Joel Janhonen
Doctoral Researcher
Areas of expertise
Narrative inquiry; Bioethics; Bioengineering; Social intuitionism; Artificial intelligence
Narrative inquiry; Bioethics; Bioengineering; Social intuitionism; Artificial intelligence
Research community or research topic
PeCCaPS study - Personal Crisis and Cancer Predisposition Syndromes
PeCCaPS study - Personal Crisis and Cancer Predisposition Syndromes
Biography
Bioengineer with experience in photocatalytic disinfection as well as from working in a cleanroom and a bioanalytical pharma laboratory - since transitioned to bioethics research. A 2021 MSc graduate from King's College London and a current Vice-Chairman of the Board at the Finnish Institute of Bioethics.
Research
My aim is to practically apply theoretical knowledge of both biology and ethics in an engaging way to expand the sense of the possible.
- Narrative assessment model, search for adaptive interpretations
- The experience of disintegration, contingency and crisis of meaning
- Post-crisis reintegration and narrative interventions
- Machine ethics and AI value acquisition
- Open science movement, especially DIY bio
Teaching
I serve as a visiting lecturer at the Tampere University in courses on bioethics and research ethics. I have also participated in ethics teaching for high school students.
Publications
- Narrative Hermeneutics and Bioethics: Understanding the Psychedelic Value Changes (2025)
- American Journal of Bioethics
(B1 Other refereed article (e.g., editorial, letter, comment) in a scientific journal) - TikTok’s Influence on Social Health and Democracy: Bioethical Perspective (2025)
- Digital society
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Challenging the Centrality of Anti-Racism in Bioethics (2024)
- American Journal of Bioethics
(B1 Other refereed article (e.g., editorial, letter, comment) in a scientific journal) - Indignity of Nazi data: reflections on the utilization of illicit research (2024)
- Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - MyBioethics: How Ed-Tech Enables Discovery-Driven Empirical Bioethics Research (2024)
- Digital society
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Attention Span and Tech Autonomy as Moral Goods and Societal Necessities (2023)
- Digital society
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Human/AI relationships: challenges, downsides, and impacts on human/human relationships (2023) Zimmerman Anne, Janhonen Joel, Beer Emily
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Socialisation approach to AI value acquisition: enabling flexible ethical navigation with built-in receptiveness to social influence (2023) Janhonen Joel
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Wisdom of the Established Pattern (2023) Janhonen Joel
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Values in AI: bioethics and the intentions of machines and people (2022)
- AI and ethics
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)