Het klinkt misschien niet direct voor de hand liggend: werken met een Virtual Reality bril voor patiënten (na)zorg. Maar na het luisteren van dit aanstekelijk enthousiaste gesprek in deze editie van GlobalCast zal het duidelijk zijn dat de onderzoekers niet over één nacht ijs zijn gegaan. En dat aan de basis van dit onderzoek een even zo belangrijk voortraject zat.  Voor deze aflevering van GlobalCast gingen we in gesprek met : Lise Beumeler PhD Researcher Recovery after critical illness - Campus Fryslân & Medical Centre Leeuwarden. Mirthe de Vries student Bewegingswetenschappen en als assistent student betrokken bij het VR-project van Lise. Johan van der Meulen Eigenaar developer 8D games, Leeuwarden. 

Luister en krijg een mooi inkijkje in de aanpak van hun onderzoek.

In this episode we discuss the brand new book : Data and Society: A Critical Introduction. 

Our guests and authors of the book, Sabina Leonelli and Anne Beaulieu will give a short introduction on this topic and the reason why they wrote it. This book investigates the growing importance of data as a technological, social, economic and scientific resource. It explains how data practices have come to underpin all aspects of human life and explores what this means for those directly involved in handling data. 

It might be clear that (big) data are part of our every day life and have become very powerful in society and science. Therefore there will be a great need for scientists, who will produce more social responsible data. 

Grounded in examples spanning genetics, sport and digital innovation, both writers will give an insight into the deep interrelations between technical, social and ethical aspects of data work.

For more information on the publication follow this link

As vaccines and effective treatment are continuously under development, governments, private organizations, and scientific institutions develop data-driven programs as an option to mitigate the impact of the pandemic. Is it possible to use mobile apps and data-measures to end the pandemic locally or by nation? What are the consequences in terms of privacy and legislation for citizens and companies? In this episode we will be joined by two scientists who recently researched the developments on these Data-driven-measures to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 and digital vaccination passports: Dr. Oskar Gstrein, Assistant Professor at the University of Groningen, Campus Fryslân Data Research Centre and Taís Blauth, PHD candidate with focus on Artificial Intelligence and International Relations. Join us for another episode of GlobalCast

Are you more than aware of your behavior and impact on the Climate as a World Citizen? Or is it just something you heard about? Do we need to adapt individually or do we need to adapt more as a community, together? How can we adapt? And why is it called : The Key to Our Survival?As always at GlobalCast we dive in a bit deeper with the help of some experts. 

This episode we invited two Climate & Adaptation specialists: Dr. Karsten Schulz, Assistant Professor Governance & Innovation at University of Groningen Campus Fryslan and an expert  on Climate Change Adaptation & Disaster Risk Reduction. Sander Chan PhD, is a Political scientist specialized in transnational climate action and global environmental politics and most recently as a senior researcher at the Global Center of Adaptation.

In this episode of GlobalCast, we will have a quick dive into the booming business of Voice Technology with two experts : Matt Coler and Esther Klabbers. Matt Coler is Associate Professor and Director of the Voice Technology Master of Science Program at University of Groningen - Campus Fryslân (more information) and Esther Klabbers is a speech scientist at ReadSpeaker (based in Driebergen-Rijsenburg), a leading business in Voice Technology.  

'HERD IMMUNITY'

Have  you  recently  heard  the  term  “herd  immunity”  and  wondered  what  it  means?  Are  you concerned about infection rates with COVID-19 in your country or elsewhere? Or are you simply trying to get a better overview on the current situation of how COVID-19 influences our lives and why it does? Then this podcast is for you! With this podcast we summarise the most important aspects of the concept of herd immunity for you. In addition, we can think together about what herd immunity means in times of COVID-19, if it is achievable and why governments have seemingly different approaches on managing the situation in their countries.

'FLYING DOCTORS IN TIME OF CORONIA CRISIS'

In this episode your hosts (Hannah and Linus) speak with the former head of the African Flying Doctors, Dr Bettina Vadera, from her home in Nairobi about Kenya’s handling of the coronavirus crisis. Listen as they discuss the difficulties of social distancing, shambolic quarantines and the economic impacts that have hit the poorest the hardest*; and how despite all the faults, Dr Vadera still has cause for optimism.

'CANCER PATIENT DURING COVID-19'

How did covid-19 affect our day to day life across the globe, across the population groups, and across the social strata?

We are Lina, Roel, Sophie and Anniek and we have created a podcast as a part of our Global Health course. The goal of our podcast was to create understanding and highlight the perspective of people that deal with cancer during the COVID-19 pandemic. We tried to get a sense of whether cancer patients are specifically affected by the corona crisis and to what extent the feeling of abandonment lives. Is there still enough attention for cancer patients during the ongoing crisis? In order to gain more insight into these topics, we conducted an interview with someone who has recently battled cancer and combined this with interesting discussions

'PREGNANCY DURING COVID-19'

How did covid-19 affect our day to day life across the globe, across the population groups, and across the social strata?

In honour of Mother’s Day, today's hosts Linde Lokin and Giovanni Bergamini talked about pregnancy, giving birth and the post-partum period during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands. In order to have a thorough picture of what it is like living and working with such vulnerable parts of our society Linde and Giovanni interviewed a new mother in our community - - Berfu, as well as new parents from other parts of the Netherlands - Stijn and Inge. They shared their unique, but at the same time similar experiences of becoming new parents, thoughts about motherhood in such uncertain times, and of course their new-found respect for the medical workers. Moreover, another guest was a local midwife, Martha, who talked about her experience as a medical professional and her work during COVID-19. She shared some interesting insights about pregnancy, loneliness and fears that might occur during these times.

'MENTAL HEALTH  IN TIMES OF QUARANTAINE'

How did covid-19 affect our day to day life across the globe, across the population groups, and across the social strata?

Quarantine has a wide range of effects where the consequences are found in a variety of different dimensions. The dimension of mental health is vastly altered by the now differentiating social context. To shed more light on this situation we interviewed psychologist Lauren Gaspar from the State of Texas about mental health during quarantine. In this podcast we delve into topics ranging from the importance of keeping yourself hydrated to the role of social media as a community of normalcy, among a variety of other interesting topics. Enjoy the podcast, take care and stay safe!