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Kin and Kind.

This podcase explores María Puig de la Bellacasa introduction to the text Matters of Care, defined as "Everything we do to maintain, continue and repair our world' so we can live in it as well as possible. That world includes our bodies, our selves and out environment, all of which we seek to interweave in a complex, life-sustaining web." Care is viewed not merely a pleasant sentiment act but a demanding material practice and a political obligation that connects humans, techn

How do we learn to live in a world marked by ecological loss? In her recent paper, "Mourning as relearning: ethical education amid ecological loss," Jessica Lussier argues that we are experiencing "disenfranchised grief"—losses, like species extinction or disappearing landscapes, that are rarely publicly acknowledged. Lussier proposes that mourning is not just a feeling, but a process of "relearning our world". By moving from "spectating" to witnessing, she suggests that educ

A quick overview courtesy of NotebookLM of this fascinating recent paper exploring the development of empathy in children and adolescents. Here looking at the influence of culture. Sultan, Meshal A., and Nusrat N. Khan. “Rethinking Empathy Development in Childhood and Adolescence: A Call for Global, Culturally Adaptive Strategies.” Frontiers in Psychology 16 (August 2025). https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1575249.