Psychology

CrowdScience. Am I a psychopath? Audio, 36 minutes
A CrowdScience listener wants to know if she is a psychopath.
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BBC World Service
Available for over a year
Clearly communicate Covid rules, psychologists say
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Health
Posted
7 July 2021
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70
The Digital Human. Series 20, Vilify. Audio, 29 minutes
Aleks Krotoski explores what it's like to be 'villain of the day' on social media.
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BBC Radio 4
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Why Time Flies (and how to slow it down) Audio, 28 minutes
Armando Iannucci explores why time appears to speed up alarmingly as we age.
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BBC Radio 4
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Teachers' grades biased to more 'agreeable' pupils, claim psychologists
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Family & Education
Posted
20 May 2021
Can't sleep or having mad dreams? This may be why
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Wales
Posted
8 May 2021
Can't Get You Out of My Head
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BBC
The Life Scientific. Theresa Marteau on how to change behaviour. Audio, 27 minutes
Prof Dame Theresa Marteau tells Jim Al-Khalili about her life and work.
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BBC Radio 4
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Can we trust our memories? Teach Me A Lesson with Greg James and Bella Mackie. Video, 00:01:39
Psychology teacher Mrs Harrowell puts Greg James' memory to the test.
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BBC Radio 5 Live
Posted
12 April 2021
Teach Me A Lesson with Greg James and Bella Mackie. Can We Trust Our Own Memories? Audio, 42 minutes
Greg James and Bella Mackie get another psychology lesson from a brilliant teacher.
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BBC Radio 5 Live
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Seriously... Made of Stronger Stuff: The Heart. Audio, 36 minutes
Kimberley Wilson and Xand van Tulleken talk artificial hearts and broken heart syndrome.
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BBC Radio 4
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'I catch rats for a living and couldn’t be happier'
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Business
Posted
30 March 2021
Scarlett Moffatt Wants to Believe. Déjà vu with Dani Dyer. Audio, 39 minutes
What is Déjà vu? Can we really predict the future? What is Déjà vu?
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BBC Radio 1
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Will we go back to the 'old normal'?
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Wales
Posted
24 March 2021
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516
The Compass. Water: Too Much And Not Enough, How water shaped us. Audio, 27 minutes
How our relationship with water evolved through time and shaped our deepest psychology
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BBC World Service
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Made of Stronger Stuff. The Liver. Audio, 33 minutes
Kimberley Wilson and Xand van Tulleken examine the body’s heaviest organ: the liver.
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BBC Radio 4
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Made of Stronger Stuff. The Hands. Audio, 31 minutes
Kimberley Wilson and Xand van Tulleken explore extra fingers and cutting-edge prosthetics.
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BBC Radio 4
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What is flow and how does it help performance? Video, 00:04:02
How tennis players achieve flow and a few tips on how you can too.
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BBC
Posted
10 July 2018
The benefits of flexible thinking. BBC Ideas. Video, 00:04:12
BBC Ideas explores how thinking flexibly helps you cope better with life's challenges.
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BBC
Posted
4 March 2021
Magicians' tactics used in politics and marketing
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Family & Education
Posted
11 March 2021
Comments
165
Don’t Tell Me The Score. When winning isn't winning: John Neal. Audio, 41 minutes
When does an obsession with winning become unhealthy?
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BBC Radio 4
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The Life Scientific. Richard Bentall on the causes of mental ill health. Audio, 41 minutes
Why madness is in the world not in us. Prof Richard Bentall talks about his life and work.
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BBC Radio 4
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CrowdScience. Why does it feel so good to swear? Audio, 33 minutes
How swearing relieves pain and helps us bond with others
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BBC World Service
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