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著者: Therese Markow
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On each episode of Critically Speaking, your host, Dr. Therese Markow, interviews foremost experts in a range of fields. We discuss, in everyday language that we all can understand, fundamental issues that impact our health, our society, and our planet. Join our weekly journey where we separate fact from fantasy for topics both current and controversial.Therese Markow 社会科学 科学
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  • Dr. James Michael Thomas: What's Critical Race Theory?
    2025/10/14

    In this episode, Therese Markow and Dr. James Michael Thomas discuss Critical Race Theory (CRT). Dr. Thomas explains CRT as a framework for understanding persistent racism post-Civil Rights Era, emphasizing its structural presence in law, education, and urban planning. He highlights the misconceptions around CRT, noting it's often misrepresented in legislative efforts to ban it. Dr. Thomas also discusses systemic racism, implicit vs. explicit racism, and the concept of white privilege. He shares personal anecdotes and research on white Southerners' awareness of racial advantages, and critiques legislative attempts to control education and maintain inequality.

    Key Takeaways:

    • Critical Race Theory is a framework for understanding how racism persisted and continues to persist in the post-Civil Rights Era.

    • We distinguish systemic racism from personal acts of prejudice, racist attitudes, or racist actions because those individual attitudes and actions do not have the same effect on the distribution of power, resources, and opportunity.

    • Many who object to teaching American history, good and bad, often are in power and do not want to discuss the unequal arrangements that have resulted from the racism and inequality that have shaped this country and present-day conditions, nor do they want to have their source of power questioned.

    • Race has no basis in biology; race is a social construction.

    "When Critical Race theorists consider the idea of racial progress, what they're trying to do is make distinctions between changes in law and then how that law is enforced or not enforced, and if it is enforced, often unevenly and with very mixed results." — Dr. James Michael Thomas

    Episode References:

    • ‘It’s a complicated time to be a white Southerner’ - and their views on race reflect that: https://theconversation.com/its-a-complicated-time-to-be-a-white-southerner-and-their-views-on-race-reflect-that-261454

    Connect with Dr. James Michael Thomas:

    Professional Bio: https://olemiss.edu/profiles/jmthoma4.php

    Books: https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B00SJPHVD2/allbooks

    LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/james-thomas-63952728

    Connect with Therese:

    Website: www.criticallyspeaking.net

    Threads: @critically_speaking

    Email: theresemarkow@criticallyspeaking.net

    Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You're the expert. Your podcast will prove it.

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    29 分
  • Anya Prince: Dangers of DTC Genetic Testing
    2025/10/07

    In this episode, Therese Markow and Law Professor Anya Prince discuss the pros and cons of direct-to-consumer (DTC) genetic testing. DTC testing, which began in the 1990s and grew significantly by the 2010s, allows individuals to purchase genetic tests without a doctor's prescription. By 2021, 100 million people globally used DTC testing. Companies like 23andMe and Ancestry offer ancestry, health, and wellness information. However, concerns include data privacy, potential genetic discrimination, and the accuracy of health results. Professor Prince breaks down the 2023 data breach at 23andMe, discusses what DTC companies do with customer data (including DNA samples), and what third parties may be interested in the data collected by these companies.

    Key Takeaways:

    • There are hundreds of DTC genetic testing companies out there with a variety of levels of security measures. Some are going to be more secure than others.

    • Depending on which DTC company you use, some will destroy your genetic sample, but others may keep it indefinitely, potentially for future research and use.

    • The US doesn't have any general data privacy protections, nor any broad genetic privacy action or protection. However, many states are beginning to pass general data protection laws.

    • There is no right or wrong answer for participating in genetic testing. It is something each needs to weigh the pros and cons for themselves and understand what is important to them and the risks they are willing to take.

    "For the most part, DTC companies can do a lot with your data, and the customer doesn't have too much control over it. The main protection is a company's privacy policy." — Anya Prince

    Connect with Anya Prince:

    Professional Bio: https://law.uiowa.edu/people/anya-prince

    Publications: https://library.law.uiowa.edu/anya-er-prince

    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anya-prince-3a06b171/

    Connect with Therese:

    Website: www.criticallyspeaking.net

    Threads: @critically_speaking

    Email: theresemarkow@criticallyspeaking.net

    Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You're the expert. Your podcast will prove it.

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    38 分
  • Dr. Dorothy Leidner: AI Romance - Boyfriends, Girlfriends
    2025/09/30

    In this episode, Therese Markow and Dr. Dorothy Leidner discuss the growing trend of personal relationships with AI, including AI-generated therapists and romantic partners. Dr. Leidner highlights the history of AI in therapy, noting the shift from rule-based systems in the 60s to generative models today. She emphasizes the potential dangers, such as AI encouraging harmful behaviors and replacing real human interaction. She also discusses the lack of regulation in the U.S. and the need for responsible AI development. The conversation underscores the importance of recognizing AI as a technology rather than a human counterpart to prevent unhealthy dependencies.

    Key Takeaways:

    • Most chatbots and AI are not trained for therapy or relationships, but many people are using them for that. There are specific programs that have been developed based on therapy and mental health knowledge.

    • Many people who are using generative AI and chatbots in a therapeutic way do not yet realize they need therapy, and the AI encourages the person to continue talking to the chatbot.

    • People may forget that their AI boyfriend or girlfriend isn’t real.

    • Generative AI has been trained on so many books and types of writing that it is good at predicting what should come next and coming up with language that is realistic. But it is important to remember that it is just a technology.

    "One of the things that bothers me about AI is how it talks in the first person. And to me, it's deceitful, because it's not an I, it's an object. It is a piece of software running on a piece of hardware, and for it to refer to itself as ‘I’ then it's definitely humanizing it and technologies are being humanized enough already just by the language." — Dr. Dorothy Leidner

    Connect with Dr. Dorothy Leidner:

    Professional Bio: https://www.commerce.virginia.edu/faculty/cva8qh

    Connect with Therese:

    Website: www.criticallyspeaking.net

    Threads: @critically_speaking

    Email: theresemarkow@criticallyspeaking.net

    Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You're the expert. Your podcast will prove it.

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    40 分
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