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We like to think vulnerability deepens empathy. From TED talks to philosophy, we celebrate it as the key to empathy and courage. Dr Adrianna Zabrzewska (Edinburgh Napier University) explores what happens when vulnerability isn’t gentle or liberating but exploited for political gain. Actively building your brain health or leaving it to chance? With growing evidence of the lifestyles and environments that are important, Professor Alan Gow (Heriot-Watt University) explores stacking the odds in favour of being brain healthy as we age.
This is an archived listing from the 2026 Edinburgh Festival Fringe. The Provocateurs: The Weakness of Vulnerability / Brain Health Roulette is by The Provocateurs, listed under Spoken Word in the Fringe programme. It plays at The Stand Comedy Club 2, 16 North St Andrew Street, EH2 1HJ, 12 August.
The show runs 60 minutes and is suitable for ages 14+. Tickets are £12.