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Corrupted thinking and cancerous co-option

Can scientific thinking detect political and corporate corruption?

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The man who couldn鈥檛 lie

Why do we believe in conspiracy theories, and what鈥檚 going on in our brains when we lie?

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Protecting the Moon

India's lunar landing has us looking at unexpected science around the moon

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Zombies, cows and coups

The wasp that turns cockroaches into zombies and the science hiding behind coups

• 53 mins

Forgetful fish, telescopic worms and bad air days

As oceans take the heat for global warming, fish find it harder to learn their way.

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Can technology read our mind?

The UN General Assembly has us examining how our brains process language

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How inflation affects the entire cosmos

The science behind news about inflation leads us to the first moments of the universe.

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Complete shutdown

How would it feel wake up several years later?

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How bedbugs took over the world

Why is bedbugs' unconventional mode of reproduction so successful?

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Putting Madonna to the test

Do Madonna's lyrics stand up to scientific scrutiny?

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Fashion to dye for

As Lagos Fashion Week begins, we follow the trends into science

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Scary science

Is fear good for you? In the week where many celebrated Halloween, we look at the science

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Working 70 hours a week

If you work twice as long, do you get twice as much done?

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Why we need to talk toilets

Nov 19 is UN World Toilet Day. Can the world sanitation crisis be tackled?

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All about cricket(s)

The science of spitting on cricket balls, particle accelerators and insect sounds

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Meetings with intelligent worms

From worm blobs to mangoes - there鈥檚 more to meetings than you thought.

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Boring science

How might our future lie underground?

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An exploration of empathy

On the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration Of Human Rights, we look at empathy

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A very dark day

The solstice takes us on a journey through darkness and light.

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The Best of Unexpected Elements

Marnie Chesterton and Caroline Steel look back at some of the best bits of the show.

• 49 mins

Timing is everything

Can you visualize time? We don鈥檛 all see it the same way

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Super corals and science diplomacy

Could tensions around the Red Sea affect research into heat-resistant super corals?

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Rulers and the rules of ageing

Under the stress and strains of leadership, how might power affect youthfulness?

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Populations of people, frogs and microbes

With China鈥檚 population declining, would decreasing populations be better for the planet?

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How plankton made mountains

The world鈥檚 largest cruise ship has set sail 鈥� but what stowaways are hiding onboard?

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Deep in thought

News of a microchip implanted in a human brain sends our imagination running wild

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Not so random acts of kindness

Are African spiders behind the ultimate act of kindness in nature?

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Going the distance

A tribute to marathon runner Kelvin Kiptum and the science behind his record performances

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Leaping in Sync

As the leap year helps keep us in sync, we explore nature鈥檚 ways of staying in rhythm

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Unexpected Oscars

As award season reaches its climax, Unexpected Elements holds its own glitzy ceremony.

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