What is laughter? What roles does it serve?  Sophie Scott, a neuroscientist, discusses this serious question with Nigel Warburton for this episode of Mind Bites, a series made in association with Philosophy Bites as part of Nicholas Shea's AHRC-funded Meaning for the Brain and Meaning for the Person project 

Sophie Scott on the Meaning of Laughter

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David Edmonds discusses the life and work of Derek Parfit who died in 2017 in this episode of the Bio Bites strand of Philosophy. David is the author of a recent biography of Parfit.

David Edmonds on the Life and Philosophy of Derek Parfit

Yascha Mounk discusses some of the ways in which focussing on gender, racial, and sexual identities can distort political argument and be counterproductive for oppressed minorities.  

Yascha Mounk on the Identity Trap

Privileging one identity over others can be counterproductive for individuals and for society according to Yascha Mounk. He thinks there is an 'identity trap'. He discusses his ideas with Nigel Warburton in this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast. 

J.L.Austin was the best known exponent of what came to be known as Ordinary Language Philosophy. He was also a war hero. In this episode of the Bio Bites strand of the Philosophy Bites podcast David Edmonds discusses Austin's life and work with his biographer Mark Rowe.

Mark Rowe on J.L.Austin

In this episode James Klagge discusses the life and times of Ludwig Wittgenstein with David Edmonds. This is part of our mini series on the biographies of philosophers, Bio Bites.

Sophie Scott on the Meaning of Laughter

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