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Mind, Brain and Planet episodes
- S1 EP5: Alien Species - the climate change invaders in your garden
As our planet warms, species are migrating to new regions where they can cause damage to the local ecology. How we respond to the arrival of these non-native species may shape our future ecology, with implications for food supplies and human health. In this episode, Paul meets Dr Tanja Straka who has been studying differences in how people react to these new arrivals and revealed some intriguing biases with implications for our future. He also goes "balsam bashing" with local volunteers who are taking matters into their own hands.
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23 min - S1 EP4: Persuasive Messaging for Sustainability
One of the biggest challenges faced by those who care about sustainability is getting others on board. In this episode, Paul helps launch a local initiative to address climate change, powered by cookies and drawing on expert advice from Profs Cindy McPherson-Frantz and Cassandra Troy on how to create persuasive messages.
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23 min - S1 EP3: Pumps and bumps on the road to low carbon heating
To reach net zero, we’re being expected to switch from gas boilers to heat pumps but, with the lowest installation rates in Europe, many consumers in the UK appear wary. Trust is surfacing as a key issue. Can the sciences of mind and brain help us understand what trust is and how it forms? What will help us trust in novel and greener types of heating technology?
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25 min - S1 EP2: Climate change and having a family
Climate change is now becoming a factor in family planning – but why? Drawing on the latest research and insights from neuroscience and psychology, this episode investigates how the environment might be impacting our thoughts about having children – and we hear from two people who have reached quite different conclusions.
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23 min - S1 EP1: Where did you get that potato?
How does the way we obtain our food can impact on our relationship with nature? In this episode, Paul Howard-Jones travels to Berlin to discover a range of food initiatives and interviews Dr Felix Zoll, who has been studying their impact on how we think about food and the natural world that produces it.
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About Mind, Brain and Planet
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The investigations of neuroscientist and psychologist Prof Paul Howard-Jones as he explores how our minds and brains are responding to climate change and environmental issues.