The Big Idea Episodes Episode guide
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Why living in the city could make you happier
What makes some cities more successful than others?
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Why do we laugh?
Should we take laughter more seriously?
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Why do we laugh?
And why a cognitive neuroscientist says laughter deserves more research.
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Why do we find things disgusting?
Meet a 鈥榙isgustologist鈥� who has been uncovering answers to our uneasy feelings
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Why Are Some Nations Rich?
Why are some nations richer than others?
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Understanding emotions: Should we follow our hearts?
How noticing things in our bodies can help us read our feelings
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Ubernomics
Does behaviour tracking help tech companies become better at saying sorry?
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The truth about marriage
And how your relationship may be less stable than you think
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The truth about marriage
And how your relationship may be less stable than you think.
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The Teenage Brain
Why can鈥檛 teenagers get out of bed in the morning?
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The science of sleep
What does sleep do for us, and what can go wrong if we don't get enough?
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The science of addiction
Why drug addicts want drugs 鈥� even when they don鈥檛
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The new normal
How Donald Trump is reshaping our ideas of normal behaviour
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The New Distrust
Are we living through a crisis in trust?
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The Intelligent Tree
Are trees intelligent?
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The importance of fairness
Why it pays to be fair, and why people are less selfish than you think
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The Growth Mindset
Why do some kids do better at school than others?
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The fragility of choice
Where do our opinions come from, and how easy is it for people to change them?
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The Big Preview: The Big Idea
The search for the most interesting ideas around.
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The Afterlife
Suppose you knew that after your natural death the human race would die out鈥�
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Super-Intelligence
Will we be able to control computers of the future?
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Social Physics
What can data tell us about the success of cities?
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Outrage and Moral Conscience
Why is there so much outrage on social media?
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Monkey Money
What can monkeys tell us about the stock market?
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Memory Wars
Should you trust your memory?
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Inequality Makes Us Anxious
Inequality makes people anxious. How?
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How to topple a dictator
Is violent or non-violent protest more effective?
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How to topple a dictator
Is violent or non-violent protest more effective?
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How To Stop Murder
How can we reduce murder rates?
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How does language work?
Neuroscientist Cathy Price examines the workings of language
