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Back to SearchHow to slash your dementia risk in 12 weeks
Season 1 Episode 425
Around the world, more than 50 million people are living with some form of dementia – a number expected to triple by 2050 as populations age. But the…
3 months ago
Why connecting with others is vital for our mental health
Season 1 Episode 424
Statistics show that half of us will experience a mental health condition of some kind by the time we turn forty. Could this be due to the increasing…
3 months, 1 week ago
How metabolism really affects your health, weight and wellbeing
Season 1 Episode 423
Whether we’re working at a desk in an office, running a marathon or even asleep in bed, our bodies are host to thousands of chemical processes that a…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
What faces reveal about us and the societies we live in
Season 1 Episode 422
The human face contains more than 40 muscles, giving us an ability to visually express our thoughts and emotions that is unique in the animal kingdom…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
How our planet connects to the Solar System around it
Season 1 Episode 421
We often think of our planet as an isolated island, solitary and cut off from the cosmic ocean it resides in. But the truth is, Earth is intimately c…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
How AI could help us create life from scratch
Season 1 Episode 420
For the last several billion years, all life on Earth has progressed according to the rules of evolution by natural selection – a step-by-step proces…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
What happens in our brains and bodies when we fall in love
Season 1 Episode 419
The chances are that if any of us were asked to describe what it feels like to be in love we’d turn to art, poetry or music to help give us the answe…
3 months, 4 weeks ago
Why gradual change is the true driving force of innovation
Season 1 Episode 418
Over the past several decades, many technologists and policy makers have sought out huge, disruptive shifts in thinking in almost every area of scien…
4 months ago
Why we need to rethink our concept of evil
Season 1 Episode 417
If most of us are put on the spot and asked to name acts that we think would define a person as evil, it’s likely our minds would turn to murderers, …
4 months ago
The hidden ways the Internet and social media are shaping healthcare
Season 1 Episode 416
From famous actors and pop stars to the legions of social media influencers with millions of views, it seems almost everyone has something to say abo…
4 months, 1 week ago