Psychology
The Waiting. Audio, 30 minutes
Raymond Tallis describes how the act of waiting pervades so much of our daily lives.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4 Extra
- Available for over a year
Word of Mouth. The Online Me. Audio, 28 minutes
Are we different online than in real life? Gemma Cairney asks Nick Grimshaw and friends.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
The Why Factor. Competition. Audio, 18 minutes
Why are we competitive? Is it a natural instinct?
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
The Why Factor. Boredom. Audio, 18 minutes
Why do we get bored and what does it say about how we engage with the world around us?
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
The Why Factor. Envy. Audio, 18 minutes
What is envy and why can it be dangerously destructive or make us strive for success?
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
Analysis. Eldar Shafir: Scarcity. Audio, 30 minutes
An interview with psychologist Eldar Shafir about the concept of scarcity.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Word of Mouth. Prime Suspects. Audio, 28 minutes
Michael Rosen and top crime writers on the changing language of the police interview.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
The Why Factor. Optimism and Pessimism. Audio, 18 minutes
Why do some people have a darker outlook on life while others have a brighter one?
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
The Why Factor. The Lie. Audio, 18 minutes
How different cultures define telling the truth
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
Desert Island Discs. Professor Tanya Byron. Audio, 45 minutes
Kirsty Young talks to Prof Tanya Byron, clinical psychologist and TV presenter.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
The Digital Human. Series 4, Altruism. Audio, 30 minutes
Aleks Krotoski asks if the digital world is allowing us to be more altruistic than ever.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
The Life Scientific. Elizabeth Stokoe. Audio, 28 minutes
Jim Al-Khalili talks to Professor Elizabeth Stokoe about studying real-life conversations.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Word of Mouth. Speaking to Yourself. Audio, 28 minutes
Michael Rosen asks who we are really talking to when we talk to ourselves.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
The Why Factor. PTSD. Audio, 18 minutes
What is Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, and why is it so controversial?
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
Desert Island Discs. Uta Frith. Audio, 45 minutes
Kirsty Young interviews developmental psychologist Professor Uta Frith.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
The Why Factor. The Mob. Audio, 18 minutes
Why do we behave differently when we are in a large crowd?
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
Word of Mouth. The Language of Bereavement and Grief. Audio, 28 minutes
Writer Michael Rosen explores the language of bereavement and grief.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Sunday Feature. Crowd Psychology. Audio, 45 minutes
Geneticist Steve Jones investigates the science of crowds.
- AttributionBBC Radio 3
- Available for over a year
File on 4. Family Annihilation. Audio, 38 minutes
What drives fathers to kill their families and themselves? Jane Deith investigates.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Four Thought. Series 2, Aza Raskin: A Design Renaissance for Healthcare. Audio, 15 minutes
American designer Aza Raskin proposes a design renaissance in healthcare.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
The Life Scientific. Steven Pinker. Audio, 30 minutes
Inside the mind of science writer and cognitive psychologist Steven Pinker.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Analysis. Promises, Promises. Audio, 30 minutes
Ben Rogers asks if getting us to make public pledges can change our behaviour.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
All in the Mind. APA - Psychologist for Referees - Schizophrenia. Audio, 30 minutes
Claudia Hammond explores current developments of the American Psychological Association.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
All in the Mind. Intoxication of Power - Board Game - Statutory Regulation. Audio, 30 minutes
Dr Raj Persaud is joined by David Owen to discuss The Hubris Syndrome.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
