2016-10-06 Who do you think you are?
How do you see yourself and how do others see you? Alice and Neil discuss identity and how appearances can…
2016-09-29 Does punctuation matter?
Why is punctuation important, and does it matter if we get it wrong? Neil and Alice discuss rhetoric, commas, and…
2016-09-22 Penicillin: breaking the mould
Alice and Neil discuss penicillin, the so-called wonder drug discovered in 1928 by Alexander Fleming. They talk about Neil’s sore…
2016-09-15 Global warming
What might the world look like if the temperature keeps rising? There will be many losers – but who are…
2016-09-08 Old tech
Did you ever own a Walkman or a record player? Is there still a market for DVD rental stores? Alice…
2016-09-01 Slang
Is slang a bad thing? Do you use it a lot? Neil and Alice discuss a very English kind of…
2016-08-25 Domestic chores
Do women sweep the floor and clean the bathroom more often than men? Should men be more tidy? Alice and…
2016-08-18 Have you walked off your pizza?
Is food labelling clear enough to help us make healthy choices? – Especially when on average we spend only six…
2016-08-11 How to cure writer’s block
Who were the Muses and how did they help the creative process? Neil and Alice discuss Neil’s poetry and some…
2016-08-04 Is English changing?
Will we still be speaking in an English we recognise in a thousand years’ time? Which words and grammar will…
2016-07-28 Heritage sites
The Great Barrier Reef, the Grand Canyon, and the Inca city of Machu Picchu in Peru, are just some of…
2016-07-21 Are we there yet?
Why do some weeks just fly by but sometimes minutes can seem like hours? And why do we perceive time…
2016-07-14 Cities of the future
What will the cities of the future look like, and will we enjoy living in them? Vast mega-cities are emerging…
2016-07-07 Diabetes
Why is the disease diabetes on the rise? Alice and Neil talk about the role that diet and exercise have…
2016-06-30 Get on with it!
From watching cat videos on YouTube to searching your own name online… people do all sorts of things in order…
2016-06-23 Who would you imitate?
Why do we like to impersonate people? Neil tries out his best impression of Elvis and, together with Alice, teaches…
2016-06-16 How to prepare for an exam
Students up and down the UK are busy revising for exams. Alice and Rob consider which study techniques are effective…
2016-06-09 Young and in business
New young entrepreneurs are appearing everywhere. But are they being taken seriously? Alice and Rob discuss whether grey hair is…
2016-06-02 Do as I say, not as I do
Why do people often say one thing and do another? Nobody likes a hypocrite, and it’s often used as an…
2016-05-26 Could you be an astronaut?
Do you have what it takes to be an astronaut? Alice and Rob discuss the challenges of going to space…