Boldly going where no science show has gone before.

The Naked Scientists

Hello and welcome to the Naked Scientists scientist with me Dr Cat and with Ben Velsler.

Hello!

And this week we are looking into the science of the mind

in particular and this is great the psychology of drinking and dancing, two of my favorite hobbies.

Orange Squash, obviously.

We will be finding out why an alcoholic drink can make people look more attractive and how cigarette may have the same effect but probably makes

this smell worse. We'll also be finding out what your dance moves may say about your

genes and your potential as a parent. Plus on a slightly more serious note we'll be

finding out what happens inside the minds of people

suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder.

It's almost like having a library with a good well-ordered librarian, the hippocampus, or there's this maniac who just keeps dashing in and

getting the books and shoving them under your nose you've got to read them, and that is PTSD.

And we'll be finding out how scientists can now selectively wipe your memories, how sticky

tape may be a source of x-rays and why the stinky gas in rotten eggs and in those nasty

farts could also be good for your health.

Ben.

Anyway in kitchen science Dave will be showing me how to see the world from a different

perspective with the help of rather fetching pair of goggles.

More about that later on on you do have some nice

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