The Big Idea Episodes Available now
Why do we find things disgusting?
Meet a 鈥榙isgustologist鈥� who has been uncovering answers to our uneasy feelings
The fragility of choice
Where do our opinions come from, and how easy is it for people to change them?
The truth about marriage
And how your relationship may be less stable than you think
How to topple a dictator
Is violent or non-violent protest more effective?
Why do we laugh?
And why a cognitive neuroscientist says laughter deserves more research.
The Afterlife
Suppose you knew that after your natural death the human race would die out鈥�
Why Are Some Nations Rich?
Why are some nations richer than others?
How does language work?
Neuroscientist Cathy Price examines the workings of language
A Future Without Doctors?
Can you imagine a future without doctors?
The Intelligent Tree
Are trees intelligent?
