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language as a window into human nature

For a change, here's a link to a great talk on language by Steven Pinker

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Sunday 23 June The Driller, the Banker and the Minister Tom Rubens on the uneasy relationship between industrial giants, big banks and central government

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Monday 24 June Spilling the Beans on the Toffs Not exactly Downton Abbey; Mining the Archives; Spilling the Beans on High Society Women;

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Sunday 14 July Do Atheists have mystical-type experiences? Alice Herron talks about the research into mystical experiences and why even atheists have them.

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Sunday 21 July Unnatural Predators: More Folklore of Fear Deborah Hyde talks on the history and folklore of fear, and how legends have been made from ordinary people.

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Sunday 28 July What happens when the Oil Runs Out? Chris Rhodes will give an overall view of the peak oil problem and the lack of any technological fix to the consequent liquid fuels crisis.

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