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Barbara Prainsack

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Prof @univie.ac.at @healthy-societies.bsky.social #PrecisionMedicine #Solidarity #DataGovernance #FutureOfWork | Chair #ethicsgroup_eu | @wiko-berlin.bsky.social (Fellow 2023/24)

  1. Just heard Future Tense: “The Truth About AI and Productivity” — sharp reality check on the hype. From skill erosion to smarter regulation, it’s not about AI doing more, but about us being able to choose what and why. 🎧 #FutureTense #AI #Productivity #TechEthics

    www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

    How real is the link between Artificial Intelligence and increased productivity? Jon Whittle from the CSIRO, one of Australia's leading science agencies, has been examining the latest research. He hel...

    The truth about AI and productivity - ABC listen

    How real is the link between Artificial Intelligence and increased productivity? Jon Whittle from the CSIRO, one of Australia's leading science agencies, has been examining the latest research. He hel...

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  2. I have a new article out: "Do artifacts have political economy?" It's a riff on an old argument by Langdon Winner about the embedding of politics in technology

    #STS #sociology #technoscience #technology #innovation

    journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

    Harking back to Langdon Winner's now classic essay “Do artifacts have politics?,” my aim in this article is to ask a very similar question—namely, do artif...

    Do Artifacts Have Political Economy? - Kean Birch, 2025

    Harking back to Langdon Winner's now classic essay “Do artifacts have politics?,” my aim in this article is to ask a very similar question—namely, do artif...

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  3. Happy to see this out in one of my fave journals - led by @crismontenegro.bsky.social We unpack distinct contributions of PPIE & qual sociology, suggest why they are at times conflated, and why they shouldn't be.

    Engagement and qualitative sociology in health research: proximal, but incongruent

    @crismontenegro.bsky.social & @judegreen.bsky.social

    link.springer.com/article/10.1...

    This paper argues that sociology’s distinctive value in health research lies not in amplifying experiential accounts but in analysing the social structures and norms that shape them—a contribution oft...

    Engagement and qualitative sociology in health research: proximal, but incongruent - Social Theory & Health

    This paper argues that sociology’s distinctive value in health research lies not in amplifying experiential accounts but in analysing the social structures and norms that shape them—a contribution oft...

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  4. Data cosmopolitanism draws and expands on data solidarity.

    So take a look at the excellent piece by @bprainsack.bsky.social‬ and Aferdita Bytyqi at DTH-Lab.

    "The European Health Data Space: why data solidarity matters now more than ever"

    dthlab.org/the-european...

    Imagine a person being treated at a hospital in one EU country while their critical medical information – lab results, prescriptions, diagnoses – remains locked away in databases in another member sta...

    The European Health Data Space: why data solidarity matters now more than ever - DTH-Lab

    Imagine a person being treated at a hospital in one EU country while their critical medical information – lab results, prescriptions, diagnoses – remains locked away in databases in another member sta...

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  5. here is a short blog post by Aferdita Bytyqi and myself on the importance of data solidarity and data cosmopolitanism in the context of the European Health Data Space:

    dthlab.org/the-european...

    Imagine a person being treated at a hospital in one EU country while their critical medical information – lab results, prescriptions, diagnoses – remains locked away in databases in another member sta...

    The European Health Data Space: why data solidarity matters now more than ever - DTH-Lab

    Imagine a person being treated at a hospital in one EU country while their critical medical information – lab results, prescriptions, diagnoses – remains locked away in databases in another member sta...

    What does data solidarity look like on a global scale? Jon Rueda and colleagues call for data cosmopolitanism: a framework to ensure digital health data benefits everyone—not just the powerful 🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41... #DataSolidarity #GlobalHealth #DigitalEquity #DataJustice

    Nature Medicine - Data governance must consider the interests of the global community

    Data governance must consider the interests of the global community - Nature Medicine

    Nature Medicine - Data governance must consider the interests of the global community

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  6. What does data solidarity look like on a global scale? Jon Rueda and colleagues call for data cosmopolitanism: a framework to ensure digital health data benefits everyone—not just the powerful 🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41... #DataSolidarity #GlobalHealth #DigitalEquity #DataJustice

    Nature Medicine - Data governance must consider the interests of the global community

    Data governance must consider the interests of the global community - Nature Medicine

    Nature Medicine - Data governance must consider the interests of the global community

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  7. #Technologies & scientific knowledge are all around us. In her recent book, Sarah Davies suggests a #toolkit to navigate this increasingly complex world. The most important strategy: to understand that the way that #technoscience develops is not inevitable, but the result of human choices. ⤵️🥼🧪

    Technologies and scientific knowledge are all around us. In her recent book, Sarah Davies suggests a toolkit to navigate this increasingly complex world. The most important strategy: to understand tha...

    Rudolphina Reads | Science Societies by Sarah Davies

    Technologies and scientific knowledge are all around us. In her recent book, Sarah Davies suggests a toolkit to navigate this increasingly complex world. The most important strategy: to understand tha...

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