Winter storms, with Alex Deakin
Storm Otto caused havoc across Scotland last week. Yet it was unusual in that it was the first named storm to hit our shores this autumn and winter. Alex Deakin, a weather forecaster and meteorologi...
24 Feb 202316min
The science of lying, with Professor Richard Wiseman
Think you can tell when someone’s being dishonest with you? Think again. Richard Wiseman, a professor of the public understanding of psychology at the University of Hertfordshire and host of the new p...
20 Feb 202333min
Fungal infections, with Dr Rebecca Drummond
The World Health Organisation recently released a report stating that fungal infections currently kill around 2 million people a year and that they present a growing threat to human life. For anyone w...
17 Feb 202328min
How to get more time in your day, with Dr Ashley Whillans
Constantly feeling like you never have enough hours in your day? Then you’re actually experiencing what psychologists call ‘time famine’. And it could be having major implications on your health, happ...
13 Feb 202338min
The world’s ageing population and the ticking demographic time bomb, with Prof Jane Falkingham
It was recently reported that China has entered an era of negative population growth, after demographic statistics revealed a drop in numbers for the first time since 1961. And they are not alone, man...
10 Feb 202329min
The science of persuasion, with Prof Vanessa Bohns
How strong are your powers of persuasion? Probably a lot greater than you realise. That’s according to social psychologist Vanessa Bohns, professor of organizational behaviour at Cornell University an...
6 Feb 202334min
Light pollution, with Dr Greg Brown
A recent study carried out by the Globe at Night project – a citizen science program involving more than 50,000 observations from volunteers around the world – has found that the brightness of the nig...
3 Feb 202319min
How to enhance your focus with sound, with Dr Nick Perham
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? To answer all your questions about how to best us...
30 Jan 202320min
