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Deep Calm - Episode 4: Using the Power of Nature

Sit back and take a sonic journey with Dr Michael Mosley as he finds out how the repeating patterns in nature - fractals - might trigger our body’s relaxation response.

Sit back, leave behind the cares of the day and take a sonic journey with Dr Michael Mosley. In this new podcast series, designed to help you let go and unwind, each episode focuses on a scientifically-proven technique for activating the body’s built-in relaxation response, and takes a deep dive to explore what’s happening inside as we find stillness and calm.

What is it about the natural world that has such a positive impact upon our physiology - slowing our heart rate and blood pressure, settling our thoughts and so much more? One theory is that it’s connected to the repeating patterns in nature - fractals - and Michael discovers that we live in a fractal universe.

Guest: Richard Taylor, professor at the University of Oregon.

Series Producer, sound design and mix engineer: Richard Ward
Researcher: William Hornbrook
Production Manager: Maria Simons
Editor: ZoΓ« Heron
Specially composed music by Richard Atkinson (Mcasso)
Extract from "Fractal compositions No.1” composed by Severin Su in collaboration with 13&9 Design.
A ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Studios Audio production for ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Sounds / ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.

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15 minutes

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  • Thu 16 May 2024 22:45

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