What's going on in Tourette's? Does the etymology of swear words explain why we find them derogatory today? Emma Byrne answers audience questions following her talk. Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe Emma's book "Swearing is Good for You" is out now - https://geni.us/Ttxi5M Emma Byrne is an honest-to-goodness robot scientist who, when she’s not developing intelligent systems, writes for Forbes, the FT and Global Business Magazine. She also frequently appears on Sky News and the BBC talking about the future of artificial intelligence and robotics. This talk and Q&A was filmed in the Ri on 8 February 2018. --- Thank you for our Patreon supporters who help us make more videos like this: Ashok Bommisetti, Greg Nagel, Lester Su, Rebecca Pan and Will Knott. --- The Ri is on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheRoyalInstitution and Twitter: http://twitter.com/ri_science and Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/royalinstitution and Tumblr: http://ri-science.tumblr.com/ Our editorial policy: http://www.rigb.org/home/editorial-policy Subscribe for the latest science videos: http://bit.ly/RiNewsletter Product links on this page may be affiliate links which means it won't cost you any extra but we may earn a small commission if you decide to purchase through the link.