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Synapse PodcastAll Lab workers are not humans by Ritika MukherjiAfter decades of protests by both dissenting scientists and animal rights activists, major steps have been taken to ensure that all research that uses animal models is wrapped around laws and ethics. From the creation of strict animal use regulatory bodies to the development of non-invasive techniques of study, are we finally approaching an ethical even ground?In the 10th episode of the Synapse podcast, Ritika Mukherji, a final year zoology undergrad, takes ahead the debate on animal use in biomedical research, especially in the neurosciences. She also narrates a heart-warming letter from a neuroscientist to one of his lab...2021-10-2407 min
AI Literacy for EntrepreneursWhat is keeping Canada up at night this week?In a special episode of The 4am Report, we tackle the question: 'What's keeping Canada up at night?' Answer: The brownface/blackface Justin Trudeau incident. It's been a week, and some of the dust has settled around the whole topic. There have been a bunch of people that have come out and spoken about various aspects of this incident, and everyone has had the right soundbites to say around it, but Susan talks about how she feels like there's one person who captured it best -- family doctor Ritika Goel. Susan further ex...2019-09-2612 min