Can technology replace human interaction? How do we ensure policy changes serve our society? Can today’s research solve future problems?
Join us from the comfort of your own home as we consider how to navigate changing technologies and contemporary challenges, all whilst protecting our wellbeing. Warwick researchers will tackle these topics at an online event, with plenty of space for questions and discussion. Here’s what to expect…
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We have largely achieved the objectives of the post World War II welfare state (income, health, education, sanitation, and work),. While efficiency and productivity are broadly desirable, an excessive focus on them in recent years has given us environmental disaster, social decay, and people so rich they threaten democratic integrity. So we need a new model – perhaps a ‘Wellbeing’ state? What would that look like?
Dr Mark Fabian is Assistant Professor of Public Policy in the Department of Politics and International Studies.
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Do we always do what is in our best interest? Does decision making follow a purely rational process? What exactly is a “rational” economic man? This talk explores these questions with the framework of Behavioural Economics and introduces its use in helping people make more wellbeing-centred decisions.
Dr Love Idahosa is a Teaching Fellow in the Department of Economics.
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Robots can do a lot of things. But what should they do? Robots can perform all sorts of social functions when they interact with humans: we can use them to care for older or unwell people. We can use them to watch each other (sometimes secretly!). We can even use them to fulfil our romantic and sexual desires. This talk will explore the ethical aspects of social robot-human interactions, drawing on original research and philosophical ideas to question what it really is that our robots should be doing for – or to – us.
Trigger Warnings: This talk will discuss the topic of aging and ill health (including dementia and cognitive impairments) and discussions of sex and child sexual abuse.
Dr Simon Jenkins is an Associate Professor at Warwick Medical School.
Tickets are free but registration is required to access the online event. Joining instructions will be sent in your confirmation email.
This event is aimed at those 18+ but those aged 14+ are welcome to attend with an accompanying adult. NB. One of the evenings talks discusses aging and ill health (including dementia and cognitive impairments) and discussions of sex and child sexual abuse.
This event is part of the ESRC Festival of Social Science 2023 and was made possible thanks to funding from the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), which is part of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)
