Know Commons

About Know Commons

I, your host Janis Geary, talk with a wide range of experts about one thing they share: They’ve written about how “The Tragedy of the Commons” applies to governing shared resources. I’m your host, Janis Geary. I’ve studied how we create and manage shared resources to support science for almost a decade, and I’ve always been fascinated by the persistence of Garrett Hardin’s 1968 essay in modern work. So, I’ve combed through the literally 10s of thousands of papers that reference, represent, revere or revile Hardin’s work to bring to you conversations about “The Tragedy of the Commons” from leading experts who are writing about it today. Join me for interviews with researchers and scholars working on big problems in shared resource governance in medicine, sustainability, public health, science itself, and more. Find out more at knowcommons.ca/podcast.

Publisher

Janis Geary

Category

science · science

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

29 Jan 2021

Latest episode

10 Jun 2021

Latest episodes

10 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   10 Jun 2021

   The Tragedy of Academic Referencing

   Janis shares a few thoughts about common problems in academic referencing.

2. 

   27 May 2021

   The Miracle of the Commons

   Michelle Nijhuis joins to talk about the tragedy of the commons in the context of the history of modern conservation.

3. 

   13 May 2021

   Antibiotic Resistance Is a Tragedy of the Commons That Necessitates Global Cooperation

   Aidan Hollis joins to talk about protecting our antibiotic resources through global cooperation.

4. 

   29 Apr 2021

   Indigenous Peoples, Political Economists and the Tragedy of the Commons

   Michel Morin joins to talk about his paper on Indigenous law and how it relates to what Hardin wrote about preventing the Tragedy of the Commons.

5. 

   15 Apr 2021

   Children and Chimpanzees and Overcoming the Tragedy of the Commons

   Dr. Rebecca Koomen joins to talk about her research on how children and chimpanzees develop strategies to overcome the tragedy of the commons.

6. 

   1 Apr 2021

   Balloon eustachian tuboplasty and the tragedy of the commons

   Dr. Brian McKinnon joins to chat about preventing erosion of patient benefits from overuse of novel surgical procedures in head and neck surgery.

7. 

   18 Mar 2021

   Palliative Care and the Tragedy of the Commons

   Dr. Lauren Hall joins to talk about Elinor Ostrom and how thinking of patients as resources can help identify ways to improve delivery of care.

8. 

   4 Mar 2021

   Tragedy of the commons as conventional wisdom in sustainability education

   Get more info at: https://www.knowcommons.ca/podcast/toc-as-conventional-wisdom-in-sustainability-education

9. 

   18 Feb 2021

   Tragedy of the Reviewer Commons

   Janis and Michael chat about threats to one of our most valuable scientific resources: peer reviewers. Music: Hidden Agenda by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3872-hidden-agenda License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

10. 

    29 Jan 2021

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