2020-03-12 6 Minute English – Will humans become extinct?
What is the chance of the human race surviving the 21st century? There are many dangers – climate change for example, or nuclear war, or a pandemic, or planet Earth…
2020-02-27 6 Minute English – Would you eat pond scum? Eating Microalgae!
How do you feed the world’s ever-growing population when the amount of land available to grow things is getting smaller? Could pond scum be the answer? Scientists say this microalgae,…
2020-02-20 6 Minute English – Could you give up fast fashion?
Lots of people are planning to buy no new clothes this year, favouring second-hand or making do with what they already have. However, sales at online fast fashion sites, trade…
2020-02-13 6 Minute English – How resilient are you?
How do you deal with difficult situations? Why do some people cope better in times of stress than others? Are we born with resilience or can we learn it? Rob…
2020-02-06 6 Minute English – How to disagree better
Have we lost respect for those who disagree with us? At a time when public debate has become so ill-tempered, a battle of ideas might have become an exchange of…
2020-01-30 6 Minute English – Low emission zones
What are the benefits of low emission zones? Cities around the world are trying to clean up the air people breathe. One way of doing this is introducing low emission…
2020-01-23 6 Minute English – What’s getting women into politics?
Thousands of women have signed up with 50:50 Parliament to register their interest in standing as an MP (Member of Parliament) in the UK. What’s inspiring them to get involved?…
2020-01-16 6 Minute English – Could you give up booze for a month?
Improve your English vocabulary and listening in just six minutes!Do you enjoy a glass of wine, gin or having a beer with friends? Would you be able to give it…
2020-01-09 6 Minute English – The decline of the apostrophe
A retired journalist who founded a campaign to preserve the correct use of the apostrophe in the English language. is giving up his battle because he says “ignorance has won”.…
2020-01-02 6 Minute English – Why does seeing someone yawn make us yawn?
Have you ever wondered why seeing someone yawn also makes you yawn? According to researchers, it makes a difference if you think of yourself as similar to the person who…