Music and healthy ageing - Judy Okely
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 projectlook... Read more
24 Jan 2020
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14mins
Babytalk - Barbora Skarabela
Babytalk - Barbora Skarabela
Should we really be using baby words with infants? Linguists at the University of Edinburgh have been researching the... Read more
22 Nov 2019
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21mins
Working memory across the adult lifespan - Robert Logie and Alicia Forsberg
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 eve... Read more
23 Aug 2019
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21mins
Mapping Mapudungun - Ben Molineaux
Mapping Mapudungun - Ben Molineaux
How can we understand how language changes over time?Historical linguists aim to map this language change through time b... Read more
15 Feb 2019
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22mins
Perceptions of fairness - Adam Moore and Laura Cram
Perceptions of fairness - Adam Moore and Laura Cram
Traditionally, politics has been about compromise. Being part of a shared community, whether local, national, or interna... Read more
16 Jan 2019
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20mins
Nietzsche in a Nutshell - Dave Ward
Nietzsche in a Nutshell - Dave Ward
How should Nietzsche's work influence our daily lives? MSc Public Engagement and Science Communication graduate Tremaine... Read more
28 Nov 2018
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21mins
Linguistics for everyone - Graeme Trousdale and Pavel Iosad
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 ... Read more
1 Nov 2018
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12mins
Portraits of the Lothian Birth Cohort - Fionna Carlisle and Ian Deary
Portraits of the Lothian Birth Cohort - Fionna Carlisle and Ian Deary
Did you know thatScotland is home to the longest study of human cognition in the world? Contemporary Scottish Artist Fi... Read more
4 Sep 2018
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15mins
Feminism and philosophy - Elinor Mason
Feminism and philosophy - Elinor Mason
How can we understand and challenge the oppression of women using philosophy? Senior Lecturer in Philosophy Dr Elinor Ma... Read more
27 Jul 2018
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17mins
Bilingualism matters - Antonella Sorace
Bilingualism matters - Antonella Sorace
Does speaking multiple languages make you smarter? Linguistics professor Antonella Sorace thinks bilingualism has manybe... Read more
18 Jun 2018
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10mins