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Could music be the answer to keeping us sharp in old age?Listen to Dr Judy Okely talk about an exciting new projectlooking at the potential connection between musical experiences and healthyageing in the brain.Related links:Judy Okely
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 her colleagues recently did a study which f
Our ability to keep track of ongoing thoughts,plans, actions, current tasks, and changes around us is essential foreveryday living. This ability is known as working memory, asystem of the brain that allows us to focus on what we are doing,
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 environment. Minority, non-European languag
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 identity influence, and perhaps even distor
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 Nietzsche.Related links:Dave WardDr Dave Ward: Res
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?Here to discuss are Dr Graeme Trousdale and Dr
Did you know thatScotland is home to the longest study of human cognition in the world? Contemporary Scottish Artist Fionna Carlisle and Lothian BirthCohorts Director Professor Ian Deary discuss how they came to collaborate on anexhibition
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 challenge unconscious biases.Find out more ab
Does speaking multiple languages make you smarter?Linguistics professor Antonella Sorace thinks bilingualism has manybenefits that go beyond language, for example in task switching.Science communications student Susie (Shuoqi) Qu talks to
What happens when we lose our sense of belonging?Interdisciplinaryresearcher Karim Mitha thinks joining a club or getting involved in a communitycan be a great way to support our mental health and also help us feel part ofsomething.Scien
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’ within games.Science communications student
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 is the director of HARP Lab which looks at h
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 communications student Alex Perry talks to Dr Alistair Isa
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 storytelling is important for the judgements
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 department of the University of Edinburgh.Last y
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, second language acquisition and the pragma
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 and Sweden are 2 to 3 times more likely to dev
Francesca Rossi talks to the philosophy lecturer Dr Aidan McGlynn about his paper 'How pornography works: Pornography asundermining propaganda and freedom of speech.'Disclaimer: Whilst not explicit, this podcast does deal with adult themes.
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 Festival Fringe to quiz tourists about their atti
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 psychokinesis (for example the ability to mentally com
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