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Brian D. Earp @UCR4umqUbmaDirAig2zD-zBw@youtube.com

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Brian is an Associate Professor of Biomedical Ethics at the


03:41
"Fast Car" - Tracy Chapman Cover (Brian Earp, a cappella)
03:09
"What Was I Made For?" Barbie Cover (Brian Earp, a cappella)
27:38
Interview with Zainab Nur on "Revictimization of Affected Women by the Anti-FGM Campaign"
04:22
Baby ducks stuck in the canal (but thereā€™s a happy ending šŸ„¹)
11:02
Trans vs. intersex healthcare bills: protecting bodily integrity or policing gender?
54:55
Psychedelic MORAL enhancement?
01:16
Is "Informed Consent" for Psychedelics Possible?
02:07
Psychedelic Sexual Abuse: Why Does it Happen--and How to Stop It
58:26
The Urgent Need for Psychedelic Ethics
49:43
"Why It's OK To Not Be Monogamous" - Interview with Justin L. Clardy
21:18
"Psychosocial" Genital Surgeries in Minors: Harm, Wellbeing, Evidence, Consent, & Medical Necessity
02:12
ā€œNo Need to Argue Anymoreā€ - Cranberries Cover
01:08:11
Against Legalizing Female 'Circumcision' of Minors
03:01
Female, male, intersex, transā€”ethics of bodily integrity
05:40
Should Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk decide Virtual Reality norms for dating & relationships?
03:52
Individualism vs. collectivism in virtual worlds
06:24
Who should design future technologies? Bias, politics, and feminist critiques of new tech
03:28
Should humans try to become cyborgs?
06:52
Reality vs. virtual reality - what's the difference?
06:06
Will virtual reality destroy our attention, happiness, identity?
04:51
Why you should hate your job (on Andrew Yang and universal basic income)
07:37
Are humans becoming obsolete?
01:02:39
Interview with John Danaher: "Automation and Utopia: Human Flourishing in a World without Work"
14:57
How should we conceive of love?
58:52
Interview with Clare Chambers: "Intact: A Defense of the Unmodified Body"
17:55
How trustworthy is science? Upshot of the replication crisis
06:37
Political partisanship - is it based on an illusion?
07:21
What's wrong with trolley problems? Sidelining social relationships in moral psychology
08:11
Thoughts on the past (and present) of bioethics
05:54
How can we have free will if we don't choose our character?
05:13
Psychology versus philosophy - an artificial distinction?
06:37
My academic story: from theater to bioethics
00:06
Audio Test ("The Quick Brown Fox Jumped Over the Lazy Dog")
13:53
Why the HIV studies don't justify child circumcision (plus policy failure in Africa)
09:18
Male vs. female 'circumcision' - surprising similarities (and differences)
16:52
Is circumcision healthy? Why American vs. European doctors disagree
09:01
What it's like to start a PhD at age 30 (after a breakdown)
05:45
How (not) to establish trust in medical authority
01:03
Young people, mistakes, and the internet - a need for mercy
04:53
What makes genital cutting wrong - harm level or violation of autonomy?
30:38
The WHO position on child genital cutting: scientifically flawed, ethically incoherent
55:10
Male versus female genital cutting: comparative history and medical ethics
01:38
Why we wrote the book 'Love Drugsā€™
03:44
Why I'm an oxytocin skeptic
07:24
Should "recreational" drugs be legalized? Beyond the racist war on drugs
04:50
Can psychedelics help relationships?
04:35
How SSRIs can affect your love life - for better or worse
02:37
How jealousy is like OCD
03:12
Is monogamy "natural"? It's not that simple
02:43
Why do U.S. doctors continue to cut the genitals of healthy children?
02:11
How circumcision affects sexual experience
03:00
Why child genital cutting is traumatic for some adults
04:11
Why intersex child genital cutting is wrong
12:18
How social relationships shape moral judgment
02:13
"Free speech is not your excuse to be an asshole" - with great power comes great responsibility
01:42
The policy proposal is not itself the moral cause
01:13
How to actively seek out ideas you disagree with (and why saying "I don't know" can be a strength)
02:10
"It isn't always about you." How separating ideas & identity can promote dialogue [see description]
01:19
Should social media companies "gamify" USEFUL discourse?
04:00
Adults behaving badly (on Twitter). Who is responsible for "elevating the discourse"?