602 Episodes

  1. How thinking more radically can help us see the bigger picture

    Published: 8/22/2024

  2. Why your plants are more intelligent than you think

    Published: 8/18/2024

  3. How science can help us predict the future

    Published: 8/15/2024

  4. Why we form one-sided 'parasocial' relationships with celebrities

    Published: 8/11/2024

  5. Superhumans and the end of ageing: Renowned futurist Ray Kurzweil's vision of 2050

    Published: 8/8/2024

  6. How fungi is vital to life on Earth

    Published: 8/4/2024

  7. Peak Performance: Have we reached peak human athletics performance?

    Published: 8/1/2024

  8. Peak Performance: How to recover faster and come back stronger

    Published: 7/28/2024

  9. Peak Performance: The secret tricks athletes use to strengthen their willpower, according to a sports psychologist

    Published: 7/25/2024

  10. Peak Performance: How to get the most out of your workout, whatever your level of fitness

    Published: 7/21/2024

  11. How gases shaped life on Earth and helped human beings to prosper

    Published: 7/18/2024

  12. Don’t miss the upcoming Peak Performance miniseries special!

    Published: 7/17/2024

  13. How biology has shaped the history of the human race

    Published: 7/14/2024

  14. How a heating planet is changing sports

    Published: 7/11/2024

  15. How maths can help us to understand the human brain

    Published: 7/7/2024

  16. Here’s why science says you do have free will

    Published: 7/4/2024

  17. How triangles are hiding everywhere

    Published: 6/30/2024

  18. The gene therapy future has arrived

    Published: 6/27/2024

  19. How to form more meaningful relationships

    Published: 6/23/2024

  20. Misophonia: Why some of us can’t bear the sound of chewing

    Published: 6/20/2024

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