Embarrassed to go to the doctor?
Episode 241226 / 26 Dec 2024
Have you ever been embarrassed to go to the doctor?
Call centres: Are you talking to AI?
Episode 241219 / 19 Dec 2024
Have you ever phoned up a company and had your call held in a queue? Could AI make this less painful?
Making 'mum friends'
Episode 241212 / 12 Dec 2024
Is making new ‘mum friends’ the positive experience it’s often described as?
Can you trust ancestry DNA kits?
Episode 241205 / 05 Dec 2024
Are DNA ancestry tests a reliable way to trace your ancestry?
How babies learn to talk
Episode 241128 / 28 Nov 2024
What do babies need to learn to do to be able to talk?
The secrets to a healthy old age
Episode 241121 / 21 Nov 2024
How can we stay healthy in old age?
The bond between sisters
Episode 241114 / 14 Nov 2024
Are the stereotypes about older and younger sisters true?
Having acne
Episode 241107 / 07 Nov 2024
What is acne and how can it affect someone's confidence?
Why you need a good night's sleep
Episode 241031 / 31 Oct 2024
Why is it so important to get a good night's sleep?
Divorce: Why does it happen?
Episode 241024 / 24 Oct 2024
How is divorce talked about in different countries?
Tech that refuses to die
Episode 241017 / 17 Oct 2024
Technology is always changing! Or is it...?
Did Taylor Swift fans cause an earthquake?
Episode 241010 / 10 Oct 2024
Did Taylor Swift move the Earth?
What decides our taste?
Episode 241003 / 03 Oct 2024
What makes us like the flavours we like?
Learning a new food culture
Episode 240926 / 26 Sep 2024
Would you find it different to adapt to a new food culture?
Saving water in the driest place on Earth
Episode 240919 / 19 Sep 2024
How do farmers in the driest place on Earth manage to grow crops? With this solution!
Keeping kids off smartphones
Episode 240912 / 12 Sep 2024
Should we stop under 14s having phones?
Less salt, better health
Episode 240905 / 05 Sep 2024
Why do we need to reduce our salt intake?
Chocolate: Meet a real Willy Wonka
Episode 240829 / 29 Aug 2024
Would you like to be a chocolate maker, like Roald Dahl's Willy Wonka?
Why we love dumplings
Episode 240822 / 22 Aug 2024
Warning! This episode might make you very hungry...
Kids and climate change
Episode 240815 / 15 Aug 2024
What are young people's thoughts on climate change?
Birthday cakes
Episode 240808 / 08 Aug 2024
Do you remember your childhood birthday cakes?
The science of falling in love
Episode 240801 / 01 Aug 2024
What's really happening in our brain when we fall in love?
AI to reduce animal testing
Episode 240718 / 18 Jul 2024
Could AI reduce the need for animal testing?
Why read books, not screens?
Episode 240718 / 25 Jul 2024
Why is it better to read from a book than a screen?
The school that puts the kids in charge
Episode 240711 / 11 Jul 2024
What happens when you put the kids in charge of the school?
What can we learn from toddlers?
Episode 240704 / 04 Jul 2024
Learn to speak to yourself in the way that toddlers do!
How learning to read changes lives
Episode 240627 / 27 Jun 2024
How can literacy change people's lives?
Building a better world with wood?
Episode 240620 / 20 Jun 2024
How can buildings made from wood help our mental health?
How names can tell painful stories
Episode 240613 / 13 Jun 2024
Could our name have painful baggage?
E-rickshaws driving away pollution
Episode 240606 / 06 Jun 2024
Could E-rickshaws give us cleaner air?
Too old to have a baby?
Episode 240530 / 30 May 2024
Is it OK to be older parents?
How bubble tea got its bubbles
Episode 240523 / 23 May 2024
How was bubble tea invented?
Can you keep a secret?
Episode 240516 / 16 May 2024
Is it always negative to keep a secret?
Bitter food, better health?
Episode 240509 / 09 May 2024
Could bitter foods be better for your health?
Talking at the table
Episode 240502 / 02 May 2024
What do you talk about while having dinner?
Eating for two
Episode 240425 / 25 Apr 2024
Is it OK to eat unhealthy food during pregnancy?
Dancing for the brain
Episode 240418 / 18 Apr 2024
Do you love to dance?
Nudges: The secrets of persuasion
Episode 240411 / 11 Apr 2024
Are nudges good or bad?
Why sitting is bad for health
Episode 240328 / 04 Apr 2024
Could sitting be damaging to our health?
Why everyone loves the underdog
Episode 240328 / 28 Mar 2024
Could it be best to be the underdog?
Disability in music and theatre
Episode 240321 / 21 Mar 2024
Learn about the people who are making it easier for disabled musicians and music fans to perform and see live music
What makes a great library?
Episode 240314 / 14 Mar 2024
What makes a library a library?
Sewing to fight period poverty
Episode 240307 / 07 Mar 2024
Period poverty affects over 500 million people worldwide. How can a volunteer project help?
Plastic waste eaten by enzymes
Episode 240229 / 29 Feb 2024
Plastics can be difficult to recycle. Could a recently discovered enzyme help?
Feed your brain
Episode 240222 / 22 Feb 2024
Food is fuel for our brains. So, what should we be eating?
Food for new mums
Episode 240215 / 15 Feb 2024
Having a baby is exhausting! What do mothers need to eat after giving birth?
Fighting loneliness with soup
Episode 240208 / 08 Feb 2024
Hear how a project in the Netherlands is helping in the fight against loneliness
What is the future of work?
Episode 240201 / 01 Feb 2024
Is AI going to take away your job?
How the language of menus matters
Episode 240125 / 25 Jan 2024
Why is the language used on menus important?
The psychology of greed
Episode 240118 / 18 Jan 2024
Is it ever OK to be greedy?
Addicted to sugar
Episode 240111 / 11 Jan 2024
Are we addicted to sugar?
Our love of pets
Episode 240104 / 04 Jan 2024
Are you a dog or a cat person?
