2018-12-27 Michelle Obama on empowerment
Introduction Michelle Obama left the White House with her husband, President Barack Obama, in 2016, but she’s still very much…
2018-12-20 Why we push buttons
Introduction Buttons are what we have on our clothes to fasten them but the word is also used for things…
2018-12-13 The teenage brain
Introduction Until recently, it was thought that human brain development was all over by early childhood but research in the…
2018-12-06 Why does ‘x’ mean ‘kiss’?
Introduction 6 Minute English discusses a letter from the English alphabet. It’s a letter which has a particular meaning when…
2018-11-29 Photo-friendly food
Introduction These days, how well food in a restaurant is photographed can matter more than how it actually tastes. By…
2018-11-22 The smell of coffee
Introduction Is there more to coffee than just drinking it? Experts say that the smell of the beans is just…
2018-11-09 What chickens can teach us about hierarchies
Introduction Humans work together all over the world. When we do, we tend to organise ourselves into a structure so…
2018-11-08 Loneliness
Introduction We all live in an over-crowded world which is fast approaching eight billion people. Despite that many individuals feel…
2018-11-01 Objectification
Introduction Impossibly attractive and implausibly perfect models in adverts and in movies and on TV you are much more likely…
2018-10-25 How creative should we be?
Introduction The World Economic Forum forecasts that by 2020, creativity will be in the top three most important skills for…
2018-10-18 What is scumbro?
There’s a new look in town, which some people are calling ‘scumbro’. Scumbro combines the word ‘scummy’, which means ‘dirty…
2018-10-11 Curbing our plastic addiction
We use plastic in every part of our lives so could we live without it? Rob and Neil discuss the…
2018-10-04 Describing Generation Z
In this programme, we look at Generation Z – a name that describes the people born in the late nineties…
2018-09-27 High-vis fashion
Rob and Neil discuss the oddest item of clothing to hit the catwalk this year – the humble high-vis jacket.…
2018-09-20 Snowflakes and taking offence
The word snowflake has taken on a new meaning in recent years. These days it’s used as an insult. It’s…
2018-09-13 Dating apps: How our brains react
When we’re looking for a potential partner on a dating app, what makes us decide who we like? Rob and…
2018-09-06 Beating a sedentary lifestyle
People around the world are spending more and more time being physically inactive – and this is having a negative…
2018-08-30 Street food: Why is it becoming so popular?
Buying food on the street is nothing new but in the UK this idea is really taking off. It’s a…
2018-08-10 Are smartphones killing cameras?
Many people have a smartphone these days and these devices carry not one, but two cameras! Who buys separate cameras?…
2018-08-16 Fathers
Why do men want to have children? Evolutionary anthropologist Anna Machin wrote a book about it and tries to answer…