Archives : Neuroscience
Zero Degrees of Empathy
- Speaker
- Simon Baron-Cohen
In this harrowing talk, Simon looks at notorious incidents of 20th Century evil. He argues for a more scientific understanding of the problem, seeing so-called evil in terms of a…
Free will as an evolved brain function.
- Speaker
- Prof. Björn Brembs
In this rigorous, 15 minute talk, Björn combines philosophy and science to explore the topic of determinism. Sharing his discoveries involving the spontaneous behaviour of fruitflies and leeches, he levels…
Reality check – parasites and mind control.
- Speaker
- Ed Yong
Ed discusses some of science’s most sinister phenomena: mind manipulation by some of nature’s most brain-bending parasites. With zombie caterpillars to suicidal crickets Ed explains how these victims are no…