Tallinn University Student Podcast

In this episode, we delve into the vast potential of AI, specifically ChatGPT, in revolutionizing the field of education. Join us as we explore how AI can be a game-changer for both students and educators, providing instant access to information, fostering innovative learning methods, and transforming the educational landscape. While AI has come a long way in understanding human language, there is still the potential for misinterpretations and inaccuracies. Our discussion emphasizes the importance of implementing systems to monitor and enhance AI accuracy through regular updates and user feedback.

References:

Gordijn, B., Have, H.t. ChatGPT: evolution or revolution?. Med Health Care and Philos 26, 1–2 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11019-023-10136-0

Jean-Paul A. Yaacoub, et al. Ethical Hacking for IoT: Security Issues, Challenges, Solutions and Recommendations. Internet of Things and Cyber-Physical Systems, (2023)

Sukhpal Singh Gill, et al. How covid-19 changed computer science education. Itnow, 64 (2), pp. 60-61 (2022)

J.C. Lin, et al. Comparison of GPT-3.5, GPT-4, and human user performance on a practice ophthalmology written examination. Eye, Nature (2023)

N. Editorials. Tools such as ChatGPT threaten transparent science; here are our ground rules for their use. Nature, 613, p. 612 (2023)

Miriam Sullivan, et al. ChatGPT in higher education: considerations for academic integrity and student learning. Journal of Applied Learning and Teaching, 6, p. 1, (2023)

Stokel-Walker, C. AI bot ChatGPT writes smart essays-should academics worry?. Nature, (2022)

Montenegro-Rueda M, Fernández-Cerero J, Fernández-Batanero JM, López-Meneses E. Impact of the Implementation of ChatGPT in Education: A Systematic Review. Computers. 12(8):153. (2023)

Lyerly, E., Utilizing ChatGPT to help students with disabilities. Disabil. Compl. High Educ., 28 (9), pp. 2-7 (2023)

The following episode discusses the positive and negative effects of social media through the lens of our hosts Laura Ragel and Jennifer Cohen and guest Maria Murumaa-Mengel. Covering topics such as social comparison, FOMO, social monitoring, internet regulations, and more. 

This episode was hosted by Laura Ragel, Jennifer Cohen and Maria Muramaa-Mengel as a guest. Recorded by Jonathan Cohen and edited by Katariina Loog. 

For more information check out the following links:

The TedTalk: https://youtu.be/Czg_9C7gw0o 

Tandon, A., Dhir, A., Talwar, S., Kaur, P., & Mäntymäki, M. (2021). Dark consequences of social media-induced fear of missing out (FoMO): Social media stalking, comparisons, and fatigue. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 171, 120931 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0040162521003632 

DataReportal (2021), “Digital 2021 Estonia”, retrieved from https://datareportal.com/reports/digital-2021-estonia 

Weinstein, E., Kleiman, E. M., Franz, P. J., Joyce, V. W., Nash, C. C., Buonopane, R. J., & Nock, M. K. (2021). Positive and negative uses of social media among adolescents hospitalized for suicidal behavior. Journal of Adolescence, 87, 63-73. 

https://onlinelibrary-wiley-com.ezproxy.tlu.ee/doi/10.1016/j.adolescence.2020.12.003 

The working environment's ethics. working from home vs.  working from office during and after the Covid-19.

There was a major shift in the workplace during the Covid-19 outbreak in the year 2020, the world’s response to this outbreak has caused in the most rapid transformation of the work environment, and working from home was the option employed by lots of companies across the globe to contain the spread Covid-19 while rendering essential services to its customers. Today, working from home becomes the new normal and we have gone from digitalizing the relationship between firm and customer to the digitalizing the relations between employer and employee. Now, working environment plays a salient role with regards to the employee’s performance, it also influences the output either in a negative or positive light. This is something we will discuss today with our guest Farhan James.

This episode was made by Petra Suominen, Gustavs Kolečis, Jude Opara, Temitope Emmanuel Aluko and Gift Akoto.

Enjoy our episode and check other episodes from Tallinn University Student Podcast!

In this podcast episode we talk about food and how it all affects our bodies. 

Can veganism be unhealthy?  

Who lives in our stomach and other interesting questions that our quest Diana Zintsenko will answer.

Diana Zintsenko from Estonian Association of Nutrition Advisers, is a nutritionist with two years of experience in nutritional counseling. Diana shares her knowledge on the topic of veganism in this podcast. How the vegan diet influences ones health, pros and cons, the worldview of a vegan and some extra information about general food consumption.

Enjoy your meal and your podcast!

In today's world, the role of media is evidently manifesting in every sphere of human existence. Society is heavily influenced by media in a positive and negative way due to the fact that the information we consume shapes our opinion and judgement on various matters of concern. Today we have a large quantity of misinformation that is traveling within the both fields of media. 

In this episode we explore with professor Elizabeth Losh who is a media theorist and digital rhetoric scholar: the effectiveness of consuming a piece of information between two mediums of dispensation. How can we spot misinformation and fake news or is it even possible? 

This episode was made by Petra Suominen, Gustavs Kolečis, Jude Opara, Temitope Emmanuel Aluko and Gift Akoto.

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Dive in to the mind of cyberbullies and why the world has to learn to live with them. 

Why do people bully and how we can fight against cyberbullying to make a better and safer online experience... Or can we?

We discuss this and many other interesting questions about cyberbullying with Erik Rüütel in this podcast episode.

Erik Rüütel is a psychologist, trainer, manager and doctoral student of social sciences at Tallinn University. Erik Rüütel is currently a member of the board and leading consultant of the Addicere Consulting Center, lecturer of Communication and Crisis Psychology at the Academy of Internal Affairs.

In 2021 the Estonian government announced a 42% cut in funding for film production in the upcoming year. After negotiations, the government agreed to keep the extra support, which is 2 million euros. However, we believe a cut in the budget for the Estonian Film Institute is a bad trend that will have a negative effect not only on our filmmakers but also on the Estonian audience and culture as well. It’s time to get some deeper insights from our expert guest for today’s episode: producer, director and Tallinn University professor of Documentary Film Riho Västrik.

This episode was brought to you by TLU Student Podcast.

Team: Liis Slugen, Ljubov Mozžuhhina, Marija Smagarinskaja, Mbi Takoh, Valentina Morozova, Islam Aboulela

Special thanks to Terry McDonald and Avo Ulvik!

References:

Annist, A. (2015). Outsourcing culture: Establishing heritage hegemony by funding cultural life in South-Eastern Estonia.

AbbatScianni, D. (2017). THE ESTONIAN DOCUMENTARY FILM INDUSTRY: INVESTING IN THE CULTURAL GROWTH OF THE COUNTRY. Culture Crossroads, 10(1), 77-84.

Hyz, A., & Karamanis, K. (2016). Benchmarking of Sectors and the Environment. Creative Industries in Greece, 35-47.

Ibrus, I., & Ojamaa, M. (2018). 5 Estonia. Global Convergence Cultures: Transmedia Earth.

Kompus, M. (20.6.2019). The cash-rebate fund of Film Estonia received a one-time increase of 5million Euros.

This podcast aims to provide an overview of what issues are linked to some forms of masculinities that may have some adverse effects on men's mental health. In what ways changes in masculinity can be seen in our society? The podcast also discusses briefly what emotional skills are and how they are useful in everyday life. In the end we connect masculinity and emotional skills together and we seek to answer the question: “How could emotional skills loosen up the “tight box” traditional masculinity sets on a person?

Shout-out to Tanel Kadalipp for helping us record this podcast!

References and recommended readings:

Aloia, L. S., & Solomon, D. H. (2015). The Physiology of Argumentative Skill Deficiency: Cognitive Ability, Emotional Competence, Communication Qualities, and Responses to Conflict. Communication Monographs, 82(3), 315-338. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1080/03637751.2014.989868

Chernyshenko, O., Kankaraš, M., & Drasgow, F. (2018). Social and emotional skills for student success and well-being: Conceptual framework for the OECD study on social and emotional skills. OECD Education Working Papers(173). doi:10.1787/db1d8e59-en

Christofidou, C. (2021). Men and masculinities: a continuing debate on change. NORMA: International Journal for Masculinity Studies, 16(2), 81-97. doi:10.1080/18902138.2021.1891758

Constant, E., Christophe, V., Bodenmann, G., & Nandrino, J.-L. (2018). Attachment orientation and relational intimacy: The mediating role of emotional competences. Current Psychology. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1007%2Fs12144-018-0062-x

Denham, S. A., Ferrier, D. E., Herndon, H. K., & Bassett, H. H. (2016). Key considerations in assessing young children’s emotional competence. Cambridge Journal of Education, 46(3), 299-317. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1080/0305764X.2016.1146659

Evans, J., Frank, B., Oliffe, J. L., & Gregory, D. (2011). Health, Illness, Men and Masculinities (HIMM): a theoretical framework for understanding men and their health. Journal of Men's Health, 8(1), 7-15.

Merkaš, M., Perić, K., & Žulec, A. (2021). Parent Distraction with Technology and Child Social Competence during the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Role of Parental Emotional Stability. Journal of Family Communication, 21(3), 186-204. doi:10.1080/15267431.2021.1931228

Miettine, A. (2008). Kotityöt, sukupuoli ja tasa-arvo: Palkattoman työn jakamiseen liittyvät käytännöt ja asenteet Suomessa (Homework, gender and equality: Practices and attitudes related to the divisiona of unpaid work in Finland). Helsinki: Väestöntutkimuslaitos, Väestöliitto (Demographic Research Institute, the Family Federation of Finalnd). Retrieved from https://www.vaestoliitto.fi/verkkojulkaisut/kotityot-sukupuoli-ja-tasa-arvo/

Schwab, J. R., & Dupuis, D. L. (2020). Masculinity and Silence in the Academic Struggles of American Male College Students. Emerging Adulthood, 1-15. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1177/2167696820983052

Vaida, S., & Opre, A. (2014). Emotional intelligence versus emotional competence. Journal of Psychological and Educational Research, 22(1), 26-33.

Virtanen, I. A., & Isotalus, P. (2014). Talking troubles with Finnish men: meaningful contexts of ‘supportive silence’. NORMA: International Journal for Masculinity Studies, 9(2), 111-125. doi:10.1080/18902138.2014.908625

People generate more and more data than ever before but now, it can be accessed much easier and used by many. How aware are we about what we put out there on the internet or apps? What kinds of laws protect us and how do they differ around the world?  Or how about dating apps? The use of them has shot up in recent years as it is convenient and easy to use them. But how do we use them? Does our behaviour, or perception of ourselves and others, change? We talk about these themes with Yan Asadchy, who is a PhD student and working in the Cudan project at TLU, with Jarl Hegert Koha and Mathilda Hauta.

This episode was brought to you by TLU Student Podcast

Guest: Yan Asadchy

Interviewers: Mathilda Hauta & Jarl Hegert Koha

Recorder and editor: Marten Puidak

Thanks for listening!

Main references and material:

Social Media Research: A Guide to Ethics by Dr. Leanne Townsend and Prof. Claire Wallace

Cyberpsychology: The Study of Individuals, Society and Digital Technologies by Monica T. Whitty and Garry Young

A Networked Self and Love by Zizi Papacharissi

This episode is about a burning debate on personal responsibility regarding minimizing our carbon footprint on the environment in the context of western society and democratic states. The aim is to present the ongoing debate on different approaches regarding how to solve the Climate Crisis. The hosts and also the fierce debaters are Marianna Vaga and Klaas de Boer. According to Marianna's argument, each individual is directly responsible for their own negative impact on the environment, therefore each individual must make an effort to minimize it. On the contrary, Klaas' argument states that each individual should not be held responsible for the negative impact on the environment they have, therefore the government must remove the unsustainable choice. Klaas have interviewed an expert from Tallinn University, Katrina Koppel, to back up his claims and Marianna has done extensive research on multiple scholars and uses their arguments and research findings to support her stance in this debate combat. Will the two find a common ground? What solution would be proposed, if any? Stay tuned till the end to find out!

This episode was brought to you by TLU Student Podcast.

Team: Marianna Vaga, Klaas de Boer, Johanna Randmann, Ksenia Polubinskaja and Emma Lapinleimu

Special thanks to Terry McDonald and Avo Ulvik!

References:

Aronson, E., Wilson, D. T., & Akert, R. M. (2005). Social Psychology. NJ: Prentice Hall: Upper Saddler River.

Borunda, A. (2020, 4 20). We still don’t know the full impacts of the BP oil spill, 10 years later. National Geographoc. Retrieved 11 22, 2021, from https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/bp-oil-spill-still-dont-know-effects-decade-later

Clifford, K. (2021, 9 26). Climate psychologist says neither gloom-and-doom nor extreme solution-obsessed optimism is the best way to discuss climate change productively. CNBC. Retrieved 11 22, 2021, from https://www.cnbc.com/2021/09/26/how-to-discuss-climate-change-productively.html

Dale, A., Robinson, J., King, L., Burch, S., Newell, R., Shaw, A., & Jost, F. (2020). Meeting the climate change challenge: local government climate action in British Columbia, Canada. Climate Policy, 20(7), 866-880.

Güney, T. (2017). Governance and sustainable development: How effective is governance? The Journal of International Trade & Economic Development, 26(3), 316-335.

Laurian, L., & Crawford, J. (2016). Sustainability in the USA and New Zealand: explaining and addressing the implementation gap in local government. Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, 59(12), 2124-2144.

Lennan, A. M., & Ngoma, W. Y. (2004). Quality Governance for Sustainable Development. Progress in, 4(4), 279-293.

McGrath, M. (2020, 11 4). Climate change: US formally withdraws from Paris agreement. BBC News. Retrieved 11 22, 2021, from https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-54797743

Milman, O. (2021, 1 20). Biden returns US to Paris climate accord hours after becoming president. The Guardian. Retrieved 11 22, 2021, from https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/jan/20/paris-climate-accord-joe-biden-returns-us

Saldanha, C. (2004). Strategies for Good Governance in the Pacific. Asian-Pacific Economic Literature, 18(2), 30-43.

Schultz, W. P., Khazian, A. M., & Zaleski, A. C. (2008). Using normative social influence to promote conservation among hotel guests. Social Influence, 3(1), 4-23.

The highly sensitive trait is a trait that exists in about 20% of the global population. And despite that huge percentage, many of us are unaware of such a trait. You could be a Highly Sensitive Person who responds differently to emotions, yet you’re unaware of it. Are you sensitive to loud noises? Do you notice things that other people tend to miss? Are you often misunderstood? Have you heard of such a trait before? In this podcast, we’ll try to introduce and explain what this trait is; how to understand it; how to discover it; how to exploit it to one’s potential; and whether it is a burden or a blessing.

This episode was brought to you by TLU Student Podcast. 

Team: Liis Slugen, Ljubov Mozžuhhina, Marija Smagarinskaja, Mbi Takoh, Valentina Morozova, Islam Aboulela

Special thanks to Terry McDonald and Avo Ulvik!

References: 

Aron, E. N., & Aron, A. (1997). Sensory-processing sensitivity and its relation to introversion and emotionality. Journal of personality and social psychology, 73(2), 345.

Bianca P. Acevedo, Elaine N. Aron, Arthur Aron, Nancy Collins, Matthew-Donald Sangster and Lucy L. Brown. (2014). Brain and Behavior. 1-15.

Elaine N. Aron and Arthur Aron. (1997). Sensory-Processing Sensitivity and Its Relation to Introversion and Emotionality. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 345-368.

Evans, D. E., & Rothbart, M. K. (2008). Temperamental sensitivity: Two constructs or one?. Personality and Individual Differences, 44(1), 108-118.

Grant, B. (2006). The Highly Sensitive Person: Stress and physical symptom reports. 1433-1440.

Jagiellowicz, J., Zarinafsar, S., & Acevedo, B. P. (2020). Health and social outcomes in highly sensitive persons. The Highly Sensitive Brain, 75-107.

Jonsson, K., Grim, K., & Kjellgren, A. (2014). Do highly sensitive persons experience more nonordinary states of consciousness during sensory isolation?. Social Behavior and Personality: an international journal, 42(9), 1495-1506.

What part does Erasmus have in the unification of Europe and the identities of students who participate in this program? Is unification a good thing and do we need it? What cultural and political aspects does a semester abroad have? We try to answer these questions in this episode, with the help of our guests Sabina Sägi from Estonian Education and Youth board and a student from Italy, Lucya Passiatore, who is going to tell us about her own experience being an Erasmus student here in Estonia.

Guests: Sabina Sägi and Lucya Passiatore

Team: Kristina Dushina, Nicole Pissareva, Veera Wahlroos, Justina Chinedu Oti, Vivian Valkma, Sadik Hossain

Thank You: Avo Ulvik and Terry McDonald

Our main research references are:

Cojocaru, Cristina. (2020). Erasmus mobilities and European identity- an exploratory incursion. Journal of Educational Sciences. 40. 66-78. 10.35923/JES.2019.2.06.

Oborune, Karina. (2013). Becoming more European after ERASMUS? The Impact of the ERASMUS Programme on Political and Cultural Identity. Epiphany, Vol 6, No 1 (2013). 6. 1840-3719. 10.21533/epiphany.v6i1.60.

Despite Estonia’s small number of received asylum seekers, ‘immigration’ is object to heated discussion and instrumentalization in national politics. The state’s institutions, on the other hand, which are set up to deal with immigrants in fact – the asylum and detention centers – remain largely invisible in the public sphere. In this podcast episode, Tallinn University PhD student Timothy Andersen shares his insights into how such invisibilization yet politization of immigration is perceived by those whose lives it concerns most: Estonia’s asylum seekers themselves.

Guest: Timothy Andersen
Crew: Anna Keller, Zhou Maojia (Drukmo) and Kristjan Luur
Special thanks to Terry McDonald and Avo Ulvik

For additional reading:
https://www.migrationsverket.se/English/About-the-Migration-Agency/Statistics/Asylum.html
https://europa.eu/youth/get-involved/your%20rights%20and%20inclusion/situation-migrants-and-refugees-europe_en
https://www.pagulasabi.ee/en
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/2399654421989705
https://ecre.org/

Censorship has been around since we learned how to communicate. Over that time it has taken many different forms and was used for different reasons. Although the connotation around censorship in modern times is rather negative, so is the now politicised idea of “freedom of speech”, once a hallmark of western civilization. Surely there must be a benefit to it to some extent? Why else do we still use it? Or is it all bad? Can we write books on how to build bombs to blow up 5g towers whilst simultaneously writing books on why you shouldn't?   Listen in on the conversation with Joe Dunnighan the founder of the Banned Books Museum in the old town of Tallinn. Together we attempt to define censorship and freedom of speech, see how it differs all over the world, discuss interesting dilemmas in the field, and have fun whilst doing it 😊   

This episode was brought to you by the TLU Student Podcast.

References:

Warburton, N. (2009). Free speech: a very short introduction. Oxford ; New York: Oxford University Press. 

Rauch, Jonathan, 1960-. (1993). Kindly inquisitors: the new attacks on free thought. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. 

Rose, F. (2016). The Tyranny of Silence. Cato Institute.  

Sedgwick, D. (2020). The FakeNews Factory: Tales from BBC-land. Sandgrounder.  

Orwell, G. (2021). Nineteen Eighty-Four. Penguin Classics. 

Herman, E. S., & Chomsky, N. (1988). Manufacturing consent: The political economy of the mass media. New York: Pantheon Books.

Strossen, N. (2018). Hate: why we should resist it with free speech, not censorship . Oxford University Press.

This episode of the Tallinn University Student Podcast covers mobility of goods, people and information. In the last months/ year, we have seen a fundamental change in the patterns and directions of mobility. We will outline some broad developments and concepts in mobility research by talking to experts in the field Tauri Tuvikene and Ingrid Hinojosa.

Our main research references are: 

König, A., & Dreßler, A. (2021). A mixed-methods analysis of mobility behavior changes in the COVID-19 era in a rural case study. European Transport Research Review, 13(1), 1–13.

Anke, J., Francke, A., Schaefer, L.-M., & Petzoldt, T. (2021). Impact of SARS-CoV-2 on the mobility behaviour in Germany. European Transport Research Review, 13(1), 1–13.

Borkowski, P. ł., Jażdżewska-Gutta, M., & Szmelter-Jarosz, A. (2021). Lockdowned: Everyday mobility changes in response to COVID-19. Journal of Transport Geography, 90, 1-13.

Pooley, C. (2016). Mobility, Transport and Social Inclusion: Lessons from History. Social Inclusion, 4(3), 100–109.

Do high school prepares students for university? What possibilities students have to be more prepared? What should we change in Estonian educational system? In this episode you can find anwsers for those questions and more. Our guest is wonderful Hanna Pentsa, student from TalTech, who is preparing high school students for final math exam.  

For additional reading: teeviit.ee  

Host: Henry Rekilä  Production: Gift Aisosa, Georg Grossthal, Andrey Mironchuk, Henry Rekilä, Siim Soodla,  Riina Torim

In this podcast episode our team decided to delve into the advantages and disadvantages of distance learning since nowadays we are living in times where everything is remote, we decided to study the question of how to make distance learning the most enjoyable and effective for students. In this podcast we discuss the challenges of teachers and students facing distance learning in universities and schools as well as solutions and advices on how to make the distance learning process the most effective and enjoyable, both for teachers and students. For this, we interview North Carolina University Professor John Netfield, who is an expert in online education.

References:

Anderson, T. (Ed.). (2008). The theory and practice of online learning. Athabasca University Press.

Moore, M. G., & Kearsley, G. (2011). Distance education: A systems view of online learning. Cengage Learning.

Setiawan, A. R. (2020). Scientific literacy worksheets for distance learning in the topic of Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19).

In this podcast episode, What is stress? How do people get to the edge of burnout or how they totally burnout what it means to be burned out? What are the things that one can do to prevent such situations?

These are the questions that our host Mirell discussed with special guest Partel.

Host: Mirell Pollumae

Great thanks to special guests: Partel Poopuu

Produced by:
Jayneet

Yiting Xu

Mirell Põllumäe

Eldar Burdin

Ramona Deville

Qiqi Shi

"Superspreader", "state of emergency", "Chinese virus", "Operation Haircut", "war against COVID-19"... 

Have you wondered what we talk about when we use these terms? For this episode, Professor Daniele Monticelli joins us as we dive into historical accounts of pestilence to pinpoint how the narrative of illness has progressed and what it reveals about the way we think.

Credits:

This episode was hosted by Marta Lauri. Production by Karolina Frei, Marta Lauri, Sandija Miglava, Ahmed Fouad Ragab, and Gift Nana. The audio engineer for this episode was Sandija Miglava. Special thanks to our guest Daniele Monticelli, Professor of Italian Studies and Semiotics at Tallinn University, and to Terry McDonald and Avo Ulvik. 

Further reading:

Thucydides, "The Plague of Athens", History of the Peloponnesian War, 431-411 BC (2.47.2-2.55.1)

Giovanni Boccaccio, "The Plague of Florence", Introduction to the Decameron, 1353. London: David Campbell, 1921, Vol. 1: pp. 5-11. 

Daniel Defoe, A Journal of the Plague Year Being Observations or Memorials of the Most Remarkable Occurrences, as well Publick as Private, which happened in London during the last Great Visitation in 1665 Written by a Citizen who continued all the while in London. Never made publick before. Oxford: Basil, 1928: pp. 1-6, 47-54, 114-127.

Priscilla Wald, “Introduction” of Cultures, Carriers and The Outbreak Narrative. Durham and London: Duke University Press, 2008: pp. 1-28.

News articles

War narrative: 

https://edition.cnn.com/2020/03/27/opinions/doctor-i-am-a-soldier-in-coronavirus-battle-and-i-am-scared-harne/index.html;

https://www.euronews.com/2020/04/07/we-re-all-in-a-war-against-covid-19-together; 

https://time.com/5833421/coronavirus-war-comparison/ 

Changing relation to death: 

https://apnews.com/article/pandemics-coronavirus-pandemic-nursing-homes-belgium-europe-b23dd8c702f43ab9abf0e5b51ff468c9;

https://www.statesman.com/story/news/coronavirus/2020/09/04/pandemic-dilemma-ill-nursing-home-residents-left-to-die-in-facilities/113663312/; 

https://www.businessinsider.com.au/coronavirus-covid-19-victims-bodies-burials-morgues-cemeteries-photos-2020-4?r=US&IR=T;

https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-latin-america-53451703

"Medicalised nativism":

https://medicine.yale.edu/news-article/23074/;

https://theconversation.com/donald-trumps-chinese-virus-the-politics-of-naming-136796;

https://www.ph.ucla.edu/epi/bioter/singaporewomanSARS.html

Social responsibility and freedom:

https://www.npr.org/2020/05/14/855918852/heavily-armed-protesters-gather-again-at-michigans-capitol-denouncing-home-order;

https://www.france24.com/en/20200521-usa-coronavirus-covid-19-lockdown-michigan-operation-haircut-protest;

https://globalnews.ca/news/6654492/coronavirus-father-daughter-school-dance/

"Superspreader" narrative:

https://www.webmd.com/lung/news/20200727/covid-19-super-spreaders-quickly-fill-room-with-virus----but-masks-help#1;

https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2020/10/28/21539209/trump-maga-rally-super-spreaders-typhoid-mary-gene-lyons

Be sure to stay tuned for the special issue of Vikerkaar on illness as metaphor.

Music:

I Got This by David Renda (https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/i-got-this/354)

Join Hassan and Sasha as they talk to Peadar Callaghan about games! One of the world's leading entertainment industries, we've come to rely on gaming now more than ever. But there's a lot more to games than just entertainment, with applications in improving mental and physical health, and beyond.  Warning tags: This episode contains references to PTSD, medical treatment, surgery, drugs, and cancer.
Credits: This episode was hosted by Hassan Fajri and Sasha Rauhalahti. Produced by Jo Burgess, Sharoon Shoukat, Ying Yang, Hanna-Greth Peetson, and Diana Maasen. Our audio engineer was Hassan Fajri. A big thank you to our guest Peadar Callaghan. Special thanks to Terry McDonald and Avo Ulvik.
Check out Peadar's blog: https://peadarcallaghan.com/
Music: Spaceship by Declan DP https://soundcloud.com/declandp

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Episode 19 - Guidelines for lockdown and self-isolation

This podcast episode covers the mental health-related aspects of lockdown and self-isolation, coping methods and the role of digital technologies.  The focus is on consequences, like boredom, lack of motivation, depression and anxiety. We will also cover problems and conflicts that can arise from being cooped up with other people, like a partner or family members. Coping methods and possible solutions, which vary a lot from person to person, will be discussed during the second half of the podcast. The digital technologies play an especially important role, but they also have some limitations and downsides to them. This topic is important because most people have been in self-isolation or lockdown over the course of this year, and it is still mandatory for many countries when arriving from abroad. Especially international students and students going abroad will have to deal with this in the future. 

Host - Qiqi Shi Great thanks to special guests Triine Viisma, Stas Galeev.

Produced by, Jayneet Sanchaniya, Yiting Xu, Mirell Põllumäe, Eldar Burdin, Ramona Deville 

Academic articles for your further interests:

https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2020.00790/full?&utm_source=Email_to_authors_&utm_medium=Email&utm_content=T1_11.5e1_author&utm_campaign=Email_publication&field=&journalName=Frontiers_in_Psychiatry&id=550552

COVID-19 Pandemic and Lockdown Measures Impact on Mental Health Among the General Population in Italy

https://www.econstor.eu/handle/10419/223292

The mental health effects of the first two months of lockdown and social distancing during the Covid-19 pandemic in the UK

https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.584645/full

rents and Children During the COVID-19 Lockdown: The Influence of Parenting Distress and Parenting Self-Efficacy on Children’s Emotional Well-Being

https://psyarxiv.com/yhtqa/

Factors related to positive experiences in parent-child relationship during the COVID-19 lockdown. The role of empathy, emotion regulation, parenting self-efficacy and social support

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10902-020-00321-w

“Andrà tutto bene”: Associations Between Character Strengths, Psychological Distress and Self-efficacy During Covid-19 Lockdown.

In the tough time we're collectively going through, it can get hard to not feel alone. Join Sasha, Diana, and Ying as they discuss experiencing and coping with loneliness, with guests Siiri Maasen, lecturer at Tallinn Health Care College, and John Preston, Professor of Philosophy at Reading University.  The episode draws in experiences from others gathered via interviews.
Credits: This episode was hosted by Sasha Rauhalahti, Ying Yang, and Diana Maasen. Produced by Jo Burgess, Sharoon Shoukat, Ying Yang, Hanna-Greth Peetson, and Hassan Fajri. The audio engineer was Sasha Rauhalahti. Special thanks to guests Siiri Maasen and John Preston, to the students that were interviewed, and to Terry McDonald and Avo Ulvik.
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What do we talk about when we talk about the pandemic? In this episode, you’ll meet three people with three different narratives: Elin Pesur, who was on an exchange year in Japan when the coronavirus wave hit; Associate Professor Dirk Hoyer, who offers a dystopian frame to the current state; and Gift Nana, who shares her experience being pregnant during lockdown.

Additional reading

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/340237116_Traumatic_Stress_in_the_Age_of_COVID-19_A_Call_to_Close_Critical_Gaps_and_Adapt_to_New_Realities 

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/344189559_European_disaster_management_in_response_to_the_COVID-19_pandemic

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/340033336_Coronavirus_Pandemic_and_Worries_during_Pregnancy_a_Letter_to_Editor

https://link-springer-com.ezproxy.tlu.ee/article/10.1007/s42438-020-00192-7

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-53394525

https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/12/13/5250 

Credits

This episode was hosted by Marta Lauri, produced and edited along with Ahmed Fouad Ragab, Karolina Frei, Gift Nana and Sandija Miglava. The audio engineer for this episode was Ahmed Fouad Ragab. Special thanks to Elin Pesur, and Dirk Hoyer, who is an Associate Professor of Audiovisual Arts in Baltic Film, Media, Arts and Communication School.

Music

"Sincerely" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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