201. Surgical Ethics

The close of the 20th century saw endoscopy and laparoscopy evolve from passive optical tools into dynamic platforms that integrated real-time guidance, autonomous movement, and computational interpretation for navigation, diagnosis, and therapy. 

By the mid-20th century, endoscopy's long-standing challenge of safely illuminating internal structures was transformed by postwar advances—especially Harold Hopkins's 1950s rod-lens system, which enabled brighter, distortion-free, miniaturized imaging that could reliably guide c ... Show More

By the mid-20th century, endoscopy and laparoscopy were ready for major advancement. Although instruments had evolved into semi-flexible designs, visualization was still limited by glass optics and heat-producing light sources. A breakthrough toward fully flexible, high-resolutio ... Show More

<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Why does apparently trivial ritual play such an important part in some ancient Chinese philosophy? <a href="https://scholar.harvard.edu/puett">Michael Puett</a>, co-author of The Path, explains in this episode of the <a href="http://www.philosoph ... Show More

<p>Do states have a moral right to exclude people from their territory? It might seem obvious that states do have such a right, but <a href= "https://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/philosophy/people/staff/academic/fine.aspx"> Sarah Fine</a> questions this in this episode of the <a ... Show More

Where did ethics come from? Philip Pettit tells an 'as if' story about the birth of ethics that is designed to illuminate what ethics is and why it evolved on this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast. We are grateful for support from the Marc Sanders Foundation and from Patre ... Show More

Dr Dominic Wilkinson, Director of Medical Ethics at the Oxford Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics, explores the ethical issues surrounding euthanasia and asks whether it should be made legal. 

<p>How do I know I'm not dreaming? This sort of question has puzzled philosophers for thousands of years. <a href= "http://www.faculty.ucr.edu/~eschwitz/">Eric Schwitzgebel</a> discusses scepticism and its history with Nigel Warburton in this episode of the <a href= "http://www.p ... Show More

Bonjour, aujourd’hui, je vais continuer cette introduction à la philosophie en répondant à la question : qu’est-ce que l’éthique ? Cliquez ici pour vous abonner au podcast sur une autre plateforme (spotify, deezer, itunes) Si vous avez écouté le premier épisode de ce podcast, vou ... Show More

In this week's episode ethics expert Susan Liautaud speaks to journalist and writer about how we can make sense of ethical dilemmas and be more attuned to the ethical dimension of our actions. Drawing on her new book 'The Power of Ethics' which documents over two decades as an et ... Show More

<p>If you are a mid career professional who is wondering about switching to industry, or if you are a graduating medical trainee who is wondering about not going into clinical medicine, this is the podcast for you. Tune in to this episode of the podcast, co-hosted with Dr. Mohamm ... Show More

<p>In this podcast, Drs. Fabrice Nye and David Burns discuss an exciting breakthrough in psychotherapy.</p> <p>Leave your questions and comments below. Also, let us know if you'd like to see certain topics addressed in future podcasts.</p> <p class="p1"> </p>