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BrynStorming Podcast

by Bryn Williams-Jones

A bilingual (English/French) reflection on themes at the interface of academia and bioethics, amongst others / Une réflexion bilingue (anglais/français) sur des thèmes à l'interface du monde universitaire et de la bioéthique, entre autres brynstorming.substack.com

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  1. Episode 35: Volunteer Work / Le travail bénévole

    (En: 0:00-8:30; Fr: 8:31-18:35) Volunteer work that goes above and beyond our professional responsibilities can be important and meaningful; but it can also be an additional source of stress. So, we need to ask ourselves: Do I have the time, energy and skills for this volunteer work, given all...

  2. Episode 34: Listen to Your Body / Ecoutez votre corps

    (En: 0:00-4:55; Fr: 4:55-10:56) Academia is a creative exercise, so we often work best where and when the moment is right, when the creative juices are flowing - and that may not be 9-to-5. Your body will talk to you if you listen, telling you when you need a break. The trick is not to feel…

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  3. Episode 33: Being a Public Academic / Être un universitaire public

    (En: 0:00-4:43; Fr: 4:44-10:25) Academia can be an important force to counter intolerance, misinformation, and injustice by sharing publicly the best research, conducted with intellectual rigour, and articulated with strong and transparent arguments. So why be a public academic? Because we can…

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  4. Episode 32: My Top Bioethics Resources / Mes meilleures ressources en bioéthique

    (En: 0:00-2:16; Fr: 2:17-4:49) There are a wealth of academic resources to inform research and teaching in bioethics, but it can be a challenge navigating this sea of information, of finding the right tools. The following list is a starting point of general resources to grow your personal…

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  5. Episode 31: Experimenting with Knowledge Transfer / Expérimenter le transfert des connaissances

    (En: 0:00-8:14; Fr: 8:15-18:19) Academics wanting to reach non-academic publics or to engage differently with students and colleagues should explore various approaches to knowledge transfer. Choose those platforms with which you’re comfortable, for which you have the energy and talent - and have...

  6. Episode 30: What is a "Good" CV? / Qu'est-ce qu'un "bon" CV?

    (En: 0:00-4:54; Fr: 4:55-10:43) An academic CV - whether a PDF or in online platforms - is an important means to showcase yourself as an expert in the field, or as an emerging expert if still a student. It must document your successes and showcase your productivity, and it should be easy to read,...

  7. Episode 29: Committee Work / Le travail de comité

    (En: 0:00-8:25; Fr: 8:26-18:44) Committee work is often seen as a necessary evil, something through which we have to suffer before getting back to what's important. But committees can actually be rewarding learning opportunities and means to contribute to our organizations: the challenge is...

  8. Episode 28: Tips and Tricks for Working with the Media / Trucs et astuces pour travailler avec les médias

    (En: 0:00-7:35; Fr: 7:36-17:04) A free and vibrant media is fundamental to a healthy democracy, and as academics, we can help by sharing our expertise with journalists, who translate these ideas into the public space. But we need to accept that journalists are not academics, and they work with...

  9. Episode 27: The CV of Failures / Le CV des échecs

    (En: 0:00-5:32; Fr: 5:33-12:23) A CV is a marketing tool to convince others that you merit a scholarship, a grant, a job. But it doesn't show what didn't work, nor help one reflect on why. If you accept that failure is an often-necessary prerequisite to success, then a "CV of failures" can be an...

  10. Episode 26: Time Management / La gestion du temps

    (En: 0:00-4:26; Fr: 4:27-10:09) Time is a limited resource that must be shared between work and personal responsibilities. Think about both time and projects, and how much of the former is actually needed for the latter, and then plan when the latter can best be done. Experimentation can help...

  11. Episode 25: Fall is Full of Opportunities / L'automne est plein d'opportunités

    (En: 0:00-1:56; Fr: 1:57-4:17) In the Fall, the academic year is starting and full of exciting possibilities, and we’re not yet exhausted. But there will also be unplanned requests (letters of reference, new grants, writing projects, etc.) and numerous obligatory meetings (and family...

  12. Episode 24: A Glass Half Full or Half Empty? / Un verre à moitié plein ou à moitié vide?

    (En: 0:00-3:32; Fr: 3:33-7:35) The optimist sees the glass as half full, the pessimist the glass half empty, while the pragmatist is having a drink... and the cynic sees the glass as broken. In a world that seems to be ever more on the edge of disaster, bioethicists and other academics can push…

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  13. Episode 23: To Err is Human, To Really Foul up Takes a Computer / L'erreur est humaine, la faute est informatique

    (En: 0:00-8:33; Fr: 8:34-19:45) You can never be too paranoid when it comes to protecting your information systems. Now integral to our daily lives, these systems unfortunately still require individual responsibility, which is a major risk. To mitigate the risks from human laziness, we need…

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  14. Episode 22: Important Rituals Done Badly / Des rituels importants mal faits

    (En: 0:00-5:18; Fr: 5:19-11:50) Graduation ceremonies are important for students and their families to mark notable accomplishments and key moments in life. When done badly - e.g., poor organization, with overly long speeches full of platitudes - these events are boring and simply a rite of…

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  15. Episode 21: You Like Being Director? Are You Crazy! / Tu aimes être directeur? Es-tu fou?

    (En: 0:00-4:41; Fr: 4:42-10:25) Most “normal” professors don’t want to be director – they do it because someone has to manage the department. But some people enjoy academic management, which is surprising when you consider these are not skills for which we are trained. To be able to spend 3-4...

  16. Episode 20: I Almost Burned Out / J'ai failli faire un burn-out

    (En: 0:00-4:34; Fr: 4:35-10:29) The university is an incredibly demanding environment, with a never-ending race for grants and publications, more teaching and committees, etc. It will take all the time and energy we give it, to our own detriment. So, it’s not surprising that burnout has reached a...

  17. Episode 19: It's OK to say "No" / C'est correct de dire "non"

    (En: 0:00-4:17; Fr: 4:18-9:44) One of the hardest lessons in academia is learning to say "No" to invitations to collaborate in research (grants, publications) or take on administrative or leadership responsibilities. Some are easy to refuse, but others are difficult to decline because they're...

  18. Episode 18: The Office: A Right or a Privilege? / Le bureau : Un droit ou un privilège?

    (En: 0:00-7:17; Fr: 7:18-16:13) The office is an important work space, but one where the quality (individual & windowed vs shared with no window) is often associated with seniority or institutional hierarchy. In the post-COVID reality of work from home, use and access to the office needs to be...

  19. Episode 17: Why I Love Kilts / Pourquoi j'aime les kilts

    (En: 0:00-5:14; Fr: 5:15-11:35) Stepping outside the general theme of academic life, I reflect here on my internalization of social and cultural norms about acceptable dress, about the challenges of boundary crossing, and how what we wear can be a means of identity construction and (r)evolution....

  20. Episode 16: For a Promiscuous Ethics / Pour une éthique de la promiscuité

    (En: 0:00-3:31; Fr: 3:32-7:46) Bioethics has a long history of reflexivity and has shown an ability to continually reinvent itself. A meeting space for people from many different disciplines and interests, the field has expanded from an early focus on clinical and research ethics to include a...

  21. Episode 15: Just Another Saturday Morning/ Un samedi matin comme les autres

    (En: 0:00-5:30; Fr: 5:31-12:15) While watching the news last weekend (May 6), I was struck by the incongruence of the extreme wealth on show at the Coronation of King Charles III, and the news ticker streaming below stories about wildfires, floods and the war in Ukraine. The dramatic disconnect...

  22. Episode 14: How to get an Academic Job / Comment obtenir un emploi académique

    (En: 0:00-9:36; Fr: 9:37-21:23) Applying for highly competitive faculty positions is time consuming, stressful and depressing. Unfortunately, many candidates are not competitive because they've not been trained in how to apply or interview, and that's unfair. Drawing on my experience both…

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  23. Episode 13: Vacations are Essential / Les vacances sont essentielles

    (En: 0:00-2:30; Fr: 2:31-5:35) It surprising how few people in academia take real vacations, even when they know it’s good for them. The summer or winter “vacation” periods get used for much needed catch-up. But academic life is a marathon and so we have to learn to pace ourselves. Focus on your...

  24. Episode 12: Work From Home / Télétravail

    (En: 0:00-6:32; Fr: 6:33-14:55) The COVID isolation and enforced work-from-home (WFH) was extremely challenging... and it has changed how many of us now imagine what is a meaningful work experience. Differences in personality and life story mean that some (like me!) will love WFH, while others…

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  25. Episode 11: Say No to Fall Commitments / Dites non aux engagements d'automne

    (En: 0:00-1:55; Fr: 1:56-4:23) The Fall academic term is always incredibly busy, and there will invariably be unexpected work that you cannot refuse. So as the spring term is ending, and time is finally opening up for our own projects (and vacation plans!), be very wary of accepting additional...

  26. Episode 10: Drowning in Email / Se noyer dans les courriels

    (En: 0:00-4:36; Fr: 4:37-10:37) Many of us dread opening up our email program and complain — legitimately — about the unceasing and ever-increasing flow of messages that takes up so much of our time. Dealing with emails requires a good strategy (to whom, when and to what we respond), but also the...

  27. Episode 9: Veterinary Medicine and Global Bioethics / Médecine vétérinaire et bioethique globale

    (En: 0:00-4:07; Fr: 4:08-9:02) In this post with Antoine Boudreau LeBlanc, we argue that in a context of convergence and growing complexity of global health challenges — here, the case of veterinary medicine, a field at the intersection of medicine and ecology — VR Potter's Global Bioethics is...

  28. Episode 8: Choosing a Good PhD Supervisor / Choisir un bon superviseur de thèse

    (En: 0:00-2:17; Fr: 2:18-5:01) The PhD is a long journey, even a marathon, and it requires a good supervisor (or co-supervisors) to guide the project and the student’s intellectual journey. So it's very important to seek a good supervisor at the start - but that also means having a clear and...

  29. Episode 7: Channeling Our Obsessions / Canaliser nos obsessions

    (En: 0:00-5:20; Fr: 5:21-11:38) Academics are often passionate, even obsessive, about their work. This intensity and drive allows us to succeed in long-term research projects, and to inspire generations of students. But it can also be all-encompassing. I reflect here on the need to channel our...

  30. Episode 6: Should I do a PhD? / Devrais-je faire un PhD?

    (En: 0:00-2:45; Fr: 2:46-3:47) Doing a PhD is hard, so it's important to help students ask the right questions, to know whether this journey is right for them, right now. Faire un doctorat est difficile, il est donc important d'aider les étudiants à se poser les bonnes questions, à savoir si ce...

  31. Episode 5: ChatGPT: A Dual-Use Technology / Une technologie à double usage

    (En: 0:00-6:58 ; Fr: 6:59-15:48) An interesting way to look at ChatGPT is through the concept of “dual-use”, and to then take a pragmatic approach to evaluating the risks, benefits, and mitigation strategies. Because the AI genie is already out of the bottle. Une façon intéressante d'envisager le...

  32. Episode 4: Academics are Weird / Les universitaires sont bizarres

    (En: 0:00-7:49 ; Fr: 7:50-17:23) Academia is a strange environment, occupied by weird people. The following post is a reflection on being neurodiverse, on the "need" to label and put people into boxes, and on the possibility to "normalize", reject, or transform these labels. Instead of feeling...

  33. Episode 3: Bureaucracy is Bad for Research Ethics / La bureaucratie est néfaste pour l'éthique de la recherche

    (En: 0:00-6:23; Fr: 6:24-14:04) We've collectively (bioethicists and the research community) made huge progress in establishing research ethics as part of normal practice in our research institutions. But a growing tendency towards extreme bureaucratization is rolling back decades of success,...

  34. Episode 2: Hobbies are Good, Guilt is Bad / Les passe-temps sont bons, la culpabilité est mauvaise

    (En: 0:00-3:57; Fr: 3:58-9:08) Some thoughts on finding a work-life balance. Academia is intense and can be all-consuming. So take the time to disconnect, take up a hobby... and don't feel guilty about it. Quelques réflexions sur la recherche d'un équilibre entre vie professionnelle et vie…

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  35. Episode 1: The Path Less Travelled / Le chemin le moins fréquenté

    (En: 0:00-6:55; Fr: 6:56-15:32) My reflections on how being open to taking different paths and seizing opportunities has allowed me to build my interdisciplinary bioethics identity. Mes réflexions sur la façon dont le fait d'être ouvert à des chemins différents et de saisir les opportunités m'a...

  36. Episode 0: A New Journey / Un nouveau voyage

    Introduction to the BrynStorming project on Substack, a bilingual (English/French) reflection on themes at the interface of academia and bioethics, amongst others. With this first post, I share my experience as an academic and university professor engaging in blogging and media outreach....

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A bilingual (English/French) reflection on themes at the interface of academia and bioethics, amongst others / Une réflexion bilingue (anglais/français) sur des thèmes à l'interface du monde universitaire et de la bioéthique, entre autres

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