Behaviour

Yale University psychology professor Laurie Santos teaches the university's renowned happiness course. She offers up a few small things that can help bring more happiness to our everyday lives.  Video, Audio

Dr. Eleanor Rycroft is a Lecturer in Theatre at the University of Bristol and has been looking at the question of when did beards suddenly become important? Audio

A visiting animal behaviour expert says keeping a horse in a stable is the equivalent to making a person live in a broom cupboard. Debbie Busby is a UK expert on animal and human behaviour whose job… Audio

Neuroeconomics researcher Gregory Berns’ latest book What It's Like to be a Dog explores his findings from his canine MRI research. Audio

Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA) is best known in relation to autism education but is now being used to combat addiction and terrorism and encourage Romanian villagers to recycle plastic water… Audio

Neuropsycholgist Paul Corballis talks about the way our brains perceive the world, how we recognise faces, and whether or not we can really multi-task. Audio

Pat Newman, head of the Northland Principals Federation, says teachers are at breaking point as they try to cope with a growing number of violent children. Video, Audio

Pigeons are part and parcel of our urban landscape and there are at least 400 million pigeons worldwide. But how did they come to be in our cities and how do you feel about them? A show in Wellington… Audio