Psychology
The Why Factor. Resilience. Audio, 24 minutes
Why are we resilient?
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
The Why Factor. Why does music affect the way we feel? Audio, 23 minutes
An exploration of why and how music can exert a powerful effect on our emotions
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
So Many Books, So Little Time. Audio, 28 minutes
Mark Hodkinson ponders the nature of our personal book collections and why we gather them.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
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- Posted25 November 2019
Beyond Today. Does self-care really make you happy? Audio, 25 minutes
Top tips on better mental health from Yale’s most popular professor.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
One to One. City or Country? Alys Fowler meets Ruth Allen. Audio, 14 minutes
Acclaimed gardening writer Alys Fowler tries to work out where she wants to live.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
The Why Factor. Why are we conscious? Audio, 24 minutes
What evolutionary advantage does consciousness bestow upon us?
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
Analysis. Can I Change Your Mind? Audio, 28 minutes
Margaret Heffernan challenges a view that polarisation means we do not change our minds.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Curious Cases. Rutherford and Fry, A Frytful Scare Part 1. Audio, 31 minutes
Why do we enjoy horror? Rutherford and Fry explore the thrill of fear
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
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- Posted29 October 2019
The Why Factor. Why are we conscious of so little? Audio, 24 minutes
Why are humans conscious of so little of what goes on around us?
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
The Why Factor. Why are we shy? Audio, 24 minutes
Why do we feel shy and what can we do about it?
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
The Why Factor. Intuition: Why should we be cautious of it? Audio, 24 minutes
Why do we get so attached to our intuitions? And can they mislead us?
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
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- Posted11 October 2019
The Why Factor. Intuition: Why should we trust it? Audio, 24 minutes
What exactly is intuition? And why should we trust it?
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
The Life Scientific. Richard Wiseman on lying, luck and the paranormal. Audio, 28 minutes
How to spot a liar. Professor Richard Wiseman tells Jim Al-Khalili
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
- Attribution
- Posted24 September 2019
The Why Factor. Why are we so gloomy about the world? Audio, 23 minutes
Sandra Kanthal asks if human nature is wired to fixate on the downsides of life.
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
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- Posted15 September 2019
'My body won't let me have sex' Heart and Soul. Video, 00:07:50
Vaginismus: 'My body won't let me have sex'
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Posted14 September 2019
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- Posted6 September 2019
CrowdScience. Are extroverts really happier? Audio, 27 minutes
We probe the links between happiness, personality and culture
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
Four Thought. How poker teaches decision making. Audio, 20 minutes
Liv Boeree explains how playing poker teaches good decision making.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
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