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EPISODE · May 25, 2020 · 40 MIN

103 Simulation or Simulacrum: Can Simulation Be Too Real?

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Can simulation be ‘too real’? Can this ‘hyper-reality’ actually have negative impacts on learning? Vic takes a deep breath and dives into theory with the team from Queens University Belfast, including Jenny Johnston, Helen Reid and Gerry Gormley. We discuss their recent Medical Education article - Into the uncanny valley: simulation versus simulacrum? Eve Purdy joined the chat to offer her unique anthropological perspectives. If you’ve ever felt slightly uncomfortable with OSCEs or breaking bad news to a plastic mannequin, this might help you understand why…..

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