What Works?

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Prof Sophie Scott, Director of the Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience at University College London, discusses life and science and careers with her colleagues from the Division of Psychology and Language Sciences at UCL, and beyond. The aim of the show is to highlight some amazing scientists, and explore their journeys through science and life, and find out what works for them.

Sophie Scott, UCL PALS


    • Oct 14, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 46m AVG DURATION
    • 10 EPISODES


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    What Works with George Joseph

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2021 50:58


    George Joseph is the a member of the Bedford Way Technical Support team, where he is the Laboratory, Safety & Environment Team Manager, and in this recording he talks about his father (George Joseph senior), his childhood and his career.

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    What Works with Prof Gabriella Vigliocco

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2020 51:47


    Sophie Scott talks to her colleague and collaborator about her life in science, and how she moved from Italy to the US, to the Nehrerlands and then to UCL. They discuss the relationship between language and cognition and the ways that Gabriella's work has addressed this. 

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    What works....with John Morton

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2020 64:47


    A discussion between Sophie Scott and Prof John Morton FRS, OBE. Sophie did her PhD on P-Centres which were first described by John Morton along with Stephen Marcus and Clive Frankish, and this discussion does get very P-centre-y. Perceptual centres, or P-centres, are the perceptual moment of occurrence of a word or any sound, that you would use when making g that sound to a rhythm, for example. 

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    What Works...With Lasana Harris

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2020 45:59


    Sophie Scott talks to Dr Lasana Harris about his scientific career, changing countries, interdisciplinarity and life at UCL.  Lasana has done pioneering work in the fields of social neuroscience and in applying scientific research to policy.

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    What Works...For Val Hazan

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2020 41:12


    A discussion with Prof Valerie Hazan

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    What works...for Essi Viding

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2020 47:18


    An interview with Professor Essi Viding

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    What Works...for Tim Shallice

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2020 41:37


    A UCL PALS podcast in which Sophie Scott discusses life and science with Tim Shallice, a key figure in cognitive neuropsychology and cognitive neuroscience.

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    What Works.....for Patrick Haggard

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2019 35:23


    UCL PALS' Professor Patrick Haggard talks about life, family, science and academia with Professor Sophie Scott

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    What Works...for Elizabeth Wonnacott

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2019 47:29


    UCL's Dr Liz Wonnacott discusses language, development and her research career with Sophie Scott

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    What Works....for Antonia Hamilton

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2019 36:12


    Sophie Scott talks to her colleague Prof Antonia Hamilton about Antonia's life and career in science, and her experiences developing her own lab

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