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Elucidations

Matt Teichman
Brain Death
Neurointensivism
India
Statistics
Academic Research
Life Support Technology
Organ Donation Ethics
Jahai Mcmath Case
Irreversibility In Medicine
United States
STEM
Venture Capital
Telecommunications
Smartphones
Demographics
Education
University Of Chicago
Development Innovation Lab
Philosophy
Research Misconduct

Elucidations is an unexpected philosophy podcast produced in association with Emergent Ventures. Every episode, Matt Teichman temporarily transforms himself back into a student and tries to learn the basics of some topic from a person of philosophical interest.

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Note: this episode was recorded in August of 2022.

In the latest Elucidation, Matt talks to Witold Więcek about the difficulties that come up for researchers who would like to draw upon statistics. 

Lots of academic fields need to draw heavily on s... more

In this episode, Matt sits down with Shruti Rajagopalan (Mercatus Center) to talk about what the future holds for India.

We often have a tendency to think of the current economic and geopolitical situation as simply the way things are. Especially fo... more

In this episode, we are joined by Lainie Ross (University of Rochester Medical Center) and (once again!) Christos Lazaridis (UChicago Medicine), this time to talk about the different ways of defining death.

In our previous episode with Christos, we ... more

In this episode, Matt sits down with Christos Lazaridis (University of Chicago Medicine) to chat about what brain death is and whether brain death should count as, like, death death.

Modern life support technology really hits its stride in the 1960s... more

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Witold Więcek
Consulting Director for Development Innovation Lab
University of Chicago
Episode: Episode 151: Witold Więcek discusses statistics and academic research
Shruti Rajagopalan
Senior research fellow at the Mercatus Center and fellow at the Classical Liberal Institute at New York University School of Law.
Mercatus Center
Episode: Episode 150: Shruti Rajagopalan discusses talent in India
Christos Lazaridis
Neurointensivist at the University of Chicago
University of Chicago
Episode: Episode 148: Christos Lazaridis discusses brain death

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4.9 out of 5 stars from 279 ratings
  • Illuminating

    Podchaser
    5
    jimbaxteris
    a year ago
  • Excellent Fun

    Really enjoyed almost all the episodes, bit of enjoyment in Philosophy is useful but each show gives time to the listener in order to build up ideas :)

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Guy2346
    United Kingdom2 years ago
  • R H Darling

    Excellent Stuff, some of your contributors have never lived in the real world, but it’s interesting to hear their thoughts.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    bobski 123
    United Kingdom3 years ago
  • Marvelous!

    More political philosophy PLEASE!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    oyvey2019
    Germany5 years ago
  • My favorite podcast.

    May it continue to flourish and enrich lives for many years to come.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    朱清风
    United States6 years ago

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Episode 148: Christos Lazaridis discusses brain death
Q: What happens if a person is determined dead?
If someone is determined dead, organ donation practices take over or artificial support is removed, leading to cessation of heart and respiratory functions.
Episode 148: Christos Lazaridis discusses brain death
Q: What is brain death intuitively?
Brain death is defined as total brain failure with irreversible coma and no brain stem reflexes; it legally counts as death.
Episode 148: Christos Lazaridis discusses brain death
Q: What is a neurointensivist?
A neurointensivist is a specialist who combines critical care principles with a focus on improving brain outcomes for patients with serious brain injuries or those post-neurosurgical procedures.

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