Brainwashing and the Science of Pain

The Naked Scientists Podcast

Dr Chris Smith

Natural Sciences, Science, Science Radio, Naked Scientists, Health & Fitness, Engineering, Medicine, Technology, Life Sciences

4.6 • 958 Ratings

🗓️ 1 April 2006

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

Picking apart the inner workings of our brains this week are Irene Tracey, who discusses the neurological origin of pain and how we can reduce pain, Philip Shaw reveals why having a bigger brain does not make you more intelligent, Kathleen Taylor talks about her new book on brainwashing, including whether brainwashing is a real phenomenon and how we can avoid it, and from brainwashing to the bathtub, Derek Thorne scrubs up on density in Kitchen Science. Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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0:00.0	Live from the BBC, the naked scientists.
0:08.0	This week at the biology of the brain.
0:10.2	We're looking into the science of brainwashing.
0:12.1	We're looking into what happens to the brain as we grow and mature from a child turning into an adult,
0:16.4	and also the science of pain. What is pain? How do we feel pain? How can we block pain?
0:21.2	And also, why can't we tickle ourselves?
0:23.6	Those are the questions going through our minds this evening on this week's edition of the
0:26.0	Naked Scientists.
0:27.0	Hello I'm Chris Smith and also help me here to help me present this week's
0:29.9	edition of the show we have Helen Scales.
0:32.0	Hi. and Phil Rosenberg
0:33.8	Phil hi okay also today we're gonna be talking about our Chris is gonna be telling us
0:38.5	about a portable boredom detector you can take around with you find out how everyone else is
0:42.2	thinking around you.
0:43.4	Helen's going to be talking about how seals are actually helping researchers investigate
0:47.5	other lives underneath the Antarctic ice sheet and I'm going to be talking to you about Saturn's
0:52.3	watery lopsided moon.
0:55.0	And don't forget that we're also waiting for your general questions on science, technology and
0:58.6	medicine. So give us a call right now on 08-559 25-2,000. or if you're on the email drop us a line at Chris at naked
1:06.7	scientist.com. And of course in kitchen science this week your chance to experiment alongside
1:12.0	the naked scientist and possibly win
1:13.4	yourself a prize if your first throw on the phone with the right answer
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