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Podcast: Unruly memory – with memory experts: Vin Walsh, Julia Shaw and Jennifer Wild

Memories give us a sense of who we are. But how can we be sure that what we remember is what really happened? And why is it that

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Brain

Podcast: Anatomy of a conversation - with Elizabeth Stokoe

This month, Elizabeth Stokoe explains how conversation analysis can produce a scientific understanding of talk.

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Brain

Psychedelic therapy for depression: hope or hype? - with Alex Riley

We’ve long been trying to find a cure for depression. From the ancient Greeks to Freud, and from therapy rooms to the Prozac

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Podcast Busy night in Times square

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Podcast: How advertising works – with Rory Sutherland

Rory Sutherland uses case studies from the world's biggest brands to reveal our understanding of 'Psycho-logic'

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Podcast Two hands making heart around sunset

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Podcast: What is love? – with Laura Mucha & Kate Devlin

Does love at first sight exist? How does your attachment style influence how you love? This month we hear from lawyer-turned

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Can you smell Parkinson's? - with Perdita Barran and Joy Milne

Retired nurse Joy realised she could smell her husband's Parkinson's disease. Scientists are using her discovery to learn more

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What's going wrong with mental health awareness? - with Lucy Foulkes

Despite the recent drive to talk more about mental health, we might be more confused about this topic than ever. Watch the Q&A

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a young girl is looking at a paper covered in paint splatters

Brain

Splatterns

Learn to make splatter pictures and experiment with trying to spot hidden images in random patterns.

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a girl is holding up two cardboard eyes over a light switch making it looks as if it's a face

Brain

Finding faces

Find out why we see faces in inanimate objects and learn about what features are most important in recognising a face.

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A boy peeks over a paper disc

Brain

Spinema

Create your very own hand-made animations, and learn about how we perceive motion.

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