Ethics Untangled
@ethicsuntangled.bsky.social
Everyday ethics with the experts, from IDEA, The Ethics Centre at the University of Leeds (@idea-leeds.bsky.social).
https://ahc.leeds.ac.uk/ethics-research-degrees/doc/ethics-untangled
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Are we misleading future generations about the climate crisis?
New @ethicsuntangled.bsky.social episode with Catriona McKinnon dives into intergenerational justice and why transparency matters.
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#EthicsUntangled #ClimateJustice #Philosophy
New @ethicsuntangled.bsky.social episode with Catriona McKinnon dives into intergenerational justice and why transparency matters.
Listen Here buff.ly/jnYPc5h
#EthicsUntangled #ClimateJustice #Philosophy
Ethics Untangled Podcast
Ethics Untangled is a series of conversations about the ethical issues that affect all of us. In each episode, Jim Baxter interviews an academic, usually a philosopher, who has spent some time…
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New episode this morning with the fantasic Catriona McKinnon, highlighting a point in environmental ethics that has gone under-, or even unappreciated.
New episode this morning with the fantasic Catriona McKinnon, highlighting a point in environmental ethics that has gone under-, or even unappreciated.
Are we misleading future generations about the climate crisis?
New @ethicsuntangled.bsky.social episode with Catriona McKinnon dives into intergenerational justice and why transparency matters.
Listen Here buff.ly/jnYPc5h
#EthicsUntangled #ClimateJustice #Philosophy
New @ethicsuntangled.bsky.social episode with Catriona McKinnon dives into intergenerational justice and why transparency matters.
Listen Here buff.ly/jnYPc5h
#EthicsUntangled #ClimateJustice #Philosophy
Ethics Untangled Podcast
Ethics Untangled is a series of conversations about the ethical issues that affect all of us. In each episode, Jim Baxter interviews an academic, usually a philosopher, who has spent some time…
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November 17, 2025 at 2:21 PM
New episode this morning with the fantasic Catriona McKinnon, highlighting a point in environmental ethics that has gone under-, or even unappreciated.
Today's podcast is connected to the work we've been doing with the Law Society on the Ethics of In-House Law. Sharon Bridgalsingh is a hugely articulate and insightful voice in the profession and it was great to speak to her about some of the issues and challenges in-house lawyers face.
The latest episode of @ethicsuntangled.bsky.social sees Jim speak to Sharon Bridglalsingh, Director of Law and Governance at Milton Keynes City Council.
November 3, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Today's podcast is connected to the work we've been doing with the Law Society on the Ethics of In-House Law. Sharon Bridgalsingh is a hugely articulate and insightful voice in the profession and it was great to speak to her about some of the issues and challenges in-house lawyers face.
Ethics Untangled guest Christina Nick's paper on whether politicians with dirty hands owe reparations to victims has been published. If you've got access, you can read it here: www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi....
The ep (no. 15) is here: www.buzzsprout.com/2113237/epis...
Congrats Christina!
The ep (no. 15) is here: www.buzzsprout.com/2113237/epis...
Congrats Christina!
October 21, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Ethics Untangled guest Christina Nick's paper on whether politicians with dirty hands owe reparations to victims has been published. If you've got access, you can read it here: www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi....
The ep (no. 15) is here: www.buzzsprout.com/2113237/epis...
Congrats Christina!
The ep (no. 15) is here: www.buzzsprout.com/2113237/epis...
Congrats Christina!
Great conversation on today's Ethics Untangled podcast with @alfredarcher.bsky.social and Georgie Mills. What is cancelling? What different forms can it take? What are its effects? Who is responsible for those effects? What does all this mean for how we should interact with others online?
In the latest episode of @ethicsuntangled.bsky.social , Jim speaks to Alfred Archer (Tilburg University) & Georgie Mills (TU Delft) about cancel culture.
October 20, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Great conversation on today's Ethics Untangled podcast with @alfredarcher.bsky.social and Georgie Mills. What is cancelling? What different forms can it take? What are its effects? Who is responsible for those effects? What does all this mean for how we should interact with others online?
Here's a clip of Robbie and me chatting about emotional labour...
October 7, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Here's a clip of Robbie and me chatting about emotional labour...
Words change their meanings all the time, but what if losing the old meaning means we lose the ability to say something important? Fascinating chat with IDEA's Robbie Morgan here: ethicsuntangled.buzzsprout.com/2113237/epis...
October 6, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Words change their meanings all the time, but what if losing the old meaning means we lose the ability to say something important? Fascinating chat with IDEA's Robbie Morgan here: ethicsuntangled.buzzsprout.com/2113237/epis...
Orla Carlin issues a challenge to academics on the latest Ethics Untangled here: www.buzzsprout.com/2113237/epis...
September 15, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Orla Carlin issues a challenge to academics on the latest Ethics Untangled here: www.buzzsprout.com/2113237/epis...
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🎉 What a lovely way to celebrate my first day at Exeter! This fun conversation with Jim Baxter @ethicsuntangled.bsky.social about a paper my now-colleague @joelkrueger.com and I wrote on AI Gossip is now up!
In the podcast we discuss how AI systems might engage in gossip-like behaviour 🙊
In the podcast we discuss how AI systems might engage in gossip-like behaviour 🙊
Happy September everyone. We're back with a conversation about one of the weirder, more unexpectred and potentially more problematic things that large language models can apparently do - gossip.
www.buzzsprout.com/2113237/epis...
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September 1, 2025 at 3:40 PM
🎉 What a lovely way to celebrate my first day at Exeter! This fun conversation with Jim Baxter @ethicsuntangled.bsky.social about a paper my now-colleague @joelkrueger.com and I wrote on AI Gossip is now up!
In the podcast we discuss how AI systems might engage in gossip-like behaviour 🙊
In the podcast we discuss how AI systems might engage in gossip-like behaviour 🙊
Happy September everyone. We're back with a conversation about one of the weirder, more unexpectred and potentially more problematic things that large language models can apparently do - gossip.
www.buzzsprout.com/2113237/epis...
www.buzzsprout.com/2113237/epis...
September 1, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Happy September everyone. We're back with a conversation about one of the weirder, more unexpectred and potentially more problematic things that large language models can apparently do - gossip.
www.buzzsprout.com/2113237/epis...
www.buzzsprout.com/2113237/epis...
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The Future of Practical Ethics
IDEA The Ethics Centre, University of Leeds
8th - 10th September 2025
Keynote Speakers:
• Clare Chambers (Cambridge)
• Helen Frowe (Stockholm)
• Elselijn Kingma (KCL)
REGISTRATION NOW OPEN
conferences.leeds.ac.uk/the-future-o...
IDEA The Ethics Centre, University of Leeds
8th - 10th September 2025
Keynote Speakers:
• Clare Chambers (Cambridge)
• Helen Frowe (Stockholm)
• Elselijn Kingma (KCL)
REGISTRATION NOW OPEN
conferences.leeds.ac.uk/the-future-o...
July 23, 2025 at 10:38 AM
The Future of Practical Ethics
IDEA The Ethics Centre, University of Leeds
8th - 10th September 2025
Keynote Speakers:
• Clare Chambers (Cambridge)
• Helen Frowe (Stockholm)
• Elselijn Kingma (KCL)
REGISTRATION NOW OPEN
conferences.leeds.ac.uk/the-future-o...
IDEA The Ethics Centre, University of Leeds
8th - 10th September 2025
Keynote Speakers:
• Clare Chambers (Cambridge)
• Helen Frowe (Stockholm)
• Elselijn Kingma (KCL)
REGISTRATION NOW OPEN
conferences.leeds.ac.uk/the-future-o...
Another fascinating conversation this week with Adam Byfield from NHS England. We get a bit more into the weeds in this one, discussing in more detail how to provide ethical assurance for AI applications, specifically in terms of bias and accessibility. www.buzzsprout.com/2113237/epis...
July 23, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Another fascinating conversation this week with Adam Byfield from NHS England. We get a bit more into the weeds in this one, discussing in more detail how to provide ethical assurance for AI applications, specifically in terms of bias and accessibility. www.buzzsprout.com/2113237/epis...
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Are you working on sexualisation or objectification? Come share your research at our December workshop!
July 16, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Are you working on sexualisation or objectification? Come share your research at our December workshop!
The Future of Practical Ethics conference - part of @idea-leeds.bsky.social's 20th anniversary celebrations - is happening on 8-10 September. It will be good and you should come to it if you are at all interested in practical ethics, i.e. if you are a human. conferences.leeds.ac.uk/the-future-o...
The Future of Practical Ethics
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July 18, 2025 at 9:46 AM
The Future of Practical Ethics conference - part of @idea-leeds.bsky.social's 20th anniversary celebrations - is happening on 8-10 September. It will be good and you should come to it if you are at all interested in practical ethics, i.e. if you are a human. conferences.leeds.ac.uk/the-future-o...
News article here about @lisabortolotti.com's fantastic project and, less importantly, her Ethics Untangled interview about it! www.birmingham.ac.uk/news/2025/su...
Supporting young people with their mental health - University of Birmingham
In a podcast for Ethics Untangled and a leaflet with McPin, Lisa Bortolotti shares how professionals can support young people facing mental health difficulties.
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July 11, 2025 at 10:00 AM
News article here about @lisabortolotti.com's fantastic project and, less importantly, her Ethics Untangled interview about it! www.birmingham.ac.uk/news/2025/su...
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New podcast out today featuring @lisabortolotti.com, a brilliant philosopher discussing a great interdisciplinary project with a very practical intent: improving the way clinicians communicate with young people experiencing mental health difficulties. ethicsuntangled.buzzsprout.com/2113237/epis...
July 7, 2025 at 2:51 PM
New podcast out today featuring @lisabortolotti.com, a brilliant philosopher discussing a great interdisciplinary project with a very practical intent: improving the way clinicians communicate with young people experiencing mental health difficulties. ethicsuntangled.buzzsprout.com/2113237/epis...
New podcast out today featuring @lisabortolotti.com, a brilliant philosopher discussing a great interdisciplinary project with a very practical intent: improving the way clinicians communicate with young people experiencing mental health difficulties. ethicsuntangled.buzzsprout.com/2113237/epis...
July 7, 2025 at 2:51 PM
New podcast out today featuring @lisabortolotti.com, a brilliant philosopher discussing a great interdisciplinary project with a very practical intent: improving the way clinicians communicate with young people experiencing mental health difficulties. ethicsuntangled.buzzsprout.com/2113237/epis...
It's trust in the media week at IDEA! Great chat with Tim Watkin on the podcast (see below) and our public event with Gavin Essler tomorrow night. Book your free place here: www.leeds.ac.uk/main-index/e...
June 16, 2025 at 9:56 AM
It's trust in the media week at IDEA! Great chat with Tim Watkin on the podcast (see below) and our public event with Gavin Essler tomorrow night. Book your free place here: www.leeds.ac.uk/main-index/e...
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Joe Fogarty has spent over 30 years working in national security and law enforcement, in the UK and elsewhere. He's currently working on cyber-security risks and organised crime for the UK's central government, as the Head of the Government's Cyber Resilience Centre.
June 4, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Joe Fogarty has spent over 30 years working in national security and law enforcement, in the UK and elsewhere. He's currently working on cyber-security risks and organised crime for the UK's central government, as the Head of the Government's Cyber Resilience Centre.
This week's podcast features Joe Fogarty, who a) works on cyber-security risks and organised crime as the Head of the Government's Cyber Resilience Centre, and b) has been studying moral philosophy with us here at IDEA The Ethics Centre (@idea-leeds.bsky.social).
www.buzzsprout.com/2113237/epis...
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40. How do you decide whether law enforcement and national security operations are ethically justified? With Joe Fogarty - Ethics Untangled
Joe Fogarty has spent over 30 years working in national security and law enforcement, in the UK and elsewhere. He's currently working on cyber-security risks and organised crime for the UK's central g...
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June 3, 2025 at 9:49 AM
This week's podcast features Joe Fogarty, who a) works on cyber-security risks and organised crime as the Head of the Government's Cyber Resilience Centre, and b) has been studying moral philosophy with us here at IDEA The Ethics Centre (@idea-leeds.bsky.social).
www.buzzsprout.com/2113237/epis...
www.buzzsprout.com/2113237/epis...
New episode out today, in which Josh Hobbs and Luke Ulas give me their thoughts on cosmopolitanism. What is it? Should we be cosmopolitans? Does anyone want to be a cosmopolitan? What might make want to be a cosmopolitan?
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May 19, 2025 at 12:59 PM
New episode out today, in which Josh Hobbs and Luke Ulas give me their thoughts on cosmopolitanism. What is it? Should we be cosmopolitans? Does anyone want to be a cosmopolitan? What might make want to be a cosmopolitan?
ethicsuntangled.buzzsprout.com/2113237/epis...
ethicsuntangled.buzzsprout.com/2113237/epis...
Reminder about this week's Ethics Untangled episode.
This week's release is part of what's becoming a bit of an informal series of Ethics Untangled episodes, on ethical issues relating to AI applications. The particular application we're looking at this time comes from a healthcare setting, and is called a Patient Preference Predictor.
May 9, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Reminder about this week's Ethics Untangled episode.
Looking forward to this year's Mangoletsi-Potts lectures. More info below...
Every year, @leedsprhs.bsky.social and @idea-leeds.bsky.social host a distinguished visiting speaker for a series of four lectures on a topic in theoretical philosophy. Over two weeks they are immersed in our community, and talk with students, staff, and the general public.
April 29, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Looking forward to this year's Mangoletsi-Potts lectures. More info below...
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What is relationship anarchy and how can this approach to intimacy learn from political anarchy? Listen to @lukebrunning.bsky.social and @nmckeever3.bsky.social discuss on the new @ethicsuntangled.bsky.social episode: ethicsuntangled.buzzsprout.com/2113237/epis...
April 25, 2025 at 9:07 AM
What is relationship anarchy and how can this approach to intimacy learn from political anarchy? Listen to @lukebrunning.bsky.social and @nmckeever3.bsky.social discuss on the new @ethicsuntangled.bsky.social episode: ethicsuntangled.buzzsprout.com/2113237/epis...
Love being told by YouTube that your content violates their policies, without any explanation of which policy has been violated, and how. Also really enjoyed the appeals process, where you get to click a button and be told that your appeal has been denied, again without any explanation.
April 11, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Love being told by YouTube that your content violates their policies, without any explanation of which policy has been violated, and how. Also really enjoyed the appeals process, where you get to click a button and be told that your appeal has been denied, again without any explanation.
New episode out today! Simon Kirchin considers whether drag is offensive to women. www.buzzsprout.com/2113237/epis...
April 7, 2025 at 1:23 PM
New episode out today! Simon Kirchin considers whether drag is offensive to women. www.buzzsprout.com/2113237/epis...