2017-11-16 How do you like your coffee?
How different are cafes of the 21st century from the very first coffee houses? Cafes have become free wifi hotspots.…
2017-11-02 Pedestrianisation – is it good for cities and towns?
Norwich was the first city in the UK to ban cars from parts of the city centre. Planners wanted to…
2017-10-26 Too much sugar
Do you really know how much of the sweet stuff you eat? Neil and Rob talk about sugar and teach…
2017-10-19 What’s wetiquette?
How do you behave in a swimming pool? Do you respect other swimmers or do you end up in their…
2017-10-12 Why pay for bottled water?
Can you tell the difference between the taste of bottled water and tap water? Is water in a bottle really…
2017-10-05 Do adults exercise enough?
How many steps do you walk a day? Do you know the more the better for your health. Neil and…
2017-09-28 What can’t computers do?
Machine thinking is in our homes, offices, schools and hospitals. Computer algorithms are helping us drive our cars. They’re diagnosing…
2017-09-21 The wonders of hair
The hair follicle apparently knows some tricks that the other organs don’t know, says Ralf Paus, hair loss researcher. Neil…
2017-09-14 Having a row or asking for directions?
If two people are talking lively and you don’t understand their culture or their language, you might think they are…
2017-09-07 Uniforms
What’s the fascination we seem to have for uniforms? Is there something about taking on a persona or professional role…
2017-08-31 Laughing could kill you
In a competition for control between laughter and breathing and speaking, laughter always wins, says a neuroscientist. Neil and Tim…
2017-08-24 Would the world stop without clocks?
What would happen to the world if all the clocks stopped? Neil and Rob wonder if we are slaves of…
2017-08-17 What makes a video go viral?
Rob is keen to share funny videos – he loves cat ones. Neil is not interested. What makes people want…
2017-08-10 Fancy dress funerals
Funerals are sad occasions but some people decide to turn them into joyful celebrations of the dead person’s life. Rob…
2017-08-03 It’s good to talk
Do you feel very anxious or depressed sometimes? Talking to a professional can help. Neil and Rob talk about talk…
2017-07-27 How honest are we?
Are you honest? Have you ever cheated anybody? Rob and Neil discuss if honesty comes naturally to people or if…
2017-07-20 You think you’re invisible?
Do you secretly watch people when in public? And do you think they’re watching you? Neil and Dan explore some…
2017-07-13 How do pets navigate?
We hear stories about pets who manage to find their way home, even across hundreds of miles? How do they…
2017-07-06 Self-help
The self-help industry is worth $10bn a year in the US alone. Why is it so successful? Rob and Neil…
2017-06-29 Faces and first impressions
Can we trust our first impressions? Scientist Alexander Todorov believes that very often our first impressions are wrong. Neil and…