, revealing an individual's ethnic and geographic origins.Advantages:Non-Invasive: Buccal swab collection is painless and non-invasive, making it more tolerable for individuals compared to procedures like blood draws.Ease of Collection: The procedure can be carried out by trained personnel and doesn't require specialized medical facilities.Stability: Buccal swab samples are relatively stable and can be stored for longer periods if properly preserved, which is advantageous for various applications.Wide Applicability: The simplicity of the procedure makes buccal swabs suitable for a wide range of individuals, including infants, children, and adults.In summary, a buccal swab is a straightforward and painless method used to collect DNA samples from the inside of a person's cheek. These samples have numerous applications in genetic testing, forensic analysis, medical research, and population studies due to their ease of collection and stability.After a request for a buccal swab has been denied by Rex Heuermann's legal team, the matter will now go before the Judge for a ruling.(commercial at 7:39)to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comsource:Gilgo Beach serial killer suspect Rex Heuermann REFUSES to give DNA swab as lawyer casts doubt on pizza crust used to link him to murder | Daily Mail OnlineThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5080327/advertisement

A buccal swab, also known as a cheek swab or oral swab, is a non-invasive and relatively simple method used to collect a DNA sample from the inside of a person's cheek. This method is often preferred over more invasive techniques like drawing blood, as it is painless, quick, and requires minimal equipment.Here's a detailed summary of the buccal swab procedure and its significance:Procedure:Preparation: The person being sampled is asked to rinse their mouth with water to remove any debris that might interfere with the collection process.Swab Collection: A sterile cotton swab attached to a plastic or wooden stick is gently rubbed against the inside of the person's cheek. The swab collects cells from the inner lining of the cheek, known as the buccal mucosa.Repeat: Typically, several swabs are taken from both cheeks to ensure an adequate DNA sample. This redundancy helps ensure accuracy in case one swab doesn't yield enough DNA.Significance and Applications: The collected DNA from buccal swabs can be used for various purposes:Genetic Testing: Buccal swabs are commonly used for genetic testing, which can provide valuable information about an individual's genetic makeup, potential health risks, and ancestry. This includes tests for conditions like genetic disorders, carrier status for certain diseases, and predispositions to certain health conditions.Forensic Analysis: In criminal investigations, buccal swabs can be collected from suspects, victims, or crime scenes. DNA profiling from these samples can help establish or exclude potential connections between individuals and crime evidence.Paternity and Relationship Testing: Buccal swabs are used to determine biological relationships, such as paternity, maternity, and sibling relationships. Comparing the DNA profiles of individuals can confirm or exclude family ties.Medical Research: Researchers use buccal swabs to collect DNA samples for scientific studies aimed at understanding the genetic basis of various diseases, behaviors, and traits. This helps advance medical knowledge and potentially develop personalized treatments.Population Studies and Ancestry: DNA samples collected via buccal swabs contribute to large-scale population studies, aiding researchers in understanding genetic variations across different populations. Additionally, these samples are used for ancestry testing, revealing an individual's ethnic and geographic origins.Advantages:Non-Invasive: Buccal swab collection is painless and non-invasive, making it more tolerable for individuals compared to procedures like blood draws.Ease of Collection: The procedure can be carried out by trained personnel and doesn't require specialized medical facilities.Stability: Buccal swab samples are relatively stable and can be stored for longer periods if properly preserved, which is advantageous for various applications.Wide Applicability: The simplicity of the procedure makes buccal swabs suitable for a wide range of individuals, including infants, children, and adults.In summary, a buccal swab is a straightforward and painless method used to collect DNA samples from the inside of a person's cheek. These samples have numerous applications in genetic testing, forensic analysis, medical research, and population studies due to their ease of collection and stability.Rex Heuermann, who denied the request for a buccal swab, has now been ordered by the Judge to give that sample over so that the prosecutors can run it against the DNA that has already been collected.(commercial at 7:40)to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comsource:Gilgo Beach murders suspect must give DNA swab, judge rules | CNNThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5080327/advertisement

Dr Connor Richardson narrates his blog written for Dementia Researcher. Connor is back with part two of his blogs discussing population research. In this post Connor highlights key findings from the UK-based Cognitive Function and Ageing Studies (CFAS). He reports a surprising decrease in dementia prevalence among individuals aged 65 and above, especially attributing the decline to better cardiovascular health in men. Connor also touches on the complexities of diagnosing Mild Cognitive Impairment and delves into the varied neuropathologies associated with dementia, underlining the value of population studies for a holistic understanding of the condition. Find the original text, and narration here on our website. https://www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/guest-blog-population-studies-examples-of-how-they-are-helping/ -- Dr Connor Richardson is a Neuro-epidemiology Research Associate (soon to be NIHR Research Fellow) in the Newcastle University Population Health Sciences Institute. Connor is the research statistician for the Cognitive Function and Ageing studies (CFAS) multi-centre population cohort. His research interest lies in using advanced statistical modelling and machine learning to measure dementia risk. Connor blogs about his research, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and sometimes his Pomapoo's. -- Enjoy listening? We're always looking for new bloggers, drop us a line. http://www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk This podcast is brought to you in association with Alzheimer's Association, Alzheimer's Research UK, Alzheimer's Society and Race Against Dementia, who we thank for their ongoing support.

Welcome, to episode #78 of The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast! A podcast, showcasing the wide range of perspectives & ideas throughout Antinatalism as it exists today, through interviews with Antinatalist & non-Antinatalist thinkers & creators of all kinds - now running 4 years strong! I'm your host, Amanda Sukenick, and today, I'm speaking with Professor Emeritus of Population Studies of the Department of Biology of Stanford University, and author of the infamous 1968 book, The Population Bomb - Paul R. Ehrlich! And joining me to today as special guest co-host, is Professor of Philosophy at Aalto University School of Business – Antinatalist philosopher Matti Häyry! The Population Bomb: https://www.amazon.com/population-bomb-Paul-R-Ehrlich/dp/0345021711/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1P7YR5NG9TTMJ&keywords=the+population+bomb&qid=1693580553&sprefix=the+populatiom+bomb%2Caps%2C101&sr=8-1Life: A Journey through Science and Politics: https://www.amazon.com/Life-Journey-through-Science-Politics-ebook/dp/B0BSLYS17D/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=paul+ehrlich&qid=1693580498&sprefix=Paul+Erhrlic%2Caps%2C158&sr=8-1 Imposing a Lifestyle: A New Argument for Antinatalism: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/cambridge-quarterly-of-healthcare-ethics/article/imposing-a-lifestyle-a-new-argument-for-antinatalism/D31CFBA4E8BB207D7C24A68E415A8AB0#article Thank you for listening to The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast! Please follow the podcast on:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ExploringAntinatalismTwitter: https://twitter.com/ExploringANInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/exploring_antinatalism_podcast/& Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCA8FKcLhdLOHkZtrsGJGUoA Exploring Antinatalism can also be heard on: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/exploring-antinatalism/id1497076755 Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/search/The%20Exploring%20Antinatalism%20Podcast Buzzsprout: http://exploringantinatalism.buzzsprout.com Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/exploring-antinatalism Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/user-727548853 Amazon.com: https://www.amazon.com/The-Exploring-Antinatalism-Podcast/dp/B08JJSQ6WX/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=The+Exploring+Antinatalism+Podcast&qid=1626809690&sr=8-1 You can email me at exploringantinatalism@gmail.com Visit the Exploring Antinatalism website: https://www.exploringantinatalism.com/ Website designed by Visions Noirs! Visit him at: https://www.bilenoire.com & follow him on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/visionsnoires/ Logo art by LifeSucks! Please subscribe to him on YoutubeYT: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCli91fEAsC8hZ7rexRzq9HQAnd check out his Merch on Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/shop/LifeSucksPublishingMusic by Matti Häyry! You can hear the whole song, Life is a sexually transmitted disease with a mortality rate of 100% by following the link in the description, and make sure to also read his academic paper which inspired the song, “If you must give them a gift, then give them the gift of nonexistence”, in the Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics on cambridge.org https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/cambridge-quarterly-of-healthcare-ethics/article/if-you-must-give-them-a-gift-then-give-them-the-gift-of-nonexistence/2D6A8DD4EA49B6154471243CD65FAE77 Links below! All the best, and bye for now!

The Central government recently suspended Professor KS James, the director of the International Institute of Population Studies, that works with the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare to conduct important studies such as National Family Health Survey, Global Adult Tobacco Survey among others. The government cited irregularities in recruitment as the reason for suspension, as academics came out in support of him. The opposition parties claim that this suspension reflects the government's uneasy relationship with data-based evidence.  In 2019, PC Mohanan from the National Statistical Commission quit saying that one of the reasons was the late release of unemployment data measured under the National Sample Survey Office NSSO. The data that was officially released after the election results showed that joblessness was up to 6.1% in the country then, the highest it had been for 45 years. The government has recently also rejected the data released by the World Health Organisation related to excess deaths during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020-2021.  Suno India's Menaka Rao speaks with Dr Aashish Gupta, a demographer and a sociologist. His research looks at the interrelations between health, environment, and inequality in developing countries. He has been published extensively on various subjects including Covid-19 related mortality, life expectancy, open defecation in relation to gender, and caste among other variables.  References  'Unhappy With Data Sets,' Modi Govt Suspends Director of Institute Which Prepares NFHS Scientists, Opposition slam Centre over IIPS Director's suspension - The Hindu Was sidelined, govt not releasing job figures, says National Statistics Commission chief PC Mohanan on why he quit - India Today Unemployment rate at 45-year high, confirms Labour Ministry data - The Hindu Global Hunger Index attempt to tarnish India's image: Centre - The Hindu. Reversing the Gaze - Re-examining Estimates of India's Development Indicators by International Organisations Shamika Ravi writes: Statisticians can be wrong | The Indian Express Shamika Ravi is wrong. It is unfair to blame survey methodology when results disagree with a view point | The Indian Express Why is anaemia being dropped from National Family Health Survey? Centre defends National Family Health Survey-6 questionnaire, says disability data won't change fast - The Hindu Govt initiates moves to set 'Indian' standards for stunting in children | India News Growth reference charts and the nutritional status of Indian children (PDF) Are Children in West Bengal Shorter Than Children in Bangladesh? Delayed NFHS derails health monitoring - The HinduSee sunoindia.in/privacy-policy for privacy information.

A buccal swab, also known as a cheek swab or oral swab, is a non-invasive and relatively simple method used to collect a DNA sample from the inside of a person's cheek. This method is often preferred over more invasive techniques like drawing blood, as it is painless, quick, and requires minimal equipment.Here's a detailed summary of the buccal swab procedure and its significance:Procedure:Preparation: The person being sampled is asked to rinse their mouth with water to remove any debris that might interfere with the collection process.Swab Collection: A sterile cotton swab attached to a plastic or wooden stick is gently rubbed against the inside of the person's cheek. The swab collects cells from the inner lining of the cheek, known as the buccal mucosa.Repeat: Typically, several swabs are taken from both cheeks to ensure an adequate DNA sample. This redundancy helps ensure accuracy in case one swab doesn't yield enough DNA.Significance and Applications: The collected DNA from buccal swabs can be used for various purposes:Genetic Testing: Buccal swabs are commonly used for genetic testing, which can provide valuable information about an individual's genetic makeup, potential health risks, and ancestry. This includes tests for conditions like genetic disorders, carrier status for certain diseases, and predispositions to certain health conditions.Forensic Analysis: In criminal investigations, buccal swabs can be collected from suspects, victims, or crime scenes. DNA profiling from these samples can help establish or exclude potential connections between individuals and crime evidence.Paternity and Relationship Testing: Buccal swabs are used to determine biological relationships, such as paternity, maternity, and sibling relationships. Comparing the DNA profiles of individuals can confirm or exclude family ties.Medical Research: Researchers use buccal swabs to collect DNA samples for scientific studies aimed at understanding the genetic basis of various diseases, behaviors, and traits. This helps advance medical knowledge and potentially develop personalized treatments.Population Studies and Ancestry: DNA samples collected via buccal swabs contribute to large-scale population studies, aiding researchers in understanding genetic variations across different populations. Additionally, these samples are used for ancestry testing, revealing an individual's ethnic and geographic origins.Advantages:Non-Invasive: Buccal swab collection is painless and non-invasive, making it more tolerable for individuals compared to procedures like blood draws.Ease of Collection: The procedure can be carried out by trained personnel and doesn't require specialized medical facilities.Stability: Buccal swab samples are relatively stable and can be stored for longer periods if properly preserved, which is advantageous for various applications.Wide Applicability: The simplicity of the procedure makes buccal swabs suitable for a wide range of individuals, including infants, children, and adults.In summary, a buccal swab is a straightforward and painless method used to collect DNA samples from the inside of a person's cheek. These samples have numerous applications in genetic testing, forensic analysis, medical research, and population studies due to their ease of collection and stability.Rex Heuermann, who denied the request for a buccal swab, has now been ordered by the Judge to give that sample over so that the prosecutors can run it against the DNA that has already been collected. (commercial at 7:40)to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comsource:Gilgo Beach murders suspect must give DNA swab, judge rules | CNNThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5080327/advertisement

A buccal swab, also known as a cheek swab or oral swab, is a non-invasive and relatively simple method used to collect a DNA sample from the inside of a person's cheek. This method is often preferred over more invasive techniques like drawing blood, as it is painless, quick, and requires minimal equipment.Here's a detailed summary of the buccal swab procedure and its significance:Procedure:Preparation: The person being sampled is asked to rinse their mouth with water to remove any debris that might interfere with the collection process.Swab Collection: A sterile cotton swab attached to a plastic or wooden stick is gently rubbed against the inside of the person's cheek. The swab collects cells from the inner lining of the cheek, known as the buccal mucosa.Repeat: Typically, several swabs are taken from both cheeks to ensure an adequate DNA sample. This redundancy helps ensure accuracy in case one swab doesn't yield enough DNA.Significance and Applications: The collected DNA from buccal swabs can be used for various purposes:Genetic Testing: Buccal swabs are commonly used for genetic testing, which can provide valuable information about an individual's genetic makeup, potential health risks, and ancestry. This includes tests for conditions like genetic disorders, carrier status for certain diseases, and predispositions to certain health conditions.Forensic Analysis: In criminal investigations, buccal swabs can be collected from suspects, victims, or crime scenes. DNA profiling from these samples can help establish or exclude potential connections between individuals and crime evidence.Paternity and Relationship Testing: Buccal swabs are used to determine biological relationships, such as paternity, maternity, and sibling relationships. Comparing the DNA profiles of individuals can confirm or exclude family ties.Medical Research: Researchers use buccal swabs to collect DNA samples for scientific studies aimed at understanding the genetic basis of various diseases, behaviors, and traits. This helps advance medical knowledge and potentially develop personalized treatments.Population Studies and Ancestry: DNA samples collected via buccal swabs contribute to large-scale population studies, aiding researchers in understanding genetic variations across different populations. Additionally, these samples are used for ancestry testing, revealing an individual's ethnic and geographic origins.Advantages:Non-Invasive: Buccal swab collection is painless and non-invasive, making it more tolerable for individuals compared to procedures like blood draws.Ease of Collection: The procedure can be carried out by trained personnel and doesn't require specialized medical facilities.Stability: Buccal swab samples are relatively stable and can be stored for longer periods if properly preserved, which is advantageous for various applications.Wide Applicability: The simplicity of the procedure makes buccal swabs suitable for a wide range of individuals, including infants, children, and adults.In summary, a buccal swab is a straightforward and painless method used to collect DNA samples from the inside of a person's cheek. These samples have numerous applications in genetic testing, forensic analysis, medical research, and population studies due to their ease of collection and stability.Rex Heuermann, who denied the request for a buccal swab, has now been ordered by the Judge to give that sample over so that the prosecutors can run it against the DNA that has already been collected. (commercial at 7:40)to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comsource:Gilgo Beach murders suspect must give DNA swab, judge rules | CNNThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5003294/advertisement

A buccal swab, also known as a cheek swab or oral swab, is a non-invasive and relatively simple method used to collect a DNA sample from the inside of a person's cheek. This method is often preferred over more invasive techniques like drawing blood, as it is painless, quick, and requires minimal equipment.Here's a detailed summary of the buccal swab procedure and its significance:Procedure:Preparation: The person being sampled is asked to rinse their mouth with water to remove any debris that might interfere with the collection process.Swab Collection: A sterile cotton swab attached to a plastic or wooden stick is gently rubbed against the inside of the person's cheek. The swab collects cells from the inner lining of the cheek, known as the buccal mucosa.Repeat: Typically, several swabs are taken from both cheeks to ensure an adequate DNA sample. This redundancy helps ensure accuracy in case one swab doesn't yield enough DNA.Significance and Applications: The collected DNA from buccal swabs can be used for various purposes:Genetic Testing: Buccal swabs are commonly used for genetic testing, which can provide valuable information about an individual's genetic makeup, potential health risks, and ancestry. This includes tests for conditions like genetic disorders, carrier status for certain diseases, and predispositions to certain health conditions.Forensic Analysis: In criminal investigations, buccal swabs can be collected from suspects, victims, or crime scenes. DNA profiling from these samples can help establish or exclude potential connections between individuals and crime evidence.Paternity and Relationship Testing: Buccal swabs are used to determine biological relationships, such as paternity, maternity, and sibling relationships. Comparing the DNA profiles of individuals can confirm or exclude family ties.Medical Research: Researchers use buccal swabs to collect DNA samples for scientific studies aimed at understanding the genetic basis of various diseases, behaviors, and traits. This helps advance medical knowledge and potentially develop personalized treatments.Population Studies and Ancestry: DNA samples collected via buccal swabs contribute to large-scale population studies, aiding researchers in understanding genetic variations across different populations. Additionally, these samples are used for ancestry testing, revealing an individual's ethnic and geographic origins.Advantages:Non-Invasive: Buccal swab collection is painless and non-invasive, making it more tolerable for individuals compared to procedures like blood draws.Ease of Collection: The procedure can be carried out by trained personnel and doesn't require specialized medical facilities.Stability: Buccal swab samples are relatively stable and can be stored for longer periods if properly preserved, which is advantageous for various applications.Wide Applicability: The simplicity of the procedure makes buccal swabs suitable for a wide range of individuals, including infants, children, and adults.In summary, a buccal swab is a straightforward and painless method used to collect DNA samples from the inside of a person's cheek. These samples have numerous applications in genetic testing, forensic analysis, medical research, and population studies due to their ease of collection and stability.After a request for a buccal swab has been denied by Rex Heuermann's legal team, the matter will now go before the Judge for a ruling. (commercial at 7:39)to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comsource:Gilgo Beach serial killer suspect Rex Heuermann REFUSES to give DNA swab as lawyer casts doubt on pizza crust used to link him to murder | Daily Mail OnlineThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5080327/advertisement

A buccal swab, also known as a cheek swab or oral swab, is a non-invasive and relatively simple method used to collect a DNA sample from the inside of a person's cheek. This method is often preferred over more invasive techniques like drawing blood, as it is painless, quick, and requires minimal equipment.Here's a detailed summary of the buccal swab procedure and its significance:Procedure:Preparation: The person being sampled is asked to rinse their mouth with water to remove any debris that might interfere with the collection process.Swab Collection: A sterile cotton swab attached to a plastic or wooden stick is gently rubbed against the inside of the person's cheek. The swab collects cells from the inner lining of the cheek, known as the buccal mucosa.Repeat: Typically, several swabs are taken from both cheeks to ensure an adequate DNA sample. This redundancy helps ensure accuracy in case one swab doesn't yield enough DNA.Significance and Applications: The collected DNA from buccal swabs can be used for various purposes:Genetic Testing: Buccal swabs are commonly used for genetic testing, which can provide valuable information about an individual's genetic makeup, potential health risks, and ancestry. This includes tests for conditions like genetic disorders, carrier status for certain diseases, and predispositions to certain health conditions.Forensic Analysis: In criminal investigations, buccal swabs can be collected from suspects, victims, or crime scenes. DNA profiling from these samples can help establish or exclude potential connections between individuals and crime evidence.Paternity and Relationship Testing: Buccal swabs are used to determine biological relationships, such as paternity, maternity, and sibling relationships. Comparing the DNA profiles of individuals can confirm or exclude family ties.Medical Research: Researchers use buccal swabs to collect DNA samples for scientific studies aimed at understanding the genetic basis of various diseases, behaviors, and traits. This helps advance medical knowledge and potentially develop personalized treatments.Population Studies and Ancestry: DNA samples collected via buccal swabs contribute to large-scale population studies, aiding researchers in understanding genetic variations across different populations. Additionally, these samples are used for ancestry testing, revealing an individual's ethnic and geographic origins.Advantages:Non-Invasive: Buccal swab collection is painless and non-invasive, making it more tolerable for individuals compared to procedures like blood draws.Ease of Collection: The procedure can be carried out by trained personnel and doesn't require specialized medical facilities.Stability: Buccal swab samples are relatively stable and can be stored for longer periods if properly preserved, which is advantageous for various applications.Wide Applicability: The simplicity of the procedure makes buccal swabs suitable for a wide range of individuals, including infants, children, and adults.In summary, a buccal swab is a straightforward and painless method used to collect DNA samples from the inside of a person's cheek. These samples have numerous applications in genetic testing, forensic analysis, medical research, and population studies due to their ease of collection and stability.After a request for a buccal swab has been denied by Rex Heuermann's legal team, the matter will now go before the Judge for a ruling. (commercial at 7:39)to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comsource:Gilgo Beach serial killer suspect Rex Heuermann REFUSES to give DNA swab as lawyer casts doubt on pizza crust used to link him to murder | Daily Mail OnlineThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5003294/advertisement

Dr Connor Richardson narrates his blog written for Dementia Researcher. Connor discusses the significance of population-based epidemiology in dementia research. While often overlooked, population studies play a crucial role in understanding the distribution of cognitive function, estimating dementia prevalence and incidence, and identifying risk factors. The blog highlights the benefits of population-based study design, such as achieving accurate and unbiased estimations and gaining insights into the causes and prevention of dementia. Moreover, it emphasises the importance of studying diverse ageing populations over time and in different regions to contextualise dementia research and develop effective strategies to support older individuals in various settings. This is part one and Connor promises to delve deeper into specific population studies, key findings, and quantitative research techniques in subsequent blogs while acknowledging the influence of Professors Fiona Matthews and Carol Brayne on his writing. Find the original text, and narration here on our website. https://www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/guest-blog-population-studies-what-we-have-learned-and-why-we-need-them/ -- Dr Connor Richardson is a Neuro-epidemiology Research Associate (soon to be NIHR Research Fellow) in the Newcastle University Population Health Sciences Institute. Connor is the research statistician for the Cognitive Function and Ageing studies (CFAS) multi-centre population cohort. His research interest lies in using advanced statistical modelling and machine learning to measure dementia risk. Connor blogs about his research, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and sometimes his Pomapoo's. -- Enjoy listening? We're always looking for new bloggers, drop us a line. http://www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk This podcast is brought to you in association with Alzheimer's Association, Alzheimer's Research UK, Alzheimer's Society and Race Against Dementia, who we thank for their ongoing support.

Produced by KSQD90.7FM “Be Bold America!” Sunday, May 7, 2023 at 5:00pm (PDT)   Warren Hern develops a deep and unsettling comparison between metastatic cancer and the expanding footprint of humanity, as we consume and degrade the environment that sustains us. - John W. Terborgh, Duke University What is Homo Ecophagus? It is a new term meaning, “The man who devours the ecosystem.” Over the course of its evolution, humans have evolved cultures and adaptations that have now become malignant and that the human species, at the global level, has all the major characteristics of a malignant neoplasm – converting all plant, animal, organic, and inorganic material into human biomass or its adaptive, adjuncts and support systems.  This process is incompatible with continued survival of the human species and most other species on the planet. Interview Guest: Warren M. Hern, MD, MPH, PHD, is a practicing physician in Boulder, Colorado, where he is also on the anthropology faculty at the University of Colorado. He holds a Master of Public Health degree and a PhD in epidemiology. His clinical and epidemiologic research has been published widely in scientific and medical journals, including BioScience and Population Studies. His public advocacy of reproductive rights has appeared in The New York Times, Washington Post, CBS' 60 Minutes, and other prominent venues. He has conducted decades of research in fertility and population trends based in the Peruvian Amazon. Dr. Hern created the new term “Homo Ecophagus” to describe human-kind's devastation to the planet.   Guest Cohost: Mike Clancy holds degrees in Oceanography and Meteorology and has worked at the Science Applications International Corporation, the Naval Research Lab, and the U.S. Navy's Fleet Numerical Meteorology and Oceanography Center (FNMOC) in Monterey. Michael has authored over 100 publications in meteorology, oceanography and information technology, and received over 50 professional awards, including the Navy's highest civilian award, the Distinguished Civilian Service Award, signed by the Secretary of the Navy.  Mr. Clancy is a frequent lecturer on climate change and currently serves as Chair of the Monterey County Chapter of the Citizens' Climate Lobby.

May 5th is Indian Arrival Day in Guyana Our ancestors made incredible sacrifices and endured unimaginable hardships during indentureship. From the cruelty of plantation life to the suppression of our culture, religion, and language, they overcame it all. Join us for this auditory experience and learn about the resilience and perseverance of the Indo-Caribbean community in Episode 1: The Survival Game   Follow and connect with The Peppa Pot Podcast online, we'd love to hear from you Instagram YouTube LinkedIn Credits Beats and Music by Noyz Research by Ryan N. Ramdin Creative Direction by Sara-Sati Ramprashad   Produced by WESTINDIECO    Resources  Adamson, A. “Sugar Without Slaves: the Political Economy of British Guiana, 1838-1904,” (Yale University Press, New Haven, Connecticut: 1972). Bahadur, G. “Coolie Woman: the Odyssey of Indenture” (The University of Chicago Press: 2014). Coté, J. (2004) “Slaves, Coolies, and Garrison Whores: A Colonial Discourse of ‘Unfreedom in the Dutch East Indies” in Campbell, G. & Elbourne, E. (eds.) Sex, Power, and Slavery (Ohio University Press, Athens, pp. 561-582). Patel, D. (2016 June 11) Viewpoint: How British let one million Indians die in famine, BBC, retrieved at: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-36339524 Mahase, R., Roopnarine, L. & Hassankhan, M.S. “Social & Cultural Dimensions of Indian Indentured Labour and its Diaspora: Past and Present” (Routledge, London: 2016). Roberts, G. W. & Byrne, T. (1966) “Summary Statistics on Indenture and Associated Migration Affecting the West Indies. 1834-1918. Population Studies 20(1).    “I am a Coolie": Identity and Indenture. Moray House Trust. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUirPfa8Fjg&t=1811s 

L'obesità aumenta il rischio di eventi estremi dal 22% al 91%, significativamente più di quanto si credesse in precedenza. I risultati, pubblicati il ​​9 febbraio sulla rivista Population Studies, contrastano con l'opinione prevalente secondo cui l'eccesso di peso aumenta il rischio di mortalità solo in casi estremi. L'errore nasce da quello che è definito il “paradosso dell'obesità”, secondo cui il rischio diretto mostra una curva a forma di U: quelli nella categoria "sovrappeso" (BMI 25-30) hanno apparentemente il rischio di mortalità più basso. Quelli nella categoria "obesi" (BMI 30-35) hanno poco o nessun aumento del rischio rispetto alla cosiddetta categoria "normopeso" (BMI 18,5-25). E sia il "sottopeso" (BMI inferiore a 18,5) che “gravemente obeso” (BMI oltre 35) sono a maggior rischio.

Dave is joined by Ben Luukkonnen a fellow duck enthusiast whose career path involves studying ducks. Ben is a PH D Student for Michigan State where he is also a staff doing studies on waterfowl with some interesting results. When we saw the articles about his work on the declining great lakes duck populations we knew we needed to know more but the data wasn't as simple as you think. Sit back and listen in as we try to get all the information we can. Bens' full synopsis is due in 2024 so hopefully he can come back when all the data is complete. Looking for new products? Visit Canadian Waterfowl Supplies: https://www.canadianwaterfowlsupplies.com/ Looking for some Punisher Swag? Visit www.punisherwaterfowl.com A huge thank you to our show sponsors: Real Geese Decoys : https://webfootdecoys.com/ Have ideas for a topic? Know someone who would be a good guest? Have questions about the show? Reach out on social media: Instagram : www.instagram.com/punisherwaterfowl                                                             @punisherwaterfowl Facebook : www.facebook.com/punisherwaterfowl #hunting #science #ducks

A renowned scientist and environmental advocate looks back on a life that has straddled the worlds of science and politics. Acclaimed as a public scientist and as a spokesperson on pressing environmental and equity issues, Paul R. Ehrlich reflects on his life, from his love affair with his wife Anne, to his scientific research, public advocacy, and concern for global issues. Interweaving the range of his experiences—as an airplane pilot, a desegregationist, a proud parent—Ehrlich's offers valuable insights on pressing issues such as biodiversity loss, overpopulation, depletion of resources, and deterioration of the environment. A lifelong advocate for women's reproductive rights, Ehrlich also helped to debunk scientific bias associating skin color and intelligence and warned some 50 years ago about a possible pandemic and the likely ecological consequences of a nuclear war. His new book Life: A Journey Through Science and Politics, focuses on the human predicament, including problems of governance and democracy in the 21st century, and insight into the ecological and evolutionary science of our day. It is a must-read for anyone interested in understanding global change, our planet's wonders, and a scientific approach to the present existential threats to civilization. Paul Ehrlich is the Bing Professor of Population Studies, Emeritus, and president of the Center for Conservation Biology at Stanford University. He has carried out field, laboratory and theoretical research on the dynamics and genetics of insect populations, the evolutionary interactions of plants and herbivores, the behavioral ecology of birds and reef fishes, the effects of crowding on human beings, human cultural evolution, and health problems related to industrialization. He is author and co-author of more than 1,100 scientific papers and articles and more than 40 books. Ehrlich is a member of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences, the American Philosophical Society and a Foreign Member of the Royal Society. Among his many other honors is the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Crafoord Prize. He has appeared on more than 1,000 TV and radio programs and was a correspondent for NBC News. This Program Contains Explicit Language. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to Homo Ecophagus author Warren M. Hern on how human-beings have become a metastasizing cancer destroying all life and beauty on the planet. Warren M. Hern, MD, is a practicing physician in Boulder, Colorado, where he is also on the anthropology faculty at the University of Colorado. He holds a Master of Public Health degree and a PhD in epidemiology. His clinical and epidemiologic research has been published widely in scientific and medical journals, including BioScience and Population Studies. His public advocacy of reproductive rights has appeared in The New York Times, Washington Post, CBS' 60 Minutes, and other prominent venues. He has conducted decades of research in fertility and population trends based in the Peruvian Amazon. His latest book is "Homo Ecophagus: A Deep Diagnosis to Save the Earth" (2022) Name as one of the "100 most connected men" by GQ magazine, Andrew Keen is amongst the world's best known broadcasters and commentators. In addition to presenting KEEN ON, he is the host of the long-running How To Fix Democracy show. He is also the author of four prescient books about digital technology: CULT OF THE AMATEUR, DIGITAL VERTIGO, THE INTERNET IS NOT THE ANSWER and HOW TO FIX THE FUTURE. Andrew lives in San Francisco, is married to Cassandra Knight, Google's VP of Litigation & Discovery, and has two grown children. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Across the globe, biologists have set up a series of long-term study populations, where all individuals within an animal population are monitored both across their own lifespan and also over many generations. But what's the point of this, and what questions can be answered using long-term studies that can't be addressed through alternative experiments? In this episode of OxPods, biology PhD student Joe Woodman will be interviewing Prof Ben Sheldon FRS, whose research into ecology, evolution and animal behaviour exploits insights from the longest running ecological study of marked wild individual animals in the world, that of the great tit in Wytham Woods.

"What exactly is implicit racial bias? How does it manifest in physician-patient interactions and what is the potential impact of such bias on oncology patient outcomes? In this ASCO Education Podcast episode, Dr. Lauren M. Hamel (Wayne State University) and Dr. Nimish Mohile (University of Rochester) share their insights and perspectives on these topics with host Alissa A. Thomas (University of Vermont). If you liked this episode, please subscribe. Learn more at https://education.asco.org, or email us at education@asco.org. Resources: Blindspot: The Hidden Biases of Good People by Mahzarin R. R. Banaji and Anthony G. Greenwald Implicit Associations Test 21-Day Racial Equity Challenge   TRANSCRIPT Dr. Nimish Mohile: We had a patient a few years ago who had presented to our clinic, who ended up having a diagnosis of primary central nervous system lymphoma, and she was a young black woman, and it took about nine months for her to get that diagnosis. She had gone into multiple emergency rooms, she was only 22, had not had prior interaction with the medical system, but based on some of her socioeconomic demographics, her skin color, she was never given the kinds of testing that any other patient I think should have gotten at that time.   Dr. Alissa Thomas: Hello, and welcome to another episode of ASCO Education podcast. Today's topic is, 'Implicit racial bias and its impact on patient care.' My name is Alissa Thomas, and I'm a Neurologist and Neuro-Oncologist at the University of Vermont College of Medicine. I'm delighted to introduce our two guest speakers; Dr. Lauren Hamel, who is an Associate Professor of Communication and Behavioral Oncology at Wayne State University, and the Co-program Leader of the Population Studies and Disparities Research Program of the Karmanos Cancer Institute. Her ongoing research explores racial attitudes in non-verbal behavior of oncology patients and physicians, and how those behaviors influence treatment decisions. Dr. Nimish Mohile is a Professor of Neurology and Oncology at The University of Rochester. He also serves as the Diversity Officer, Associate Chair for Career Development and Leadership, and Neuro-Oncology Division Chief. I'll get us started with the first question, really a definition. What do we mean by the term, ‘implicit racial bias'? Dr. Lauren Hamel: I'm happy to go first. I think understanding what the definition of what implicit racial bias is is really important. You know, for good or for ill, over the last few years, it's gotten a lot more attention. And I think what's important to remember about it is that it's not a cognizant or a conscious bias, and it really is implicit, and it really is more of an association than it is anything else. It's sort of like the built-up associations that we have for anything. You know, could be race, could be gender, any number of demographics, or other factors that make our lives as humans. So, you know, associating certain aspects of people with positive or negative valuations. I think when we're talking about implicit racial bias, it's kind of like the gut associations we have for members of different racial groups. So often, it's kind of paired with "white is good, black is bad." It's a very rudimentary description of it, but that's a real kind of basic association that this kind of definition is built around. Dr. Nimish Mohile: Yeah, I would agree with that. I think that's a great discussion of what this is. I think it's really important for us to remember that these are really ingrained behaviors. It's, based on, you know, how we've been socialized and conditioned. And I think it's helpful to also put it in the framework of knowing that we all have some biases, we all probably have racial biases, and age biases, and other kinds of biases, and there's no sort of good or bad about having these biases. And the important part of this is, how do we recognize some of the biases that we have so that we can be more conscious about how we might fix those or think differently about the patients that we're seeing so that it doesn't result in actions that can be harmful. Dr. Lauren Hamel: Yeah, I agree with everything that Dr. Mohile just added. It is these ingrained associations. Really, it isn't about blaming ourselves for them because it's kind of the result of how our brains are structured. But to his point, it's once we know that we have them, and you know, we have data showing how they affect our behavior, it's then on us to identify them and then work to mitigate them. Dr. Alissa Thomas: Thank you. How do racial biases in patients and physicians influence treatment decisions or ultimately, how does this affect patient outcomes in Oncology? Dr. Lauren Hamel: You know, I think the direct relationship between certain biases and outcomes is still kind of being uncovered and investigated. But there are some interesting patterns that have been uncovered in data, specifically in the Oncology context too, because as you can imagine, a variety of professional organizations and groups examine the influence of bias. But just within Oncology, we see physicians who have higher levels of implicit bias who tend to see their patients who are black as less trustworthy, less educated, and less adherent to treatment recommendations. We also know that higher levels of implicit bias may be associated with less aggressive treatment programs recommended for black patients. We see some associations between levels of implicit bias and verbal dominance. But what was I think, especially interesting, is that we also see patterns of kind of perceptions from the patients that these physicians are communicating with. So, we see some manifestations in behavior, but we also see patients kind of “picking up” on some of these, whether or not they can identify them as bias necessarily. But for example, we see that patients who are seeing a physician with higher levels of implicit bias tend to see their physicians as less patient-centered, and less trustworthy. And I think that's a really important piece to identify because these biases are by definition kind of operating outside of our own consciousness, but they're manifesting themselves in a way that the people that we're communicating with are noticing. Dr. Nimish Mohile: We had a patient a few years ago who had presented to our clinic, who ended up having a diagnosis of primary central nervous system lymphoma, and she was a young black woman, and it took about nine months for her to get that diagnosis. She had gone into multiple emergency rooms, she was only 22, had not had prior interaction with the medical system, but based on some of her socioeconomic demographics, her skin color, she was never given the kinds of testing that any other patient I think should have gotten at that time. That was a real sort of wake-up call for our clinic, because as some of you know, this is a disease that we can really treat, especially in younger patients. So, there's real consequences to these kinds of biases. And some of them are personal, the ways they're ingrained in us, but some of them are built into our systems, and it's based on; what our ERs are designed like, where our hospital systems are, what kind of relationships we have with primary care physicians in different communities, what kind of access some of our patients have to primary care physicians. This patient in particular didn't have great access to primary care, so she didn't have this other team of people to advocate for her and to say, "Hey, you know, this is something really different in this patient, and we need to take this seriously." So, I think it can get complicated as we think about biases in ourselves, in other people, in the whole health system, and then also as we get out of our health system, some of these things are so influenced by what's going on in our communities. Dr. Lauren Hamel: Yeah, I think that's a really important point. At least with my work, I examine kind of at the interpersonal level, but these biases, as Dr. Mohile points out, exist in all levels of our society, and they interact, and they're-- I don't want to say additive, it's probably much more exponential. But yeah, it's a layer, on top of layer, on top of layer problem. Dr. Alissa Thomas: So, Dr. Mohile, you commented earlier that part of it is recognizing these biases in ourselves. Can you discuss how we might approach this with the impact of an anti-racism education program has been in your department and applications for that? Dr. Nimish Mohile: So, we've worked on anti-racism in our department on a couple of levels. One of the main levels is just building awareness for individuals to understand that they have biases, that they have racial biases, and starting to understand why they have those. So, we've gone through exercises like book clubs and talks, for people to really do some of that self-reflective work to understand how they've been conditioned as they grew up. I've personally done that and have found it very revealing and understood some of the biases that I grew up with based on people I was around, and based on my schools, and based on segregation within my school systems. So, I think that that's one piece of it. I think another piece is we don't often get taught about the history of racism in the United States, and how widespread it is. It's a very small part of our curriculums, and I think we have to take it upon ourselves now in our medical systems to go through that education. Education that we probably should have had all through elementary school, high school, college, we have to do that learning now because then we can really start seeing that impact of race on our society. And I think for physicians specifically, what is that impact of racism on patient care in our medical systems and how it's been ingrained in US healthcare. Understanding that we had segregated hospitals right until the 1960s, those are all things that were in the lifetimes of still practicing Oncologists. One of the things we did for our other professional society that I belong to, The American Academy of Neurology, is we did develop an anti-racism education program that focused on understanding this history and this historical lens in healthcare, reviewing the impact that anti-racism has on our colleagues. So, what does that mean for black physicians or physicians from other underrepresented groups and how they interact with our health systems, how they're treated, what does it mean for their roles in academic departments? Then talking about how we can connect being anti-racist with the goals of health equity. So, how can we change the systems that we have control of to have healthcare that's more fair? And then finally, how do we engage trainees and physicians in really developing anti-racism action plans? One of the important things about anti-racism is that you really have to be active, it's not a passive experience. You have to take action to change all these systems around us that are embedded with racism. Dr. Alissa Thomas: Thank you. Along the same line, Dr. Hamel, you recently co-authored a study of a longitudinal implicit bias training curriculum. And can you tell us something about this project and what's come of it? Dr. Lauren Hamel: Yeah, so it came about a little more than a year ago and kind of coincided happily with an executive directive made by our state's governor requiring implicit bias training, so we were able to kind of design it so it met those requirements. But really what the goal is, is to approach implicit bias with a 360 view. So, what are all of the issues related to it? What are the scientific underpinnings? What are the measurements? What are the pros and cons of those measurements and what we've used, and what they've shown in terms of influence on our individual behavior, our decision-making, kind of how we relate to people who might be different than us. And certainly, expanding beyond racial groups — we've looked at gender, we're looking at age, things like structural racism. So, we're trying to kind of have a comprehensive view of it. And I think, you know, one thing, and it sounds like Dr. Mohile and his group have done a really nice job of tracking what happens after those. Because, you know, I think one-off sessions are better than nothing, certainly. Awareness is critical, but also, tracking like, what does this do for our attitudes, perceptions, and behavior? And that's not easy. And so really, you know, trying to invest in tracking how things change. So, we've had a full year of assessments, we've seen some improvements in people's attitudes and perceptions. But now what we really need to start doing is tracking certain behavioral aspects, and I think that's where the next step needs to be. Our next year is just about to kick off in a couple of weeks. So, I think that that's where we need to start putting our effort where it's—okay, we've gotten kind of institutional support, the leaders of both the University's School of Medicine and also the Cancer Institute have been encouraging this, which I think is really critical, because even though it's a lot of individual work if you want these changes, you really have to have the support and buy-in from the leaders of the institution. So, we've got that, we have interest, you know, we've established a really consistent and impressive participation in terms of each session. We've had upwards of 200 people attending each session, so people want this information. Now, according to the state, they also are required to have it. So, I think building up on that now, we've established a lot of good pieces of it, but now let's start doing a better job of tracking how does this affect long-term perceptions, attitudes, and behavior. Dr. Nimish Mohile: Every cancer center and department should be doing what Dr. Hamel is doing. The risk of the one-off trainings is that people come out of an implicit bias workshop and think, “Well, I'm fixed. I don't need this anymore, now I can go on and take care of patients without bias.” And you really need that time to really work on those things and start to fix some of those attitudes that we have. Dr. Lauren Hamel: Yeah. Because the associations get built up over a lifetime. You know, that's not something you're going to fix in an hour. It's a campaign, it's a marathon, to be sure. Dr. Alissa Thomas: So, you've both touched on something that a lot of this is about perception, and it's not just what we say verbally, but non-verbal behavior. It plays into implicit racial bias. Dr. Hamel, can you talk a little about your study of non-verbal synchrony, and can you describe differences between non-verbal behavior with doctors and patients of the same race compared to those of different races? Dr. Lauren Hamel: Yeah, absolutely. And you know, a lot of my work focuses on nonverbal behaviors. On the study you referenced, we were looking at something a little bit more kind of in line with how implicit bias acts. It sort of manifested unconsciously. So, this whole idea of non-verbal synchrony is kind of this non-conscious coordination of movement that happens between two people. And this is a construct that's been studied for decades in a number of settings, but we were the first to be able to examine it in an oncology setting, and also comparing diads of different racial makeup. We were able to take like real video-recorded data of naturally-occurring treatment discussions. We had a set of videos that included black patients in a similar set with white patients. And we used automated software to track their behavior and determine how coordinated they were over time. We actually observed more coordinated behavior between black patients and their physicians compared to white patients and their physicians. Some literature is non-verbal synchrony is sort of seen as always good, and there's also some new data showing that maybe it could be evidence of trying to repair a relationship. We're very early phases, I'm not in a position to offer kind of a best practice with this, but I think the point is, is that we do see differences. There is a coordinated behavioral difference between dyads. We're also starting to look at how that level of coordination is influenced by attitudes including implicit bias. So, I think identifying a difference is important, but now I think it's on us to now figure it out. Like, what is that the result of? And then, what does that do for the patient in terms of short and long-term outcomes? So, does that affect their perceptions of their physician? Does it affect their perceptions of the recommended treatment? Does it affect adherence to that treatment? Dr. Alissa Thomas: How can we do better? How can doctors improve non-verbal and verbal communication methods with our patients? Dr. Nimish Mohile: I can speak a little bit about verbal communication. I think this work on non-verbal communication is fascinating. I'd love to hear where that comes out because it's something I think we're not really thinking about very much, and I'm not surprised that there's differences there. I think sometimes with communication, just having an awareness in that you might be communicating differently with someone can be helpful. In many of our institutions, we sometimes go through coaching with our communication, particularly with Oncology patients, where you have someone witnessing how you're interacting with that patient, and what kind of verbal and non-verbal cues you're giving, how you make eye contact. I think there's models there that we could really be thinking about, not just focused on some of the stuff that oncology has been focused on, like, delivering bad news or end-of-life discussions, but also on these issues of racial bias or age bias, and see what we could do differently in those areas. Dr. Lauren Hamel: Yeah, I completely agree. And I think decades of research have shown that patient-centered communication skills are something that can be taught, learned, and improved upon. Maybe not just regarding the issues related to racial bias and other racial attitudes, but you know, for helping to improve a number of outcomes for patients. So, I think, that kind of focus, I mean there are very clear, well-established frameworks and methods around that, I think that was just, you know, something we already have in our toolbox that we can use. But I think also things like building up trust within a community, I think is critical, for really any kind of medical institution that operates within a community should be, you know, trusted by the community it's in. And there's a number of strategies that can be implemented to build up that level of trust. So, you're kind of looking at like the outside going in. A lot of these the data that I'm referring to right now are coming out of the primary care setting. But I think people like us that are in an Oncology setting are certainly well poised to start testing these in Outpatient Oncology clinics. And I think just like what we're doing right now, making the topic of race, racism, implicit bias, something that we can have in a number of settings. And I think Dr. Mohile made a really good point. Like, we're not taught this like we're taught like grammar, and, you know, math. This is a part of our lives too, and you know, it's having big effects on huge swaths of our population. So, I think normalizing these conversations is a really important step, too. Dr. Nimish Mohile: In the United States, we're particularly uncomfortable talking about racism. Even within our medical teams, we don't know how to do that. So, what do you do if you're on rounds and you see another provider have some kind of verbal or non-verbal communication that, you know, might not be appropriate, or you think that there's a racial bias in the way we're treating or talking to a patient? That's not something we know how to deal with. We don't know how to bring that up. And so, I think that that's something that within health systems, we need to start working on. We have great models for this. When we think about the transitions we've made over the last 20 years in patient safety, we have elevated these conversations about patient safety. If there's a medical error by anyone on a team, it's something we're open to discussing, not blaming, and then really having a conversation about how can we fix this next time. You know, can we work towards doing that with something like racial bias? One of the things we've started doing in our department is that one of our mortality and morbidity conferences each year is focused on racism. So, a scenario where we think that there might have been differing treatment to a patient based on race, and then having an open discussion about that, going through some of the literature about that, and just practicing some of those conversations with each other as faculty, and medical providers, physicians, nurses, advanced practice providers, of being able to name racism as one of these problems. And then we really try to model that behavior on teaching rounds, so that with our medical students and residents, and fellows, we're also having these conversations about how could racism be at play in this patient's story, and how they got to their diagnosis, and in their outcomes, and an acknowledgement that racism is having some effect on this patient's ability to get screened for cancer, and potentially, their ability to have the same survival as another patient. Dr. Alissa Thomas: Thank you. That's so helpful to think about how to elevate this through departments and people who may be less aware of the issue and raising awareness. You both have touched a lot on communication between patients and providers, and there's a theme here that it's not just the doctor-patient relationship, but also the patient's community, and the medical team, that support that physician. Can you elaborate a little bit more about that, about how we communicate to the patient and the community they represent, and the provider and the team that they represent? Dr. Lauren Hamel: Having active, mature, genuine involvement of community members within a cancer hospital or cancer institute, I think is really important. I know my work has benefited from those who have come before me that established really strong connections with people who are, either survivors, care caregivers, advocates, you know, people who are very devoted to their particular neighborhood, community, that work really closely with us and provide feedback on a lot of the interventions that we design. So, one thing that I work in with all of my research is, as I'm developing an intervention that I think will improve either communication with a physician or another care provider, I certainly would never implement that without getting that thoroughly vetted by the people who it's going to affect. My clinician colleagues are always really generous with their time. It's a little bit more challenging to get community member feedback, but I do believe that it is, I mean, not just worth it for my own research success, but also for the mission and the purpose of what we're trying to do here. So, if you seek out feedback from a community group or community members who are willing to give you their honest opinion, and you know, you have to be in a position to receive that feedback with grace and professionalism, I think that's an important piece of it. Like, you want to have that connection, you don't want to just kind of have a checkbox. You know, you really want them involved in what you're doing. I'm using my own personal experience, but I'm sure there's far greater levels of, you know, system-level issues where something similar could be implemented. Dr. Nimish Mohile: I agree with that. I think this is really hard, and I think our medical systems are just starting to learn how to do some of this work. So, I'd echo what Dr. Hamel said about really getting input from members of those communities. I think many cancer centers are trying to do more outreach into communities, and that's not that easy. We have to really start by kind of building that trust, and building a philosophy where it's really about helping that community, as opposed to getting more patients from that community, or getting more trial participants from that community, or being able to check off boxes for our NIH grants from those communities. It really needs to be a genuine approach of, what does this community need? Because we don't often know that answer. And so, we have to start with that curiosity, and then determine how can we help those communities with the resources that we have. And I think cancer centers can do this optimally if the entire health system does that, that's where you can really start building some of that trust. Dr. Alissa Thomas: Thank you. For those of us that want to know more, would you be able to share some practical tools or resources that are available for healthcare professionals who want to learn more about implicit racial bias, either on an individual or institutional level? Dr. Lauren Hamel: I think one of the first things someone can do is take an Implicit Association Test, or an IAT, as it's often referred to. They're all housed at Project Implicit, at Harvard's website - google IAT, it'll take you right there. No identifiable data are collected from the individual test taker, but it gives people a sense of what's being measured. You know, it's not a character assessment, it's a measure that's designed to test your associations. And I think just having that experience makes you a much more informed consumer of this kind of science because I think it's important to keep a critical eye. You know, if we're scientists, we have to be critical. And I think this really helps people kind of get to a point where they can understand the science a little bit more effectively, but maybe also can reduce a little defensiveness that inevitably comes up when these kinds of data are discussed. So, I would do that. And then the second thing would be, there's a wonderful book called, Blindspot: Hidden Biases of Good People, it's written by Doctors Greenwald and Banaji, and they are basically credited for creating the Implicit Association Test, as we know it. It's a relatively easy read, and it can really give you a sense of how these kinds of associations affect our decision-making and communications. I would take those two, as a way to start. Dr. Nimish Mohile: I agree with both of those. I'd say that many of our health systems have implicit bias workshops and trainings, and sometimes they're online, sometimes they're in person. They do have varying sort of quality. I encourage people to just look at those trainings a little bit differently than they look at all of the other trainings that we're forced to do. To go into those with a little bit of an open mind and a learning experience, rather than one to just sort of check boxes and move on. I think you can learn some things about yourself from them. One of the things I encourage folks to do if they're interested in more information about anti-racism is to do something like the 21-day Racial Equity Challenge - you can Google that. Kind of small bite-size openings, and then there's talks about biases, but also helps you sort of understand some of the foundations of racial inequity in this country. Dr. Alissa Thomas: Thank you so much. That's all the time we have for today. I really want to say thank you to Dr. Hamel, and Dr. Mohile for sharing your perspectives on addressing implicit racial bias in oncology, and tips for improving communication with patients and providing culturally-sensitive care. And thank you to ASCO for providing this platform for us to discuss. Thank you to all of our listeners, we appreciate you turning into this episode of ASCO Education podcast.   Thank you for listening to the ASCO Education podcast. 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Recently, one of the area's own was recognized for his work in the field of Historical Demography.  Dr. Steven Ruggles' decades-long efforts studying demographics, immigration, and their effects on society has earned him a MacArthur Fellow award.  The University of Minnesota professor of History & Population Studies joins the show to talk about the field he has dedicated his career to.

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Dr. Nate G. Hilger is a former professor of economics at Brown University and an economist and data scientist in Silicon Valley, now a researcher and writer.  While in academia he was a Research Fellow at the National Bureau of Economic Research and continues to hold an affiliation with the Population Studies and Training Center at Brown. In 2020 he served as a lead policy consultant on early childhood and non-K12 child development issues for Pete Buttigieg's presidential campaign. Holding a Ph.D. in Economics from Harvard University, his latest book is titled The Parent Trap: How to Stop Overloading Parents and Fix Our Inequality Crisis.

Watch this episode to hear a Stanford Professor Emeritus explain why empathy is necessary to save humanity. Paul R. Ehrlich is the Bing Professor Emeritus of Population Studies at Stanford, where he taught for over half a century. He is an expert in evolution, ecology, and human biology and the author of The Population Bomb, considered one of the most influential books of the 20th Century. In this episode, he addresses the most existential problem facing humanity - climate change - and the significant role empathy plays in combating it. 00:00 Introduction 00:23 About Paul R. Ehrlich 02:43 Paul reflects on a passage from his 2010 book Humanity on a Tightrope 04:00 What is the “human predicament”? 05:48 Why women's human rights matter for climate justice 07:32 Why Paul is not optimistic about solving the population problem 10:52 What is the Millennium Alliance for Humanity and the Biosphere (MAHB) Initiative at Stanford? 13:38 Empathy's role in tackling existential problems 18:12 The downward spiral of the last 15 years 21:11 The root cause of our perilous situation 26:44 Pearls of wisdom for young people 29:12 Paul R. Ehrlich's Purposeful Empathy Story CONNECT WITH PROFESSOR PAUL EHRLICH ✩MAHB Website https://mahb.stanford.edu/ ✩ The Population Bomb https://tinyurl.com/4f53tkpt ✩ Humanity on a Tightrope https://tinyurl.com/yc5t7upp CONNECT WITH ANITA ✩ Email purposefulempathy@gmail.com ✩ Website https://www.anitanowak.com/ ✩ LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/in/anitanowak ✩ Instagram https://tinyurl.com/anitanowakinstagram ✩ Twitter https://twitter.com/anitanowak21 ✩ Facebook Page https://tinyurl.com/PurposefulEmpathyFacebook ✩ Facebook Group https://tinyurl.com/PurposefulEmpathyCommunity ✩ Podcast Audio https://tinyurl.com/PurposefulEmpathyPodcast This episode was brought to you by Grand Heron International REACH THEM AT ✩ Website www.grandheroninternational.ca; www.ghi.coach ✩ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/grand-heron-international/ ✩ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/grandheroninternational/ ✩ Instagram @Grand_Heron_International ✩ Twitter @GrandHeronIntl ✩ https://twitter.com/GrandHeronIntl Video edited by David Tsvariani

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Few people realize that raising children is the single largest industry in the United States. Yet this vital work receives little political support, and its primary workers—parents—labor in isolation. If they ask for help, they are made to feel inadequate; there is no centralized organization to represent their interests; and there is virtually nothing spent on research and development to help them achieve their goals. It's almost as if parents are set up to fail—and the result is lost opportunities that limit children's success and make us all worse off. In The Parent Trap: How to Stop Overloading Parents and Fix Our Inequality Crisis (MIT Press, 2022), Nate Hilger combines cutting-edge social science research, revealing historical case studies, and on-the-ground investigation to recast parenting as the hidden crucible of inequality. Parents are expected not only to care for their children but to help them develop the skills they will need to thrive in today's socioeconomic reality—but most parents, including even the most caring parents on the planet, are not trained in skill development and lack the resources to get help. How do we fix this? The solution, Hilger argues, is to ask less of parents, not more. America should consider child development a public investment with a monumental payoff. We need programs inspired by Medicare—call them Familycare—to drive this investment. To make it happen, parents need to become an interest group that can wield its political power on behalf of children—who will always be the largest bloc of disenfranchised people in this country. The Parent Trap exposes the true costs of our society's unrealistic expectations around parenting and lays out a profoundly hopeful blueprint for reform. Nate Hilger is a Harvard and Stanford-trained economist who has worked as a professor of economics at Brown University and an economist and data scientist in Silicon Valley. While in academia he was a Research Fellow at the National Bureau of Economic Research and continues to hold an affiliation with the Population Studies and Training Center at Brown. In 2020 he served as a lead policy consultant on early childhood and non-K12 child development issues for Pete Buttigieg's presidential campaign. His academic research on child development and inequality has been published in The Quarterly Journal of Economics and other leading peer-reviewed journals, and has been featured in The New York Times, The Washington Post, and other major media outlets. He lives with his wife and son in Redwood City, California. Peter Lorentzen is an Associate Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of San Francisco, where he leads a new Master's program in Applied Economics focused on the digital economy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

Few people realize that raising children is the single largest industry in the United States. Yet this vital work receives little political support, and its primary workers—parents—labor in isolation. If they ask for help, they are made to feel inadequate; there is no centralized organization to represent their interests; and there is virtually nothing spent on research and development to help them achieve their goals. It's almost as if parents are set up to fail—and the result is lost opportunities that limit children's success and make us all worse off. In The Parent Trap: How to Stop Overloading Parents and Fix Our Inequality Crisis (MIT Press, 2022), Nate Hilger combines cutting-edge social science research, revealing historical case studies, and on-the-ground investigation to recast parenting as the hidden crucible of inequality. Parents are expected not only to care for their children but to help them develop the skills they will need to thrive in today's socioeconomic reality—but most parents, including even the most caring parents on the planet, are not trained in skill development and lack the resources to get help. How do we fix this? The solution, Hilger argues, is to ask less of parents, not more. America should consider child development a public investment with a monumental payoff. We need programs inspired by Medicare—call them Familycare—to drive this investment. To make it happen, parents need to become an interest group that can wield its political power on behalf of children—who will always be the largest bloc of disenfranchised people in this country. The Parent Trap exposes the true costs of our society's unrealistic expectations around parenting and lays out a profoundly hopeful blueprint for reform. Nate Hilger is a Harvard and Stanford-trained economist who has worked as a professor of economics at Brown University and an economist and data scientist in Silicon Valley. While in academia he was a Research Fellow at the National Bureau of Economic Research and continues to hold an affiliation with the Population Studies and Training Center at Brown. In 2020 he served as a lead policy consultant on early childhood and non-K12 child development issues for Pete Buttigieg's presidential campaign. His academic research on child development and inequality has been published in The Quarterly Journal of Economics and other leading peer-reviewed journals, and has been featured in The New York Times, The Washington Post, and other major media outlets. He lives with his wife and son in Redwood City, California. Peter Lorentzen is an Associate Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of San Francisco, where he leads a new Master's program in Applied Economics focused on the digital economy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/sociology

Few people realize that raising children is the single largest industry in the United States. Yet this vital work receives little political support, and its primary workers—parents—labor in isolation. If they ask for help, they are made to feel inadequate; there is no centralized organization to represent their interests; and there is virtually nothing spent on research and development to help them achieve their goals. It's almost as if parents are set up to fail—and the result is lost opportunities that limit children's success and make us all worse off. In The Parent Trap: How to Stop Overloading Parents and Fix Our Inequality Crisis (MIT Press, 2022), Nate Hilger combines cutting-edge social science research, revealing historical case studies, and on-the-ground investigation to recast parenting as the hidden crucible of inequality. Parents are expected not only to care for their children but to help them develop the skills they will need to thrive in today's socioeconomic reality—but most parents, including even the most caring parents on the planet, are not trained in skill development and lack the resources to get help. How do we fix this? The solution, Hilger argues, is to ask less of parents, not more. America should consider child development a public investment with a monumental payoff. We need programs inspired by Medicare—call them Familycare—to drive this investment. To make it happen, parents need to become an interest group that can wield its political power on behalf of children—who will always be the largest bloc of disenfranchised people in this country. The Parent Trap exposes the true costs of our society's unrealistic expectations around parenting and lays out a profoundly hopeful blueprint for reform. Nate Hilger is a Harvard and Stanford-trained economist who has worked as a professor of economics at Brown University and an economist and data scientist in Silicon Valley. While in academia he was a Research Fellow at the National Bureau of Economic Research and continues to hold an affiliation with the Population Studies and Training Center at Brown. In 2020 he served as a lead policy consultant on early childhood and non-K12 child development issues for Pete Buttigieg's presidential campaign. His academic research on child development and inequality has been published in The Quarterly Journal of Economics and other leading peer-reviewed journals, and has been featured in The New York Times, The Washington Post, and other major media outlets. He lives with his wife and son in Redwood City, California. Peter Lorentzen is an Associate Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of San Francisco, where he leads a new Master's program in Applied Economics focused on the digital economy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/american-studies

Few people realize that raising children is the single largest industry in the United States. Yet this vital work receives little political support, and its primary workers—parents—labor in isolation. If they ask for help, they are made to feel inadequate; there is no centralized organization to represent their interests; and there is virtually nothing spent on research and development to help them achieve their goals. It's almost as if parents are set up to fail—and the result is lost opportunities that limit children's success and make us all worse off. In The Parent Trap: How to Stop Overloading Parents and Fix Our Inequality Crisis (MIT Press, 2022), Nate Hilger combines cutting-edge social science research, revealing historical case studies, and on-the-ground investigation to recast parenting as the hidden crucible of inequality. Parents are expected not only to care for their children but to help them develop the skills they will need to thrive in today's socioeconomic reality—but most parents, including even the most caring parents on the planet, are not trained in skill development and lack the resources to get help. How do we fix this? The solution, Hilger argues, is to ask less of parents, not more. America should consider child development a public investment with a monumental payoff. We need programs inspired by Medicare—call them Familycare—to drive this investment. To make it happen, parents need to become an interest group that can wield its political power on behalf of children—who will always be the largest bloc of disenfranchised people in this country. The Parent Trap exposes the true costs of our society's unrealistic expectations around parenting and lays out a profoundly hopeful blueprint for reform. Nate Hilger is a Harvard and Stanford-trained economist who has worked as a professor of economics at Brown University and an economist and data scientist in Silicon Valley. While in academia he was a Research Fellow at the National Bureau of Economic Research and continues to hold an affiliation with the Population Studies and Training Center at Brown. In 2020 he served as a lead policy consultant on early childhood and non-K12 child development issues for Pete Buttigieg's presidential campaign. His academic research on child development and inequality has been published in The Quarterly Journal of Economics and other leading peer-reviewed journals, and has been featured in The New York Times, The Washington Post, and other major media outlets. He lives with his wife and son in Redwood City, California. Peter Lorentzen is an Associate Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of San Francisco, where he leads a new Master's program in Applied Economics focused on the digital economy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/public-policy

Few people realize that raising children is the single largest industry in the United States. Yet this vital work receives little political support, and its primary workers—parents—labor in isolation. If they ask for help, they are made to feel inadequate; there is no centralized organization to represent their interests; and there is virtually nothing spent on research and development to help them achieve their goals. It's almost as if parents are set up to fail—and the result is lost opportunities that limit children's success and make us all worse off. In The Parent Trap: How to Stop Overloading Parents and Fix Our Inequality Crisis (MIT Press, 2022), Nate Hilger combines cutting-edge social science research, revealing historical case studies, and on-the-ground investigation to recast parenting as the hidden crucible of inequality. Parents are expected not only to care for their children but to help them develop the skills they will need to thrive in today's socioeconomic reality—but most parents, including even the most caring parents on the planet, are not trained in skill development and lack the resources to get help. How do we fix this? The solution, Hilger argues, is to ask less of parents, not more. America should consider child development a public investment with a monumental payoff. We need programs inspired by Medicare—call them Familycare—to drive this investment. To make it happen, parents need to become an interest group that can wield its political power on behalf of children—who will always be the largest bloc of disenfranchised people in this country. The Parent Trap exposes the true costs of our society's unrealistic expectations around parenting and lays out a profoundly hopeful blueprint for reform. Nate Hilger is a Harvard and Stanford-trained economist who has worked as a professor of economics at Brown University and an economist and data scientist in Silicon Valley. While in academia he was a Research Fellow at the National Bureau of Economic Research and continues to hold an affiliation with the Population Studies and Training Center at Brown. In 2020 he served as a lead policy consultant on early childhood and non-K12 child development issues for Pete Buttigieg's presidential campaign. His academic research on child development and inequality has been published in The Quarterly Journal of Economics and other leading peer-reviewed journals, and has been featured in The New York Times, The Washington Post, and other major media outlets. He lives with his wife and son in Redwood City, California. Peter Lorentzen is an Associate Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of San Francisco, where he leads a new Master's program in Applied Economics focused on the digital economy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/education

Few people realize that raising children is the single largest industry in the United States. Yet this vital work receives little political support, and its primary workers—parents—labor in isolation. If they ask for help, they are made to feel inadequate; there is no centralized organization to represent their interests; and there is virtually nothing spent on research and development to help them achieve their goals. It's almost as if parents are set up to fail—and the result is lost opportunities that limit children's success and make us all worse off. In The Parent Trap: How to Stop Overloading Parents and Fix Our Inequality Crisis (MIT Press, 2022), Nate Hilger combines cutting-edge social science research, revealing historical case studies, and on-the-ground investigation to recast parenting as the hidden crucible of inequality. Parents are expected not only to care for their children but to help them develop the skills they will need to thrive in today's socioeconomic reality—but most parents, including even the most caring parents on the planet, are not trained in skill development and lack the resources to get help. How do we fix this? The solution, Hilger argues, is to ask less of parents, not more. America should consider child development a public investment with a monumental payoff. We need programs inspired by Medicare—call them Familycare—to drive this investment. To make it happen, parents need to become an interest group that can wield its political power on behalf of children—who will always be the largest bloc of disenfranchised people in this country. The Parent Trap exposes the true costs of our society's unrealistic expectations around parenting and lays out a profoundly hopeful blueprint for reform. Nate Hilger is a Harvard and Stanford-trained economist who has worked as a professor of economics at Brown University and an economist and data scientist in Silicon Valley. While in academia he was a Research Fellow at the National Bureau of Economic Research and continues to hold an affiliation with the Population Studies and Training Center at Brown. In 2020 he served as a lead policy consultant on early childhood and non-K12 child development issues for Pete Buttigieg's presidential campaign. His academic research on child development and inequality has been published in The Quarterly Journal of Economics and other leading peer-reviewed journals, and has been featured in The New York Times, The Washington Post, and other major media outlets. He lives with his wife and son in Redwood City, California. Peter Lorentzen is an Associate Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of San Francisco, where he leads a new Master's program in Applied Economics focused on the digital economy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/economics

A reprise of Paul Ehrlich's candid conversation with us on the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, in April of 2020. We discuss the COVID pandemic, overpopulation, The Population Bomb (including an amusing mistake on the cover), dinner with Johnny Carson, the deficits of our university system, the climate crisis, and human civilization's prospects (“I'm very pessimistic about the future but very optimistic about what we could do”). Dr. Paul Ehrlich is most famous for co-writing The Population Bomb (1968). He is Bing Professor of Population Studies, Emeritus at Stanford University, and founded the Center for Conservation Biology at Stanford. MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: GrowthBusters Campus Tour https://www.growthbusters.org/campus-tour/ EarthX https://earthx.org/ EarthxTV https://video.earthxtv.com/ The Population Bomb by Anne and Paul Ehrlich https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Population_Bomb Nov/Dec 2019 Sierra Magazine https://www.sierraclub.org/sierra/2019-6-november-december BOOKS MENTIONED (by Paul Ehrlich): Rattlesnake Under His Hat by Sam Hurst https://www.earlbrockelsby.com/ The Wisest One in the Room – by Thomas Gilovich and Lee Ross https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25205421-the-wisest-one-in-the-room Human Natures: Genes, Cultures, and the Human Prospect by Paul Ehrlich https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/159685.Human_Natures Ecoscience: Population, Resources, Environment by Paul R. Ehrlich, John P. Holdren and Anne H. Ehrlich https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6348326-ecoscience Give Us Feedback: Record a voice message for us to play on the podcast: +1-719-402-1400 Send an email to podcast at growthbusters.org The GrowthBusters theme song was written and produced by Jake Fader and sung by Carlos Jones. https://www.fadermusicandsound.com/ https://carlosjones.com/ On the GrowthBusters podcast, we come to terms with the limits to growth, explore the joy of sustainable living, and provide a recovery program from our society's growth addiction (economic/consumption and population). This podcast is part of the GrowthBusters project to raise awareness of overshoot and end our culture's obsession with, and pursuit of, growth. Dave Gardner directed the documentary GrowthBusters: Hooked on Growth, which Stanford Biologist Paul Ehrlich declared “could be the most important film ever made.” Co-host, and self-described "energy nerd," Stephanie Gardner has degrees in Environmental Studies and Environmental Law & Policy. Join the conversation on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/GrowthBustersPodcast/ Make a donation to support this non-profit project. https://www.growthbusters.org/donate/ Archive of GrowthBusters podcast episodes http://www.growthbusters.org/podcast/ Subscribe to GrowthBusters email updates https://lp.constantcontact.com/su/umptf6w/signup Explore the issues at http://www.growthbusters.org See the film, GrowthBusters: Hooked on Growth https://youtu.be/_w0LiBsVFBo View the GrowthBusters channel on YouTube Follow the podcast so you don't miss an episode:

1.4 million people died from TB-related illnesses in 2019. In this episode of Microbe Mail, we are talking about diagnostic tests for TB – the right test, for the right patient, from the right specimen type, with the right interpretation. South African TB Guidelines can be found https://www.nicd.ac.za/diseases-a-z-index/tuberculosis-general/ (here) YOUR FEEDBACK ON THIS EPISODE - https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdS9B34Bd0Yi6h2EdjPxJb3hO-pb512_tFQzEyCiRFYWzUNEQ/viewform?usp=sf_link (HERE)! About our Guest: Dr Nina von Knorring is a Pathologist in Clinical Microbiology (FCPath) at the National Health Laboratory Service/University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. She is based at the Mycobacteriology Referral Laboratory in Braamfontein, Johannesburg, since 2019. Nina trained in Germany and UK (MRCOG, Diploma in Genitourinary Medicine). Her subsequent employment as research clinician at the Africa Centre for Health and Population Studies, University of KwaZulu Natal and Wits Reproductive Health and HIV Institute. Visit the Microbe Mail https://microbemail.captivate.fm/ (website) to sign up for updates E-mail: mail.microbe@gmail.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgaP3aUNkjrgOxR8Ei6UaEw (Microbe Mail) Instagram: https://instagram.com/https:/www.instagram.com/microbe_mail/ (Microbe_Mail) 

On this episode, we meet with Professor Emeritus of Population Studies at Stanford University and author of The Population Bomb, Paul Ehrlich.   Ehrlich discusses what has happened with the human population situation in the decades since he published The Population Bomb. Why has humanity not responded to our long-term sustainability challenges? How would Ehrlich frame contemporary discussions about population? In a wide-ranging conversation spanning stories about his appearances on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson to how the environmental movement merged with corporate greenwashing, Ehrlich provides colorful and interesting commentary on the human predicament.

Traditional medical practices have long existed way before the emergence of “modern medicine” in Africa and are still being practiced. Most of us know at least one person who still goes to a “medicine house” aka traditional doctor. Also, most of us may have always had these questions and doubts about the relevance or even the significance of traditional medicine practices in our continent. We have Professor Awah Paschal who is a medical anthropologist and gives us a holistic overview of traditional medical practices in Africa. We had one of those non-ending debates and shared our outlook on this topic and I hope that you can learn a thing or two from our conversation.    Get to meet our guest: Paschal Kum Awah is Chair of Anthropology at the Faculty of Arts, Letters and Social Sciences, University of Yaounde I. He has previously held the position of Senior Research Advisor for Ipas in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA. A resourceful and dedicated professor with an outstanding academic background holding a Ph.D. in Medical Anthropology from the Faculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK, and a Postdoctoral Certificate in Bioethics from the Western Institutional Review Board (WIRB) Olympia and the University of Washington in Seattle, WA, USA. He has an excellent publication record with 78 peer-reviewed papers, three book chapters, and significant teaching experiences in the fields of Anthropology, Epidemiology, Public Health, and Bioethics. He possesses worldwide excellent interpersonal and liaison skills with the ability to build and maintain positive working relationships. Enjoys worldwide collaborating in a productive and successful team and thrives in challenging environments. In 2020, he was nominated as a member of the African Union Taskforce for the African Scientific Research and Innovation Council and serves as a board member in the WCG-WIRB in the United States of America and in the Central Hospital Yaounde Institutional Review Board, Cameroon. Besides academic engagements, he is the President and CEO of the Centre for Population Studies and Health Promotion, Yaounde-Cameroon, and provides consultancy to some African, European, and US-based organizations.   CONTACT: Phone Number:+237690595948 Email: awahpaschal@yahoo.fr   Things You Will Learn in This Episode:  [00:01 – 03:00] Introduction Introducing our guests - Prof. Paschal Kum Awah [03:00 – 25:00] Understanding Traditional Medicine What is African Traditional Medicine Questioning the science behind the practice Understanding African herbal medicine  Anyoh shares her experience with traditional healers [25:00 – 40:00] The Use Cases of Traditional Medicine The impact of traditional medicine in Africa during the pandemic Advancement and research into traditional medicine How to identity quack traditional healers [45:00 – 50:10] Final Discussions Final words from Paschal Kum Awah Final words from Anyoh Tweetable Quotes: Every culture has its own form of medicine. Within that culture, we call it medicine grounded in their tradition. For example, medicine in the western context will be the traditional medicine of the people of the west. Medicine practiced in the Chinese tradition will be Chinese medicine. Medicine practiced in the African context will be African traditional medicine. - Prof Awah Paschal LEAVE A REVIEW and tell us what you think about the episode so we can continue putting out the best content just for you! Connect with Living African Podcast You can connect with us on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Twitter, or send us an email at hello@livingafricanpodcast.com. Check out our website www.livingafricanpodcast.com for more resources and to learn more. You can connect with Anyoh on Facebook (@anyohf), Instagram (@anyohfombad), and Twitter (@anyohfombad).

The Government of Nepal has just released the preliminary results of the recent Census. Data has raised some questions, including on the total population of the country as well as the decline in the population increase rate. In this episode we have invited Dr. Yogendra Bahadur Gurung, Professor at Tribhuvan University's Central Department of Population Studies to enlighten us on what the census indicate, and the data collection process itself. WE APOLOGIZE FOR THE SOUND QUALITY OF THIS EPISODE DUE TO SOME TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES. 

The group members debate whether to add Annie's crush, who recently enrolled at Greendale, or Senor Chang to the group; Shirley's ex-husband comes back into the picture, and she has big news for everyone.

In this episode, Dr Laurence Sperling talks with Dr Kim Williams about preventive cardiology nutrition intervention as a key co-therapy for tackling dyslipidemia. Relevant disclosures can be found with the episode show notes on Medscape.com (https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/958748). The topics and discussions are planned, produced, and reviewed independently of our advertiser. This podcast is intended only for US healthcare professionals. Resources Exercise and CVD Mortality Associations of specific types of sports and exercise with all-cause and cardiovascular-disease mortality: a cohort study of 80,306 British adults https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/51/10/812#T3 Diet and Dietary Patterns The reasons for geographic and racial differences in stroke study: objectives and design https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15990444/ Heart disease and stroke https://www.cdc.gov/chronicdisease/resources/publications/factsheets/heart-disease-stroke.htm Effects of ketogenic diets on cardiovascular risk factors: evidence from animal and human studies https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5452247/ Dietary fats and cardiovascular disease: a presidential advisory from the American Heart Association https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/full/10.1161/CIR.0000000000000510 Associations of fats and carbohydrate intake with cardiovascular disease and mortality in 18 countries from five continents (PURE): a prospective cohort study https://www.thelancet.com/article/S0140-6736(17)32252-3/fulltext Intensive lifestyle changes for reversal of coronary heart disease https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9863851/ Dietary adherence and acceptability of five different diets, including vegan and vegetarian diets, for weight loss: the New DIETs study https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S147101531500080X Guidelines and Population Studies 2019 ESC/EAS guidelines for the management of dyslipidaemias: lipid modification to reduce cardiovascular risk https://academic.oup.com/eurheartj/article/41/1/111/5556353 TMAO Trimethylamine-N-oxide (TMAO) predicts cardiovascular mortality in peripheral artery disease https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-019-52082-z Gut microbes impact stroke severity via the trimethylamine N-oxide pathway https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34139173/ Statin Adverse Effects Effects of coenzyme Q10 on statin‐induced myopathy: an updated meta‐analysis of randomized controlled trials https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.118.009835 N-of-1 trial of a statin, placebo, or no treatment to assess side effects https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMc2031173

The Hop-Ons Podcast is an Arrested Development/Twin Peaks/Community review show.  Please consider supporting the podcast by becoming a patron through Patreon.  The Hop-Ons Podcast is produced by Nice Marmot Productions with assistance from The Cluttered Desk Podcast. If you have thoughts on this episode, we'd love to hear them! Email us at hoponspod@gmail.com or find us on Twitter @HopOnsPodcast. Jon's production company, Nice Marmot Productions, has an amazing YouTube Page and he's on Twitter @marmotjon. Jon's podcast, Big Arms Podcast, is available here through Apple Podcasts. Jon's new podcast, Ride Along, is available here through Apple Podcasts. The Cluttered Desk Podcast is available here through Apple Podcasts, on Twitter @TheCDPodcast, and on Facebook. Colin is also on Twitter @ColinAshleyCox. We would like to thank Poppy & Persimmon for making shirts and stickers for our Patreon supporters.  We would like to thank Perry Ritter for creating the new Hop-Ons logo for this season. You can find Perry on Twitter @pritter1492 and you can email him at thisismybourbonshop@gmail.com. Finally, we would like to thank Test Dream for providing The Hop-Ons Podcast's theme music. You can find Test Dream at their website, testdream.bandcamp.com, on Facebook, and on Twitter @testdream.

This week on Community Building, Josh and Jess take on Season 2 Episode 12, “Asian Population Studies" with Matt Scott. The post Community Building | Season 2 Episode 12: ‘Asian Population Studies' appeared first on PostShowRecaps.com.

This week on Community Building, Josh and Jess take on Season 2 Episode 12, “Asian Population Studies" with Matt Scott. The post Community Building | Season 2 Episode 12: ‘Asian Population Studies' appeared first on PostShowRecaps.com.

The impact of our growing population on nature is such a sensitive topic that nobody really dares talk about it. Better sweep it under the carpet and forget about it, right? Well, not necessarily. If you think it through, the solution is really simple and beautiful: give women full rights, opportunities and access to family-planning methods. In this interview with Paul R. Ehrlich, the Bing Professor Emeritus of Population Studies at Stanford University, we talk about: What is a sustainable population and how to achieve it Why women play a key role in creating a sustainable planet How we can empower women and why women still don't have equal rights Why our Stone Age genes make it hard to address global issues and why we need to change culturally Why we need 8 billion Greta Thunbergs and everyone to spend 10% of their time helping out society What is Paul's vision of 2050 How hot soap operas can help us talk about overpopulation, and more. Paul Ralph Ehrlich (*1932) is an American biologist, best known for his warnings that population growth presents an extremely serious threat to the future of human civilization. The Population Bomb, a book that he co-authored with his wife, Anne, helped start a worldwide debate on the impact of rising population that continues today. Author of 50 books and thousands of articles, Ehrlich is the Bing Professor Emeritus of Population Studies at Stanford University, President of Stanford's Center for Conservation Biology and also president of the Millennium Alliance for Humanity and the Biosphere. Links: Paul R. Ehrlich on Wikipedia The Millennium Alliance for Humanity and the Biosphere