All in the Mind

by BBC · · ·

Programme exploring the limits and potential of the human mind

The Touch Test Jan. 21, 2020
The Touch Test: Claudia Hammond launches a major new study investigating the role of touch
Bucket lists; depression; how altruism can alleviate pain
Allergies and anxiety; imposter syndrome; recognising dog expressions
Letters to Santa, why play matters, balancing time between video games and outside play.
Pain and the brain Dec. 17, 2019
Pain and the brain, with Claudia Hammond.
Lawyers' wellbeing; sociable brains; young peoples' mental health advisory group
Magic and gender bias Dec. 3, 2019
Psychiatrists with lived experience of mental ill health, magic and gender, AI emotion
Acceptance and commitment therapy; Million Minds tour; Personality traits and spending
How art challenges mental health stereotypes plus what happens to language as we age
The need for possessions, predicting effective use of CBT and talking to strangers.
Stress at work Nov. 5, 2019
Ex junior doctor Adam Kay and Professor Gail Kinman look at work stress and how to cope.
Preventing anxiety in children, CALMTown and does air pollution cause psychosis?
The science of meetings, helping those with dementia sleep, estimating body size
Claudia Hammond explores the psychology of motivation and procrastination
New approach to spider phobia, putting yourself in someone else's shoes, and empathic cars
The impact signing NDAs can have on mental health and The Listening Place
Trigger warnings, Myths about Van Gogh's mental health, Multi-tasking
Café Conversations, the light triad, conveying anxiety through cartoon pigeons
Claudia Hammond and guests explore the complexity of our visual experience
Spatial navigation, aphantasia: people with no mind's eye and a musical about depression