Conversations with Johns Hopkins professors about their work, outside interests, current happenings, and more. Hosted by Flash Seminars.
On Uncertainty
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Conversations with Johns Hopkins professors about their work, outside interests, current happenings, and more. Hosted by Flash Seminars.
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June 9, 2021
A Counselor Reflecting on Our Covid Year
<p>As life goes back to normal and the pandemic fades into the background, Kenny, Tihitina, and Will ask Amani Surges Martorella about what has been lost amidst this year of social distancing and lockdowns. Amani is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and a counselor at the Johns Hopkins Counseling Center, in addition to being the advisor for A Place to Talk. Drawing on her experience working as counselor, Amani speaks on how creating and sustaining relationships has changed, especially for college students due to the pandemic. We talk about the impact of zoom and using technology to stay connected with each other and if the changes brought forth due to this reliance on technology will stay with us. But we also ask about the possibility it doesn’t and everything returns to normal and what the consequences of that will be. We recorded this podcast back in early February just as the vaccine was being put into arms. But as we return to normal, this conversation will hopefully keep in our minds what we faced this past year. Thank you for joining us this year and learning with us! It has been incredible to have these deep conversations about the world around us.</p>
May 17, 2021
A Physicist Talks Biology
<p>What can physics tell us about biology? This is the question we start off with in our conversation with Dr. Francesca Serra, a professor in the Physics Department who studies soft matter particularly a phase of matter called liquid crystals. We talk about liquid crystals, topological defects, thermodynamics, and how these physical phenomena can provide insights into biological processes. We also move into a bigger conversation about what we can learn about life from physics and if physics offers a possible answer to the secret of life. If you want to find out more about the interplay between physics and biological make sure to check out <a href="https://physics.aps.org/articles/v4/4"><strong>Does cell biology need physicists?</strong></a>, an article from the American Physical Society.</p>
February 7, 2021
Philosophizing Pain
<p>In this week’s episode, we continue our conversation on pain and the opioid crisis with Professor Travis Rieder, a Philosopher and Bioethicist at the Berman Institute of Bioethics. Having established the historical context leading to the conflicting pain treatment attitudes doctors hold last week, we speak Professor Rieder as he brings out some of the philosophical problems underpinning pain and addiction. How can a doctor know her patient is in pain? How does a patient's appearance impact how valid their claim to pain is perceived to be? Listen to hear about the non-objectivity of pain, "the most obvious principle,” the philosophical implication of an imagined “pain-o-meter”, and much more!</p>
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