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3 December 20213 December 2021 School of Philosophy, Psychology, and Language Sciences

Is playing games just fun and games? A serious look at a seemingly trivial subject

Map of Scotland
15 August 20196 August 2019 School of Philosophy, Psychology, and Language Sciences

The origins of Scots

Group photo of the Lothian Birth Cohort in 2018
6 June 20196 June 2019 School of Philosophy, Psychology, and Language Sciences

The Lothian Birth Cohort 1936

Caroline Heycock on copular clauses
22 April 201928 May 2019 School of Philosophy, Psychology, and Language Sciences

An introduction to copular clauses

Michela Massimi - Professor of Philosophy of Science
25 May 20188 June 2018 School of Philosophy, Psychology, and Language Sciences

Why philosophy of science matters to science

21 FT Evolution of human brains advent calendar
21 December 201711 June 2018 School of Philosophy, Psychology, and Language Sciences

Stone-age minds: evolution of human brains

19 - Language evolution art advent calendar
19 December 201712 June 2018 School of Philosophy, Psychology, and Language Sciences

Language evolution in art installation

18 - Scots language advent calendar
18 December 201711 June 2018 School of Philosophy, Psychology, and Language Sciences

The origins of Scots: mind yer language!

17 - Embodied cognition advent calendar
17 December 201711 June 2018 School of Philosophy, Psychology, and Language Sciences

Embodied cognition: the body influencing the mind

15 - Knowledge and its boundaries advent calendar
15 December 201711 June 2018 School of Philosophy, Psychology, and Language Sciences

Knowledge: what are its boundaries?

14 - Cybraphone: interactive robot band advent calendar
14 December 201712 June 2018 School of Philosophy, Psychology, and Language Sciences

Cybraphon: the interactive robot band

6 - Lothian Birth Cohort Advent Calendar
6 December 201711 June 2018 School of Philosophy, Psychology, and Language Sciences

The Lothian Birth Cohort: a study of the ageing brain

4 - Healthy Brains Advent Calendar
4 December 201711 June 2018 School of Philosophy, Psychology, and Language Sciences

Healthy brains: 5 tips for staying sharp

Revision - Advent Calendar 2
2 December 201725 May 2018 School of Philosophy, Psychology, and Language Sciences

Revision tips from Psychology

hand drawn map of Europe
27 October 201713 June 2018 School of Philosophy, Psychology, and Language Sciences

The origins of the Scots language

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