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Forward Thinking

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    Music and healthy ageing - Judy Okely
    Could music be the answer to keeping us sharp in old age? Listen to Dr Judy Okely talk about an exciting new project looking at the potential connection between musical experiences and healthy ageing...
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    • 6 years ago
    14:44
    Babytalk - Barbora Skarabela
    Should we really be using baby words with infants? Linguists at the University of Edinburgh have been researching the use of baby talk words and Dr Barbora Skarabela is one of them. Barbora and...
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    • 6 years ago
    21:15
    Working memory across the adult lifespan - Robert Logie and Alicia Forsberg
    Our ability to keep track of ongoing thoughts, plans, actions, current tasks, and changes around us is essential for everyday living. This ability is known as working memory, a system of the br...
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    • 7 years ago
    21:25
    Mapping Mapudungun - Ben Molineaux
    How can we understand how language changes over time?Historical linguists aim to map this language change through time by looking at both the structure and sounds of the language as well as its social...
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    • 7 years ago
    22:00
    Perceptions of fairness - Adam Moore and Laura Cram
    Traditionally, politics has been about compromise. Being part of a shared community, whether local, national, or international, has been about negotiation, reciprocity, and trust. How can territorial...
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    • 7 years ago
    20:19
    Nietzsche in a Nutshell - Dave Ward
    How should Nietzsche's work influence our daily lives? MSc Public Engagement and Science Communication graduate Tremaine Billham talks to philosophy lecturer Dave Ward on what we can learn from N...
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    • 7 years ago
    21:33
    Linguistics for everyone - Graeme Trousdale and Pavel Iosad
    Linguistics is the scientific study of language and its structure, it looks at the nature of language and communication – which is integral to being human. So why don’t more people know about it? Her...
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    • 7 years ago
    12:18
    Portraits of the Lothian Birth Cohort - Fionna Carlisle and Ian Deary
    Did you know that Scotland is home to the longest study of human cognition in the world?  Contemporary Scottish Artist Fionna Carlisle and Lothian Birth Cohorts Director Professor Ian Deary disc...
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    • 7 years ago
    15:26
    Feminism and philosophy - Elinor Mason
    How can we understand and challenge the oppression of women using philosophy? Senior Lecturer in Philosophy Dr Elinor Mason explains feminist philosophy, exploring gender roles as well as ways to cha...
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    • 8 years ago
    17:30
    Bilingualism matters - Antonella Sorace
    Does speaking multiple languages make you smarter? Linguistics professor Antonella Sorace thinks bilingualism has many benefits that go beyond language, for example in task switching. Science commun...
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    • 8 years ago
    10:48
    Culture, identity and mental health - Karim Mitha
    What happens when we lose our sense of belonging? Interdisciplinary researcher Karim Mitha thinks joining a club or getting involved in a community can be a great way to support our mental health and...
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    • 8 years ago
    14:13
    Video games and morality - Eva Murzyn
    Are the video games that we play affecting our moral compass?Psychology researcher Eva Murzyn thinks gaming has more to do with self-exploration than simply siding with the ‘paragon’ or the ‘renegade’...
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    • 8 years ago
    18:38
    Researching relationships - Sarah Stanton
    What makes a good relationship? Relationships lab director Dr Sarah Stanton gives us relationship advice based on the latest research.Sarah is a psychology lecturer at the University of Edinburgh and ...
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    • 8 years ago
    14:22
    Should robots lie to us? - Alistair Isaac
    Is it ethical for robots to lie to us? Edinburgh philosopher Alistair Isaac thinks so! He argues that robots need to be able to lie to us in order to interact better with humans.Science communica...
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    • 8 years ago
    07:56
    Storytelling and the judgements we make - Rosa Hardt
    How do we work out, and act on, what matters to us?Rosa Hardt, a PhD student in Philosophy at the University of Edinburgh, explores how emotions influence our ability to make moral judgements and why ...
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    • 8 years ago
    12:32
    Frontal lobe assessment - Sarah MacPherson
    Dr Sarah MacPherson discusses frontal lobe functions in healthy, ageing and damaged brains, her main research interest.Sarah is a Senior Lecturer in Human Cognitive Neuroscience in the Psychology depa...
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    • 8 years ago
    10:00
    Tales from the 3-Minute-Thesis competition - Maddie Long
    Maddie Long is a PhD student in Linguistics and English Language at the University of Edinburgh. She works with linguists and psychologists to explore questions at the intersection of cognitive ageing...
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    • 8 years ago
    08:14
    Putting dementia on the map - Tom Russ
    Dementia: it’s difficult to think of a more pressing topic. But what do we really know about dementia and about the ways to prevent it?Dr Tom Russ tells us that people living in the north of the UK an...
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    • 8 years ago
    15:45
    How pornography works - Aidan McGlynn
    Francesca Rossi talks to the philosophy lecturer Dr Aidan McGlynn about his paper 'How pornography works: Pornography as undermining propaganda and freedom of speech.'Disclaimer: Whilst not explicit, ...
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    • 8 years ago
    12:33
    Tourist attitudes to linguistic variation in Scotland - Lauren Hall-Lew
    Dr Lauren Hall-Lew, a lecturer in sociolinguistics, talks about her research into tourist attitudes to Scottish accents.Lauren and her team hit the streets of Edinburgh during a recent Edinburgh Festi...
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    • 8 years ago
    09:10
    Parapsychology: The science of the paranormal - Caroline Watt
    Dr Caroline Watt introduces us to this fascinating area of research by using examples of research the unit carries out. From studies on the existence, or not, of extrasensory perception and psychokine...
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    • 8 years ago
    15:33
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