6 Minute English

Robot Artists

<p>Will Robots ever be able to think or dream? Could they fall in love or create art?</p>

Bats: Friend or foe?

<p>Learn more about these furry flying mammals with Neil and Sam.</p>

Is the planet warming up faster?

<p>Some extreme weather events are puzzling scientists.</p>

Is technology harmful to youngsters?

<p>Can spending hours online affect the new generation's mental health?</p>

Is chimp politics like ours?

<p>Just like humans, chimps live in social groups, have leaders and a desire for power.</p>

Making sense of the census

<p>What's behind counting people in a country? Neil and Sam talk about the census.</p>

The fear of numbers

<p>Are you afraid of maths? Neil and Sam talk about numbers and teach you vocabulary.</p>

A future without doctors?

<p>We discuss if artificial intelligence could replace human doctors and nurses.</p>

Lights! Camera! Kiss! - Intimacy on screen

<p>How actors are made to feel more comfortable when filming intimate scenes.</p>

Head injury in sport

<p>Contact sports can be dangerous. The truth about the effects on players is coming out.</p>

Inside the head of Jeff Bezos

<p>How does the founder of the web giant Amazon think? Listen to the programme to find out.</p>

The history of swimming

<p>We talk about the history of swimming and teach you related vocabulary along the way.</p>

Are humans a messy species?

<p>Learn the language of going to the toilet.</p>

The loneliest man in history

<p>We talk about Michael Collins, who orbited the Moon in the command module Columbia.</p>

How colour affects us

<p>Neil and Georgina add some colour to your life by discussing how colour can make you feel</p>

Flexible working

<p>Is there a stigma attached to not wanting to work the 9-to-5 shift?</p>

Hypnotism

<p>Hypnotism has always fascinated us, but can anyone be hypnotised?</p>

Saving the white rhinos

<p>Conservationists are working on an artificial breeding programme to preserve the species.</p>

Making old things last longer

<p>Shouldn't we stop throwing things away and start fixing them?</p>

Building rapport with others

<p>We discuss four styles of communication and teach you related vocabulary along the way.</p>

Food superstitions

<p>We talk about food superstitions and teach you vocabulary along the way.</p>

The Rosetta Stone

<p>How the famous piece of rock became the key to decoding Egyptian hieroglyphs.</p>

Compassion fatigue

<p>Has the pandemic made people tired of feeling sorry for others and themselves?</p>

Hermits

<p>Why do people decide to be alone for long periods of time?</p>

When males are not needed

<p>We talk about different animals which can reproduce without having sex.</p>

Mermaids

<p>We talk about different variations on the concept of mermaids.</p>

A quieter world

<p>Neil and Georgina discuss noise and whether it is bad for our health.</p>

US and China vs climate change

<p>Can the world's two biggest emitters of greenhouse gases work together?</p>

Naked in nature

<p>Hear about why being naked in nature might be good for you.</p>

The language of biscuits

<p>Rob and Neil talk about the origins and the language of this humble snack.</p>