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Episodes

What happens in your body when you eat

What’s your favourite food? A hamburger, a slice of cake, a pizza? Eating is something we all do every day... more

20 Dec 2024 · 32 minutes
How to combat flooding

Anyone who has switched on the news even briefly this year will no doubt have seen scenes of extreme flooding... more

16 Dec 2024 · 34 minutes
How belonging to tribes shapes our culture

Be it down to our professions, taste in music or favourite sports teams we all belong to several different tribes.... more

13 Dec 2024 · 45 minutes
The science of manipulation

Why do we humans seem to be so easily influenced or even fooled? On one hand this can be done... more

09 Dec 2024 · 33 minutes
How the internet shaped how we speak

Through emojis, memes, acronyms and inside jokes, the internet has forever changed how we communicate. But what is the result... more

06 Dec 2024 · 32 minutes
Feeding the world’s growing population

The Earth’s population currently stands at more than 8 billion and shows no signs of slowing down any time soon.... more

02 Dec 2024 · 25 minutes
How extinction can protect future animals

Living through a mass extinction means the end of a species’ existence inevitably collides with significant events in our personal... more

29 Nov 2024 · 34 minutes
How opening our eyes, ears and noses can help us deepen our relationship with wildlife

From the distinctive caw of a crow to the musky scent of a beaver, the world around us is filled... more

25 Nov 2024 · 37 minutes
The psychology of anger

It’s likely that even the most virtuous amongst us has experienced feelings of anger at some point in our lives.... more

22 Nov 2024 · 29 minutes
How to beat the winter blues

As the nights draw in and the temperature drops, many of us find ourselves feeling a little less jolly and... more

18 Nov 2024 · 34 minutes
Why being cynical is harming your health

While being cynical can feel safe, and prepared for the worst outcome, it could actually be harming your health. We... more

15 Nov 2024 · 32 minutes
How to Hack Your Sleep: How not getting enough sleep affects your health

Lots of us will have at some points in our lives woken up feeling groggy after getting a poor night’s... more

11 Nov 2024 · 28 minutes
The genetic evolution and future of humankind

Understanding who we are and where we came from is one of the most fascinating questions in science. But it’s... more

08 Nov 2024 · 30 minutes
How to Hack Your Sleep: The science of bizarre sleep phenomena

Research over the past few decades has proven that getting a good night’s sleep is essential for our health and... more

04 Nov 2024 · 28 minutes
The fascinating history of science

We may pride ourselves on our intelligence, but humans perhaps actually have to thank our ability to process and communicate... more

01 Nov 2024 · 28 minutes
How to Hack Your Sleep: What to eat to get better sleep

We all know we should be eating a good diet to keep ourselves healthy, but did you know your diet... more

28 Oct 2024 · 27 minutes
How the James Webb Space Telescope is peering deeper into the cosmos than ever before

Since its launch on Christmas Day 2021, the James Webb Space Telescope has delivered some of the most stunning images... more

24 Oct 2024 · 27 minutes
How to Hack Your Sleep: Optimising your body clock

Our bodies have in-built clocks that allow us to sync our daily activities to a roughly 24-hour cycle. This determines... more

20 Oct 2024 · 29 minutes
How the history of all life on Earth is written in DNA, with Richard Dawkins

Since the discovery of the double helix by Francis Crick, James Watson and Rosalind Franklin in the 1950s, human knowledge... more

17 Oct 2024 · 32 minutes
Don't miss the upcoming How to Hack Your Sleep miniseries!

Do you find it hard to get out of bed first thing in the morning? Maybe you feel your energy... more

15 Oct 2024 ·
How to keep your dog calm, safe and happy

We all love our dogs and want to do what’s best for them but, unfortunately, they aren’t able to talk... more

13 Oct 2024 · 28 minutes
When we’ll actually move to Mars

If you’re anything like Kelly and Zach Weinersmith, the idea of a mass human migration to space is exciting but,... more

10 Oct 2024 · 38 minutes
Exploring the diversity of England’s distinctive habitats

For a relatively small country, England is home to an astonishing variety of habitats. From the low-lying grasses, gorse and... more

06 Oct 2024 · 41 minutes
How listening to our animal minds can help us overcome stress and anxiety

Did you know that according to some psychologists we have two minds, not one? The first of these is our... more

03 Oct 2024 · 30 minutes
How to easily trigger your flow state

A state of absolute focus, able to complete a single task or activity effortlessly, flow states are desirable. But how... more

29 Sep 2024 · 35 minutes
Why smartphones really aren’t that bad for your kids

Thanks to the advent of the smartphone, we now have in our pockets more computing power than NASA needed to... more

26 Sep 2024 · 38 minutes
How changes in our chromosomes could lead to the end of men

The Y chromosome is responsible for making people male, but according to recent research, we could see it disappear in... more

22 Sep 2024 · 24 minutes
How to think about uncertainty more scientifically

Often, we’ll hear it said that we live in an uncertain world. Upon hearing this, most of us respond, well... more

19 Sep 2024 · 32 minutes
Free will is an illusion. Here’s why

Free will, as defined by the Encyclopedia Britannica, is the “supposed power or capacity of humans to make decisions or... more

15 Sep 2024 · 42 minutes
What is toxic positivity, and how can you avoid it?

Being a positive person can be good for your health and social relationships. But can you take it too far?... more

12 Sep 2024 · 32 minutes
Life as a brain surgeon

Thanks to the years and years spent poring over textbooks to study the inner workings of the brain, the high... more

08 Sep 2024 · 35 minutes
The healing power of nature

Do you ever feel a bit stressed and think that taking a walk in the woods is just the thing... more

05 Sep 2024 · 33 minutes
How science is helping us restore the Earth’s atmosphere

In his book, Into The Clear Blue Sky, Rob Jackson asks an important question, can we really restore the Earth’s... more

01 Sep 2024 · 32 minutes
Why you're probably not getting enough fibre – and how to fix it

New, so-called ‘superfoods’ frequently find their own moment in the spotlight. But what if there was one type of food... more

29 Aug 2024 · 35 minutes
Surprising facts about weird animal abilities

Animals can do some pretty cool things, but the world is full of bizarre adaptations you’ve probably never heard of... more

25 Aug 2024 · 37 minutes
How thinking more radically can help us see the bigger picture

These days we’re constantly bombarded with information, be it from television, social media, friends and family or simply from the... more

22 Aug 2024 · 35 minutes
Why your plants are more intelligent than you think

Right now, in labs and lecture halls all around the world, there’s a war raging. Not a physical war of... more

18 Aug 2024 · 37 minutes
How science can help us predict the future

The future can be scary, but what if there was a way for us to understand it a little better?... more

15 Aug 2024 · 30 minutes
Why we form one-sided 'parasocial' relationships with celebrities

It is easy to feel like we know celebrities, and even love them. But these people don’t know who we... more

11 Aug 2024 · 33 minutes
Superhumans and the end of ageing: Renowned futurist Ray Kurzweil's vision of 2050

Ray Kurzweil has made many accurate predictions about AI in the past. Having worked in the area of AI research... more

08 Aug 2024 · 28 minutes
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In his book, Into The Clear Blue Sky, Rob Jackson asks an important question, can we really restore the Earth’s atmosphere within... more