534 Episodes

  1. What we’re all getting wrong about ADHD

    Published: 8/6/2023
  2. The new world of AI relationships, with Marco Dehnert

    Published: 8/3/2023
  3. Why the next gold rush is happening at the bottom of the ocean

    Published: 7/30/2023
  4. Weight loss: What actually works?

    Published: 7/27/2023
  5. Simple ways to overcome imposter syndrome

    Published: 7/23/2023
  6. Global heatwave: Could our taps soon run dry?

    Published: 7/20/2023
  7. How loneliness can affect your health, and what you can do to combat it, with Prof Andrea Wigfield

    Published: 7/16/2023
  8. The Mysteries of the Octopus, with Prof David Scheel

    Published: 7/13/2023
  9. Why touch is our most misunderstood sense, with Prof Michael Banissy

    Published: 7/9/2023
  10. Allergies, with Theresa MacPhail

    Published: 7/6/2023
  11. The argument for a four-day workweek, with Alex Pang

    Published: 7/2/2023
  12. The intriguing science of phages, with Tom Ireland

    Published: 6/29/2023
  13. The race to bury nuclear waste in hidden bunkers, with Lewis Blackburn

    Published: 6/25/2023
  14. How mental imagery training could boost your motivation, with Dr Jon Rhodes

    Published: 6/22/2023
  15. The fascinating chemistry of fermentation, with Andrea Sella

    Published: 6/18/2023
  16. How to Retire in Good Health, with Tania Wiseman

    Published: 6/15/2023
  17. The psychology of why we feel ghostly presences, with Ben Alderson-Day

    Published: 6/11/2023
  18. How to spot a narcissist, with Dr Erica Hepper

    Published: 6/8/2023
  19. Solving the UK’s water pollution problem, with Dr Tanja Radu

    Published: 6/4/2023
  20. Why perfectionism is on the rise and how we can combat it, with Thomas Curran

    Published: 6/1/2023

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