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    How Spontaneous Gestures Connect to Thinking

    I will argue for the essential unity of speech and gesture in the transmission of thought, and suggest that we have underestimated the considerable communicative significance of these movements.

    How Energy Flow Shapes the Evolution of Life

    Nick Lane will explore the importance of energy flow in shaping life from its very origins to the flamboyant complexity around us, and ask whether energy flow would direct evolution down a similar path on other planets.

    The Right Stuff: How Do We Make 'Good' Doctors?

    An exploration of the concept of the 'good' doctor, and how we can ensure that our doctors are 'good'. This question is crucial at time when morale in the health services appears low and inquiries reveal poor practice by some health care professionals.

    The Right Stuff: How Do We Make Moral Choices?

    A review of developments in moral psychology over the last two decades, specifically the neuroscience of moral decision-making, and the implications of this research for ethical issues such as moral responsibility. Particularly focus will be given to the capacity to make unwise decisions...

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