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February 28, 2023 • 45 mins

Today’s episode is about the outdoors and space: how we seek out the outdoors as a reset for our troubles; and how we negotiate physical space with our fellow humans, harmoniously or otherwise. Features:

  • Pride, fancy boots and mangoes – when a forest walk, far from the madding crowd’s ignoble strife, goes awry
  • Neutrinos, a haunting road trip and getting frazzled – a foray into the science (my version) of getting overwhelmed
  • Murmurations, swimming pools and etiquette – a look at the social science of personal space, including why we get so annoyed when people don’t follow the rules
  • A poetic bookend from a chronic memoriser 

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