麻豆约拍 Radio 4 - The Human Zoo, Series 1

Series 1

Michael Blastland presents the series that explores the foibles, quirks and behaviour of that most fascinating of species - us

What is ego depletion?

Dr Kathleen Vohs explains that we have limited energy for achieving our goals.
Can we really multitask?

Michael Blastland and Professor Nick Chater find out if humans really can multitask.

The Human Zoo @ Warwick Business School

The Human Zoo is a place to learn about the one subject that never fails to fascinate - ourselves. Are people led by the head or by the heart? How rational are we? How do we perceive the world and what lies behind the quirks of human behaviour?
Michael Blastland presents a curious blend of intriguing experiments to discover our biases and judgements, conversations, explorations and examples taken from what's in the news to what we do in the kitchen - all driven by a large slice of curiosity.