BBC Focus - 09.2019

Eyeopener p6

ANTI-DRONEGUNS
Watcha live-streamoftheParisBastille
Dayparade,wheretheanti-drone
gunsweredemonstratedinfrontof
thousands.Skipaheadto35:50 to see the
gunsinaction.
bit.ly/anti_drone_guns

MELTINGSEAICE
ClimatescientistSteenOlsencapturedthis
incrediblevideoofthedogspullinghim
acrossthemeltingInglefield Fjord sea ice.
bit.ly/melting_sea_ice

Reality check p32

CATSENSE
BYJOHNBRADSHAW
(£9.99,PENGUIN)
Publishedin2014,JohnBradshaw’sinsight
intothedomesticcatdescribesthe
challengesfacedbyfelines,and their
owners, in their lifetime.

MAMMALMAPPERAPP
FREE,AVAILABLEONIOSANDANDROID
YoucanhelpTheMammalSocietysurvey
theUK’swildlifepopulationsbyrecording
anysightingsofmammals.Thelibrary
createdbyusersoftheappwillcontribute
tofuturescientificresearchandhelpthe
long-term conservation of mammals.

HOWTOSTOPSEAGULLS STEALING

YOURFOOD
Todemonstratethatherringgullscouldbe
deterredbythehumangaze,researcher
MadeleineGoumasfromtheUniversity
ofExeterdefendsherfoodatthe
harbourside.Watcha clipof this strange
interactiononYouTube.
bit.ly/seagull_food

MichaelMosleyp59

ISTHEREARELATIONSHIPBETWEEN

CHOCOLATECONSUMPTIONAND

SYMPTOMSOFDEPRESSION?

Inthissciencepaper,publishedinthe

journalDepression& Anxiety,the

researchersinvestigatewhethereating

chocolatecanhelpwithdepression.

bit.ly/choc_depression

AleksKrotoski p60

YOUAREN’TAT THE MERCY OF YOUR

EMOTIONS

InthisTEDtalk,psychologyprofessorLisa

FeldmanBarreexplainshowstudiesand

brainscanshavegivenusaninsightinto

emotions.Turnsout,wehavemorecontrol

overouremotionsthanwe might believe.

bit.ly/emotional_data

RichardDawkins

interviewp62

THEFOURHORSEMEN

WatchRichardDawkinsinconversation

withChristopherHitchens,SamHarrisand

DanielC Denne, whoarecollectively

knownasthefourhorsemenofNew

Atheism.Theydiscuss(andsometimes

disagreeon)science,atheism,evolution

andmorekeyquestions in the discourse of

reasonandreligion.

bit.ly/four_horseman

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Shockvalue p68

THEMINDINTHEMEDIA

ThisinsightfulBBCRadio4 documentaryby

authorandformerpsychiatricnurseNathan

Filerexploreshowthemediacanshapeour

perceptionsofmentalhealthconditions

andtheirtreatments, including ECT.

bit.ly/mind_media

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overpopulation

debate p74

OVERPOPULATION– THEHUMAN

EXPLOSIONEXPLAINED

ThisvideofromKurzgesagtoutlinesthe

DemographicTransitionModelinevenmore

detail(completewithcoolanimation!).

bit.ly/population_explosion

DOESSAVINGMORELIVES LEAD

TOOVERPOPULATION?

Here,entrepreneurandphilanthropistBill

Gatesaskswhethersavingmorelives

throughimprovedhealthcarewilllead to a

populationexplosion.

bit.ly/bill_gates_overpopulation

AGLOBALPOPULATION OF NINE BILLION

ISSUSTAINABLE

InthisepisodeofBBCRadio4’sGlassHalf

Full, FiGloverpitsoptimistsagainst

pessimiststodebatewhethera global

populationofninebillionis sustainable.

bit.ly/population_glass_full