Kaleidoscience: Conversations on Cognitive Science

Imogen Hüsing, Sophie Kühne, Sönke Lülf, Elisa Palme

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Episodes 74

Avg. Duration 50m

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Since Aug 2023

Latest Episode Jun 2026

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47%

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Kaleidoscience is a podcast interviewing guests across the field of Cognitive Science. We explore questions such as what it means to be conscious, what AI might think, how the brain processes language - and much more. Find the answers to questions you may or may not have asked yourself. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kaleidoscience_pod/ Produced by: Imogen Hüsing, Clara Kühne, Sophie Kühne, Sönke Lülf and Elisa Palme Logo by: Annika Richter Music by: Jan-Luca Schröder

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Recent Episodes

S3 S3 #49 How does playing make birds smarter? Brain-to-brain with Prof. Gisela Kaplan.

Jun 11, 2026 1h 30m

Some book publications: Kaplan, Gisela (2019) Bird Bonds: Sex, mate-choice and cognition in Australian native birds. Macmillan/Pan Macmillan Australia, Sydney. (ISBN 978-1-76055-420-0, pbk. 354…

S3 S3 #48 What happens in the brain of your cat? Brain-to-brain with Dr. Sevim Isparta and Prof. Nadja Freund.

Apr 30, 2026 57m

The study on cat sleeping position that we talked about: https://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(25)00507-X The study on cats and problem solving abilities that was mentioned:…

S3 S3 #47 Does sign language change your brain? Brain-to-brain with Dr. Karen Emmorey.

Apr 09, 2026 1h 3m

Literature: Emmorey, K. (2023). Ten things you should know about sign languages. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 32(5), 387-394. The lab of Dr. Karen…

S3 S3 #46 Why should we be vigilant when politicians talk? Brain-to-brain with Prof. Nicole Gotzner.

Mar 26, 2026 40m

The discussed paper: Gotzner, N. (accepted). Does it matter what is said and who said it? The interpretation of Trump’s and Harris’ statements in Republican and Democrat voters. To appear in Open…

S3 S3 #45 How do children learn adjectives? Brain-to-brain with Charlotte Uhlemann.

Mar 12, 2026 50m

References: Kennedy, C., & McNally, L. (2005). Scale structure, degree modification, and the semantics of gradable predicates. Language, 81(2), 345-381. Kennedy, C. (2007). Vagueness and grammar:…

S3 S3 #44 How should machines translate sensitive language? Brain-to-brain with Sabrina Frohn.

Feb 15, 2026 1h 4m

Sabrina’s linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sabrina-frohn/ Papers: not THE implicit bias paper but one explaining implicit and explicit bias: “Social Justice in Our Minds, Homes, and Society: The…

S3 S3 #43 How do parasocial relationships with chatbots form? Brain-to-brain with Takuya Maeda.

Jan 29, 2026 1h 3m

References: https://apnews.com/article/chatbot-ai-lawsuit-suicide-teen-artificial-intelligence-9d48adc572100822fdbc3c90d1456bd0 https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/23/technology/characterai-lawsuit-teen-s…

S3 S3 #42 What does the research say about Science Communication? Brain-to-brain with Prof. Rainer Bromme.

Jan 15, 2026 1h 20m

Literature: Bromme, R. (2025). Objektiv und unabhängig, aber auch wirksam für das Gemeinwohl: Vertrauen im Kontext öffentlicher Erwartungen an Wissenschaft. In P. Sandermann & V. Schwenker…

How can you communicate science through books? SciCom-Special #7 with Dr. Nicholas Wright.

Jan 11, 2026 35m

Order the book: https://www.panmacmillan.com/authors/nicholas-wright/warhead/9781035013982 Nicholas on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicholas-d-wright-bba3a065/ Nicholas on X:…

How can you communicate science with comics? SciCom-Special #6 with Dr. Sophie Elschner.

Jan 05, 2026 30m

Find Sophies works: Website: https://psychosophcomic.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/psychosophcomic/ Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/psychosoph.bsky.social LinkedIn:…

How can you communicate science on a boat? SciCom-Special #5 with Babette Jochum from the MS Wissenschaft.

Dec 28, 2025 30m

The website of MS Wissenschaft: https://ms-wissenschaft.de/de/ The instagram account: https://www.instagram.com/mswissenschaft/ The recommended show:…

How can you communicate science with animated videos? SciCom-Special #4 with Şeyma Türk and Julia Ruff from Empathique.

Dec 21, 2025 24m

The YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Empathique The channel recommended by Julia: https://www.youtube.com/@ruthmicallef Podcast Credits: Produced by: Imogen Hüsing, Clara Kühne, Sophie…

How can we communicate the successes and failures of research? SciCom-Special #3 with Evelyne Fraats.

Dec 14, 2025 35m

Links provided by Evelyne: In-Mind blog (Dutch version) https://nl.in-mind.org In-Mind blog (international version) https://www.in-mind.org Two of my blogs for In-Mind (Dutch…

S3 S3 #41 What is the effect of stress hormones on cognition? Brain-to-brain with Dr. Katja Langer.

Dec 11, 2025 1h 1m

Related papers: Langer, K., Wolf, O. T., Merz, C. J., & Jentsch, V. L. (2025). The effects of stress hormones on cognitive emotion regulation: A systematic review and integrative model.…

How do you explain research using a fictional story? SciCom-Special #2 with Dr. Helena Hartmann.

Dec 07, 2025 33m

Helena’s website: https://scienceandfiction.net/ The first episode with Helena:…

How can you communicate science live on stage? SciCom-Special #1 with Dr. Nicolas Wöhrl.

Nov 30, 2025 35m

Get a ticket for a live show: https://minkorrekt.de/minkorrekt-live/ Listen to the podcast: https://minkorrekt.de/ The episode on „Ig-Nobelpreise 2024“:…

S3 S3 #40 How do hormones influence our cognition? Brain-to-brain with Assoc. Prof. Caroline Gurvich.

Nov 27, 2025 55m

https://research.monash.edu/en/persons/caroline-gurvich Related…

S3 S3 #39 What do hormones have to do with everything from menstruation to menopause? Brain-to-brain with Franziska Weinmar.

Nov 13, 2025 57m

Papers: Zsido, R. G., Williams, A. N., Barth, C., Serio, B., Kurth, L., Mildner, T., … & Sacher, J. (2023). Ultra-high-field 7T MRI reveals changes in human medial temporal lobe volume in…

S3 S3 #38 How can AI model the sensorimotor system? Brain-to-brain with Dr. Tonio Weidler.

Oct 30, 2025 1h 5m

Related papers: Weidler, T. (2025). The mechanism at hand: A goal-driven approach to modeling the human sensorimotor system.…

S2 Has it been two years already? Bonus-to-brain with Elisa, Imogen, Sönke and Sophie.

Jul 31, 2025 56m

Here is the link to the feedback survey: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSciMt9WSchCR7IpFOy9mjixCukl9411DRoK56odhqJSzN_euw/viewform Podcast Credits: Produced by: Imogen Hüsing, Clara…

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