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…
2017-06-22 Built to fail?
Do manufacturers design technology so that it eventually fails? Or is it just that consumers expect less these days? Neil…
2017-06-15 Mindfulness
Relax, slow down and breathe. Neil and Catherine explore mindfulness in this episode of 6 Minute English. But what is…
2017-06-08 Is happiness genetic?
In this programme, Neil and Dan discuss why Nordic countries generally seem to be happier than other nations and whether…
2017-06-01 Water Burial
In this programme, Neil and Dan discuss how water burial could be the efficient and environmentally friendly way to bury…
2017-05-25 Could you go vegan?
In this programme, Neil and Catherine discuss why more and more people are becoming vegan. They also teach you six…
2017-05-18 Goldfish, brains and phones
Are fish able to focus for longer than humans? In this programme, Neil and Catherine discuss how our brains are…
2017-05-11 How much food do you waste?
In this programme, Neil and Dan discuss how food waste could cause the end of the world, and who’s doing…
2017-05-04 The super rich
In this programme, Neil and Catherine discuss why the super rich like to spend money on yachts. And they teach…
2017-04-27 Miraculous survival
In this programme, Neil and Dan talk about a tragic fall and a miraculous survival, all while teaching you six…
2017-04-20 Sighing
In this programme, Dan and Catherine discuss sighing, and learn how it is in fact a vital human activity that…