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Episódios
339 episódios
The woman whose cells never die
Rob and Georgina discuss medical research and teach you related vocabulary.
7:58What makes a good story?
Hear about storytelling and how it helps us to connect and communicate.
7:58For the love of foreign languages
Is learning languages good for head, heart and soul?
7:56Why can't we resist comfort food?
Neil and Rob talk about comfort food and what actually makes us eat it.
7:58What is fat-shaming?
We discuss where the attitudes behind fat-shaming come from.
7:57Coronavirus vs other pandemics
Hear about coronavirus and how it isn’t that bad compared to historical pandemics
7:58Are trees intelligent?
We talk about trees and how they can communicate and help each other.
7:57Can jellyfish help us solve our problems?
We discuss how these sea creatures could help us solve the problem of plastic pollution.
7:57Why do we choose to text instead of talk?
Communicating by text has become more and more popular. Neil and Georgina talk about it.
7:57Loneliness
Neil and Rob talk about loneliness and how some people prefer their own company.
7:57Is punctuality important?
We discuss people's attitude to being on time and why some people are always late.
7:58Could you be a victim of online fraud?
We talk about online fraud and teach you some useful vocabulary along the way.
7:57Melting ice sheet: Is it too late?
Many scientists are wondering whether it’s now too late to stop global warming.
7:56Walkman: the music player revolution
Neil and Georgina take a nostalgic look back at the 1980s and the birth of the Walkman.
7:57Could humans live in underwater cities?
Hear about projects to create liveable underwater habitats and learn new vocabulary.
7:56Hacking help for US elections
Rob and Sam discuss plans in the US to reduce the risk of cyber-attacks on election day.
8:00Do chimps have the same emotions as us?
Hear Jane Goodall talk about the deep connections between humans and the great apes.
7:56How can we make the web a better place?
Neil and Sam talk about the subject and teach you vocabulary along the way.
7:56Coronavirus: Dealing with mass unemployment post-pandemic
Neil and Sam discuss the post-Covid job landscape and teach you vocabulary along the way.
7:56Grandma therapy in Zimbabwe
Grandmothers are being trained to provide therapy to people in their community.
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