Storms rage, floods take their toll - is nature taking revenge? Michael Blastland turns the lens of psychology on how people treat objects and other entities as if they are alive. Show more

Michael Blastland, Nick Chater and Timandra Harkness put hindsight bias - the 'I knew it all along' effect - under the microscope. Show more

Random things happen to us all the time, yet we can't resist finding a narrative in the chaos. This week, Michael Blastland reveals the storyteller lurking inside all of us. Show more

What advice works? Michael Blastland explores why we trust some advice and some we choose to ignore. How do we instinctively react to unsolicited advice? Show more

Is what is expected of us as citizens psychologically absurd? Michael Blastland investigates, with psychologist Nick Chater and roving reporter Timandra Harkess. Show more

Michael Blastland invites us to discover the way we think, behave and make decisions. To explore how far we are led by reason, emotion or instinct. Show more

Cancelled trains or political and economic turmoil - when things happen beyond our control, how do we react psychologically? Not well, usually. Show more

We've all done things to be proud of and some we'd rather forget. Why then are famous figures often either heroes or villains? The Human Zoo explores the psychology of ambiguity. Show more

The series that looks at current events through the lens of psychology. Why do people have a tendency to distrust experts and expertise? Show more

Psychological experiments show that we value fairness, but what we consider fair depends on our own feelings of self-worth and, above all, the society in which we live. Show more

Our minds control our bodies, of course, but psychology tells us that what we do with our bodies also influences our thoughts. Michael Blastland investigates. Show more

A month before the general election, Michael Blastland examines whether or not the way people vote can really be changed and asks if political persuasion is pointless. Show more

Michael Blastland explores how we tend to oversimplify our complex world, taking short cuts to find easy answers to everything. Show more

Michael Blastland invites us to look around the zoo, where we discover the way we think, behave and make decisions, to explore how far we are led by reason, emotion or instinct. Show more

Michael Blastland explores the way human beings think, behave and make decisions. The status quo bias - do you prefer things, whether personal or political, the way they are? Show more

Michael Blastland invites listeners to discover the way human beings think, behave and make decisions and to explore how far they are led by reason, emotion or instinct. Show more

Amidst public anxiety over any number of threats to British interests, Michael Blastland and the team turn the lens of psychology from us to them, and perceptions of 'the other'. Show more

Michael Blastland examines current events through the lens of psychology. Show more

Why do people tend to be more attuned to the dangers posed by rare events, such as acts of terrorism, than to more everyday threats such as car crashes? Show more

Michael Blastland investigates the psychology of being a sports spectator. Even if you're not watching the Rio Games, you might be curious why so many do. Show more