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

What if your confidence in your political beliefs does not correlate with their accuracy? Why does a pundit's outrage often feel so convincing and nuance so unsatisfying? Are conspiracy theories a predictable feature of human brains? Is there any way to stop ourselves from mistak ...  Show more

Medications are among the most important advancements of science, but their social consequences are often complex. What if some of our most common diseases are design flaws of modern life? Does it matter if we're fixing a root cause rather than just circumventing it? If a pill ca ...  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