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1. What’s the key to happiness?

   11 maart 2021 · 6 min

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   Hear about what small things you can do to feel happier about life.

2. Looking for utopia

   4 maart 2021 · 6 min

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   Rob and Georgina talk about how to create a happy place.

3. Covid: One year on

   25 februari 2021 · 6 min

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   Over a year on since the first outbreak, what have we learnt? We talk about the pandemic.

4. Singing in tune

   18 februari 2021 · 6 min

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   Neil and Georgina discuss singing and teach you related vocabulary along the way.

5. Working for yourself

   11 februari 2021 · 6 min

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   Rob and Georgina talk about the advantages and disadvantages of freelancing.

6. How much heat do you lose from your head?

   4 februari 2021 · 6 min

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   Rob and Georgina talk about percentages and teach you some English vocabulary.

7. The woman whose cells never die

   28 januari 2021 · 6 min

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   Rob and Georgina discuss medical research and teach you related vocabulary.

8. What makes a good story?

   21 januari 2021 · 6 min

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   Hear about storytelling and how it helps us to connect and communicate.

9. For the love of foreign languages

   14 januari 2021 · 6 min

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   Is learning languages good for head, heart and soul?

10. Why can't we resist comfort food?

    7 januari 2021 · 6 min

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    Neil and Rob talk about comfort food and what actually makes us eat it.

11. What is fat-shaming?

    31 december 2020 · 6 min

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    We discuss where the attitudes behind fat-shaming come from.

12. Coronavirus vs other pandemics

    24 december 2020 · 6 min

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    Hear about coronavirus and how it isn’t that bad compared to historical pandemics

13. Are trees intelligent?

    17 december 2020 · 6 min

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    We talk about trees and how they can communicate and help each other.

14. Can jellyfish help us solve our problems?

    10 december 2020 · 6 min

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    We discuss how these sea creatures could help us solve the problem of plastic pollution.

15. Why do we choose to text instead of talk?

    3 december 2020 · 6 min

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    Communicating by text has become more and more popular. Neil and Georgina talk about it.

16. Loneliness

    26 november 2020 · 6 min

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    Neil and Rob talk about loneliness and how some people prefer their own company.

17. Is punctuality important?

    19 november 2020 · 6 min

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    We discuss people's attitude to being on time and why some people are always late.

18. Could you be a victim of online fraud?

    12 november 2020 · 6 min

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    We talk about online fraud and teach you some useful vocabulary along the way.

19. Melting ice sheet: Is it too late?

    5 november 2020 · 6 min

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    Many scientists are wondering whether it’s now too late to stop global warming.

20. Walkman: the music player revolution

    29 oktober 2020 · 6 min

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    Neil and Georgina take a nostalgic look back at the 1980s and the birth of the Walkman.

21. Could humans live in underwater cities?

    22 oktober 2020 · 6 min

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    Hear about projects to create liveable underwater habitats and learn new vocabulary.

22. Hacking help for US elections

    15 oktober 2020 · 6 min

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    Rob and Sam discuss plans in the US to reduce the risk of cyber-attacks on election day.

23. Do chimps have the same emotions as us?

    8 oktober 2020 · 6 min

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    Hear Jane Goodall talk about the deep connections between humans and the great apes.

24. How can we make the web a better place?

    1 oktober 2020 · 6 min

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    Neil and Sam talk about the subject and teach you vocabulary along the way.

25. Coronavirus: Dealing with mass unemployment post-pandemic

    24 september 2020 · 6 min

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    Neil and Sam discuss the post-Covid job landscape and teach you vocabulary along the way.

26. Grandma therapy in Zimbabwe

    17 september 2020 · 6 min

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    Grandmothers are being trained to provide therapy to people in their community.

27. Is there a future without bees?

    10 september 2020 · 6 min

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    The number of bees is declining at an alarming rate, with serious consequences for us.

28. How to talk about conspiracy theories

    3 september 2020 · 6 min

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    We discuss what to do when you are confronted with someone who spreads falsehoods.

29. What’s the point of blood types?

    27 augustus 2020 · 6 min

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    In this programme, we’ll be finding out all about blood and teaching you some vocabulary.

30. Will Covid-19 change cities?

    20 augustus 2020 · 6 min

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    Rob and Neil discuss the future of our cities and teach you useful vocabulary.

31. Is this the era of distrust?

    13 augustus 2020 · 6 min

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    In an era of fake news, could it be that we are living through a crisis in trust?

32. No more bosses

    6 augustus 2020 · 6 min

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    Can companies operate better without managers? We talk about it and teach you vocabulary.

33. The medicine of coronavirus

    30 juli 2020 · 6 min

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    Neil and Georgina talk about Covid-19 and teach you related vocabulary.

34. Food made in space

    23 juli 2020 · 6 min

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    Find out how growing plants in space might help develop better crops.

35. Sport against poverty

    16 juli 2020 · 6 min

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    Neil and Sam discuss how sport is giving hope to young people leading the toughest lives.

36. Covid-19: The office after lockdown

    9 juli 2020 · 6 min

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    Companies are rushing to install technology to make offices safer. Neil and Sam discuss.

37. Should we wear a face mask?

    2 juli 2020 · 6 min

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    Can wearing masks in public help prevent the spread of coronavirus? Rob and Sam discuss.

38. Millennials and business

    25 juni 2020 · 6 min

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    Rob and Sam discuss the new generation's desire to make the world a better place.

39. Is being thrifty a virtue?

    18 juni 2020 · 6 min

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    Neil and Sam talk about being a saver in a consumer culture and teach you vocabulary.

40. The food delivery revolution

    11 juni 2020 · 6 min

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    Takeaway apps are changing food culture. We talk about it and teach you vocabulary.

41. What difference has #MeToo made?

    4 juni 2020 · 6 min

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    Sam and Georgina talk about the movement and teach you related vocabulary.

42. Is the recycling system broken?

    28 mei 2020 · 6 min

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    We talk about the over-reliance on recycling rather than reducing the use of plastics

43. The soothing power of books

    21 mei 2020 · 6 min

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    How can books help us relax and feel more alive during troubled times?

44. Shocking facts about electricity

    14 mei 2020 · 6 min

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    Neil and Georgina talk about how electrical systems differ from country to country.

45. Internet - good or bad?

    26 april 2018 · 6 min

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    Rob and Neil discuss some of the advantages and drawbacks of going online