On today's episode of Bridging Synapses, Alison interviews Per Klemming of Hands2Ocean, a Stockholm-based nonprofit working to restore Sweden’s seabeds and waterways through volunteer-led dive cleanups. As a dive leader and rope puller, Per helps plan and guide operations that remove underwater debris such as batteries and tires. He shares how he became involved, what these cleanups look like in practice, the new community initiatives Hands2Ocean is launching to expand its impact, and more.

I dagens avsnitt av Bridging Synapses intervjuar Alison Per Klemming från Hands2Ocean, en Stockholmsbaserad ideell organisation som arbetar för att återställa Sveriges havsbotten och vattenvägar genom volontärledda dykstädningar. Som dykledare och repdragare hjälper Per till att planera och vägleda operationer som tar bort undervattensskräp som batterier och däck. Han delar med sig av hur han blev involverad, hur dessa städningar ser ut i praktiken, de nya samhällsinitiativ som Hands2Ocean lanserar för att öka sin effekt, och mer.

Guest: Per Klemming

In this episode of Bridging Synapses, Alison speaks with Sarah, a former clinical psychiatric rehabilitation professor at San Diego State University and an advocate for patients affected by electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). After undergoing 116 rounds of ECT, Sarah has dedicated her career to advancing transparency, ethical standards, and informed consent in psychiatry. Their conversation explores the personal and systemic implications of ECT, from memory loss and misdiagnosis to the future of patient-centered reform.

Guest: Sarah Hancock, MS

Join Alison as she speaks with Yusuke, a pharmaceutical sciences student at The University of Tokyo. He shares insights into academic culture and school traditions, reflects on the rigor and expectations of scientific training in Japan, and discusses opportunities for cross-cultural learning at UTokyo. Yusuke also speaks about his aspirations to pursue a PhD and the global perspectives shaping his career goals.

東京大学薬学部の学生、悠介さんとアリソンさんが語る対談をご覧ください。悠介さんは、大学の文化や伝統について洞察を共有し、日本における科学教育の厳しさと期待について振り返り、東京大学における異文化学習の機会について語ります。また、博士号取得への夢や、キャリア目標を形作るグローバルな視点についても語ります。

Guest: Yusuke Kobayashi (小林裕介)