Tag: ethics

The Game at the Warwick Crop Centre: Interim Report

NOTE: The request for comments, amendments et al is now closed. Many thanks to all those who responded! This is the link to the final edition of our Report on The Game at Warwick University: UK food security into...

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Dr Lauren Traczykowski Three Minute Lecture: Ethics in a crisis

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Cybernetics Society: UK preparedness for future food system shocks

This is an account of my talk on 12 September 2020 to the UK and American Cybernetics Societies on UK preparedness for future food system shocks:

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Covid-19 commentary: Millions do not have access to enough food

Getting enough food to every household is still the major challenge.

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Covid-19 commentary: What decision-makers need to pay attention to asap

Amid all the turmoil and flux even at these early stages of the Covid-19 pandemic, we strongly recommend decision-makers at a national and local level keep in mind these six important points about our food supplies:

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We treat non-existent things as entities: A ‘privative’ is useful concept to notice when we do

I’d wager if I asked you what the crow in front of dark clouds means in the image above, it’d cross your mind that it was some kind of evil portent.

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Climate Change Conference on 6th November 2019 in Birmingham

This is an expanded version of the talk I’m giving at the Climate Change Conference in Birmingham today, 6th November.

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Our submission to the National Food Strategy Call for Evidence

Our submission to the National Food Strategy Call for Evidence is on-line here.

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National Food Strategy #20: A Public Inquiry led by a senior Judge

We recommend the Government sets up a Public Inquiry, led by a senior Judge. Its concern would be to advise on the structure or body to be an authority to ensure food system players act ethically

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National Food Strategy #18: The price of plums and other social exchanges

The zoo-keeper thought she’d locked all the chimpanzees outside. She hadn’t. One young male, in sight of us visitors, had hidden himself from her. He looked straight at us, I’ll swear he grinned.

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