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Body and Mind
A delicate mechanism we sometimes treat with less respect than a sack of coal - explore how our bodies fight illness, rage against the aging, and discover how our minds process so much information.

Life in a world we can shape

Examining a microscope slide

Picking children's characteristics in advance is a challenge for both psychology and genetics.

I lost myself

A lost anchor

Explore how memory works - and why it sometimes doesn't - from the perspective of an amnesiac. Memory: I can't remember.

Stop all the clocks

Edward Enfield

We can't stop getting older, but Edward Enfield wonders if we can turn back time.

 

Get the rush

rollercoaster

Afraid? Anxious? Exercising? Find out how your body regulates your reactions with pure adrenaline.

We're going to chill your blood

Spider

Explore the reactions that prickle our necks - the science of fear.

 

Taking it further

Ski-ing in Central Park, New York

If you want to explore health and wellbeing in greater depth, here's ways of taking it further.

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OU prospectus fans

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