Not A Doctor by Mani

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Heya! I'm Mani, a fifth-year medical student & children's cancer researcher based in Ireland. In this podcast, I look at important and interesting topics surrounding medicine from different angles, and try to help you (and myself) understand them better! You can find me on Twitter/X @manibeygi and on Instagram @rahaopenmedia Or, you can reach me by email notadoctor@rahaopenmedia.org DISCLAIMER: If it's not clear, I don't and can't give medical advice! Not a Doctor by Mani is a part of RAHA Open Media Productions

Episodes

  1. The Biological Basis of Ethics

    07/25/2024

    The Biological Basis of Ethics

    A very warm welcome to everyone - new and old - to the 2nd season of “Not A Doctor” podcast. In this first episode, I take a look at the biology behind ethics and morals - is it something made up philosophically and through society, or is there a biological basis to it? You can reach me through Twitter/X @manibeygi, or you can email me using the address notadoctor@rahaopenmedia.org “Not A Doctor” by Mani is a podcast produced by RAHA Open Media, an Open Access Project. Find out more at www.rahaopenmedia.org Bibliography: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/261968263_The_Biological_Foundations_of_Ethics Morality and Evolutionary Biology (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy) https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/altruism-biological/ Darwin, C., 1859, On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, London: John Murray. 1871, The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex, New York: Appleton. Dawkins, R., 1976, The Selfish Gene, Oxford: Oxford University Press. Hamilton, W. D., 1964, ‘The Genetical Evolution of Social Behaviour I and II’, Journal of Theoretical Biology, 7: 1–16, 17–32. Sober, E., 1988, ‘What is Evolutionary Altruism?’, in New Essays on Philosophy and Biology (Canadian Journal of Philosophy Supp. Vol. 14), B. Linsky and M. Mathen (eds.), Calgary: University of Calgary Press. 1994, ‘Did Evolution Make us Psychological Egoists?’, in his From A Biological Point of View, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 2011, Did Darwin Write the Origin Backwards?, New York: Prometheus. Sober, E. and Wilson D.S., 1998, Unto Others: The Evolution and Psychology of Unselfish Behavior, Cambridge MA: Harvard University Press. Music & Audio credits: Intro by Breakz Studios from Pixabay Music by LofCosmos from Pixabay

    14 min
  2. A Science & History Trip - Psychedelics

    01/24/2023

    A Science & History Trip - Psychedelics

    Hey! Welcome to the 4th episode - A Science & History Trip - Psychedelics.  In this episode, I take a look at the medical relationship between humans and psychedelics from 40,000 years ago up to the present day, and I discuss the past and current treatments that psychedelics are used in and what researches are currently ongoing.  If you like this episode make sure to share it with others as word-of-mouth is the best way to support me! And give me a cheeky follow on Twitter ;) @manibeygi  Harm Reduction Resources:  Talk to Frank - Honest Information About Drugs & Drug Use Erowid - Massive Database of Psychedelics Drugs And Me - Your Resource for Safer, Smarter, and Healthier Drug Use Tripsit - Have a Safe Trip  Drugs.ie - For My Fellow Irish Listeners Resources used for this episode:  ttps://www.researchgate.net/publication/345211035_SHAMANIC_GUIDELINES_FOR_PSYCHEDELIC_MEDICINE https://www.britannica.com/topic/shamanism https://maps.org/images/pdf/history_of_psychedelics.pdf https://www.researchgate.net/publication/335543030_The_First_Scientific_Psychonaut_Sir_Humphry_Davy_Nitro-Idealism_Spinozism_and_Encounters_Alien-Ethereal https://www.talktofrank.com/drug/nitrous-oxide https://www.britannica.com/biography/Albert-Hofmann https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/02698811221117536 https://doi.org/10.1503%2Fcmaj.141124 https://doi.org/10.3389%2Ffpsyt.2019.00943 https://theintercept.com/2023/01/14/mdma-therapy-fda-approval/

    22 min
  3. Oops, There Goes My Empathy!

    11/13/2022

    Oops, There Goes My Empathy!

    In this episode, I take a look at one of the biggest areas surrounding 'patient-centered' care - empathy. Listen to find out more about what it is, how it affects patients, and whether or not medical students are becoming less empathetic... Don't forget to follow me on Twitter (@manibeygi) References for this episode:  Bellini, L.M. (2002) “Variation of mood and empathy during internship,” JAMA, 287(23), p. 3143. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.287.23.3143. Christakis, D.A. (1997) “Temporary matters. the ethical consequences of transient social relationships in medical training,” JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association, 278(9), pp. 739–743. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.278.9.739. Decety, J. (2020) “Empathy in medicine: What it is, and how much we really need it,” The American Journal of Medicine, 133(5), pp. 561–566. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjmed.2019.12.012. Gallagher, S. (2009) “Two Problems of Intersubjectivity,” Journal of Consciousness Studies, 16(6-8), pp. 289–308. Gallagher, S. (2012) “Empathy, simulation, and narrative,” Science in Context, 25(3), pp. 355–381. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1017/s0269889712000117. Gelhaus, P. (2012) “The desired moral attitude of the physician: (III) care,” Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy, 16(2), pp. 125–139. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11019-012-9380-1. Hojat, M. et al. (2004) “An empirical study of decline in empathy in medical school,” Medical Education, 38(9), pp. 934–941. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2929.2004.01911.x.

    9 min

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Heya! I'm Mani, a fifth-year medical student & children's cancer researcher based in Ireland. In this podcast, I look at important and interesting topics surrounding medicine from different angles, and try to help you (and myself) understand them better! You can find me on Twitter/X @manibeygi and on Instagram @rahaopenmedia Or, you can reach me by email notadoctor@rahaopenmedia.org DISCLAIMER: If it's not clear, I don't and can't give medical advice! Not a Doctor by Mani is a part of RAHA Open Media Productions