Brain
CrowdScience. Are big-heads smarter? Audio, 28 minutes
Is a bigger head a sign of a higher intelligence? Marnie Chesterton unpicks the science
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Four Thought. Brain Matters. Audio, 21 minutes
Beth Stevens talks about the brain cells most people have never heard of.
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- Posted14 December 2021
Sideways. 22. Inspiring Bill Strickland. Audio, 29 minutes
Matthew Syed explores how inspiring teachers can change the world, one student at a time.
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The Spark. Julia Galef on motivated cognition. Audio, 28 minutes
Julia Galef on how 'motivated cognition' blocks clear thinking - and how to get round it.
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- Posted30 November 2021
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- Posted24 November 2021
Between the Ears. New Creatives, Therianthropy. Audio, 14 minutes
A foray into dream worlds, one of a neurobiologist and one of bees
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CrowdScience. Can we grow a conscious brain? Audio, 36 minutes
With advances in stem cell research, could we grow a human brain? And would we want to?
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- Posted11 October 2021
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- Posted4 September 2021
Digital Planet. Why the Taliban love social media. Audio, 46 minutes
The significance of their online presence in the psychological war
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Discovery. Lost for words. Audio, 27 minutes
David Shariatmadari explores the science of language, dementia and ageing
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Are you a 'lark' on an 'owl'? Video, 00:03:19
Why most people are neither 'larks' or 'owls'
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- Posted28 June 2021
Why does our memory fade? World Business Report. Audio, 00:03:55
A team of scientists has concluded we only recall central parts of events, or the gist
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- Posted6 June 2021
Deeply Human. The Teenage Brain. Audio, 23 minutes
Why adolescence is so weird
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Can Mozart really boost your brain power? Video, 00:04:22
Can listening to Mozart make people more intelligent?
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- Posted7 April 2021
Made of Stronger Stuff. The Hippocampus. Audio, 30 minutes
Kimberley Wilson and Xand van Tulleken discover how we can make better memories.
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- Posted30 March 2021
Made of Stronger Stuff. The Vagus Nerve. Audio, 34 minutes
Kimberley Wilson and Xand van Tulleken travel along one of the brain's superhighways.
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How to train your brain. WorklifeIndia. Video, 00:24:29
Is there a way to train the brain to learn things faster and reduce the effects of stress?
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- Posted23 March 2021
