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Food is fuel for our brains. So, what should we be eating?
Plastic waste eaten by enzymes
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Sewing to fight period poverty
Period poverty affects over 500 million people worldwide. How can volunteers help?
What makes a great library?
What makes a library a library?
Disability in music and theatre
Learn about people trying to make it easier for disabled musicians and music fans.
Why everyone loves the underdog
Could being the underdog help you succeed?
Why sitting is bad for health
Could sitting be damaging to our health?
Nudges: The secrets of persuasion
Are nudges good or bad?
Dancing for the brain
Not a dancer? You might change your mind once you hear the benefits!
Eating for two
Mums-to-be often feel guilty about the food they crave in pregnancy.
Talking at the table
A lot can happen at the dinner table, and not just eating!
Bitter food, better health?
Could bitter foods be better for your health?
Can you keep a secret?
Are secrets always negative? Or can they be positive too?
How bubble tea got its bubbles
How was bubble tea invented?
E-rickshaws driving away pollution
Are electric rickshaws the solution to urban air pollution?
Too old to have a baby?
Is it OK to be older parents?
How names can tell painful stories
Can names be attached to painful histories?
Building a better world with wood?
Did you know that building with wood has benefits for our physical and mental health?
How learning to read changes lives
How can literacy change people's lives?
What can we learn from toddlers?
You might think that we teach toddlers, but they can teach us as well!
The school that puts the kids in charge
What happens when you put kids in charge of the school?
AI to reduce animal testing
Could AI reduce the need for animal testing?
Why read books, not screens?
Why is it better to read from a book than a screen?
The science of falling in love
What's really happening in our brain when we fall in love?
Birthday cakes
How have birthday cakes changed over the years?
Kids and climate change
What are young people's thoughts on climate change?
Why we love dumplings
Every country seems to have its own version of dumplings! Neil and Beth discuss.
Meet a real Willy Wonka
Mmm, delicious. Hear a real-life chocolate maker talking about her job!
Less salt, better health
Are we all eating too much salt? Neil and Georgie teach you some useful vocabulary.
Keeping kids off smartphones
Can you stop a child having a phone if all their friends have one?
Saving water in the driest place on Earth
How can farmers water their crops when they live in the driest place on Earth?