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The Naked Scientists Podcast

Video Games on the Brain

The Naked Scientists Podcast

Dr Chris Smith

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

4.6958 Ratings

🗓️ 22 December 2020

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

Grab your controllers, we're diving into the world of videogames, how the music can get into your head, the psychology of games, and how they might have helped during lockdown. Plus in the news, should we be worried about new COVID variants, we find out about a potential origin for migraines, and why you might not want to drink George's Marvellous Medicine from Roald Dahl's book! Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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0:00.0

I have you loud and clear.

0:04.3

Hello.

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Hello.

0:06.3

Welcome.

0:07.3

And that is the same physics medicine, nature or space or time, a brain, life, the universe.

0:16.5

Hello and welcome to the naked scientists, the show where we bring you the latest breakthroughs

0:20.3

in science, technology and medicine. With me Adam Murphy.

0:23.5

And me, Chris Bero, and coming up today,

0:25.5

should we be worried about the new COVID

0:27.8

variants that we've been hearing about?

0:29.8

We also find out about a potential origin for migraines and why you might not want to

0:34.4

drink George's marvelous medicine from Roldahl's story in real life.

0:38.4

Also grab your controllers because we are diving into the world of video games, how the music can get into your head,

0:44.6

the psychology of games, and how they might have helped during lockdown.

0:48.6

The Naked Scientists Podcast is powered by UKfast.co.

0:53.0

UK.

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UK.

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UK.

0:57.0

UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock

1:02.0

drop what sounded like a virological

1:04.5

bombshell onto Parliament.

1:06.3

Over the last few days, thanks to our world-class genomic capability in the UK,

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