The P-Value Podcast
A podcast on philosophy and science and everything in between hosted by Dr. Rachael Brown from Centre for Philosophy of the Sciences in the School of Philosophy at the Australian National University.
S2 E5 · Mon, October 09, 2023
What are scientific models?
S2 E4 · Thu, September 21, 2023
Defining Life
Can we know the answer to the question "what is life?"? Could our definitions of life blinker us to new life forms we might find in the future?
S2 E3 · Thu, August 24, 2023
The Metaphysics of Pregnancy
A bun in the oven? Eating for two? So many of our common phrases regarding pregnancy presume that pregnancy involves two distinct entities —the foetus and the maternal organism in which it resides. This sort of “container model’ of pregnancy pervades so much of our everyday discourse around pregnancy and in the academic sphere. Philosophical discussions of the ethics of maternal behaviour, for example, frequently claim that the location of a child, whether it be within the uterus, or outside is irrelevant to its ethical status. Socially, the tendency to see pregnant women as parents, with all the responsibilities that carries with it, even before they give birth is common. How justified is this view though? Does it have the sort of biological or scientific basis we might assume it to have? Follow up references: https://bump.group/ https://philpapers.org/rec/CLATPO-15 https://philpapers.org/rec/CLATMR-2
S2 E2 · Wed, August 09, 2023
What is Disease?
S2 E1 · Sun, July 23, 2023
Is there such a thing as human nature?
It's not uncommon to hear "human nature" trucked out to explain all sorts of phenomena from war to human nurturing and cooperation. How scientifically valid are such claims? Is there such a thing as human nature? If so, what is it? In this episode of the P-Value, the first in our philosophy of biology season, we ask where there is a scientifically respectable notion of human nature?
S1 E8 · Mon, October 24, 2022
Do scientists have a moral obligation to be public champions of science?
S1 E7 · Thu, October 06, 2022
Inductive Risk: Why social and ethical values should influence which hypotheses scientists accept
S1 E6 · Fri, September 30, 2022
Is good science value-free?
S1 E5 · Tue, August 23, 2022
Choosing The Best Possible Child: The Ethics of Pre-Implantation Genetic Diagnosis
Pre-Implanatation Genetic Diagnosis is a technology with the great potential to reduce suffering but it also can be mis-used. What purposes should we use PGD for? Where should we draw the line?
S1 E4 · Wed, August 17, 2022
Personal Genomics: Who owns your genome?
What is personal genomics? What is it used for? What sort of ethical issues surround this technology in society? EDIT: At 7:54 I describe Huntington's Disease as recessive but it is dominant
S1 E3 · Fri, August 12, 2022
Dual-Use Dilemmas and the Responsibility of Scientists for the Misuse of their Work
S1 E2 · Wed, August 03, 2022
The Ethics of Human Subjects in Research
S1 E1 · Tue, July 26, 2022
The Ethics of Animal Experimentation
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