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Prof of Experimental Brain Research Shane O'Mara on walking, torture and the future of cities.

EPISODE · Jan 9, 2020 · 31 MIN

Prof of Experimental Brain Research Shane O'Mara on walking, torture and the future of cities.

from Trinity College Dublin Talks · host Katie S. Byrne and Tom Molloy

If you don't know Shane's work, you should. He wrote the book on torture (doesn't work) and walking (works a treat) and is often contacted by lawyers from Guantanamo Bay to cite his research in trials of prisoners. He's been quoted in UN policy and was on CIA's radar. Listen in as we try and work out how he does it all, while walking.

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