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Light pollution, with Dr Greg Brown
Season 1 Episode 113
A recent study carried out by the Globe at Night project – a citizen science program involving more than 50,000 observations from volunteers around t…
3 years, 4 months ago
How to enhance your focus with sound, with Dr Nick Perham
Season 1 Episode 112
What music will improve your concentration most? Could the hubbub of a coffee shop increase your attention span? And what’s the deal with white noise…
3 years, 4 months ago
How ChatGPT could revolutionise education, with Sam Illingworth
Season 1 Episode 111
ChatGPT is a tool that can create essays, poems, full movie script and more from a simple worded prompt. We spoke to Sam Illingworth, an associate pr…
3 years, 4 months ago
The electrome, with Sally Adee
Season 1 Episode 110
Every cell in our body – bones, skin, muscle, nerves – has a tiny voltage, like a battery. This bioelectricity enables our brains to send messages, b…
3 years, 4 months ago
Big Garden Birdwatch, with Adrian Thomas
Season 1 Episode 109
From 27-29 January the RSPB (The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds) will invite the nation to count the birds in our green spaces. Adrian Tho…
3 years, 4 months ago
Emotions, with Dr Dean Burnett
Season 1 Episode 108
Ever wondered what is happening in your body and brain when you feel an emotion? How to better cope with negatives ones? Or why we even have them in …
3 years, 5 months ago
Biodiversity, with Dr Andrew Terry
Season 1 Episode 107
In December 2022, representatives from governments and other official bodies from around the world met in Montreal for COP15: The UN Biodiversity Con…
3 years, 5 months ago
How to change your habits, with Dr Gabija Toleikyte
Season 1 Episode 106
Struggling to form a new habit? Or kick an unhelpful one? While behaviour change is doubtlessly difficult, it can be made easier with a few simple ps…
3 years, 5 months ago
The food of the future, with Evan Fraser
Season 1 Episode 105
Will we be eating lab-made meats in the future, or will vegetarianism be the new norm? And what will happen to the world’s thriving farming culture? …
3 years, 5 months ago
Forensic science comes to the Christmas Lectures, with Professor Dame Sue Black
Season 1 Episode 104
Ever heard someone say: “I know them like the back of my hand”? It turns out the back of your hand can actually provide a forensic scientist with eno…
3 years, 5 months ago