Ep56 "Why do we care so much about touch?"

Can you influence what you dream about tonight? Are you spending years of your life in a world you don’t recall? Can nightmares be manipulated as a therapy? Are dreams sometimes predictive of changes in your health before you become aware of them? Join Eagleman with Adam Haar Hor ...  Show more

How can a brain grow up in chaos but find its way to order? There are many ways to have a bad childhood, but why do some children break while others bend and keep going? How much of who you are is written in your genes & how much is sculpted by your environment? How many versions ...  Show more

Quand on traine un peu trop dans le bain – ou à la piscine, pour les sportifs..., ou dans un jacuzzi, pour les plus aisés – on a l’étonnante surprise de découvrir que nos doigts et nos plantes de pied sont tous fripés. Mais pourquoi ? Et pourquoi pas la peau du ventre ou la peau ...  Show more

"Il fait chaud !" Cette phrase, on l'entend pratiquement tous les étés quand le soleil pointe le bout de son nez. On aime bien ça, mais on aime aussi beaucoup s'en plaindre. Parce que, il faut avouer, avoir chaud, c'est pas si cool que ça. Et le corps, qu'est-ce qu'il en pense ? ...  Show more

Ever wonder why the exact same touch by one person will give you the creeps, but by another will make you yearn for more?

On this episode of The Good Life, I am excited to bring you David Linden, a Johns Hopkins Neuroscientist and New York Times best-se ...

In Anatomy of Touch Claudia Hammond asks whether people have enough touch in their lives and what has been the impact of Covid-19. Covid-19 and social distancing have changed how most people feel about touch but even before Covid-19 there was a concern about the decrease of touch ...  Show more