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Episodes

Total: 251

Birthday cakes

2024/8/8

How have birthday cakes changed over the years?TRANSCRIPT Find a full transcript for this episode a

What's really happening in our brain when we fall in love?TRANSCRIPT Find a full transcript for this

Why is it better to read from a book than a screen? Phil and Georgie discuss this and teach you some

Could AI reduce the need for animal testing? Phil and Georgie teach you some useful vocabulary.TRANS

What happens when you put the kids in charge of the school? Phil and Georgie discuss this and teach

You might think that we teach toddlers, but they can teach us as well! Neil and Beth discuss this an

How can literacy change people's lives? Beth and Phil discuss this and teach you some useful vocabul

Did you know that being in nature, and building with wood, has benefits for our physical and mental

Can names be attached to painful histories? Neil and Beth discuss this and teach you some useful voc

Too old to have a baby?

2024/6/6

Men and women are having babies later in life. Why? And what does society think of older parents? TR

Are electric rickshaws the solution to urban air pollution? Neil and Beth discuss this and teach you

How did bubble tea get its bubbles? How was this drink invented? Neil and Beth chat about this. TRAN

Can you keep a secret?

2024/5/16

Are secrets always negative? Or can they be positive too? Neil and Beth discuss this and teach you s

Could bitter foods be better for your health?(Image: Getty Images)Find a full transcript for this ep

Talking at the table

2024/5/2

A lot can happen at the dinner table, and not just eating! Beth and Neil discuss chatting at meal ti

Eating for two

2024/4/25

Mums-to-be often feel guilty about the food they crave in pregnancy. Georgie and Phil discuss this a

Dancing for the brain

2024/4/18

Not a dancer? You might change your mind once you hear the benefits! Beth and Neil discuss this and

Are nudges good or bad? Beth and Neil discuss this and teach you useful vocabulary.TRANSCRIPT Find a

Could sitting be damaging to our health?TRANSCRIPT Find a full transcript for this episode and more

Could being the underdog help you succeed? TRANSCRIPT Find a full transcript for this episode and m