Is this the era of distrust?

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

• 6 mins

Will Covid-19 change cities?

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

• 6 mins

What’s the point of blood types?

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

• 6 mins

How to talk about conspiracy theories

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

• 6 mins

Is there a future without bees?

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

• 6 mins

Grandma therapy in Zimbabwe

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

• 6 mins

Coronavirus: Dealing with mass unemployment post-pandemic

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

• 6 mins

How can we make the web a better place?

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

• 6 mins

Do chimps have the same emotions as us?

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

• 6 mins

Hacking help for US elections

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

• 6 mins

Could humans live in underwater cities?

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

• 6 mins

Walkman: the music player revolution

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

• 6 mins

Melting ice sheet: Is it too late?

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

• 6 mins

Could you be a victim of online fraud?

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

• 6 mins

Is punctuality important?

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

• 6 mins

Loneliness

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

• 6 mins

Why do we choose to text instead of talk?

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

• 6 mins

Can jellyfish help us solve our problems?

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

• 6 mins

Are trees intelligent?

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

• 6 mins

Coronavirus vs other pandemics

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

• 6 mins

What is fat-shaming?

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

• 6 mins

Why can't we resist comfort food?

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

• 6 mins

For the love of foreign languages

Is learning languages good for head, heart and soul?

• 6 mins

What makes a good story?

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

• 6 mins

The woman whose cells never die

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

• 6 mins

How much heat do you lose from your head?

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

• 6 mins

Working for yourself

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

• 6 mins

Singing in tune

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

• 6 mins

Covid: One year on

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

• 6 mins

Looking for utopia

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

• 6 mins