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Why do we lose our appetite when we fall in love? Sep 23, 2023

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A lot of things happen to our bodies when we fall in love. Some of the obvious physical reactions are getting butterflies in the stomach, dilated pupils and a racing heartbeat. Another one that many of us have experienced is losing our appetite.

You know the feeling: you're so smitten with your new crush that you can barely eat a bite. You skip breakfast, lunch, and dinner, and instead spend hours daydreaming about them or talking to them on the phone.

What's actually going on inside the body when this happens? How do you explain that some people put on weight when in a relationship? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions!

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What is the olive theory from Tiktok?

How does the vagus nerve affect your health?

What is climate shadow, the newest way to measure your impact on global warming?

A Bababam Originals podcast written and realised by Joseph Chance.

In partnership with upday UK.

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What is the olive theory from Tiktok? Sep 22, 2023

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The olive theory actually started trending on Tiktok as of early 2023, leading younger generations to get familiar with How I Met Your Mother and one of its most popular relationship theories. At the time of recording, the #olivetheory hashtag has accrued over 130M views.

Fans of 2000s sitcom How I Met Your Mother can no doubt remember how the main character Ted Mosby is a hopeless romantic, and spends the duration of the series searching for his soulmate. But only the most hardcore of fans will remember the very first episode of the Hulu series, when Ted introduces something called the olive theory when talking about relationships.

What on earth do olives have to do with romantic compatibility? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions!

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Does sleeping next to someone improve sleep quality?

Why is the BRICS bloc expanding?

How can you clean your hair without using shampoo?

A Bababam Originals podcast written and realised by Joseph Chance.

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How does the vagus nerve affect your health? Sep 21, 2023

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The vagus nerve is the longest and most complex of the cranial nerves. It carries both motor and sensory information and supplies reinforcement to the heart, major blood vessels, lungs, stomach, esophagus, and intestines.

It is often called the “rest and digest” system, because it helps the body to calm down and conserve energy after a stressful situation. It plays an important role in the parasympathetic nervous system, the parasympathetic nervous system is a part of the autonomic nervous system, which controls the functions of the body that are not under our conscious control, such as breathing, heartbeat, digestion, and so on.

So, what are the benefits of stimulating the vagus nerve? And how can you stimulate it ? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions!

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Does sleeping next to someone improve sleep quality?

Why is the BRICS bloc expanding?

How can you clean your hair without using shampoo?

A podcast written and realised by Amber Minogue.

In partnership with upday UK.

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What is climate shadow, the newest way to measure your impact on global warming? Sep 21, 2023

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The idea of carbon footprint dates back to the early 2000s and ironically was introduced by oil giant BP. But recently, a new concept was created: the climate change shadow.

It's a relatively recent addition to the ever growing list of terms relating to climate change. American writer Emma Pattee introduced the idea of the climate shadow in a blog post for Mic.com in December 2021, as a more comprehensive metric for each person’s impact on the climate crisis.

What exactly contributes to my climate shadow? Isn’t that very similar to a carbon footprint? How useful is the concept of a climate shadow? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions !

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How can you clean your hair without using shampoo?

What is the Batman effect?

What is cookie jarring in the dating world?

A Bababam Originals podcast, written and realised by Joseph Chance.

In partnership with upday UK.

First broadcast : 10/08/2022

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Does sleeping next to someone improve sleep quality? Sep 20, 2023

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Have you ever cursed your luck at having a partner who snores, or spends the whole night tossing and turning in bed? It can be tempting to consider abandoning them to go and sleep on the sofa instead.

Evidence suggests that sleeping next to someone does indeed have a pretty significant impact on adults’ sleep, whether that’s a partner, family member or even a pet. Researchers from the University of Arizona looked into the matter, and published the results of their study in Sleep journal in June 2022, under the title Bed Sharing Versus Sleeping Alone Associated with Sleep Health and Mental Health.

Was it a positive impact? And what if my partner snores loudly or wakes up suddenly during the night? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions!

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How can you clean your hair without using shampoo?

What's the ideal temperature to stay healthy at home?

What is cookie jarring in the dating world?

A podcast written and realised by Joseph Chance.

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Why is the BRICS bloc expanding? Sep 20, 2023

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During the 15th annual BRICS summit in Johannesburg in 2023, the South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that 6 new member countries would be joining the bloc in 2024.

Historically composed by Brazil, Russia, India and China, the BRICS countries control a significant amount of natural resources, making it a key actor in the world. They started to organize summits as an intergovernmental organisation in 2009 and the annual summits have taken place ever since.

But if they are already so powerful, why are they expanding? Which countries have joined? And what are the goals behind that? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions!

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How can you clean your hair without using shampoo?

What's the ideal temperature to stay healthy at home?

What is cookie jarring in the dating world?

A podcast written and realised by Joseph Chance.

In partnership with upday UK.

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How can you clean your hair without using shampoo? Sep 19, 2023

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You might think that shampoo is essential for keeping your hair clean and healthy, but there are other ways to wash your hair that don’t involve harsh chemicals or plastic bottles. In fact, some people claim that ditching shampoo altogether can make your hair softer, shinier, and more manageable.

Why do we use shampoo in the first place? So, how can you clean your hair without using shampoo? What are the advantages of shampoo? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions!

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Can you get food poisoning from raw fish?

Should you be reducing salt in your diet?

Why do we get nightmares?

A Bababam Originals podcast, written and realised by Amber Minogue.

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What is cookie jarring in the dating world? Sep 18, 2023

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Do you have an ex who seems to always get back in touch whenever they’re feeling lonely and have no one else in their sights? Or how about this: Perhaps you had a crush on someone, and that person played along, taking you out from time to time only to eventuall you they’ve finally hooked up with another person they’d been in love with for ages, but never told you about? Well if either of those scenarios sounds familiar, you may well have been a victim of cookie jarring.

Where does the name come from? What forms can cookie jarring take? How can I avoid being cookie-jarred? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions!

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Can you get food poisoning from raw fish?

Should you be reducing salt in your diet?

Why do we get nightmares?

A podcast written and realised by Joseph Chance.

In partnership with upday UK.

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What is the Batman effect? Sep 17, 2023

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For many people, asserting themselves at work is a real challenge. There’s a lot of possible reasons for that, including stress, anxiety, new responsibilities, deadlines, personal issues or a lack of self-confidence for example. But there is an active congitive strategy, actually a pretty simple one, based on the psychological concept of "self-distancing," that could help you overcome these obstacles and become more confident in the workplace: the Batman effect.

Why Batman? Does it work for adults too? How can I use the Batman effect then? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions!

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Can you get food poisoning from raw fish?

Should you be reducing salt in your diet?

Why do we get nightmares?

A podcast written and realised by Joseph Chance.

In partnership with upday UK.

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Why do our tastes change as we get older? Sep 16, 2023

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Think back to when you were a kid and there was a type of vegetable you simply wouldn’t go near, let alone eat. It might have been broccoli, Brussels sprouts or spinach for example.

Or perhaps another type of food like seafood, which now as an adult you actually quite like, or can tolerate at least. It’s not a coincidence; there are scientific explanations for why our taste preferences evolve with time.

What tastes do children actually like most then? Does this hypersensitivity decrease with age then? Do other factors play a role in changing our food preferences? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions!

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Why do we get nightmares?

Has the climate breakdown really begun?

What is a frenemy?

A podcast written and realised by Joseph Chance.

In partnership with upday UK.

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