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Becky Ripley and Emily Knight make sense of what it means to be human by looking to the natural world... Science meets storytelling with a philosophical twist.
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- Plants and the Mystery of Consciousness · 14 minThe mystery of consciousness has been one of the most unsolvable problems across neuroscience, philosophy, and psychology. How can a lump of matter come to be aware of itself? Is…
- African Wild Dogs and Democracy · 14 minFor African Wild Dogs in the Okovango Delta, living with the pack has its ups and downs. You get help with the hunting, and there's safety in numbers, but there's also a lot of…
- Rats, Risk and Reward · 14 minJackpot! Lights are flashing, bells are ringing, and you collect your big reward. No, this isn't Vegas, but it might as well be. We're in a specially designed casino for rats…
- Riverbeds and the Sedimentation of Ideas · 14 minWhat if all the ideas and values surrounding our lives are like pieces of sediment in a river? Some never quite settle and get swept away, lost to the currents of time. But some…
- Giant Anteaters and Power Posing · 14 minBecky Ripley and Emily Knight look to the animal world to question why we "power pose". Anteaters are masters of it. When feeling threatened, they rear up on their hind legs and…
- Grooming Apes and the Origins of Kissing · 15 minBecky Ripley and Emily Knight discover the hairy history of the human kiss. Where did it come from? Why do we like doing it? And how is it good for us? Featuring Dr Adriano…
- Photosynthetic Clams and the Problem of Power · 14 minHow do we extract the maximum amount of power from the sun? Becky Ripley and Emily Knight enlist the help of a giant, thousand-year old clam. And end up in the depths of space…
- Running Wild and the Science of Endurance · 15 minWhy do animals move the way they do? And why do we humans love to run? Becky Ripley and Emily Knight enlist dogs, horses, armadillos, and some uncooperative rabbits to find out…
- Red Deer and Authority of Voice · 14 minDo lower voices demand more power? Do we take them more seriously? And is this a bias that needs to be challenged more in today’s world? Becky Ripley and Emily Knight compare the…
- Magpies and Altruism · 15 minWhy do we help each other out? Even when it gets us nothing in return? Becky Ripley and Emily Knight explore the existence of altruism, with the help of some mischievous magpies…
- Underground Fungi and the Market Economy · 15 minBecky Ripley and Emily Knight dig deep into the underground web of plant roots and mycorrhizal fungi networks. Here lies a 400 million year old market economy, founded on the…
- Crafty Cuttlefish and Theory of Mind · 15 minBecky Ripley and Emily Knight explore whether we can ever know what others know, and how we figure out if they're telling fibs. Beneath the surface of the ocean, darting around…
- Burying Beetles and the Politics of Parenting · 15 minBecky Ripley and Emily Knight tackle a topic we love to fight about: parenting. How should we raise our kids? How much love is too much? Good parenting begins at home. And…
- Dr Orangutan and the Evolution of Medicine · 14 minBecky Ripley and Emily Knight explore the ancient origins of medicine. What makes us sick? What makes us well again? And do animals medicate like we do? Deep in the rainforest of…
- Rainbowfish and the Mysteries of Memory · 15 minBecky Ripley and Emily Knight dive into the watery world of rainbowfish to confront the age-old myth that fish have bad memories. In actual fact, they are much more intelligent…
- Drunk Moose and the Drive to Get Loose · 15 minBecky Ripley and Emily Knight tackle a serious question. One of supreme scientific importance: do animals get wasted? From drunk moose stuck in trees, to wasted wallabies asleep…
- Zebra Finches and Learning a Language · 15 minBecky Ripley and Emily Knight find out what it takes to learn the language of your people, with the help of some extremely chatty little birds. The song of the zebra finch has…
- Buff Geese and Gym Rats · 15 minBecky Ripley and Emily Knight investigate physical fitness in the animal kingdom, and ask why animals never seem to have to go to the gym. Consider the Barnacle Goose, getting…
- Killer Whales and the Mystery of the Menopause · 15 minBecky Ripley and Emily Knight dive into the underwater world of killer whales, where tight-knit family pods are led by the eldest post-reproductive matriarch, to better…
- Chuckling Chimps and the Evolution of Laughter · 15 minBecky Ripley and Emily Knight look to the giggles and guffaws of the animal kingdom to ask where human laughter has come from. At least 65 species have been identified as making…
