Psychology
One to One. Mark Steel and Graeme Le Saux. Audio, 15 minutes
Are the skills you need for stand-up comedy the same as you need for sport? Really?
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
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- Posted11 July 2017
A trial by Bournemouth doctors produces new evidence of the healing power of the mind. Steve Harris. Audio, 00:02:41
Psychologists are teaching patients methods to cope with pain and recovery from surgery.
- AttributionBBC Radio Solent
- Posted30 June 2017
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- Posted8 June 2017
Science Stories. Pavlov and his Dogs. Audio, 28 minutes
Naomi Alderman tells the story of Pavlov and his selectively drooling dogs.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
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- Posted5 June 2017
The Why Factor. Self-Harm. Audio, 23 minutes
Why do some people cause physical pain to themselves as a way to manage their emotions?
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
The Why Factor. Why Do We Talk To Ourselves? Audio, 23 minutes
In this Why Factor, Matthew Sweet asks who are we talking to when we talk to ourselves
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
The Human at Play. Audio, 28 minutes
Farrah Jarral asks who gets to play in our society.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
The Why Factor. Underground. Audio, 23 minutes
What lures people to delve deep beneath the earth, into the dark recesses underground?
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
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- Posted28 March 2017
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- Posted10 March 2017
A Point of View. The Screensaver of Life, or the Idling Brain. Audio, 10 minutes
Stella Tillyard looks at the phenomenon of the "idling brain".
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
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- Posted7 March 2017
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- Posted5 March 2017
A Point of View. Flying Saucers and an Uncertain World. Audio, 10 minutes
John Gray asks how we come to terms with a world that is frighteningly unpredictable.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
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- Posted28 February 2017
The Inquiry. Why Can't We Stop Looking at our Phones? Audio, 23 minutes
The science and psychology of smartphone design
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
The Why Factor. Smiling. Audio, 18 minutes
Whether a toothy grin, a megawatt beam or a faint curve of the lips, why do we smile?
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
The Why Factor. Series 4, Hypochondria. Audio, 12 minutes
Why do people suffer from hypochondria, and why do they attract so little sympathy?
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
The Why Factor. Conspiracy Theory. Audio, 18 minutes
The Why Factor asks why some people believe in conspiracy theories and whether it matters
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
The Why Factor. Regret. Audio, 18 minutes
Why do we feel regret – is it right to live with it, or should we get over our mistakes?
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
The Science of Dr Seuss. Audio, 30 minutes
Robin Ince explores the scientific ideas hidden within the wonderful world of Dr Seuss
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
