Exploring the Senses, with Guy Leschziner

Exploring the Senses, with Guy Leschziner

Professor Guy Leschziner's new book, The Man Who Tasted Words, seeks to shed light on our experiences of the different senses. In the book, Guy meets individuals such as Valeria, for whom music is accompanied by colours and James, after which the book is named: a man who tastes words. The new title follows Guy's previous book on the mysteries of sleep, The Nocturnal Brain. He joins broadcaster, author and science communicator Helen Czerski to talk about it all. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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What can Charlottesville teach us about America’s national story? With Deborah Baker

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Why does nobody understand quantum physics? With Frank Verstraete and Céline Broeckaert

Why does nobody understand quantum physics? With Frank Verstraete and Céline Broeckaert

Why does the universe behave in ways that defy logic - and can anyone truly understand it? In this episode, we’re joined by physicist Frank Verstraete and writer Céline Broeckaert, the husband-and-wi...

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What happens if globalisation fails? Can nations truly stand alone in an interconnected world? Is the new race for national self-sufficiency a path to real security, or a dangerous illusion? In this ...

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If ever a politician got a bum rap it’s Neville Chamberlain. He has gone down in history as the British prime minster whose policy of appeasement in the 1930s allowed the Nazis to flourish unopposed. ...

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Are bureaucrats a force for good? With Michael Lewis and Gillian Tett (Part Two)

The concept of government is under attack. In the United States, Donald Trump has fired tens of thousands of federal workers; ignored congressional statutes; insulted judges; and allowed Elon Musk, t...

7 Jul 202536min

Are bureaucrats a force for good? With Michael Lewis and Gillian Tett (Part One)

Are bureaucrats a force for good? With Michael Lewis and Gillian Tett (Part One)

The concept of government is under attack. In the United States, Donald Trump has fired tens of thousands of federal workers; ignored congressional statutes; insulted judges; and allowed Elon Musk, t...

5 Jul 202536min

Ctrl, Alt, Delusion: Resetting Reality in the Manosphere

Ctrl, Alt, Delusion: Resetting Reality in the Manosphere

Today’s episode is the recording of our recent panel Ctrl, Alt, Delusion: Resetting Reality in the Manosphere, live at SXSW London, in partnership with Sage & Jester. Sage & Jester is an impact-led a...

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The Genius Myth, with Helen Lewis and Armando Iannucci (Part Two)

The tortured poet. The rebellious scientist. The monstrous artist. The tech disruptor. You can tell what a society values by who it labels as a genius. You can also tell who it excludes, who it enabl...

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