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Paisley Philosophical Institution

Founded 1808

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Previous Talks

A list of talks since February 2024.

8/2/2024

Claire Hutchinson, Professor of Psychology. UWS – Vaccine hesitancy: A psychological perspective

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8/2/2024

Claire Hutchinson, Professor of Psychology. UWS – Vaccine hesitancy: A psychological perspective

The term ‘vaccine hesitancy’ refers to a delay in acceptance or the refusal of vaccines despite availability of vaccination services. Anti-v...

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22/2/2024

Saskia Robinson, Sculptor – Why I Hate Talking About Art And It's Got Nothing To Do With Me Anyway

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22/2/2024

Saskia Robinson, Sculptor – Why I Hate Talking About Art And It's Got Nothing To Do With Me Anyway

"It's a discussion about not talking about art because the "percept" should outweigh the spoken concept of the thing, and art belonging to t...

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14/3/2024

Laura Kilby, School of Education and Social Science. UWS – Is Psychology a Science?

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14/3/2024

Laura Kilby, School of Education and Social Science. UWS – Is Psychology a Science?

The field of Western Psychology developed at the turn of the 20th Century, a time marked by increasing expansion of scientific thinking and ...

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28/3/2024

Will Shepherd, Enterprise Lecturer, UWS – Every voice matters - adventures in statutory advocacy

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28/3/2024

Will Shepherd, Enterprise Lecturer, UWS – Every voice matters - adventures in statutory advocacy

How frustrating is it when people don’t listen to your point of view?  

What about if you were deciding where to live or whether to undergo a...

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11/4/2024

Nicola MacIntyre, Natural History Curator, Paisley Museum – Alexander Wilson - Paisley's Bird Man

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11/4/2024

Nicola MacIntyre, Natural History Curator, Paisley Museum – Alexander Wilson - Paisley's Bird Man

Weaver and poet Alexander Wilson spend more than half his life in Paisley before fleeing to America. There he reinvented himself to become o...

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