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Psychologist Terry Hanley on the history of distance counselling, the outcomes of online therapy, and the new skills counselors need to develop: https://t.co/LOEquKBtQ6
Philosopher and sociologist of science Steve Fuller on the blurred distinction between true and false, fake news, and Plato anticipating the post-truth situation: https://t.co/0GjR6qPTbF
Evolutionary biologist Armand Leroi on the first studies of animal anatomy, ancient works on nature and the influence Aristotle has made on modern biology: https://t.co/JVWVWiJDoc
Photo: Plato (left) and Aristotle in Raphael’s 1509 fresco, The School of Athens/Wikimedi
Linguist David Adger on the Facebook chatbots experiment, the history of getting the AI to understand and speak human languages and what’s the difference between humans and computers in using language: https://t.co/HxqFUxWfEf
When do people laugh the most? What is the function of laughter? What are the different kinds of laughter?
These and other questions are answered by Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience at University College London, Sophie Scott: https://t.co/tTYXtkpJJU
It has been said that “the human desire to keep a secret is almost as old as writing itself.” With the rise of the internet, the importance of cryptography is growing every day.
https://t.co/ToYffqB26m
Neurologist Kevin Talbot on the RNA transport down the axons, spinal muscular atrophy and why human motor neurons are vulnerable to diseases: https://t.co/mjT34V9KuV
We are excited to share the results of a project we've been working diligently on for the past few months – the relaunch of Serious Science.
Explore our new site: https://t.co/TorVGImW8W
Physicist Michele Dougherty on the planetary dynamo, Cassini’s flybys of Saturn and why the nature of the magnetic field of Saturn remains unknown: https://t.co/94WCSvokGX
Geneticist Steve Jones on why DNA is a language, how biology was invented as a science and why Charles Darwin had to write the Origins of Species in a hurry: https://t.co/zCsD64gWeg
Philosopher and sociologist of science Steve Fuller on the blurred distinction between a truth and a lie, fake news, and Plato anticipating the post-truth situation: https://t.co/0GjR6qPlm7