Series 3

The stories we use

Michael Blastland explores the stories we use to explain our world to ourselves.

• 28 mins

Series 3

What is fairness?

What is fairness and are we naturally fair to each other? Michael Blastland investigates.

• 28 mins

Series 3

The psychology of negotiation

Every day we complete a myriad of tiny negotiations, only noticing when they go wrong.

• 28 mins

Series 4

Episode 1

Michael Blastland invites us to discover the way people think, behave and make decisions.

• 28 mins

Series 4

Episode 2

Choose your battles carefully.

• 28 mins

Series 4

Episode 3

Michael Blastland explores how what we do with our bodies can influence our thoughts.

• 28 mins

Series 4

Episode 4

The power of repetition. The power of repetition.

• 28 mins

Series 5

Declinism

Michael Blastland and the team explore the psychology of thinking that things get worse.

• 28 mins

Series 5

Hindsight Bias

Michael and the Zoo team put the 'I knew it all along' effect under the microscope.

• 28 mins

Series 5

Information

Michael Blastland and the Zoo team explore information avoidance and denial.

• 28 mins

Series 5

Changing One's Mind

Michael Blastland and the Zoo team look ahead to the general election.

• 28 mins

Election Special

Michael Blastland unravels how human psychology shapes the way we vote.

• 45 mins

Series 6

Morals and Norms

How do we know about the unwritten rules that govern us? Michael Blastland investigates.

• 28 mins

Series 6

The Improvising Mind

Michael considers whether we often just make up what we think on the spot.

• 28 mins

Series 6

Perfect People

Is what is expected of us as citizens psychologically absurd?

• 28 mins

Series 6

A Word of Advice

Michael Blastland explores how we react to advice.

• 28 mins

Series 7

The Other

Michael Blastland examines the psychology of us and them and perceptions of 'the other'.

• 28 mins

Series 7

The Lives of Things

Michael Blastland on why people treat objects and other entities as if they are alive.

• 28 mins

Series 7

The Strangeness of Tradition

Michael Blastland examines current events through the lens of psychology.

• 28 mins

Series 8

As a matter of fact...

Michael Blastland look at facts and the EU referendum.

• 28 mins

Series 8

Short Cuts to the Simple Life

Michael Blastland explores how humans think, behave and make decisions.

• 28 mins

Series 8

That Post-Referendum Feeling

Michael Blastland explores the quirky ways in which we think, behave and make decisions.

• 28 mins

Series 8

Trust me... I'm an expert

Michael Blastland explores the quirky ways in which we think, behave and make decisions.

• 28 mins

Series 8

Democracy and the Wisdom of Crowds

Michael Blastland looks at current events through the lens of psychology.

• 28 mins

Series 8

Disruption

Michael Blastland explores the quirky ways in which we think, behave and make decisions.

• 28 mins

Series 8

News of an Atrocity: The Psychology of Rare Events

Michael Blastland explores the quirky ways in which we think, behave and make decisions.

• 28 mins

Series 8

The Olympics: Why We're Hardwired To Watch

Michael Blastland explores the quirky ways in which we think, behave and make decisions.

• 28 mins