🗓 19 January 2023
💬 Overpopulation and climate change
📖 What do you think is the biggest cause of climate change? We'll be discussing the controversial link between overpopulation and climate change - and whether the size of your carbon footprint depends on where in the world you were born.
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🗓 13 January 2023
💬 The hidden life of buffets
📖 Buffets are big meals when people can eat as much as they want. They are a feature of many cultures. Neil and Sam discuss buffet meals and the history behind them. As usual, they teach related vocabulary as well.
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🗓 06 January 2023
💬 Songwriting
📖 Writing a memorable song isn't easy. Not only do you have to write a good tune, you also need to match it to the lyrics. We'll be discussing the art of songwriting and, of course, we'll be learning some new vocabulary as well.
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🗓 29 December 2022
💬 United against food waste
📖 According to the UN, one third of the food we grow ends up in the rubbish bin. In this programme, we'll meet the people trying to stop us from throwing good food away - including a farmer and a green designer. And, of course, Neil and Sam will teach you some new vocabulary as well.
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🗓 22 December 2022
💬 3D printers
Printers have come a long way since the printing press was first invented by Johannes Gutenberg in 1436 in Germany. 3D printers - printers which can build solid, three-dimensional objects out of a variety of materials - are today providing solutions to many problems. Sam and Neil look at the role 3D printers are playing in medicine, and they teach you some related vocabulary as well.
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🗓 15 December 2022
💬 Are opinion polls accurate?
📖 Predicting the future is not easy but that's exactly the job of opinion pollsters - researchers who ask people questions to discover what they think about certain topics. Neil and Sam look at the inventor of the opinion poll and discuss if they always give the right results, and they teach you some related vocabulary as well.
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🗓 09 December 2022
💬 Deep-sea mining
📖 Some solutions to deal with climate change could damage the environment. An idea under scrutiny is deep-sea mining - the exploration of metals used for 'green' products, which could undermine delicate ocean ecosystems. Sam and Neil discuss the topic and teach you related vocabulary.
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🗓 25 November 2022
💬 The art of conversation
📖 Social media encourages us to give our opinion on a subject without always listening in return - does this mean the art of conversation is being lost? Sam and Neil discuss the topic and teach you related vocabulary along the way.
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🗓 11 November 2022
💬 Controlling the weather
📖 In this programme, Sam and Neil talk about ways to manipulate the weather. You’ll hear from two people about cloud seeding and geo-engineering.You’ll also learn some related vocabulary along the way.
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🗓 20 October 2022
💬 Does climate change make you anxious?
📖 Fires, heatwaves, floods, hurricanes, droughts - the climate change emergency might be having an impact on our mental health. Rob and Sam discuss the topic and teach you related vocabulary along the way.
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🗓 07 October 2022
💬 Are artistic brains different?
📖 Does the brain of people with artistic abilities work differently from those who can't paint, draw or play any instrument? Sam and Neil talk about Mozart and teach you related vocabulary.
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