Episode 062 On this episode… Today we are going to look at a rare but fascinating neurological disorder: Synesthesia. And a remarkable form of blindness: Blindsight. That title, where did it come from? The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales is a 1985 book by neurologist Oliver Sacks describing the case […]

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Episode  061 On this episode… Question: Based on available resources what is the optimum population for planet Earth? Answer: The truth is it varies, depending on who you ask and how you ask. Overall the answers come in a range – around 1.5 billion to 2 billion people. Today we talk about overpopulation and we […]

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Episode  060 On this episode… We are delighted to present the new edition of the Ig Nobel Prizes! The Ig Nobel Prizes are parodies of the Nobel Prizes given out each autumn for 10 unusual or trivial achievements in scientific research. They have been awarded since 1991, with the stated aim to “honor achievements that […]

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Episode  059 On this episode… Charming: Very pleasant or attractive We all know, from the first moment you walk into a room people are making judgements about how much they like you. And then there are the charmers, most of us have come across them at some point – the kind of people who can walk […]

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Episode  058 On this episode… Yes, we are talking about water. It’s been called the ‘next oil’. In the coming decades, the supply of water has the potential to influence geopolitics, diplomacy and even conflict. The Rule of 3s – Survival basics It goes without saying that drinkable water, and access to it, is fundamental […]

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Episode  057 On this episode… For decades, fusion power has been an almost fanciful dream of those hoping to crack the world’s energy problems. Nuclear fusion powers the stars and burns in the heart of our own Sun. Here on Earth, it could provide an almost limitless, safe and clean source of energy as it […]

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Episode  056 On this episode… Taking risks is impossible to avoid when trying to getting ahead, how can you become more comfortable with leaping into the unknown? We now live in a world where the idea of a job for life is now a rarity rather than the norm, conventional career paths no longer exists […]

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Episode  055 On this episode… Live forever or die trying it’s attributed to either Groucho Marx or a character in Joseph Heller’s book ‘Catch 22’. But who wouldn’t want to live longer? We are bombarded with health and lifestyle messages about how to live healthier and, by implication, longer, throughout our lives. And of course […]

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Episode  054 On this episode… A Bacteriophage is a virus that infects and replicates within a bacterium. The term is derived from “bacteria” and the Greek: φαγεῖν (phagein), “to devour”. Phages replicate within the bacterium following the injection of their genome into its cytoplasm. Bacteriophages are ubiquitous viruses, found wherever bacteria exist. It’s estimated there […]

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Episode  053 On this episode… June is always the busiest month of the year in Dark Mind Radio and we usually need to take a break to deal with all the duties we need to do, but the wait is over and after this small break we are back with more episodes of Down the […]

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