Why does the brain look like a giant walnut, how does it fit in enough wiring to stretch four times around the equator, and why could a magnet on the head stop someone mid-sentence?

The brain is constantly being bombarded with information, so how does it decide what to trust and what to ignore, without the person even being aware of it?

Have you ever seen a face in a piece of burnt toast, or given your car a name? Why do you feel pain when someone else is hurt? Why are people so obsessed with other people?

Series of lectures on a single topic, presenting scientific subjects to a general audience in an informative and entertaining manner

Michael Mosley takes an informative and ambitious journey exploring how the evolution of scientific understanding is intimately interwoven with society's historical path.