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Animals and Human Communication

Linguist David Adger on sound processing in animals, bonobo Kanzi and the nature of linguistic differences between animals and humans

Cultural Evolution of Altruism

Philosopher Jonathan Birch on memes, cultural evolution and the difference in altruistic behaviour between humans and chimpanzees

The Role of Science in Art

Art historian Jeffrey Taylor on the art market, the ‘American Leonardo’ and why connoisseurship doesn't work in a court of law

Glaciology and Climate Change

Glaciologist Martin Siegert on the history of glacial theory, lake Vostok research and what ice tells us about the Earth’s climate in the past

Earth Observations

Physicist David Southwood on the exploration of the oceans, Earth meteorology and how can we observe climate change from space

Dessins d’Enfants

Mathematician Gareth Jones on compact Riemann surfaces, algebraic numbers and what is the absolute Galois group

Music and Williams Syndrome

Psychologist Pamela Heaton on the areas of strength in children with Williams syndrome, how do they recognise emotions and how music can help them to improve various cognitive skills

Tactile Sensitivity

Cognitive neuroscientist Patrick Haggard on the Pacinian corpuscle, three attributes of the tactile sensations and how do we create a single coherent experience of what we touch

Knowledge in Art

Art historian Jeffrey Taylor on connoisseurship, how can we tell an original painting from a copy and why lesser details are so important in art

The Evolution of Altruism

Philosopher Jonathan Birch on altruism in amoebas, Hamilton's rule and the green beard gene

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