Dr. Maggie Little will be giving a talk on January 28th as part of the Parr Center and the UNC Center for Bioethics’ joint lecture series. Dr. Little’s talk is titled “ A Plea for Translational Ethics”.

When men fail to see the obstacles women must work against, legislation that aims to improve equality for women makes men feel as though their rights and privileges are threatened.

How do we relate our pain? How can we tell our physicians and providers that we are suffering and to what degree we are suffering? Moreover, how can we describe it in a way that others can understand? This is a recurring problem in healthcare relationships and is perpetuated by deep rooted fears and stereotypes.

In the modern day, “great” men, men whose behavior was once excused by their extraordinary success in artistic or political fields, are now liable to be held accountable for the way that they treat those around them, despite any other achievements.

If a semi-autonomous vehicle were to get into a crash, who is at fault? Is it the manufacturer, who installed technology knowing that many people would use it incorrectly? Is it the driver, who fell asleep at the wheel because they thought the car would take care of itself, or who turned the automated mode on in the wrong circumstances?