The Cabaret of Dangerous Ideas

Cybercrime is not just for criminals

Hackers are convicted for cybercrime. But should the collection and sale of personal data from social media be classed as a cybercrime? Is it a crime for parents to allow their children mobile phones with access to the internet? If manufacturers knowingly sell insecure devices that give access inside our homes, is this a cybercrime? Cybersecurity expert Garry Scobie (The University of Edinburgh) asks whether the need to post about every aspect of our lives is making us all criminals?

You can’t say that!

Have you ever read an unfamiliar word and thought, “I can’t say that!”? Speaking is so familiar and natural that it almost feels effortless, but sometimes it can seem impossible to say a certain word or make a certain sound. What is happening with your lungs and tongue when you say something like ‘supercalifragilisticexpialidocious’? How much control do you have over them anyway? Why are tongue twisters so hard? Is it possible to speak without breathing? Are any words actually impossible to say? Dr Rebekka Puderbaugh (The University of Edinburgh) uncovers whether, actually, you can say that!Have you ever read an unfamiliar word and thought, “I can’t say that!”? What makes something hard to say and are any words impossible? Dr Rebekka Puderbaugh uncovers whether you can say that!