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Zooming into the strategic landscape of AI and unpacking its implications for US policy. The Center for AI Policy is a nonpartisan research organization that develops policy and conducts advocacy to mitigate catastrophic risks from AI.
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Family Resiliency Center is research and policy center conducting transdisciplinary research. FRC's multidisciplinary, hyper focused teams and projects are individually constructed and generate dynamic, groundbreaking research that builds and shapes public policy and awareness. Research areas include environmental health, food insecurity, media and cultural influences, and how biological and community influences influence health. #talkFRCResearch podcasts are aimed at translating FRC researc ...
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Center on Budget and Policy Priorities

Center on Budget and Policy Priorities Podcast

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The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities is one of the nation's premier policy organizations working at the federal and state levels on fiscal policy and public programs that affect low- and moderate-income families and individuals. The Center's podcasts feature policy experts who provide updates and background on key issues in the news. Additional audio and video can be found at http://www.cbpp.org/multimedia
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What happens when robots, AI, and big data enter the hospital? Glenn Cohen (a professor and deputy dean at Harvard Law School) is unpacking that question in this exploration of biotechnology, ethics, medical law, and health care policy. Each week, he’ll interrogate a single technology – such as digital pills, AI-powered decision support algorithms, or digital health apps – through the lens of ethical concerns like informed consent, liability, and privacy.
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This is the official podcast of the Texas Interfaith Center for Public Policy. The TICPP is a faith-based 501c3 nonprofit with a mission to help people of faith participate faithfully and effectively in public policy discussions concerning broad religious social concerns through non-partisan education on policy issues and training in civic participation. From food and mental health to the theology of creation care, the Interfaith Center is committed to developing people of faith into well-ed ...
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President Joe Biden and Sen. Chuck Schumer are losing patience with Israel’s defensive war in Gaza. While pressing Israel for “regime change” they are also threatening greater American pressure to achieve an outcome that suits the administration’s political priorities. But the Government of Israel has priorities as well, chiefly to ensure the secur…
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NOTE: Since recording this podcast, Mark Beall has left his role at Gladstone to focus fully on AI safety and security policy advocacy. You can reach him at mark@bealldigital.com for more information. Mark Beall, co-founder and CEO of Gladstone AI, joins the podcast to discuss the state of AI, its implications for US national security, and next ste…
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Since October 7, American Jews have been faced with a wave of antisemitic incidents. Most of the news focus has been on demonstrations on college campuses and in large cities But younger American Jews face rising challenges as well – not always seen, not always confronted. Join us for a conversation with Rebecca Schgallis, Senior Education […]…
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The Biden Administration’s timid approach toward Iran and its Houthi proxies has placed American servicemembers and crucial global trade routes at grave risk. An estimated 12 percent of international trade, amounting to over $1 trillion in goods annually normally navigates through the Red Sea and the Suez Canal. Since the Houthi attacks began, frei…
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Professor Glenn Cohen, Faculty Director of the Petrie-Flom Center at Harvard Law School interviews Dr. Rochelle Walensky, 19th Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Senior Academic Fellow at the Petrie-Flom Center. They discuss Dr. Walensky’s career as an infectious disease clinician focused on HIV/AIDS, her experience lead…
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Should Social Robots be Used to Provide Emotional Support? PARO is a cuddly baby seal used as an emotional companion robot in elder care. Emotional companion robots provide some of the benefits of therapy animals, without the attendant challenges of a live animal. But while emotional companion robots can provide comfort to older adults, they might …
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How Should We Regulate Digital Health Technology? The current digital health marketplace has been described as a wild west. Every day, consumer products making strong claims are brought to market without sufficient evidence and often withdrawn only when enforcement actions are brought against them. There are already apps that claim to detect melano…
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How AI Bias Is Affecting Health Care—And What We Can Do About It People are biased, and people build AI, so AI are biased, too. When AI is used in hospitals to treat patients, that bias comes to health care. For example, a 2019 paper in Science found that a commercial risk-prediction tool was less likely to refer equally sick Black people than whit…
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How secure is data collected by digital pills? Ingestible electronic sensors (IESs or “digital pills”) can be taken with or as a part of a drug in order to collect and record patient data, such as medication adherence or physiological metrics. This information can then be shared with relevant parties, including the patient, family members, and heal…
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Who Is Liable When AI Injures a Patient? Medical errors happen; doctors are only human. And when doctors make mistakes, the law pertaining to who is liable is usually clear-cut. But what happens if the mistake was made by an AI, included one embedded in a device or a robot? This episode will explore who is liable. Is it the hospital? The developer …
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Do You Own Your Personal Health Data? Every time you visit the doctor, heaps of personal health data are stored in electronic medical records, a mainstay of the modern health care industry. The rise of big data in healthcare comes with risks, however. Health data is now being sold to external companies and researchers. So, can you own your personal…
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Should We Tell Patients When AI is Being Used in Their Care? Increasingly, AI is being used in hospitals without patients’ knowledge of its use in their care, let alone their consent. For example, AI is being used to predict the likelihood that a cancer patient will die within the next six months. Hospitals and clinicians are deploying this technol…
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This podcast previews the Food and Family Conference 2019. The conference takes place September 26, 2019 in Chicago, IL. The conference will bring together the nation’s foremost experts in human nutrition, obesity research, and child and family health. The event will be hosted by Family Resiliency Center at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Cham…
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This podcast explores factors that influence the likelihood of women breastfeeding at six weeks postpartum, according to a new study. Researchers found more education and support for breastfeeding, increases the likelihood of breastfeeding at six weeks postpartum. The study also found women are not receiving education and information about breastfe…
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This podcast explores Family Resiliency Center’s STRONG Kids 2 research project and what it could mean for the future of childhood obesity prevention and interventions. Using a cells-to-society approach to nutrition, the STRONG Kids 2 transdisciplinary project will provide unique insights into how individual biology interacts with the family enviro…
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This podcast "unpacks" the health benefits behind kids packing their own school lunches. Research shows children who are involved with packing their own lunches tend to make healthier choices, end up with more fruits and vegetables, and have an opportunity to learn responsibility. This podcast features FRC post-doc Dr. Carolyn Sutter's in-depth res…
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New research shows a relationship between phthalates and deficits in cognitive function in rats. This podcast explores what the findings could mean to humans and society as a whole. Investigators call it a "cautionary study" that shows exposure to phthalates at critical stages in human development could lower the baseline of how smart humans are as…
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This podcast highlights the Military Families Learning Network and the opportunities it provides members of the military, their families, and other service providers. The podcast discusses personal and professional development opportunities that are accessible around the world. Hosted by: Ryann Monahan, Communications Specialist, Family Resiliency …
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This podcast series brings together researchers from the Family Resiliency Center at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign to help you put their research into practice to help your family thrive. This episode highlights research showing that kids who are involved in the kitchen and in meal time preparation tend to have healthier diets and are…
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A #talkFRCResearch Podcast on Holiday Chaos In The Kitchen: Easing The Tension, Improving Your Health, And Enjoying The Holiday. A special holiday themed Family Resiliency Center podcast featuring highlights from FRC research involving family mealtime and cooking with your kids. Listen in to explore ways family mealtimes can be improved this holida…
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An eye-opening look at how a child's body weight and nutrition may influence their brain functioning and brain development. Dr. Naiman Khan, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, discusses his trailblazing new and ongoing research. This podcast also explores how Dr. Khan and his research team are contributing to the Family Resiliency Center's…
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Picky Eating & Kids: A Family Resiliency Center podcast featuring newly published research exploring how nature and nurture may be influencing children's eating behavior. Hosted by Ryann Monahan, Family Resiliency Center Communications Specialist. Featuring Natasha Cole, a doctoral student in the Division of Nutritional Sciences at U of I and lead …
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Unhealthy eating is a major risk factor for obesity and associated chronic non-communicable diseases, with the Caribbean having the worst rates in the Americas. This episode features Dr. Gail Ferguson talking about her new research project, the JUS Media? Programme, which focuses on combatting risk factors for unhealthy eating in Jamaica and implem…
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Using a cells-to-society approach to nutrition, STRONG Kids 2 is examining how individual biology interacts with the family environment to promote health eating habits in young children. This episode features STRONG Kids Project Coordinator Jen Themanson who walks us through the program's goals and provides updates on where things stand with projec…
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This episode features Jessica Jarick Metcalfe. Jessica is a graduate student and research coordinator in Human Development and Family Studies at the University of Illinois, and her research focuses on children participating in cooking and the positive influence this may have on their food preferences. She works closely with Illinois Extension for d…
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Children are particularly vulnerable to environmental contaminants, and three-quarters of American children under age five spend at least 20 hours per week at an out-of-home child care facility. In this podcast, Dr. Barbara Fiese speaks about ways to reduce harmful exposures and create healthy environments in child care settings. Podcast is courtes…
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This month, hear from Texas Impact and Texas Interfaith Center staff about the ways your faith community can get involved in the reentry process, plus learn more about the Texas Interfaith Center's new initiative, Reinvested Communities. Staff will also give an overview of Texas Impact and the Community Partners Recruitment Initiative. Introductory…
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The Interfaith Center is proud to present A Right To Preserve All Others, a supplemental podcast to our first Faith In Democracy online publication. This episode explores the history of the poll tax and the ratification of the 24th Amendment by the Texas legislature and features interviews with Interfaith Center General Counsel Joshua Houston and T…
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Dr. Amanda Brownson of Moak, Casey and Associates discusses the history of the Texas public education system, gives an overview of school finance and addresses past and current concerns before Texas courts related to public education. This talk was given during the 2012 United Methodist Women's Legislative Event, January 23, 2012.…
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