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Latest Episodes

• Season 1 Episode 4: City Life

  Dr John Marsden examines the behaviour of city dwellers, using experiments to discover whether sensory overload and urban anonymity can lead people to become confused or violent. He monitors his stress levels in a simulated police riot, and looks at how criminal brains can spot vulnerable people. Last in series

• Season 1 Episode 3: Persuaders

  Dr John Marsden finds out how the best methods of persuasion influence people to do things, from the bold and overt to the unconscious. He conducts a series of social experiments that uncover even the most subtle of techniques used by advertisers, salesmen, composers and hypnotists

• Season 1 Episode 2: Heartbreak

  Dr John Marsden examines the effects of heartbreak on the mind and body. He uses neuro-imaging technology to discover links in the brain between social rejection and physical pain, and finds out how such experiences can lead to crimes of passion or revenge. He also learns that early rebuffs can affect adults' ability to form relationships