Hidden Brain

The eugenicists were utopians, convinced that they were doing hard but necessary things. And that included making decisions about who could have children. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See...

18 Feb 201939min

Today, more and more of us are living through the people on our screens and in our headphones. It's not real, but for many of us, it's close enough. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.a...

11 Feb 201948min

This week, we search for the answer to a deceptively simple question: why is the brain divided? Psychiatrist Iain McGilchrist explains why popular distinctions between the "left brain" and "right brai...

4 Feb 201948min

What happens when we connect with people whose view of the world is very different from our own? We look at the links between diversity, conflict, and creativity. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz comp...

1 Feb 201948min

All of us think back to turning points in our lives, and imagine how things could have unfolded differently. Why do we so often ask ourselves, "What if?" Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See ...

28 Jan 201929min

We like to think that science evolves in a way that is...rational. But this isn't always the case. This week, we look at how information and misinformation spread in science. Hosted by Simplecast, an ...

21 Jan 201935min

This week, a scientific look at what makes us laugh. Here's a hint — a lot of it isn't funny. We talk to neuroscientist (and stand up comedian) Sophie Scott. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. ...

14 Jan 201946min

In 2009, an old man died in a California nursing home. His obituary included not just his given name, but a long list of the pseudonyms he'd been known to use. In this episode, we trace the life of ...

7 Jan 201948min