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22. Ojas Singh Bhanot on Cultivating Student Groups plus Fostering Scientific Literacy in Society
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"Humanism is about human goodness, appreciating reason & potential" - Ojas Singh Bhanot
This week on Humanism Now, Mark & Nicole join the panel to discuss how illegal faith schools deny children the right to science, the importance of promoting scientific literacy across society and the impact of scientific fraud.
This week's interview is with Ojas Singh Bhanot, Politics and Data Science student at the London School of Economics, where he Founded the Humanist Open Minds Students' Union group. His role involves leading a platform and promoting humanist values within the university community, focusing on open dialogue and inclusivity.
References:
- Religion for Atheists, Alain de Botton
- Humanists UK at UN: Illegal schools deny the right to science
- Humanists UK campaign: State-funded faith schools & education
- National Secular Society: End Faith Schools Campaign
- Centre for Inquiry: Why Scientific Literacy Matters
- Humanists UK: Humanist Students
- Fraud in curcumin research is a warning to all of science, FuturoProssimo
About Ojas Singh Bhanot
Ojas' References:
- Oxford Handbook of Digital Ethics, Carissa Véliz
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Chapters
1. 22. Ojas Singh Bhanot on Cultivating Student Groups plus Fostering Scientific Literacy in Society (00:00:00)
2. PART 1: Intro & Icebreaker panel's new holidays (00:00:05)
3. How illegal schools deny the right to science (00:03:46)
4. Education and religious freedom discussion (00:08:52)
5. Importance of science literacy for society (00:17:40)
6. Encouraging lifelong learning (00:28:03)
7. PART 2: Interview with Ojas Singh Bhanot, Founder, LSE SU Humanist Open Minds on Building Humanist Awareness on Campus (00:32:29)
8. Advice for anyone looking to start a student Humanist group (00:36:35)
9. Ojas on AI's societal impacts & data ethics (00:39:30)
10. Balancing running community groups with academic studies (00:41:06)
11. Future of Humanist Open Minds & How local groups can better engage with students (00:42:10)
12. PART 3: New era of humanist groups and interfaith dialogue in Universities (00:48:12)
13. Changing Minds on Turmeric: Scientific Fraud & Research Integrity (00:56:50)
14. Outro and Upcoming Events (01:01:18)
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