Neuroscience
A Thorough Examination with Drs Chris and Xand. Series 1: Addicted to Food, S1. Ep 5 - Building an ultra-processed mind. Audio, 28 minutes
Chris van Tulleken is on a mission to get his twin, Xand, to quit ultra-processed food.
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Discovery. The Mystery of the Teenage Brain. Audio, 28 minutes
Dr Adam Rutherford and Dr Hannah Fry investigate everyday mysteries sent by listeners.
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Between the Ears. The Racing Mind. Audio, 30 minutes
A meditation on ultrarunning through interviews, poetry, location recordings and music.
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- Posted26 April 2022
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- Posted18 April 2022
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- Posted23 February 2022
A Recipe for Love. Audio, 28 minutes
Sophie Ward makes a scientifically-accredited love potion. Don't try this at home.
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Arts & Ideas. New Thinking: Mental Health Research. Audio, 41 minutes
How can young people regulate their emotions and can gaming help adolescent mental health
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CrowdScience. Are big-heads smarter? Audio, 28 minutes
Is a bigger head a sign of a higher intelligence? Marnie Chesterton unpicks the science
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Four Thought. Brain Matters. Audio, 21 minutes
Beth Stevens talks about the brain cells most people have never heard of.
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- Posted14 December 2021
Sideways. 22. Inspiring Bill Strickland. Audio, 29 minutes
Matthew Syed explores how inspiring teachers can change the world, one student at a time.
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The Spark. Julia Galef on motivated cognition. Audio, 28 minutes
Julia Galef on how 'motivated cognition' blocks clear thinking - and how to get round it.
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CrowdScience. Can we grow a conscious brain? Audio, 36 minutes
With advances in stem cell research, could we grow a human brain? And would we want to?
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A Point of View. Not in My Movie. Audio, 9 minutes
Sara Wheeler on why it's vital that research into neurodiversity is better understood.
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The Life Scientific. David Eagleman on why reality is an illusion. Audio, 28 minutes
Can we create new senses? Prof David Eagleman talks to Jim Al-Khalili.
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CrowdScience. Am I a psychopath? Audio, 36 minutes
A CrowdScience listener wants to know if she is a psychopath.
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Moral Maze. Happiness. Audio, 43 minutes
Live debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories. #moralmaze
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Deeply Human. The Teenage Brain. Audio, 23 minutes
Why adolescence is so weird
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CrowdScience. Why is learning stuff harder as you get older? Audio, 36 minutes
Why as children we effortlessly absorb new skills but as adults we don’t
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CrowdScience. Why does grief leave me feeling this way? Audio, 37 minutes
Grief can be crippling. Why have we evolved to be so affected by loss?
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- Posted9 April 2021
Out of the Ordinary. Series 8, The buy button. Audio, 28 minutes
How advertisers are trying to use neuroscientific techniques to hack our brains.
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Made of Stronger Stuff. The Hippocampus. Audio, 30 minutes
Kimberley Wilson and Xand van Tulleken discover how we can make better memories.
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