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http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/science/artofindecision.shtml

In these programmes, Ian Peacock, a man possibly more troubled by indecision than Hamlet, meets scientists and psychologist sin an attempt to develop some life-changing decision-making skills.“The trouble with our brains”, says decision researcher Peter Ayton from the Society for Judgment and Decision Making, “is that they were designed to survive in the relatively simple environment of the African Savannah, thousands of years ago”.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/hhgttf/

In this Radio 4 series, Douglas Adams gave a unique insight into how new technology will change our lives.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/science/creativegenius.shtml

Do scientists or psychologists know very much about what creativity actually is, or which bit of our brain is in control when we do? In a new series Ian Peacock unravels the myth, science and psychology behind creativity.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/science/humanalien.shtml

Making A Human Alien reveals how human beings could be made super-human in the name of space exploration. Scientists are already working on new ways to keep humans alive for long periods, far from the Earth. Sue Nelson explores how in order to travel in space we will need to become human aliens.