Out now: First episode of ‘corona/ethics’ podcast!

We are very happy to announce that the first podcast in our podcast series “corona/ethics” is now online! The monthly podcasts are concerned with the ethical reflection on diverse COVID-19 measures. In this series, we ask philosophers from 4TU to consider how the pandemic challenges practices and institutions and how ethical reflection can provide a better understanding of these challenges and the responses to them. 

The podcast series is managed by Steffen Steinert, with hands-on work activities (including podcast cutting and editing) by research assistant Patrick Lödige. The series is an initiative of 4TU.Ethics in conjunction with DDfV and is part of the Working Group on the COVID-19 Crisis. The working group was initiated by dr. Matthew Dennis and prof. Jeroen van den Hoven (TU Delft) with the support of a coordinating team. The podcast series “corona/ethics” is an important outreach activity of the group.

This first episode in the series is called “Corona, our relation to the world, and contact tracing” and features dr. Lavinia Marin as host. The guests are  dr. Olya Kudina and dr. Janna van Grunsven from TU Delft. For 60 minutes, Lavinia talks with Olya and Janna about the loss of familiarity during the pandemic and contact tracing technology. They also discuss individual choice, responsibility, public health, and social and individual values.

The fascinating podcast is available here: https://anchor.fm/4tuethicspodcast. You can listen there or switch to other platforms, like Spotify, where the podcast can be found by searching ‘corona/ethics’.

Please also let us know if you have any feedback or wishes for future episodes! And if you would like to be host or guest in a future podcast episode. You can also get in touch if you have additional ideas on how to spread the word about the podcast. To do so, just drop me a few quick lines: s.steinert@tudelft.nl