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The Neuroscience of Grief, with Mary-Frances O’Connor
Season 1 Episode 44
Neuroscientist and psychologist Mary-Frances O’Connor explains the latest thinking on what happens to our brains when we experience grief and loss. O…
4 years, 3 months ago
Hyenas with Prof Adam Hart
Season 1 Episode 43
Prof Adam Hart explains why zoologists find Hyenas so fascinating, why they're so unlike other mammals and how having a few hyenas around isn't such …
4 years, 3 months ago
How biology got females wrong, with Lucy Cooke
Season 1 Episode 42
Zoologist Lucy Cooke explains how biologists often overlook the female animal when it comes understanding the sexes in the natural world. She dispels…
4 years, 3 months ago
Preparing for disaster, with Michał Zalewski
Season 1 Episode 41
Computer security expert Michał Zalewski explains what disasters we should be preparing for, and what simple, straight-forward things we can do to ha…
4 years, 3 months ago
The metaverse, with Prof David Reid
Season 1 Episode 40
Virtual reality expert Prof David Reid explains the metaverse – a new form of internet focused on interactivity that we could all be experiencing ver…
4 years, 4 months ago
Mindwandering, with Moshe Bar
Season 1 Episode 39
Cognitive neuroscientist Moshe Bar explains what the brain does when it goes wandering and how you can use the act of mindwandering – or daydreaming …
4 years, 4 months ago
Crows, rooks and ravens, with Dr Kaeli Swift
Season 1 Episode 38
Ornithologist Dr Kaeli Swift tells us all about corvids, from their lifestyle and intelligence to how you can befriend a crow. Once you’ve mastered t…
4 years, 4 months ago
The science of Intimacy, with Dr Michelle Drouin
Season 1 Episode 37
Psychologist Dr Michelle Drouin, author of Out of Touch: How to Survive an Intimacy Famine, explains why intimacy, both physical and emotional, is es…
4 years, 4 months ago
Breathing, your hidden superpower, with James Nestor
Season 1 Episode 36
Science journalist James Nestor explains why so many of us are breathing wrong, and why it matters. Once you’ve mastered the basics with Instant Geni…
4 years, 5 months ago
The origin and evolution of mammals, with Dr Elsa Panciroli
Season 1 Episode 35
Palaeontologist Dr Elsa Panciroli takes us 300 million years back in time to an age long before the rise of the dinosaurs to chart the evolution of s…
4 years, 5 months ago