Psychology
Does being paid more make you perform better? Video, 00:04:11
A classic experiment examines whether a financial incentive makes us more efficient.
- AttributionBBC
- Posted6 March 2018
The Digital Human. Series 13, Visage. Audio, 29 minutes
Aleks Krotoski discovers how a face changes a robot from a machine into a social being.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
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The Why Factor. Interviews. Audio, 23 minutes
Why do we rely on the interview process when it's proven to be ineffective?
- AttributionBBC World Service
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Health Check. The BBC Loneliness Experiment Launches. Audio, 27 minutes
The causes of loneliness and the experiment aiming to find some solutions
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Discovery. The Anatomy of Pain, Pain of Torture. Audio, 27 minutes
Does knowing that someone is inflicting pain on you deliberately make the pain worse?
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- Available for over a year
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- Posted6 February 2018
Discovery. The Anatomy of Pain, Controlling Pain. Audio, 27 minutes
How do brains control pain? Irene Tracey asks can we distance ourselves from agony
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Discovery. The Anatomy of Pain, Knowing Pain. Audio, 27 minutes
Phantom limb pain, babies’ pain, people without pain, help understand the nature of pain.
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Headliners with Nihal Arthanayake. Jordan Peterson. Audio, 40 minutes
The Canadian psychologist talks about his new book 12 Rules for Life.
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Discovery. The Anatomy of Pain, Seeing Pain. Audio, 27 minutes
Why do some people feel more pain than others and what happens in the brain during surgery
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- Posted15 January 2018
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- Posted15 January 2018
Health Check. New Year, New You? Audio, 27 minutes
Do self-help books make people happier?
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The Why Factor. Why do People Hear Voices in Their Heads? Audio, 23 minutes
Around 2% of people claim they regularly hear voices in their heads. Are they all sick?
- AttributionBBC World Service
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Health Check. Dementia Patients’ Anxiety Eased by Movies of Their Lives. Audio, 27 minutes
Films about lives of dementia patients help with anxiety
- AttributionBBC World Service
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- Posted14 December 2017
The Why Factor. The Crowd. Audio, 23 minutes
Why we take courage from a crowd
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The Unconscious Life of Bombs. Audio, 28 minutes
Daniel Pick traces how aerial bombardment has made the unconscious mind a field of battle.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
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Health Check. Scarlet Fever Outbreaks. Audio, 27 minutes
Mystery of resurgence in the UK and East Asia of Scarlet Fever
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
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- Posted24 November 2017
One to One. Samantha Simmonds meets Alison Pike. Audio, 15 minutes
Journalist Samantha Simmonds explores sibling competition with Professor Alison Pike.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Why do some of us have 'imposter syndrome'? The Why Factor. Audio, 00:02:47
Discover why some people feel like frauds and that their mask will be uncovered
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Posted7 November 2017
The Why Factor. Imposter Syndrome. Audio, 23 minutes
Why do some of us often feel like frauds?
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
The Why Factor. Serial Killers. Audio, 23 minutes
Why do many of us find serial killers and their crimes so intriguing?
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
