Category Archives: Health

…Molly describing it as “sound shadows”…

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StoryCorps | SPECIAL: Remembering Howard Dully of “My Lobotomy”

[…]   This week on the podcast, we remember Howard Dully, who died earlier this year. He was given a lobotomy in 1960 when he was just 12 years old. In this documentary, he goes in search of the story … Continue reading

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A cyclists legs after completing the Tour de France

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The Disease That Made Thousands Sweat To Death – And Then Disappeared

[…] The reign of Henry VIII was marred by an unprecedented outbreak of a disease that has been a mystery for the past 500 years. The Sweating Sickness was one of the most fatal diseases ever recorded, able to kill … Continue reading

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Can you answer the question that 3 out of 4 doctors asked got wrong?

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What Makes For a Good Life? Secrets From The Longest Study on Happiness

How to lead a happier, healthier and longer life. Check out our sponsor: https://betterhelp.com/veritasium to get matched with a professional therapist who will listen and help. ▀▀▀ A huge thanks to Prof. Robert Waldinger for all his help with this … Continue reading

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BBC Radio 4 – Sideways, 68. Bliss in Suffering

Matthew Syed ponders the possibility of experiencing bliss in the midst of suffering. When David Wright went to Iraq as an 18-year-old soldier – he had no idea the battlefield would become a place where he’d enter deep states of … Continue reading

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BBC Radio 4 – Just One Thing – with Michael Mosley, Embrace the Rain

Why striding out for a walk after rainfall could improve your mood and immune system! Get that brolly out! It may feel deeply counter-intuitive – but rainy days could offer a host of health and mood-lifting benefits. Rain improves air … Continue reading

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BBC Radio 4 – Curious Cases, Series 1, 10. Night Walkers

Hannah Fry and Dara Ó Briain investigate sleepwalking Wake up! It’s time for a dreamy new episode of Curious Cases all about the science of sleepwalking. Listener Abigail has done some strange things in her sleep, from taking all the … Continue reading

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The layers a doctor has to cut through to get to the baby in a C-section.

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