Language, freedom to think and all that jazz
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Sony Computer Science Laboratory (CSL) was opened in Paris, France, by Japanese electronics giant Sony in Oct. 1996 to carry out basic research. CSL director Luc Steels explains that Sony's aim in establishing the laboratory was to allow scientists to do their own thing without being guided or influenced by short-term goals. CSL has four full-time researchers working on a number of projects, including one on the origins of language. Other projects are designed to improve understanding of the musical experience from the listener's viewpoint.
Publication Name: Times Higher Education Supplement
Subject: Education
ISSN: 0049-3929
Year: 1997
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I think, therefore I theorise
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The effect on human geography of writings of a theoretical tendency is discussed. Theory has come under strong attack, yet the reconceptualisations of local and global space put forward by a number of theoreticians have provided valuable insights, opening up fresh lines of inquiry in human geography. Theoreticians such as Foucault, Giddens and Said have made a significant contribution, partly through increasing human geographers' understanding of the ways in which sites exercise social power.
Publication Name: Times Higher Education Supplement
Subject: Education
ISSN: 0049-3929
Year: 1998
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