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Peer Fischer

How nanorobots are used in medicine?

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Diana Omigie

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Patrick Haggard

Voluntary Action

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Ugo Moschella

The Big Bang Theory

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David Adger

The Nature of Language

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Daniel Müllensiefen

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Karl Friston

Karl Friston: “The hallmark of a good scientist is asking questions that no-one has asked before”

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Diana Omigie

Perception of Music

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Ruth Penfold-Mounce

Ruth Penfold-Mounce: ‘We’re seeing death as a form of entertainment rather than being disturbed by what we’re witnessing’

Research in Socialist Cities

Social anthropologist Michal Murawski on the advantages of socialist architecture, debates over the results of communist planning, and the Palace of Culture and Science in Warsaw

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

Renaissance Maps of Paradise

Historian Alessandro Scafi on the four rivers of paradise, Calvin's mapping of Eden, and the first attempts to imagine heaven not on Earth

Medieval Mapping

Historian Alessandro Scafi on the Medieval knowledge about spherical form of the Earth, compass points on medieval maps, and role of history in mapping

Human Sacrifice in Aztec Culture

Historian David L. Carrasco on violent practices of the Aztecs, the purpose of human sacrifice, and the selection of the victim

Professor of French and Medieval Studies Norris Lacy on the evolution of Arthurian legend, the Grail Quest, and historical origins of the "Arthur figure"

Everyday Culture

Professor Colin Sparks on Shakespeare, video games, and a broader definition of culture

Historian Valerie Hansen on cultural exchange, the history of the Silk Road, and the historical documents that are used to study it

Global Technography

Communication Scholar Grant Kien on Heidegger, Google glass, and autoethnography

Actor-Network Theory

Communication scholar Grant Kien on relational materiality, messy networks, and power as a social phenomenon

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