Leah Pierson
@leahpierson.bsky.social
Internal medicine resident at Brigham and Women’s Hospital | Interested in ethics, priority setting, and global health | co-host of @biounethical.bsky.social: biounethical.com
New episode of Bio(un)ethical is out now, with @jbcarmody.bsky.social!
Bryan Carmody: Are doctor shortages real?
We discuss:
- Why people think there aren't enough doctors
- Why many access problems reflect misallocation (vs shortages)
- What models projecting shortages miss
- AI (the 🐘 in the 🏥)
Bryan Carmody: Are doctor shortages real?
We discuss:
- Why people think there aren't enough doctors
- Why many access problems reflect misallocation (vs shortages)
- What models projecting shortages miss
- AI (the 🐘 in the 🏥)
July 19, 2025 at 3:42 PM
New episode of Bio(un)ethical is out now, with @jbcarmody.bsky.social!
Bryan Carmody: Are doctor shortages real?
We discuss:
- Why people think there aren't enough doctors
- Why many access problems reflect misallocation (vs shortages)
- What models projecting shortages miss
- AI (the 🐘 in the 🏥)
Bryan Carmody: Are doctor shortages real?
We discuss:
- Why people think there aren't enough doctors
- Why many access problems reflect misallocation (vs shortages)
- What models projecting shortages miss
- AI (the 🐘 in the 🏥)
The final episode of Biounethical season 2 is out now!
Rachel Fraser: How your social world shapes what you know
We discuss whether experiences of oppression give people special insight, whether this insight can be shared, and what policy implications this might have.
Links ⬇️
Rachel Fraser: How your social world shapes what you know
We discuss whether experiences of oppression give people special insight, whether this insight can be shared, and what policy implications this might have.
Links ⬇️
March 18, 2025 at 2:00 PM
The final episode of Biounethical season 2 is out now!
Rachel Fraser: How your social world shapes what you know
We discuss whether experiences of oppression give people special insight, whether this insight can be shared, and what policy implications this might have.
Links ⬇️
Rachel Fraser: How your social world shapes what you know
We discuss whether experiences of oppression give people special insight, whether this insight can be shared, and what policy implications this might have.
Links ⬇️
We interviewed former CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky on
Bio(un)ethical about US public health infrastructure, lessons learned from COVID, and how prepared we are for the next pandemic.
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/0oDt...
Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1...
biounethical.com
Bio(un)ethical about US public health infrastructure, lessons learned from COVID, and how prepared we are for the next pandemic.
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/0oDt...
Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1...
biounethical.com
January 28, 2025 at 5:32 PM
We interviewed former CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky on
Bio(un)ethical about US public health infrastructure, lessons learned from COVID, and how prepared we are for the next pandemic.
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/0oDt...
Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1...
biounethical.com
Bio(un)ethical about US public health infrastructure, lessons learned from COVID, and how prepared we are for the next pandemic.
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/0oDt...
Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1...
biounethical.com
New Bio(un)ethical episode is out!
Quayshawn Spencer: What is race?
We discuss the philosophy of race, why he’s a radical racial pluralist, and the implications of his views for scientific research and medicine.
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/1EBb...
Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1...
Quayshawn Spencer: What is race?
We discuss the philosophy of race, why he’s a radical racial pluralist, and the implications of his views for scientific research and medicine.
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/1EBb...
Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1...
January 15, 2025 at 2:51 PM
New Bio(un)ethical episode is out!
Quayshawn Spencer: What is race?
We discuss the philosophy of race, why he’s a radical racial pluralist, and the implications of his views for scientific research and medicine.
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/1EBb...
Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1...
Quayshawn Spencer: What is race?
We discuss the philosophy of race, why he’s a radical racial pluralist, and the implications of his views for scientific research and medicine.
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/1EBb...
Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1...
Our new episode of Bio(un)ethical is out today!
Jeff McMahan: On the ethics of choosing our children's genes
Some things we discuss:
- whether/when/how we should control the genetic outcomes of our children
- treatment vs enhancement
- reproductive technologies and injustice
Links below ⬇️
Jeff McMahan: On the ethics of choosing our children's genes
Some things we discuss:
- whether/when/how we should control the genetic outcomes of our children
- treatment vs enhancement
- reproductive technologies and injustice
Links below ⬇️
December 17, 2024 at 4:12 PM
Our new episode of Bio(un)ethical is out today!
Jeff McMahan: On the ethics of choosing our children's genes
Some things we discuss:
- whether/when/how we should control the genetic outcomes of our children
- treatment vs enhancement
- reproductive technologies and injustice
Links below ⬇️
Jeff McMahan: On the ethics of choosing our children's genes
Some things we discuss:
- whether/when/how we should control the genetic outcomes of our children
- treatment vs enhancement
- reproductive technologies and injustice
Links below ⬇️
Episode 14 of Bio(un)ethical is out now!
James Diao: When should race be used in medical algorithms?
Some things we discuss:
- Criteria for the inclusion/exclusion of race in clinical algorithms
- The implications of removing race from two algorithms
- Common themes + failure modes
(Links below)
James Diao: When should race be used in medical algorithms?
Some things we discuss:
- Criteria for the inclusion/exclusion of race in clinical algorithms
- The implications of removing race from two algorithms
- Common themes + failure modes
(Links below)
December 10, 2024 at 3:55 PM
Episode 14 of Bio(un)ethical is out now!
James Diao: When should race be used in medical algorithms?
Some things we discuss:
- Criteria for the inclusion/exclusion of race in clinical algorithms
- The implications of removing race from two algorithms
- Common themes + failure modes
(Links below)
James Diao: When should race be used in medical algorithms?
Some things we discuss:
- Criteria for the inclusion/exclusion of race in clinical algorithms
- The implications of removing race from two algorithms
- Common themes + failure modes
(Links below)
Happy Thanksgiving!!
If you're wondering whether to defer to your relatives on moral matters today, check out the new episode of Bio(un)ethical.
www.biounethical.com/episodes/epi...
If you're wondering whether to defer to your relatives on moral matters today, check out the new episode of Bio(un)ethical.
www.biounethical.com/episodes/epi...
November 28, 2024 at 6:25 PM
Happy Thanksgiving!!
If you're wondering whether to defer to your relatives on moral matters today, check out the new episode of Bio(un)ethical.
www.biounethical.com/episodes/epi...
If you're wondering whether to defer to your relatives on moral matters today, check out the new episode of Bio(un)ethical.
www.biounethical.com/episodes/epi...
New Bio(un)ethical episode is out now!
Sarah McGrath: Are there moral experts?
We discuss how moral expertise is similar to/different from empirical expertise, why moral deference is controversial, and whether bioethicists are moral experts.
open.spotify.com/episode/6R43...
Sarah McGrath: Are there moral experts?
We discuss how moral expertise is similar to/different from empirical expertise, why moral deference is controversial, and whether bioethicists are moral experts.
open.spotify.com/episode/6R43...
November 27, 2024 at 9:18 PM
New Bio(un)ethical episode is out now!
Sarah McGrath: Are there moral experts?
We discuss how moral expertise is similar to/different from empirical expertise, why moral deference is controversial, and whether bioethicists are moral experts.
open.spotify.com/episode/6R43...
Sarah McGrath: Are there moral experts?
We discuss how moral expertise is similar to/different from empirical expertise, why moral deference is controversial, and whether bioethicists are moral experts.
open.spotify.com/episode/6R43...