#17 What on earth is synaesthesia!?

#17 What on earth is synaesthesia!?

Author: Rhiannon Carter November 11, 2022 Duration: 56:27

I am no longer producing new episodes of Deep Talk, but I hope you enjoy the 33 you have already.

I am welcoming new language coaching clients, though. You can find out more on my website: ⁠⁠https://www.rhiannonelt.com/coaching⁠⁠


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Today, I’m joined by Dave and we’re talking about the perceptual phenomenon known as synaesthesia. You find out more about synaesthesia at the following links:

Tasty Coloured Sounds: The experience of Synaesthetes by Dr. Julia Simner

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vFqNjySBHk

(This is the talk we reference regularly in this episode)

Synaesthesia: A Very Short Introduction

https://academic.oup.com/book/28464

(A book by the academic above, Julia Simner, if you wanted to dive into the topic more deeply)

UK Synaesthesia Association - Homepage

https://uksynaesthesia.com/

University of Sussex

https://www.sussex.ac.uk/synaesthesia/

(This is where you’ll find the test that Dave mentions in the episode)

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Dave is an artist. If you find yourself in Edinburgh before mid-February, you can find his work at this show at the National Portrait Gallery:

https://www.nationalgalleries.org/exhibition/artists-work-2

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