Podcasts

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Ethics and Education Reform: Restorative Justice Programs

Education continues to command political and public attention; elementary and secondary school reform is frequently mentioned when Americans are asked about what changes are necessary to ensure America's place in the world. 

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'Getting The Story Right' with EWA Public Editor Emily Richmond

At A2Ethics.org we aspire to be influential community educators about ethics matters.Given that education is central to our mission, we are also fortunate to know about the work of Emily Richmond

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A Life and Place of My Own: The Philosophy of Intentional Communities of Washtenaw

Parents everywhere have concerns about what will happen to their children and families after they are gone.

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Be Prepared: The Girl Scout Leader Who Takes Risks

Erin Mattimoe is a young nonprofit professional with a special talent for building leaders in youth organizations. She is currently a program specialist in the Ann Arbor and Jackson Regions of Girl Scouts--Heart of Michigan.

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The Pediatric Bioethicist Who Builds Trust: Dr. Kathryn Moseley

Public awareness of pediatric bioethics dilemmas is often limited to media reports dramatizing conflicts over the rights of families and doctors in determining the circumstances for performing highly experimental surgeries or limiting life-saving treatments to seriously ill newborns, today rememb

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Confucius in the Cognitive Age

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Education Reform in Michigan: Should Education Solve Economic and Social Challenges?

Our first Generational Leaders Dine and Discuss program about the state of education in Michigan featured a remarkable and engaging group of panelists.

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The Doctor Is In: To CHAT

Perhaps you have had a discussion with friends about the best attributes you want in your own doctor.

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Documenting the Talk of School Children: The Human Rights Field Researcher Listens

In October 2010, A2Ethics.org had the distinct honor of hosting Bede Sheppard, the senior researcher in the children's rights division of Human Rights Watch. We know it as the Sheppard conference.

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The Big Ethical Question Slam: World Premiere Podcast

Forty Big Ethical Questions. Ranging from the justice of job bonuses to whether assisted suicide is ever justified.

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In the Shoes of a Hospital Research Subject

Imagine meeting each month with a small group of doctors, nurses and a few fellow residents of your community at a local hospital. No, you are not organizing the gala benefit that annually raises funds for the hospital.

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Good Fishing: One Flyfisherman's Story

For the A2Ethics.org working ethics series, we have been touring the community, talking with people about the ethics of their work. So, this got us thinking:  what do people do when they are NOT working? And is their free time really ethics-free? 

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