Psychology
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
- Available for over a year
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
- Available for over a year
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
- Available for over a year
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
- Available for over a year
The Placebo Problem. Audio, 28 minutes
Geoff Watts explores the phenomenon of the nocebo effect and its implications for medicine
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
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
- Available for over a year
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
- Available for over a year
Four Thought. Best of Four Thought. Audio, 43 minutes
Kamin Mohammadi presents three of the best recent episodes of Four Thought.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
The Why Factor. Sharing. Audio, 18 minutes
Why do we share? And, what happens inside our brains when we do?
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
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
- Available for over a year
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
- 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
The Roots of Extremism. Audio, 28 minutes
What drives extremist violence? Daniel Pick reveals the story of an attempt to find out.
- 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, 43 minutes
Kirsty Young talks to Prof Tanya Byron, clinical psychologist and TV presenter.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
