Join Alison as she interviews Per Klemming from Hands2Ocean, a Stockholm-based nonprofit working to clean Sweden’s seabeds and waterways through volunteer-led dive cleanups. As a dive leader and rope puller, Per helps plan and guide dives that remove underwater debris like batteries and tires. He discusses how he got involved, what these cleanups look like in practice, how the organization has evolved, and the new initiatives Hands2Ocean is rolling out to scale its impact.

Guest: Per Klemming

In this episode of Bridging Synapses, Alison speaks with Sarah, a former clinical psychiatric rehabilitation professor and 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

Join Alison as she interviews Yusuke, a pharmaceutical sciences student at The University of Tokyo. He shares insights on academic culture and school traditions, opportunities for cross-cultural learning at UTokyo, and his plans for his PhD and a future global move.

Guest: Yusuke Kobayashi