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How can I improve my concentration at work? Dec 12, 2025

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No matter how prepared you are going into your normal day at the office, spending hours at your desk can get mundane and boring. Before you know it, your mind is wandering and you’ve lost focus...

According to a study published by Economist Intelligence Unit in October 2020, a third of working time is lost to distractions. That’s equivalent to a whopping 581 active hours per employee per year. But actually it doesn’t take much to get that concentration back and make some progress on your to-do list.

What are some tips for refocusing? Do we have to focus on one task at a time to be more efficient? What about the internal environment? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions!

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⁠Why is generative AI set to explode in 2024?⁠

⁠Is being delulu a good thing?⁠

⁠Should you be reducing salt in your diet?⁠

A podcast written and realised by Joseph Chance.

First broadcast: 09/10/2022

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How to have an eco-friendly Christmas? Dec 11, 2025

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Christmas need not be a frenzy of shopping and unwanted gifts; more and more of us want to be mindful, minimal-waste consumers so here are some tips on how to have an eco-friendly Christmas.

Real trees are more sustainable than artificial, but there is still a lot of waste, once Christmas is over go to recyclenow.com to find out about drop-off points in your area, where old trees get turned into chippings for local parks and woodland areas. Alternatively, consider renting a real tree that is replanted once you are done. The same goes for wreaths, real and if you are on a budget you can make your own from foliage, red berries, or mistletoe that you can pick up in a park or wood.

How to have an eco-friendly tree and decorations? What about gifts? What about the meal? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions!

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⁠Why do Christmas decorations make me feel happier?⁠

⁠How can I choose the perfect gift, according to science?⁠

⁠Why is the latest wave of Covid-19 destabilising the Chinese regime?⁠

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

First Broadcast: 19/12/2022

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Are scented candles and air freshener bad for your health? Dec 10, 2025

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Scented candles, air fresheners and even scented cleaning products are all designed to make your home smell nice, clean and fresh. But using them can reduce the air quality of your home and lead to a variety of potential problems.

For many people, most of their time is spent indoors and, according to the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), levels of indoor air pollutants are typically more than three times higher than outdoors. Causes range from cooking, heating, scented cleaning products as well as products like candles, diffusers or room sprays which are designed to make our homes smell nice.

What affects the quality of our air inside? What are VCOs? Should I stop using scented candles and air freshener? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions!

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⁠Can you train your brain like a muscle?⁠

⁠How often should you wash your jeans?⁠

⁠Should I walk 10000 steps a day?⁠

A podcast written and realised by Amber Minogue.

First broadcast: 31/01/2023

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Why does poverty cosplay cause such controversy? Dec 10, 2025

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Don’t you just hate it when you see a rich and famous person wearing worn-out trainers or patched clothes, pretending to do a mundane 9 to 5 job, or hanging out in a shabby home decor as if it were stylish.

It’s especially irksome when it’s someone who’s been born into money, isn’t it? And when you realise that the apparently shabby items they’re wearing actually come with a price tag that’s out of reach to the majority of us.

It's just an expression of creativity though really, isn’t it? Wow, you could get a brand-new-looking pair for five times less than that! It kind of erases the reality of real hardship, doesn’t it? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions!

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What is period poverty?

How is hygiene poverty affecting over 3 million Brits?

What is sex surrogacy, the controversial sex therapy?

A Bababam Originals podcast written and realised by Joseph Chance.

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How to buy second hand gifts? Dec 10, 2025

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November is synonymous with Black Friday, great deals but what cost? Over consumption is endangering our already fragile planet. Is it time to change our ways? This week Do You Really Know is highlighting concepts and initiatives about reducing our consumption.

‘Tis the season to spend, spend, spend! In the lead up to Christmas we are bombarded with adverts trying to make us buy but this year might be time to try a new approach and buy something that is new, well at least to you. Gifting second-hand, or as it is increasingly being termed, ‘pre-loved’ goods was once looked down upon but with the planet drawing in waste it offers an interesting solution and can help mitigate the £42m worth of unwanted Christmas gifts that go into landfill each year.

But how do you find the perfect second-hand gift? What do I need to look out for when buying second hand? What if I don’t have the time to go second hand shopping? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions!

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⁠How to exercise safely when the weather is cold?⁠

⁠How can I take part in Giving Tuesday?⁠

⁠Why do people R-bomb in the dating world?⁠

A podcast written and realised by Amber Minogue.

First Broadcast: 24/11/2023

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Why are Nobel Prizes so important? Dec 09, 2025

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Between 7th and 14th of octobre 2024, Nobel Prize award ceremony take place in Stockholm. Like every year, it’s held on 10th December, to coincide with the anniversary of Alfred Nobel’s death. Tradition also dictates that the Prize laureates are announced in October.

This year’s laureates include Alain Aspect, John F. Clauser and Anton Zeilinger in Physics, Carolyn R. Bertozzi, Morton Meldal and K. Barry Sharpless in Chemistry, Svante Paabo in Physiology or Medicine, and Annie Ernaux in Literature. Meanwhile, the Nobel Peace Prize laureates are all being recognised for their role in documenting war crimes and human rights abuses since the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February.

Who was Alfred Nobel then? On what criteria are the Nobel Prizes awarded? Who chooses the laureates? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions!

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⁠Why does Nobel disease cause some winners to promote unscientific ideas?⁠

⁠Why did the man who invented the lobotomy win a Nobel Prize?⁠

⁠Why are Nobel Prizes so important?⁠

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

First broadcast: 10/12/2022.

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Why do we associate red and green with Christmas? Dec 07, 2025

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Christmas is a time of joy, celebration, gift-giving and of course decorating. For the most part people tend to stick to ‘Christmassy colours’ especially red and green but these ‘traditional’ Christmas colours have a long history and symbolism.

Arielle Eckstut, author of The Secret Language of Color found that holly, with its green leaves and red berries has long played a role in winter solstice celebrations that predate Christmas. People revered holly plants for being evergreen and surviving the winter and used them as symbols of protection and prosperity in their midwinter celebrations.

“It’s like a lot of things that have to do with culture and colour, where it’s some combination of a natural phenomenon mixed with other cultural forces,” she says.

What cultural events have made red and green Christmassy? Do red and green have any religious significance? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions!

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⁠At which time of day do we burn the most calories?⁠

⁠Why does the cold make us need to pee?⁠

⁠How can I meditate without meditating?⁠

A podcast written and realised by Amber Minogue.

First Broadcast: 19/12/2023

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Are we more likely to fall in love when it's cold? Dec 07, 2025

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As winter quickly approaches, you might find yourself yearning to spend your evenings nestled on the couch, wrapped in a cosy blanket, sipping on hot tea or cocoa, all while enjoying a comforting movie – and ideally, with some company. You know, someone to share cuddles with. Who is that someone? Well, that's what cuffing season is all about.

Think of it as the time of year when temperatures drop, and single folks start looking to couple up for the duration of the winter – whether they're consciously seeking it or not. Interestingly, many breakups tend to happen come spring. While the term has been around for quite some time in North America, it gained popularity through the 2013 song 'Cuffin' Season' by rapper Fabolous. In it, he crooned, "Though we gotta say goodbye for the summer, baby, I promise you this, I'll send you all my love, every day in a letter, sealed with a kiss."

Does it really exists? And why ? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions!

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⁠What were the Most Shocking Moments of the Turner Prize?⁠

⁠What's really in vegan meat substitutes?⁠

⁠Which are the dirtiest parts of our bodies?⁠

A podcast written and realised by Joseph Chance.

First broadcast : 13/12/2023

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Can men have multiple orgasms? Dec 06, 2025

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It’s well known that women can often have multiple orgasms in succession, an ability which is much less common, and more complex, for men.

That’s because for men orgasm usually happens alongside ejaculation, which is followed by a refractory period. During this time, no matter the type or amount of stimulation, it’s impossible for them to achieve another erection. This phase gives the body time to recover before it can respond to sexual stimuli again.

It is possible for some men to have multiple orgasms in a row? Is there a way to train yourself to become multi-orgasmic? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions!

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⁠What are the benefits of slow sex?⁠

⁠Why should you pee after having sex?⁠

⁠Why do some people get a headache during sex?⁠

A podcast written and realised by Joseph Chance.

First Broadcast: 17/2/2024

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What are the most addictive foods? Dec 06, 2025

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Whether it’s pizza, chocolate, ice cream or French fries, you’ve no doubt noticed that your favourite guilty pleasure food just seems to be so addictive! You start eating and you just can’t stop. Why is that then?

Actually, it’s because of their high sugar, fat or salt content. Unfortunately, some highly processed foods contain a combination of all three. That can lead to a dopamine surge, which is sometimes as strong as what people get from nicotine. The taste, texture, or composition of these addictive foods activate the reward system and make us want to eat them over and over. We’re no longer eating out of hunger, but due to a craving for instant pleasure.

Are there any studies on the subject? How on earth can we tell the difference between indulgence and addiction then? What should I do if I feel addicted to a type of food? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions!

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⁠How much do surrogate mothers get paid?⁠

⁠What is the Barnum effect?⁠

⁠How to spot, prevent and treat heatstroke ?⁠

A podcast written and realised by Joseph Chance.

First broadcast: 22/02/2023

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