GBA 163 Emma

In GBA 163 we get better acquainted with Emma. We talk about The Moomins, adolescent brain development, The Moomins, knitting, The Moomins, the prefrontal cortex, The Moomins, researching and writing a PHD, The Moomins and more.

After the conversation there is an added extra that was recorded at Geek Showoff earlier this year. This involves more from me about The Moomins.

Geek Showoff is an offshoot of Science Showoff: http://scienceshowoff.org/

Emma Plugs:

The Moomins: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moomin

Emma recommends starting with Finn Family Moomintroll: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finn_Family_Moomintroll

I recommend starting with Comet in Moominland: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comet_in_Moominland

Blakemore lab: read about the work Emma is doing and take surveys: https://sites.google.com/site/blakemorelab/

I plug:

The Stand Up Tragedy IndieGoGo Campaign: http://bit.ly/TragicFringe

Greek Tragedy: Thursday 12th June at the Dogstar: http://www.facebook.com/events/625249897568126/

We mention:

Steve X: https://twitter.com/steve_x
Bright Club: http://www.brightclub.org/
The Moomins: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moomin
Stand Up Tragedy: http://www.standuptragedy.co.uk
Science Showoff: http://scienceshowoff.org/
UCL: http://www.ucl.ac.uk/
Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience: http://www.icn.ucl.ac.uk/
Neuroscience: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuroscience
Matilda: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matilda_(novel)

All the Moomin characters mentioned: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Moomin_characters

Tove Jannson: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tove_Jansson

MRI scan: http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/mri-scan/pages/introduction.aspx
Prefrontal cortex: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prefrontal_cortex
Psychology: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychology
Haberdashery: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haberdasher
Psychiatry: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychiatry
Fine Art: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fine_art
The Moomins and the Great Flood: http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3300083-the-moomins-and-the-great-flood
Moominland Tales The Life of Tove Jansson: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSZKzLHI5wg
Moominvalley in November: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moominvalley_in_November
Moominland Midwinter: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moominland_Midwinter

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