Prof Sophie Scott
AKA ‘Westminster! Scott!’ 2017 RI Xmas Lecturer. neuroscience of voices, speech, laughter @ UCL. Stand up scientist. likes carpets, Liam Neeson speeches.
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Ce petit autorail « autonome » peut sauver les petites lignes SNCF
Une société bretonne conçoit un petit autorail à propulsion hybride. Le projet vise à revitaliser les petites lignes ferroviaires non électrifiées, menacées de fermeture alors que l'ouverture à la concurrence se généralisera en 2023.
Exclusive: Theresa May mulls amending Good Friday Agreement to get her Brexit deal past MPs
Theresa May is considering amending the Good Friday Agreement as part of a fresh attempt to unblock the Brexit logjam, The Daily Telegraph understands.
Cervical cancer screening rate falls to lowest for at least 21 years
The proportion of women attending cervical screening is the lowest for at least 21 years, new figures show.
TMS Workshop for Cognitive Neuroscience
The TMS Workshop for Cognitive Neuroscience in collaboration with UCL Life Learning and Rogue Resolutions
Bart De Strooper: ‘Bright young scientists won’t come to join us in UK’
The Belgian biologist fears for the future of the pioneering UK Dementia Research Institute after Brexit
Fuller Picture Emerges of Viral Video Between Native American Man and Catholic Students
A convergence of racial and religious groups set the stage for the viral moment. “I stepped in between to pray,” Nathan Phillips said on Sunday.
"DAISY BUCHANAN & OWEN HATHERLEY - That Donkey's Grandchildren Are Dead" from Podcast From The Past by Postcard From The Past and Wardour Studios on Apple Podcasts
Joining Tom Jackson to discuss the postcards from their pasts are journalist, agony aunt, author and podcaster DAISY BUCHANAN (How To Be A Grown-Up, You're Booked, The Sisterhood, Guardian, Telegraph) and journalist and author OWEN HATHERLEY (The ...
BBC World Service - More or Less, The Mathematics of Fever
We look at the numbers behind body temperature – what is normal?
The Tories now treat the nation as they have long treated the poor | Nick Cohen
From universal credit to Brexit, the party is hellbent on diminishing us all
Historic amulets used to ‘ward off evil’ are found near Skegness
Two early nineteenth century chess pieces, used as ‘protective amulets’, have been discovered in a barn in Burgh le Marsh.
Buying Attention from Hidden Brain
Listen to Hidden Brain episodes free, on demand. Have you ever opened your computer with the intention of sending one email — only to spend an hour scrolling through social media? Maybe two hours? In this episode, we examine the strategies media...
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FactCheck: Boris Johnson falsely claims he ‘didn’t say anything about Turkey’ in the referendum campaign
Boris Johnson, who was a key figurehead in the Vote Leave campaign, said: "I didn’t say anything about Turkey in the referendum… I didn’t say a thing about Turkey." We’ve checked the record and we don’t think that’s true.
Elvis Presley - Elvis At Party With Hollywood Actors 1970
Elvis Presley - Elvis At Party With Hollywood Actors (with Cary Grant & Sammy Davis JR) 1970
A Response to Grace Lavery, Part I: On “Gender Affirmative” Care And “Watchful Waiting” And Where…
I was going to start this post with some throat-clearing about social media, and Twitter in particular, being a terrible venue in which to…
Young Men Who Endorse The Masculine Ideal of Success Enjoy Greater Psychological Wellbeing
By Christian Jarrett. The new findings illustrate how the “masculinity is toxic” message is overly simplistic.
A seismic defeat throws Brexit plans into chaos
Theresa May’s parliamentary drubbing raises questions about her party and democracy in Britain
Spotlight on Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott was the recipient of a Provost’s Award for Public Engagement in 2012 for a Summer Science Exhibition at the Royal Society called LOL, The Science and Art of Laughter. It led to a TED talk, an episode of Horizon and the Royal Institute...
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Spotlight* on ME ucl.ac.uk/news/2019/jan/…
*it is @UCL’s spotlight, to promote the UCL Provost’s award for public engagement awards
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Making a material difference to green energy - batteries included (Discourse)
Join 2016 CHRISTMAS LECTURES presenter Saiful Islam as he explores the huge challenge of sustainable energy. 7.20pm to 8.45pm