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What’s in an (artificial) voice?

An introduction to a new experiment looking at how we respond to artificial voices from BBC R&D and University of Salford.

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31 Jul

Liked the sound of Kids Invent Stuff on @PodInventive ? Heres a few other engineers #YouTube worth looking up @XylaFoxlin @estefanniegg @SimoneGiertz @colin_furze @LOOKMUMNOCMPUTR

If you missed the inspiring interview with @RuthAmos http://www.inventivepodcast.com or a podcast app 👂🎧

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30 Jul

The last episode of series 1 @PodInventive 🙍‍♂️ But A great one to finish on. @RuthAmos is such an inspiring engineer and I love how @jacqyallop explores the unintended consequences of the social distancing wings http://www.inventivepodcast.com or your usual podcast app 👂🎧

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29 Jul

Saw this pictish carved stone in Forfar last week. Are these ancient social distancing wings as featured on @PodInventive @RuthAmos @jacqyallop ? Hear more about the modern versions on http://www.inventivepodcast.com

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