Psychology
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- Posted2 September 2015
Serendipity. Lacrimosa. Audio, 28 minutes
Proinsias O'Coinn goes in search of a piece of art that has the power to make him cry.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
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The Why Factor. Why do we travel? Audio, 18 minutes
Mike Williams asks why do we leave the comfort of our homes to go travel?
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
Past Imperfect. Audio, 28 minutes
How false memories can be artificially generated and used to change future behaviour.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
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The Why Factor. Why do Top Sportsmen and Women Choke? Audio, 18 minutes
Why do we lose the ability to do routine tasks under pressure?
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
Four Thought. Questioning Success. Audio, 15 minutes
Jennifer Kavanagh questions the value of success.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
From the Cockpit to the Operating Theatre. Audio, 28 minutes
Why lessons learned from aviation psychology are starting to save lives in hospitals.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
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The Why Factor. Why do we Draw? Audio, 18 minutes
What makes us draw, how do we get good at it and what do we reveal through our drawings?
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
The Why Factor. Daydreaming. Audio, 18 minutes
Does everyone’s mind wander? And why do we do it?
- AttributionBBC World Service
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The Why Factor. Suicide. Audio, 18 minutes
Every year, across the world, around a million people take their own lives. But why?
- AttributionBBC World Service
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The Essay. Fear Itself, Matthew Sweet. Audio, 15 minutes
Matthew Sweet reflects on an experiment designed to induce fear in a toddler.
- AttributionBBC Radio 3
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The Placebo Problem. Audio, 28 minutes
Geoff Watts explores the phenomenon of the nocebo effect and its implications for medicine
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
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The Food Chain. Dinner for One. Audio, 27 minutes
Do you take a hit to your wallet, your social life and even your health by dining alone?
- AttributionBBC World Service
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Word of Mouth. Prof Tanya Byron on the language parents use to talk to their children. Audio, 28 minutes
Tanya Byron and Michael Rosen discuss the language parents use to talk to their children.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
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Four Thought. Best of Four Thought. Audio, 43 minutes
Kamin Mohammadi presents three of the best recent episodes of Four Thought.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
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The Why Factor. Sharing. Audio, 18 minutes
Why do we share? And, what happens inside our brains when we do?
- AttributionBBC World Service
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Analysis. Precedents or Principles? Audio, 30 minutes
How far are we influenced by precedent in reaching decisions and how much by principles?
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
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Four Thought. Series 4, In Defence of Anger. Audio, 15 minutes
Philosopher Amia Srinivasan makes the case for anger.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
The Waiting. Audio, 30 minutes
Raymond Tallis describes how the act of waiting pervades so much of our daily lives.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4 Extra
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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
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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
