Time Travel Agents (rebroadcast)
Hey, let’s meet last week for coffee. Okay, we can’t meet in the past… yet. But could it be only...
53:36
Time Travel Agents (rebroadcast)
Hey, let’s meet last week for coffee. Okay, we can’t meet in the past… yet. But could it be only...
53:36
One of the many shocking aspects of the Capitol attack was that it revealed how thoroughly the...
53:52
Whether you yawn, gasp, sniff, snore, or sigh, you’re availing yourself of our very special...
50:30
Whether you yawn, gasp, sniff, snore, or sigh, you’re availing yourself of our very special...
50:30
Skeptic Check: Rational Lampoon (rebroadcast)
Two heads may be better than one. But what about three or more? A new study shows that...
50:30
Why do we think clearer after taking a break?
Listener Jo asked: "Why is it so I can sit with a sudoku until I have no idea what to do next, so...
03:33
Universal grammar: are we born knowing the rules of language? – Science weekly podcast
Do all human languages share a universal grammar? And can science shed light on a schism that’s...
29:23
The man who lost touch – Science Weekly podcast
What happens without proprioception, our innate ability to know where and how our body is moving...
24:56
Cross Section: Uta Frith – Science Weekly podcast
Nicola Davis sits down with Professor Uta Frith to talk autism, passion, rebellion and the role...
33:54
A neuroscientist explains: how we perceive the truth - podcast
Dr Daniel Glaser explores what the wiring of the brain can tell us about how we perceive the world
33:42
A neuroscientist explains: listener's emails about empathy – podcast
Responding to some of our listener’s emails, Dr Daniel Glaser ponders whether dogs have a Theory...
12:48
Nudge theory: the psychology and ethics of persuasion - Science Weekly podcast
This week, Ian Sample explores the psychology behind ‘nudging’, its usage by governments, and...
35:31
Big unknowns: what is consciousness? - podcast
What does it mean to be you? And how can science unpick the age-old debates around conscious...
40:03
Brain waves: the science of emotion – podcast
What is love – and what does it have to do with meeting a bear in the woods? In the first of a...
35:46
Scents and sensibility: what's it like to live without smell? - podcast
In the second instalment of Brain waves, Dr Kevin Fong and Nathalie Nahai explore what it’s like...
30:19
Fever pitch: how sport hacks your emotions - podcast
In the third episode of Brain waves, Dr Kevin Fong and Nathalie Nahai discover how our love of...
26:33
False memories: from the lab to the courtroom - Science Weekly podcast
How much of our memory is fictitious? And how is this psychological research now being applied to...
29:47
Communicating climate change: a psychoanalysis – Science Weekly podcast
What is the psychology behind climate change denial? Can it be overcome? And what communication...
35:40
A neuroscientist explains: the need for ‘empathetic citizens’ - podcast
What is the neuroscience behind empathy? When do children develop it? And can it be taught?
37:25
A neuroscientist explains: listener's emails about memory - podcast
Responding to some of our listener’s emails, Dr Daniel Glaser explores the role of photographs...
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