Scots Language Centre plunged into crisis as board resigns over payments row<\/a><\/p>\nCharlton said: \u201cThis event\u00a0will\u00a0share\u00a0the\u00a0stories\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0individuals whose skulls are\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0collection, where they came from\u00a0and\u00a0how they became part\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0museum\u2019s collection.<\/p>\n
\u201cUnfortunately, very little is known about most\u00a0of\u00a0these individuals through historic erasure\u00a0and\u00a0lack\u00a0of\u00a0documentation, although through this\u00a0talk\u00a0I\u00a0will\u00a0discuss some\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0few cases we know more about.<\/p>\n
\u201cConversely\u00a0a\u00a0lot more is known about\u00a0the\u00a0\u2018donors\u2019 who presented these human remains to\u00a0the\u00a0university. Medical students, doctors, religious missionaries, geologists\u00a0and\u00a0botanists were all responsible for contributing to\u00a0the\u00a0growing anatomy collections.\u201d<\/p>\n
Play for Good: Video\u00a0game\u00a0exhibition<\/p>\n
Also featuring at\u00a0the\u00a0festival\u00a0is Play for Good,\u00a0a\u00a0video\u00a0game\u00a0exhibition\u00a0on\u00a0how they can help with\u00a0health, wellbeing\u00a0and\u00a0social inclusion.<\/p>\n
Event organiser Dr Andrew Reid,\u00a0of\u00a0Abertay University\u00a0and\u00a0member\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0Young Academy\u00a0of\u00a0Scotland, said: \u201cSimply put, designing\u00a0games\u00a0for good means thinking about how\u00a0games\u00a0can provide\u00a0a\u00a0positive outcome to various social or cultural environments.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve got\u00a0a\u00a0couple\u00a0of\u00a0projects here that are showing\u00a0games\u00a0to promote physical activity by using your body as an input, all\u00a0the\u00a0way through to exploring mental\u00a0health\u00a0as\u00a0a\u00a0topic.<\/p>\n
\u201cThese are generally spaces that are quite difficult to deal with\u00a0in\u00a0any given context, but within\u00a0games\u00a0we create\u00a0a\u00a0safe space to explore some very challenging issues\u00a0and\u00a0very challenging conversations.\u201d<\/p>\n
Walking tour around Edinburgh\u2019s Greyfriars Kirkyard<\/p>\n
While many\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0Curious events are\u00a0held\u00a0within\u00a0the\u00a0RSE, this year\u2019s programme also features an interactive walking tour around Edinburgh\u2019s Greyfriars Kirkyard.<\/p>\n
Led by Daria Tuhtar,\u00a0the\u00a0tour\u00a0will\u00a0explore\u00a0the\u00a0unique\u00a0and\u00a0intricate language\u00a0of\u00a0symbols\u00a0and\u00a0metaphors that many\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0monuments\u00a0in\u00a0Greyfriars are decorated with,\u00a0and\u00a0how people\u2019s attitudes towards death have changed with\u00a0the\u00a0passage\u00a0of\u00a0time.<\/p>\n
The\u00a0tour\u00a0will\u00a0uncover how ideas\u00a0of\u00a0death, immortality\u00a0and\u00a0resurrection coalesce\u00a0in\u00a0one\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0most striking locations that Edinburgh boasts.<\/p>\n
Royal Society\u00a0of\u00a0Edinburgh general secretary professor Jo Shaw said: \u201cToday we announce\u00a0the\u00a0programme\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0RSE\u2019s Curious\u00a0festival.<\/p>\n
\u201cCurious is an opportunity to throw open\u00a0the\u00a0door to\u00a0the\u00a0RSE, Scotland\u2019s National Academy. We\u2019re bringing together some\u00a0of\u00a0Scotland\u2019s leading thinkers, covering\u00a0a\u00a0broad range\u00a0of\u00a0topics \u2013 from\u00a0video\u00a0games\u00a0to UFOs \u2013\u00a0and\u00a0starting important conversations around big ideas.<\/p>\n
\u201cEveryone is welcome,\u00a0and\u00a0you don\u2019t need any prior\u00a0knowledge\u00a0to take part\u00a0and\u00a0learn something new. Most importantly, every event is free. Just bring yourself\u00a0and\u00a0your curiosity.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A\u00a0SERIES\u00a0of\u00a0talks\u00a0and\u00a0workshops\u00a0on\u00a0health,\u00a0the\u00a0creative\u00a0arts\u00a0and\u00a0video\u00a0games\u00a0will\u00a0be\u00a0held\u00a0during\u00a0a\u00a0festival\u00a0on\u00a0knowledge\u00a0in\u00a0September. A\u00a0myriad\u00a0of\u00a0issues \u2013 including personal data,\u00a0the\u00a0use\u00a0of\u00a0Scots language, future cities\u00a0and\u00a0a\u00a0range\u00a0of\u00a0other social topics \u2013\u00a0will\u00a0be\u00a0discussed\u00a0during\u00a0the\u00a0Royal Society\u00a0of\u00a0Edinburgh\u2019s (RSE) Curious\u00a0Festival\u00a0of\u00a0Knowledge. Held\u00a0from\u00a0September\u00a06-14, one\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0free\u00a0festival\u2019s\u00a0highlights is\u00a0a\u00a0talk\u00a0on\u00a0Scotland\u2019s…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":268611,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8816],"tags":[102221,748,102218,1102,102219,4884,102216,712,102217,102220,16,15,23411,1644],"class_list":{"0":"post-268610","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-edinburgh","8":"tag-ash-charlton","9":"tag-britain","10":"tag-designing-games","11":"tag-edinburgh","12":"tag-free-festival","13":"tag-great-britain","14":"tag-rse","15":"tag-scotland","16":"tag-scots-language","17":"tag-social-inclusion","18":"tag-uk","19":"tag-united-kingdom","20":"tag-university-of-edinburgh","21":"tag-video-games"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114867154591026482","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/268610","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=268610"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/268610\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/268611"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=268610"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=268610"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=268610"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}