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New on BBC Ideas
The slave trader's daughter who rejected slavery
The remarkable story of a pioneering abolitionist who was also the daughter of one of Jamaica’s most prolific slave traders.
Made with The Open University
Made with The Open University
Smart hacks to accelerate your language learning
Multilingual author Sophia Smith Galer shares simple - but surprisingly effective - hacks to help build your confidence in a new language.
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Made with the Royal Society
Made with the Royal Society
How not to get struck by lightning
Lightning is incredibly powerful - and can be incredibly dangerous. In this video, Sophia Herod from BBC Weather busts some common myths about lightning.
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Made with UK Research and Innovation
Made with UK Research and Innovation
What's really going on in your gut?
The gut is home to around trillions of microorganisms, including bacteria, viruses and fungi. What are they all doing down there!?
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What's the weather like on other planets?
A (very) short guide to the Universe
Reflecting on the moon
Reflecting on the moon
The Moon and its many mysteries
The moon landing, full moon, the dark side of the moon... The Moon has always fascinated us - but why?
Artificial intelligence
Artificial intelligence
How to turbocharge your AI skills
Started using AI chatbots, but not sure you're getting the best out of them? This is the guide for you.
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Our latest shorts
Be inspired by science
Health and wellbeing
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Inside Our Minds
Inside Our Minds
'My thoughts are like fish in a pond'
For Suiki, dyslexia is not just about difficulty reading and spelling, it affects many aspects of her life.
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Expand your mind with the University of Oxford
Can visualisation help you achieve a better future? Video, 00:04:32
Whether at work, in sports, or in everyday life, vividly imagining steps towards success can actually help you achieve it. Here's how...
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- Posted17 October 2024
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- Posted29 August 2024
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- Posted17 July 2024
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- Posted30 July 2024
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- Posted27 July 2023
Supporting your wellbeing
Mind management
Mind management
What is flow and how can it help you achieve more?
How tennis players achieve 'flow' - and a few tips on how it can help you too
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Nature and us
Sustainable thinking
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- Posted13 April 2023
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- Posted25 May 2022
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- Posted1 December 2022
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- Posted29 March 2023
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- Posted26 February 2020
