#4 - Faces
In this episode we take a look at faces, the centre of our visual social world. From super-recognisers helping the police to track down criminals, to people with ‘face-blindness’ who are unable to recognise their own families, we explore the tricky landscape of face perception. We take a look at the evolutionary origins, critical developmental periods, and the specialised neural pathways that make us face experts. Along the way we find out how to “melt” or distort somebody’s face through brain stimulation, why the man mistook his wife for a hat, and why older people become less sensitive to negative emotions. We get into it over a bottle of Roku gin in episode 4 of Abstracts. *** FFA Stimulation Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7AQ8NjSnTo Super-recogniser test: http://bit.ly/super-recognition *** 'Coffee' by Cambo (Theme) https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Cambo/Chilled_Beats/Coffee Oliver Sacks - Face Blindness (Oliver Sacks Foundation) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5bvnXYIQG8 Sensation Without Perception: Visual Prosopagnosia https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwCrxomPbtY BBC - Article on Super Recognisers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJ-iQqsBHHk
17 Nov 20191h 22min
#3 - Possession & Exorcism
In this episode we get seasonal and discuss possession and exorcism. We take a whistle-stop tour through the history of the devil's work, looking at real exorcisms from the 16th century. We explore whether exorcists were the forerunners of the scientific method. Finally, we take a look at the medical model of possession, from brain inflammation to possession disorder. Along the way we ask the important questions: What do comedians and the devil have in common? Why did Matthew find a priest in his bedroom? How can sticky balls of rice help rid us of our demons? We get into it over a bottle of gin in our Halloween edition of Abstracts. *** Emmanuel TV – “I am from the ocean” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8RuCLB6vM3M ABC News – Teen Girls Perform Exorcisms https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vy1hvTltswc ABC News – Possessed: The Modern Exorcism https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1u8EPwNkss CNN – Does video show Pope doing exorcism? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vvbgc9dz0Ho EWTN - Conversations the World Over – Exorcism and Demonic Possession https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yt7ke--cEZ0 ABC News – 2020 In Touch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNpFH9UNOM0 MovieClips - The Exorcist “That was no spasm!” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nd5HqEJuY1g MovieClips – The Exorcist “That thing up there isn’t my daughter!” https://youtu.be/5xiAs8GGqD8 The Devil and Father Amorth https://www.netflix.com/watch/80204616?source=35 The Exorcism of Emily Rose https://www.netflix.com/watch/70032591?source=35
27 Okt 20191h 14min
#2 - The Psychology of Brexit
In this episode we discuss the psychology of Brexit and ponder the question, “Why can’t we communicate?”. We talk about what Locke from Lost has got to do with Brexit, what evolution has to say about our behaviour, and why one side (literally) sees the forest while the other sees the trees. Can we learn anything about politics from personality traits and the psychology of group behaviour? We get into it over a bottle of gin in another episode of Abstracts. *** For all references used in the episode please head to: www.abstractspodcast.com ** Media Coffee by Cambo (Theme) https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Cambo/~/Coffee_1919 BBC – Dimbleby Annouces Result https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqAk4iGcARw Guardian News https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0RJwuqNGbKk DW News Brexit Prepping https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFNsQfVx8bk Boris Johnson We want to do a deal https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivj5XG0y8sI
14 Okt 20191h 15min
#1 - eSports
In this episode we discuss the phenomenon of competitive gaming, otherwise known as eSports. With $3 million tournament prizes, viewing figures in excess of the Super Bowl, and the recent news that eSports will become an Olympics-sanctioned event in Tokyo next year, this is a truly modern industry that cannot be stopped. However, can we really consider gaming a sport? What happens to those that don't make it to the big leagues? What is it doing to the brains of the young people who are budding to win the next million dollar jackpot? We get into it over a tipple in our first episode of Abstracts. *** Music Cambo - 'Coffee' https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Cambo *** Reference List (PDF) https://drive.google.com/open?id=1_2gW9Q4Np-aZH1RpHeVg-hm9QLIFolHa The Amthauer Test (IST) https://amthauer-ist.com/en/ *** Sound Samples and Media CBS News Price of the Grind https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=box4SFtGvA0 ABC News – Inside Billion dollar industry https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrnZ7SboHvI CNN – Video games scholarships to play league of legends https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zR5AOpEzCBs CNBC – Former NBS star reveals why he’s betting big on eSports https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYxHtF2SCQk FOX Business - Is Esports the new ESPN https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1l3IxywUMeU HBO Boxing – Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel: eSports Discussion (HBO Sports) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Box01YzekaQ FOX5 – Ryan Hart talks SFV and eSports on FOX5 News https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BN-5U806SRw
5 Okt 20191h 13min
