Brain
Discovery. Lost for words. Audio, 27 minutes
David Shariatmadari explores the science of language, dementia and ageing
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
Are you a 'lark' on an 'owl'? Video, 00:03:19
Why most people are neither 'larks' or 'owls'
- AttributionBBC
- Posted28 June 2021
Why does our memory fade? World Business Report. Audio, 00:03:55
A team of scientists has concluded we only recall central parts of events, or the gist
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Posted6 June 2021
Deeply Human. The Teenage Brain. Audio, 23 minutes
Why adolescence is so weird
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
Can Mozart really boost your brain power? Video, 00:04:22
Can listening to Mozart make people more intelligent?
- AttributionBBC
- Posted7 April 2021
Made of Stronger Stuff. The Hippocampus. Audio, 30 minutes
Kimberley Wilson and Xand van Tulleken discover how we can make better memories.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
- Attribution
- Posted30 March 2021
Made of Stronger Stuff. The Vagus Nerve. Audio, 34 minutes
Kimberley Wilson and Xand van Tulleken travel along one of the brain's superhighways.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
How to train your brain. WorklifeIndia. Video, 00:24:29
Is there a way to train the brain to learn things faster and reduce the effects of stress?
- AttributionBBC
- Posted23 March 2021
Phrenology: The weirdest pseudoscience of them all? Video, 00:04:08
Phrenology: The weirdest pseudoscience of them all?
- AttributionBBC
- Posted16 March 2021
The benefits of flexible thinking. BBC Ideas. Video, 00:04:12
BBC Ideas explores how thinking flexibly helps you cope better with life's challenges.
- AttributionBBC
- Posted4 March 2021
Does a full moon increase abnormal behaviour? Video, 00:05:02
Does a full moon increase abnormal behaviour?
- AttributionBBC
- Posted15 February 2021
Can you boost your brain power naturally? Video, 00:07:15
How do so-called 'smart drugs' work, and what are their risks?
- AttributionBBC
- Posted4 February 2021
The Infinite Monkey Cage. Series 22, The Human Brain. Audio, 28 minutes
Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined by Conan O'Brien to look at the amazing human brain.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Can you really have a photographic memory? Video, 00:03:31
Is there really a way to remember visual snapshots from life just like a mental scrapbook?
- AttributionBBC
- Posted1 February 2021
Archive on 4. Easier Than Curing a Toothache? The Story of Lobotomy. Audio, 57 minutes
Claire Prentice looks at the history of a notorious medical procedure - lobotomy.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Between Life and Death. Video, 51 minutes
Provocative documentary following the doctors who can now interrupt the death process.
- AttributionBBC
- Available for over a year
- Attribution
- Posted21 January 2021
5 Live Science Podcast. Speeding Up Covid Testing, Predicting Who Gets 'Long Covid', and How Video Games Change How You Think. Audio, 56 minutes
Chris Berrow from the Naked Scientists rounds up the latest science news.
- AttributionBBC Radio 5 Live
- Available for over a year
Curious Cases. Series 17, The Noises That Make Us Cringe. Audio, 48 minutes
Why do some people find noises like a fork scraping a plate so terrible?
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
CrowdScience. Was I born clumsy? Audio, 36 minutes
Simon is sick of knocking stuff over, so CrowdScience looks at the science of clumsiness
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
- Attribution
- Posted1 November 2020
