How Social Media Could Be Making You Ill with Cal Newport #50
How did this happen? We’re all living ultra-connected lives. In our pockets we have tiny technological miracles through which we can communicate, instantly, with anyone on the planet. Yet we are lonel...
8 Feb 20191h 11min
The Untapped Wellbeing Resource with Stephen Deuchar #49
“In a single glance through a picture, you can be transformed into another world” It’s no secret that we are facing unprecedented levels of anxiety. But what if there was a parallel world that offe...
1 Feb 201955min
Eat Your Way to Better Energy with James Collins #48
“Our body is our own high-performance vehicle and our engine is our metabolism turning our food into energy.” Who doesn’t want to achieve their personal best – whether it’s at work, during an exerc...
30 Jan 20191h 13min
Making Movement Easier with Chris Boardman #46
“It’s not just about encouraging people to change, we have to enable them to.” In Greater Manchester alone, inactivity-related illness is costing the NHS £500,000 a week. In fact, there are 250 mi...
23 Jan 20191h 2min
Touch – The Forgotten Sense with Professor Francis McGlone #45
“Touch is not just a sentimental human indulgence, it’s a biological necessity” Did you know that being touched is essential for healthy brain development? Yet with teachers, healthcare profession...
16 Jan 20191h 15min
How to Grow New Brain Cells with Dr Sandrine Thuret #44
Can adults grow new neurons? Until relatively recently, experts believed the answer was no. But neuroscientist, Sandrine Thuret explains why she believes humans can indeed generate new brain cells, a ...
9 Jan 20191h 6min
The Training Secrets of the Hollywood Stars with David Higgins #43
"How I hold myself during the day impacts how I feel." At this time of year, many of us are wanting to kick-start lifestyle change. But where do we start? Personal trainer to the Hollywood sta...
2 Jan 20191h 7min
Parkrun – A Celebration of Community with Nick Pearson #42
"Somewhere in peoples DNA is a desire for them to be part of a community" Parkrun began 14 years ago, with a simple concept: a free five-kilometre time-trial around Bushy Park, south west London. I...
26 Dec 201858min
