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633 episodes transcribedHave you ever been frustrated when your carefully baked loaves come out of the oven looking more like pancakes? Or wondered why cheese tastes so good...
Meteorites are one of the best indicators that we can get of what is out there in Space. Helen Gordon, author of the new book The Meteorites: Encounte...
It can be hard to know what is true and false in a world of disinformation. But there are some tricks that people use to frame what they say and learn...
Whether it’s accepting a work assignment we know we don’t have time for, attending a social occasion even though we’d much rather hunker down at home...
Dame Judi Dench has recently been in the news speaking about the long-term issue she’s been having with sight loss. The veteran actor has a condition...
Over the last century or so neuroscientists around the world have been uncovering more and more about how our very identities are formed by the differ...
Be it a Marvel superhero, a fashion model or a professional athlete, we likely all have an image in our minds of what we wish our bodies looked like....
Whether it’s due to deadlines at work, an upcoming exam or a rocky personal relationship, we’ve no doubt all felt stress at some point in our lives. A...
Many of us listen to music every day, perhaps to help us relax in the evening after a hard day’s work, get us through a tough workout or maybe even to...
Whether it’s a sport, painting or spending hours buried in puzzles, there is a clear link between our experience of hobbies and our mental health. Par...
Most of us like to think we live in an equal society that offers the same opportunities to all. But unfortunately, hundreds of scientific studies say...
With a smartphone in our pockets at all times, social media is only ever a few clicks away. With this, problematic social media use is easy to fall in...
It’s commonly thought that when compared to other members of the animal kingdom we humans have a particularly poor sense of smell. But this couldn’t b...
This time of the year lots of us will be setting new goals for the future. Be it getting fitter, reading more or even writing that novel we always sus...
Be it the recent outbreak of wars around the world, the COVID-19 pandemic or the unfortunate personal events that will undoubtedly befall us at some p...
Would you like to learn how to set goals and stick to them? How about cutting down the time you spend on social media? Or how about learning to cope b...
What’s your favourite food? A hamburger, a slice of cake, a pizza? Eating is something we all do every day but most of us rarely think about what actu...
Anyone who has switched on the news even briefly this year will no doubt have seen scenes of extreme flooding occurring in all corners of the globe. B...
Be it down to our professions, taste in music or favourite sports teams we all belong to several different tribes. But what drives this instinct and w...
Why do we humans seem to be so easily influenced or even fooled? On one hand this can be done for entertainment, in a Las Vegas stage magic show for e...
