Amber Minogue

For instance, if you lose a sense, your brain doesn't invent new functions, it just boosts the existing ones.

It's a subtle distinction, but it matters, especially when neuroscientific study results get a little too much hype.

What's the catch?

Well, for starters, brain MRI results can be quite misleading.

Neuroscientists and clinical psychologist Albert Mukabeer points out that analysing someone's brain while they're scrolling through Facebook isn't exactly straightforward.

Picture this.

You're lying in a noisy, chilly machine.

That's hardly your everyday environment.

It's like trying to measure your heart rate during a workout when you're actually just lying on the sofa.

So what's the bottom line?

Neuroscience is undeniably fascinating and crucial, but it's not a one-size-fits-all to every human behaviour, and we should be mindful not to let it infiltrate into the world of business, school or societal debate without a healthy degree of scepticism.

Listen along and you really will know for sure.

Now you know why young people are looking so old.

In under three minutes, we answer your questions and help you understand the true meaning behind the trends, concepts and acronyms that are making headlines.

Listen along and you really will know for sure.

Should we all be working a four-day week?

Thanks for asking.

One of the unsuspected consequences of a global pandemic is a re-evaluation not only of how we work, but what work means to us.

For some, the flexibility was a breath of fresh air.

Others missed the office and even the commute.