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LSD: Mechanism of Action and Side Effects

Pharmacologist David Nichols on the psychedelics, hallucinogen persisting perceptual disorder, and therapeutic effects of LSD

Medieval Maps of Paradise

Hot and Cold Cognition

Behavioral Genetics

Psychologist Mark Lumley on behavioral dysfunction, categorizing pain, and the effects of psychotherapeutic treatment

Philosopher and sociologist of science Steve Fuller on the blurred distinction between true and false, fake news, and Plato anticipating the post-truth situation

Eskimo-Aleut languages

Linguist Michael David Fortescue on the rare polysynthesis of the Eskimo languages, the role of affixes in them, and the prognosis for their survival

Brain Language Research

Neuroscientist Friedemann Pulvermüller on brain-language relations, brain lesions, and simulation of cognitive processes

Spacetime symmetry and Einstein’s relativity

Theoretical physicist Xavier Bekaert on Galilean relativity, the separation of time and space, and Einstein’s reconciliation of mechanics and electromagnetism

Governance of Science

Philosopher and sociologist of science Steve Fuller on the peer-review process, the relationship between scientists and policymakers, and public engagement in the scientific process

Life on Exoplanets

Astrophysicist Didier Queloz on whether we can find life on Mars, Proxima Centauri, and the importance of oxygen

Developmental psychologist Uta Frith on the detection of dyslexia in children, difficulties with sound recognition, and the heritability of the disease

Neurologist Richard Lipton on zigzag visions, baby alligators, and devices that can help to treat migraine

Rapid Climate Change and Species

Professor of Biosphere and Climate Impacts Iain Colin Prentice on the history of climate changes, the ways of dealing with changes in climate, and the role of overhunting in extinction of mammalian species

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