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Addicted to podcasts and vloggs, especially those that aim to educate, entertain and inform (sound familiar?)
Rethinking that Parkinson's is just a disease of the brain.
Rethinking that Parkinson's is a dopamine disease.
Oh, study after study shows associations between Parkinson's and environmental factors.
Science Friday: Teasing Apart The Causes And Early Signs Of Parkinson’s
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Big business + cybersecurity could be a recipe for boredom but Business Wars tells the story in a way that is exciting, relevant & interesting
Business Wars: CrowdStrike: All Systems Down, Guarding the Cloud
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The most exciting moment in the history of psychiatry. We're on the cusp of using the data people collect to better onform treatment.
Science Friday: Why Aren’t There Biomarkers For Mental Illness?
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Most of the history we're taught revolves around "Great Men," the Napoleons and Alexander the Greats of the world, but they're hardly typical of the human experience.
Past Lives: Introducing Past Lives
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In 1925 a popular 24-year old high school was tried under the recently passed anti-evolution law in what came to be known as the “Scopes Monkey Trial”.
American History Tellers: Evolution on Trial episode 1 of 3
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Love Prof. Tim Wilson's erudite analysis
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Trump administration’s repeal of the Environmental Protection Agency’s “endangerment finding” has drastic environmental consequences
Science Quickly: Trump’s climate rollback, this wild winter and ‘Penisgate’
Episode webpage: www.sciencequickly.com
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Obama: aliens are real.
Today in Focus: Why did Obama say aliens are real? – The Latest
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Such an influential figure, close to major events in US history. Paved the way for Obama.
Today in Focus: Jesse Jackson: titan of US civil rights movement leaves legacy of hope – The Latest
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"Everything depends on Trump" - Ukraine is in trouble then.
Today in Focus: Ukraine-Russia talks: Zelenskyy accuses Trump of ‘unfair’ approach – The Latest
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Today in Focus: Does the US really care about peace in Ukraine? – The Latest
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Today in Focus: Does the US really care about peace in Ukraine? – The Latest
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Some people love AI... I mean really LOVE AI.
FT Tech Tonic: Artificial intimacy: How to fall in love with AI
Episode webpage: www.ft.com/tech-tonic
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A scientific look at love
Science Friday: Mating, Marriage, And Monogamy In The Age Of Apps
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The storytelling is first rate but the greatest skill is surely how well necessary background information is fed unobtrusively into the narrative; no info dump here.
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With the confirmation that Alexei Navalny was poisoned relistening this episode of The Spy Who about the Skripal poisoning felt apt.
The Spy Who: The Spy Who Putin Poisoned | End of an Era | 1
Episode webpage: wondery.com
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Brilliant 500th episode of Gone Medieval where in Matt Lewis and Dr. Eleanor Janega answer listeners questions.
Gone Medieval: Your Medieval Questions Answered
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Roger Bolton, formerly of R4's Feedback show is excellent on anything BBC
Roger Bolton's Beeb Watch: Mary Hockaday, ex-Controller BBC World Service: Funding and Editorial Independence at the World Service
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What makes a story truly Gothic? 🏰 It’s more than just old castles and shadows. It’s the mix of wild nature, psychological terror (the Sublime), family secrets from the past, and that unmistakable sense of being trapped. ⛈️🦇
#GothicLiterature #BookTube #WritingCommunity
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To be clear, there was a lot I didn't fully understand, even though Dani was brilliant lying clear (any of the equations went right over my head) but I got the gist and can recommend this video to anyone interested in this field.
15.02.2026 13:07 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0In summary:
Your brain’s physical wiring determines the energy cost of your thoughts 🧠⚡️
Dr. Dani Bassett uses Network Control Theory to show:
1️⃣ Routine/Resting states align with brain structure = Low Energy
2️⃣ Complex/Rare tasks fight the structure = High Energy
3️⃣ Learning lowers the cost 📉
Energy costs go down with learning habits or long term learning
15.02.2026 12:49 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0People with mental health conditions eg schizophrenia required more energy than healthy controls.
15.02.2026 12:49 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Interesting how much variation there is between subjects on easy or difficult tasks; people who use less energy for difficult tasks generally use less energy to move from easy to difficult tasks.
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My brain activity was through the roof watching this but I was interested in claims that the brain defaults to Kahneman's System A because System B is cognitively expensive when the difference might just 5%.
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Would liaise faire pre-WW1 Britain have faired better if it had shared Trump's love of tactics?
The EI Podcast: The end of Pax Britannica
Episode webpage: audioboom.com/posts/8817144
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The early 20th century US economy was very different to today. The New Deal was only part the US economic recovery. WWII was very significant.
American History Hit: Darkest Hours: The Great Depression
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The Monroe Doctrine was very different to The Donroe Doctrine (although perhaps it is on the same projectory)
American History Hit: The Monroe Doctrine
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Sorry, that was an old episode (Nov 2024) but Helen is very active, I recently saw her on YouTube talking very intelligently on current affairs.
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