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The extraordinary and hidden histories behind everyday objects and actions
Whether it is the growth in co-working spaces around the world full of 20 and 30-somethings starting their own thing, to TV shows on entrepr...
We can now curate who we talk to in a way that wasn’t thinkable when a bulky landline phone sat in a corner of a house and rang with anonymo...
Physical scars can be sources of shame or badges of honour: acquired accidentally or a cry for help. How should we read them, and what do th...
Dystopic fiction is going through a bit of a boom at the moment, but why is it that we can’t seem to get enough of stories where ordinary pe...
The trauma of sexual assault is both personal and brutal. But what may be an indisputably traumatic event for one person is often challenged...
It’s the festive season, which means there are lots of parties going on. If you’re planning a party, what kind of celebration will it be? Or...
Resilience is one of the buzzwords of the moment with multiple self-helps books and motivational speakers all promising us we can learn to b...
An exploration of why and how music can exert a powerful effect on our emotions. Why does one particular collection of notes make us want to...
Many men believe their gender is under siege from a welter of criticism about male attitudes and behaviours. Not everyone accepts the idea o...
Asked to describe your grandparents, you may conjure fond childhood memories of trips to the park or going round for your favourite dinner a...
Infidelity is seen as the ultimate betrayal, and many relationships are brought down by it. Around the world most of us agree that it’s wron...
It turns out that much of what we do – much of our behaviour – can be conducted at an unconscious level. That raises a profound question. Wh...
Sleep, day-dreaming, meditation – these are all different states of awareness. In these states we are not really aware of what is going on a...
About half the population consider themselves to have a shy personality, but most of us feel shyness in certain situations. Although some pe...
In the second and final part exploring intuition Nastaran Tavakoli-Far speaks to cricket players who used data to win championships and hear...
In part one of two episodes exploring intuition, Nastaran Tavakoli-Far speaks to a detective who had an intuition that someone was a serial...
From instant messaging, to online shopping and even smart fridges, we live in a connected age where all of life’s essentials can be obtained...
All over the world there are people rejecting the society they live in and choosing radically different pathways. Some are abandoning the id...
Statistics from around the world show huge improvements to our way of life, but many of us think the world is in decline. There are good rea...
In the 1970s, second wave feminists declared war on make-up - arguing it oppressed women, distracted them from gaining equality, and forced...
What does happiness mean to you? Friends, family, the rush of a crowd or the joy of solitude? Happiness is a fundamental human desire, yet w...
Christopher Gunness explores why funerals matter so profoundly to us, as individuals and societies. He talks to people who have lost loved o...
Blending ingredients to produce something new is a distinctively human urge, and one of our most creative acts. We blend all sorts of produc...
As the world grows more urban, humanity moves further away from nature. Could this be the reason anxiety has become the most diagnosed menta...
The sports teams we support say something about who we are. Our identities are bound up with the men and women who play for our side – and w...
If the idea of being all alone, in silence, for long periods of time fills you with dread, it might be hard to understand why anyone would c...
Open plan offices, hot-desking, group brainstorming sessions: collaboration seems to be king in the modern workplace. Recent studies have fo...
Schadenfreude is a German word that means “harm-joy”. It is the pleasure we feel from someone else’s misfortune, and it can come in many sha...
The history of computing is filled with the accomplishments of women. But in the West, the number of women taking computer science degrees h...
Most of us feel some need to know a roadmap of our past, our connections with a family tree which took root before we were born. We look for...
What makes some people want to base jump off a building, or climb a cliff with no ropes? A thrill-seeking personality may be necessary, but...
Our attitude to taxation is determined by a wide range of factors: whether we think our neighbours are tax dodgers, how much control we have...
How confidence can motivate, get us off the couch, make us healthier, enterprising, decisive and help us live up to our potential We also le...
From doctors to politicians to your boss, people often ask us to put our confidence in them. We’re often urged to build more confidence in o...
At some point in our lives, we’re all likely to make an investment, in time or money or effort, which goes wrong. But, when we know we’re in...
Many jobs require workers to manage their emotional expressions with others. Flight attendants are expected to smile and be friendly even in...
People on the left are more likely to accept climate change than those on the right in the USA, Australia and much of Western Europe. But it...
Why can’t we judge art at face value? How does the identity, behaviour and cultural context of the artist play a part in how we approach the...
Popularly known through the1950 Disney film of the same name, Cinderella has become a childhood classic all over the world. But different ve...
Telling stories is one of the ways we connect to one and other. Stories teach us empathy and allow us to feel what it’s like to walk in some...
Is there any truth to claim that the mother daughter relationship is more fraught than any other dynamic? Psychologist Professor Terri Apter...
Fathers are often regarded as secondary parents in many cultures, perhaps even more so when they have girls. We examine why this can be dama...
We are told obesity is on the rise - globally. But if you think about it, how often do you see an obese chief executive, or tech entrepreneu...
Beauty pageants project an image of inspiring glitz and glamour. Often contestants enter these competitions to boost their confidence and ta...
Instagram’s one billion users love architecture. If you search for #architecture, you will get hundreds of millions of results. Some archite...
The concept that you can get ahead on your work and talents, also called meritocracy, is something we mostly agree is good. We also equate i...
We live in a world where going fast – and faster – is an everyday fact of life. Where fast cars, fast boats and fast athletes command our at...
When things go wrong, we crave something or someone to blame. It’s a strategy which puts people on the defensive, and can create a toxic cul...
The number of smart speakers in US households has increased by 78% year-over-year, from 66 million in December 2017 to 118 million in Decemb...
A present connects, communicates and makes people generally happy. It can strengthen a relationship, but also jeopardise it. Have you ever w...