What makes a great library?

What makes a library a library?

• 6 mins

Disability in music and theatre

Learn about people trying to make it easier for disabled musicians and music fans.

• 5 mins

Why everyone loves the underdog

Could being the underdog help you succeed?

• 6 mins

Why sitting is bad for health

Could sitting be damaging to our health?

• 6 mins

Nudges: The secrets of persuasion

Are nudges good or bad?

• 6 mins

Dancing for the brain

Not a dancer? You might change your mind once you hear the benefits!

• 6 mins

Eating for two

Mums-to-be often feel guilty about the food they crave in pregnancy.

• 6 mins

Talking at the table

A lot can happen at the dinner table, and not just eating!

• 6 mins

Bitter food, better health?

Could bitter foods be better for your health?

• 6 mins

Can you keep a secret?

Are secrets always negative? Or can they be positive too?

• 6 mins

How bubble tea got its bubbles

How was bubble tea invented?

• 6 mins

E-rickshaws driving away pollution

Are electric rickshaws the solution to urban air pollution?

• 6 mins

Too old to have a baby?

Is it OK to be older parents?

• 6 mins

How names can tell painful stories

Can names be attached to painful histories?

• 6 mins

Building a better world with wood?

Did you know that building with wood has benefits for our physical and mental health?

• 6 mins

How learning to read changes lives

How can literacy change people's lives?

• 6 mins

What can we learn from toddlers?

You might think that we teach toddlers, but they can teach us as well!

• 6 mins

The school that puts the kids in charge

What happens when you put kids in charge of the school?

• 6 mins

AI to reduce animal testing

Could AI reduce the need for animal testing?

• 6 mins

Why read books, not screens?

Why is it better to read from a book than a screen?

• 6 mins

The science of falling in love

What's really happening in our brain when we fall in love?

• 6 mins

Birthday cakes

How have birthday cakes changed over the years?

• 6 mins

Kids and climate change

What are young people's thoughts on climate change?

• 6 mins

Why we love dumplings

Every country seems to have its own version of dumplings! Neil and Beth discuss.

• 6 mins

Meet a real Willy Wonka

Mmm, delicious. Hear a real-life chocolate maker talking about her job!

• 6 mins

Less salt, better health

Are we all eating too much salt? Neil and Georgie teach you some useful vocabulary.

• 6 mins

Keeping kids off smartphones

Can you stop a child having a phone if all their friends have one?

• 6 mins

Saving water in the driest place on Earth

How can farmers water their crops when they live in the driest place on Earth?

• 6 mins

Learning a new food culture

If you moved to a different country, how would you cope with new kinds of food?

• 6 mins

What decides our taste?

What makes us like the flavours we like? Phil and Beth discuss this.

• 6 mins