Sometimes things are just crap. And that's OK
And so we reach the final episode in this series of Brain Yapping, and after 12+ weeks of discussing how the brickbats and misfortunes of life have af...
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Brain Yapping – The Podcast; an amusing, entertaining, ramshackle and illuminating look at how science can really work hosted by neuroscientist and author, Dr Dean Burnett (The Idiot Brain, The Happy Brain) and journalist Rachel England. Part of the Cosmic Shambles Network.
A Wake to Possibilities
Since the last episode, Rachel has gone on two trips, and Dean has attended his father’s wake, more than 18 months after his passing. As a result, our...
Exercising Restraint
Throughout the pandemic and lockdown, a lot of attention and emphasis was placed on exercise, and keeping fit. Countless people insist that it’s a key...
Remembering lockdowns… or not
Dean and Rachel return to their podcast after an unplanned hiatus, during which they genuinely forgot they were in the middle of doing a podcast. But ...
How's the Weather?
The return to normal life continues apace, and having run out of everything else to talk about, Dean and Rachel fall back on the classic British stand...
Returning to Normalish
With vaccine rollouts proceeding apace, weather improving, and lockdown restrictions easing, it seems like life is returning to some sort of normality...
Haters Gonna Hate: Criticism’s Impact on Wellbeing, in the Era of Covid and Beyond
If there’s one thing that Covid and lockdown hasn’t been stingy with, it’s criticism. All the new rules, regulations and expectations introduced by th...
Climate Change, COVID, and the Anxiety of Global Problems for Individuals
The COVID 19 pandemic is a global problem. Climate change is an even bigger one. But people are individuals, and can rarely make meaningful interventi...
The Darker Side of 'Protecting the NHS'
The current mantra of protecting the NHS at all costs is logical and helpful, but nothing comes without cost. A listener reports that he’s been far le...
Won't SOMEONE think of the children!
Dean has young children. Rachel doesn't, but knows many people who do, and it seems they’re all somewhat concerned about exactly what long periods of ...