Jada Wiggleton-Little

Blog - Prescribing Ozempic and an Obligation to Lose Weight - Bioethics Today Prescriptions of GLP-1 drugs to patients without diabetes have seen an increase of 700% since 2019. GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Mounjaro were

Wrote a short essay on Ozempic and the pressure I even received from a gynecologist to take the drug:
bioethicstoday.org/blog/prescri...

Flirting with Personhood: Will Smith’s Date with Sophia the Robot With the increased prevalence of AI chatbots on dating apps, many users wonder if their date-to-be is really a person. The following clip depicts Will Smith on a date with Sophia the Robot, an AI huma...

My latest APA Blog post!
You should give it a read if you're curious about how students can learn philosophy by watching Will Smith go on a date with a robot lol
blog.apaonline.org/2025/06/18/f...

My work was featured on OSU, College of Arts & Sciences Voices of Excellence podcast!

Be warned, I use a lot of 'forbidden' language like gender, race, injustice, marginalized, caring...

podcast.osu.edu/voices-of-ex...

kiej.georgetown.edu/special-issu...

#Bioethics#Philosophy#Pain

Oppose Bill to Censor Ohio's Colleges and Universities - PEN America S.B. 1/H.B. 6 would impose a complete ban on diversity, equity, and inclusion offices and initiatives, one so broadly written it could be used to silence virtually any program or idea on campus.

If you or someone you know is a registered voter in Ohio, please speak out against SB1/HB6, a bill that will surveil and censor 'certain perspectives' surrounding 'subjects of political controversy' for both faculty and students. pen.org/dont-censor-...

Today's life lesson:
Imperfect does not automatically mean deficient.

Report: NIH Needs a Women’s Health Institute This Medical News article discusses a new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine on persistent gaps in women’s health research and key recommendations that would req...

A new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine discusses persistent gaps in women’s health research and key recommendations that would require $16 billion in congressional funding.

Learn more from this Medical News article.

3-day 'disinformation summer institute' for early career researchers (grad students, postdocs, asst profs) this june 3-6 @ucsandiego.bsky.social - great list of participating faculty - info and applications (due jan 31) at disinfoinstitute.org

That's how I survived undergrad! Lol

#GladiatorII was a main course of special effects, violence, with a side of Denzel Washington! 8 out of 10 stars!

#bioethics #philosophy

Don’t Worry, It Is Common In Black Women (Philosophers) “Don’t worry, it is common in Black women.” This is the response I received when I was recently diagnosed with focal cemento-osseous dysplasia (FCOD), a benign condition that occurs when bone tissue i...

I wrote about my experiences these last couple years for the Women in Philosophy APA Blog Series! It's probably the most vulnerable piece I've written, but I am putting it out there in case people have had similar experiences.
blog.apaonline.org/2024/12/11/d...

🗣️ Call for Papers 🔊

I am co-guest editing with Dr Jada Wiggleton-Little a special issue of the Kennedy Institute of Ethics Journal on Chronic Pain & Social Justice.

✍️ Deadline: May 31, 2025.

For inquiries please contact me or Dr Wiggleton-Little.

More info ⤵️
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