Ehsan Misaghi

Nice to e-meet you! I’m Ehsan, but you can also call me Ethan! I have degrees in Biomedical and Electrical Engineering, and in Neuroscience. Currently, I am an MD/PhD student (so, soon-to-be clinician-scientist, coming to a hospital near you) at the University of Alberta, in Canada, studying medicine and doing genetics research. I also dabble in programming and AI, the field that’s gonna replace us all with machines (jk it won’t)! Feel free to browse my site and contact me with questions or comments!
Recent Blog Posts
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How free is freedom of expression?
Freedom of expression has been thrown around a lot lately, from university campuses to grocery stores to courtrooms, but do we know what it even…
Trust and accountability in teams
During the last two weeks, I attended two workshops as part of a series called “Pathways Learning Series” that University of Alberta provides for their…
Ethical Dilemmas
Ethical dilemmas, the trolley problem being one of them, are fun to talk about, but what would we do if we were in those situations…
Disclosing Conflicts of Interest (especially in medical research)
Conflicts of interest arise when we have secondary interests that affect our primary obligation and disclosing them could mitigate/avoid potential problems.
Triggers and our behavioural responses — Are we as innocent as we think we are?
I normally keep whatever I learn from books to myself. I still take notes, sometimes leave reviews on Goodreads, and use the things I’ve learned…
4 Days of Whitehorse, Yukon
The Yukon is absolutely gorgeous! Plan a trip there and use this guide! Trust me, you are gonna love it and thank me for it!
Recent Podcast Episodes
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Episode 2 – The Science of Happiness
This is the second episode of the Overdosing on Intellect podcast on the science of happiness and my research on what research says about happiness.
Episode 1 – Social Media
Welcome to my podcast: Overdosing on Intellect! This is the first episode of the show, in which I talk about social media.