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Peak Performance: The secret tricks athletes use to strengthen their willpower, acco…

7/25/2024 • 25 min

When we watch professional sports people, we’re no doubt in awe of their physical prowess. But how are their performances affected by what’s going on in their minds, how do they get their headspace ready to perform at their best and what can us mere mortals learn from them? In this episode, we catch up with Tim Woodman, a professor of performance psychology bas… Play episode

Peak Performance: How to get the most out of your workout, whatever your l…
How gases shaped life on Earth and helped human beings to prosper
Don’t miss the upcoming Peak Performance miniseries special!
How biology has shaped the history of the human race
How a heating planet is changing sports
How maths can help us to understand the human brain
Here’s why science says you do have free will
How triangles are hiding everywhere
The gene therapy future has arrived
How to form more meaningful relationships
Misophonia: Why some of us can’t bear the sound of chewing
How close are we to discovering aliens?
The story of human evolution, from the Big Bang to the advent of conscious…
How thinking about addiction differently can help us find better treatments
Why we shouldn’t be afraid of personal data collection
The story of black holes, with Marcus Chown
The surprising ways the microbiome affects our brain development, emotions…
How animals took to the air and conquered the skies
How to spot and fight misinformation
How the James Webb Space Telescope is helping us discover the secrets of t…
How dreaming affects our creativity
What happens in our brains when we dream?
How the evolution of eggs has shaped life on Earth
How our everyday rituals affect our happiness and wellbeing
How making the right dietary choices can help to keep us healthy in every …
The psychology and neuroscience of nostalgia
The neuroscience of remembering and forgetting
Is our orbital space at breaking point?
How to build a quantum computer
How to keep your immune system healthy
The potential health benefits of green tea
How the mind affects physical health and vice versa
How AI will make the world a better place, not bring it to an end
Busting social media diet and nutrition myths
What happens in our bodies as we age? And is it possible to turn back the …
How science can help you have better conversations
Synaesthesia: How some of us experience music as shapes and colours and wo…
Why you’re not actually addicted to your phone
How personalised medicine is about to change healthcare
How some of the most fascinating discoveries in astronomy were made by acc…
The surprising role of clouds in climate change
Why giraffes are undergoing a silent extinction
Why we are seeing the return of infectious diseases
How to overcome social paranoia and anxiety
How feelings of listlessness and aimlessness has become an epidemic, and h…
Placebo: Why this miraculous experience really works
How to cope with whatever life throws at you
How understanding your boredom can improve your life
How animals speak to each other

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