Podcasts by The Human Zoo
The Human Zoo explores the foibles, quirks and behaviour of that most fascinating of species - us
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Podcast on the topic Wissenschaft
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The Olympics: Why We're Hardwired To Watch from 2016-08-02T14:30
The series that looks at current events through the lens of psychology. Michael Blastland explores the quirky ways in which we humans think, behave and make decisions.
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News of an Atrocity: The Psychology of Rare Events from 2016-08-01T16:06
The series that looks at current events through the lens of psychology. Michael Blastland explores the quirky ways in which we humans think, behave and make decisions.
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Disruption from 2016-07-20T08:55
The series that looks at current events through the lens of psychology - Michael Blastland explores the quirky ways in which we humans think, behave and make decisions.
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Democracy and the Wisdom of Crowds from 2016-07-13T17:21
The series that looks at current events through the lens of psychology. Michael Blastland explores the quirky ways in which we humans think, behave and make decisions.
At a time when quest...
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Trust me... I'm an expert from 2016-07-13T16:47
The series that looks at current events through the lens of psychology. Michael Blastland explores the quirky ways in which we humans think, behave and make decisions.
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That Post-Referendum Feeling from 2016-06-28T14:30
The series that looks at current events through the lens of psychology. Michael Blastland explores the quirky ways in which we humans think, behave and make decisions.
In this episode, tha...
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Short Cuts to the Simple Life from 2016-06-21T15:31
The series that looks at current events through the lens of psychology - Michael Blastland explores the quirky ways in which we humans think, behave and make decisions.
In this episode, we...
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As a matter of fact... from 2016-06-15T11:06
The series that looks at current events through the lens of psychology - Michael Blastland explores the quirky ways in which we humans think, behave and make decisions.
In this first episo...
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The Strangeness of Tradition from 2015-12-22T11:35
It's the time of year when we fall into the familiar, the traditions we've recycled since childhood. But why do we do it? Michael Blastland examines the psychology of how we behave around Christ...
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The Lives of Things from 2015-12-15T16:30
Storms rage and floods take their toll - is this nature taking its revenge? Michael Blastland turns the lens of psychology on how we treat objects and other entities as if they are 'alive'.
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The Tide Is With Us from 2015-12-03T14:00
The series that looks at current events through the lens of psychology. From scandals to markets, elections to traffic jams, discover the nuts and bolts of human behaviour that link public life ...
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A Word of Advice from 2015-07-14T14:28
The Human Zoo is the programme that looks at current events through the lens of psychology. From scandals to markets, elections to traffic jams, discover the nuts and bolts of human behaviour th...
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Perfect People from 2015-07-07T15:05
The Human Zoo is the programme that looks at current events through the lens of psychology. From scandals to markets, elections to traffic jams, discover the nuts and bolts of human behaviour th...
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The Improvising Mind from 2015-06-30T15:21
The Human Zoo is the programme that looks at current events through the lens of psychology. From scandals to markets, elections to traffic jams, discover the nuts and bolts of human behaviour th...
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Morals and Norms from 2015-06-23T15:04
The Human Zoo is a place to learn about the one subject that never fails to fascinate - ourselves. In this episode, morals and norms. Naked tourists on Malaysian mountains? Professional football...
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