BRIGHTHINK

BRIGHTHINK: In Conversation

Science EN ↓ 27 episodes

Live recordings from BRIGHTHINK, a Brighton-based events series for curious minds — featuring conversations with leading academics, journalists and authors on ideas that challenge assumptions and spark curiosity - covering a wide range of topics including science, philosophy, culture and politics. To attend a live recording in Brighton visit www. Brighthink.org or https://linktr.ee/brighthink.org to purchase tickets for future events

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THE BALANCED BRAIN: The Science of Mental Health 21.08.2024 47:41

There are many routes to mental wellbeing and award-winning neuroscientist Camilla Nord is at the forefront of finding them. In her ground-breaking book, The Balanced Brain , she offers a revelatory tour of the scientific and technological developments that are revolutionising the way we think about mental health, showing why and how events - and treatments - can affect people in such different wa...

THE WEIGHT OF NATURE: How a Changing Climate Changes Our Minds, Brains and Bodies 22.04.2024 54:31

In his book ‘The Weight of Nature’ award-winning journalist and neuroscientist, Clayton Page Aldern , argues that the warming climate is not just affecting our planet – it is changing our minds, brains and bodies, too. An impassioned work of research and storytelling, Clayton’s book is the first on a burgeoning public health crisis that is largely going unreported – how the climate is changing our...