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November is synonymous with Black Friday, great deals but what cost? Over consumption is endangering our already fragile planet. Is it time to change our ways? This week Do You Really Know is highlighting concepts and initiatives about reducing our consumption. When talking about the economy, two terms always seem to come up: consumption and GDP. Consumption is seen as an important data point when measuring a company’s economic health. And if consumption drops, so too does GDP, which stands for gross domestic product. It’s an economic indicator which measures the market value of all goods and services produced in a country over the course of a year. Where was gross national happiness created? How is Gross National Hapiness measured? Is it used outside of Bhutan? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions! To listen to the latest episodes, click here: How can I beat a hangover? Why is Qatar paying England fans to promote the word cup? What is bushcraft, the eco-friendly outdoor hobby? A Bababam Originals podcast, written and produced by Joseph Chance. In partnership with upday UK. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s not uncommon to hear ringing, buzzing, humming or hissing sounds that can’t be heard by anyone else. The medical term for these symptoms is tinnitus. The sounds may affect both ears, or just one. If you’re lucky, they’re a temporary or intermittent problem, but for some people they can be more severe, affecting their daily lives. 2019 figures from the British Tinnitus Association suggested that persistent tinnitus affects 1 in 8 people. Occasional ringing in the ears is nothing to worry about. It’s when it lasts for longer than a few minutes that you may wish to consult a GP. Bear in mind that tinnitus itself isn’t actually a disease. The sounds are symptoms of other disorders and health conditions. Where does it come from? Does it get worse with age? Are there any treatments for permanent tinnitus? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions! To listen to the latest episodes, click here: How can I beat a hangover? Why is Qatar paying England fans to promote the word cup? What is bushcraft, the eco-friendly outdoor hobby? A Bababam Originals podcast, written and produced by Joseph Chance. In partnership with upday UK. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Just like with body shaming or slut shaming, mom shaming is another example of how women are often subjected to disproportionate criticism, and made to feel guilty about their choices, in this case specifically about parenting methods. The term refers to how mothers are criticised or even humiliated, for the way they bring up their children and fulfil their role as a mother. Such comments often come from within the family, but it can also be friends, colleagues or total strangers. It might be because of parental choices that don’t match their own, or that don’t match traditional societal norms. Who would be so judgemental as to make comments like that? What are the consequences of mom shaming? What about dad shaming; is that a thing too? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions! To listen to the latest episodes, click here: How can I beat a hangover? Why is Qatar paying England fans to promote the word cup? What is bushcraft, the eco-friendly outdoor hobby? A Bababam Originals podcast, written and produced by Joseph Chance. In partnership with upday UK. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On 26th October 2022, Elon Musk walked into Twitter’s San Francisco offices carrying a sink. He was there to complete a deal to acquire the company and later tweeted an image along with the corny caption “Entering Twitter HQ; Let that sink in”. Within two days, the $44bn acquisition was confirmed, following months of speculation. And it’s fair to say that Musk’s first weeks as head of Twitter have been anything but dull, with a number of controversies quickly ensuing. He’s long been an active user of Twitter, and has accrued over 100 million followers. Not only does he use the platform to promote his businesses, he also posts memes and makes outlandish comments. So what are Musk’s plans for Twitter then? Why is all that causing concern then? How have Twitter users reacted? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions! To listen to the latest episodes, click here: How can I beat a hangover? Why is Qatar paying England fans to promote the word cup? What is bushcraft, the eco-friendly outdoor hobby? A Bababam Originals podcast, written and produced by Joseph Chance. In partnership with upday UK. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If you drink alcohol, the chances are at some point you’ve had to deal with a nasty hangover, due to drinking too much. The associated headache, nausea, fatigue and other symptoms can make it a real challenge to get through the day after a night out. There’s actually a scientific term for the unpleasant symptoms that come with a hangover; it’s veisalgia. According to Ted.com, between 3 and 23% of people actually don’t get hangovers at all. You can count yourself extremely lucky if you’re one of those people, although being prone to hangovers may be a blessing in disguise. Why does the consumption of alcohol lead to such symptoms? Is drinking water effective at reducing hangover symptoms? What should I eat when hungover? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions! To listen to the latest episodes, click here: Why is Qatar paying England fans to promote the word cup? What is bushcraft, the eco-friendly outdoor hobby? Can the COP27 summit really help save the planet? A Bababam Originals podcast, written and produced by Joseph Chance. In partnership with upday UK. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Surely it’s every football fan's dream to watch the world cup live and support their team. Imagine then being offered free tickets, accommodation and even a daily allowance to do so. For some fans heading to Qatar this November that is exactly what has happened. But like all deals that look too good to be true, here too, there is a catch. Paid fans will be expected to be ambassadors for the tournament if they are picked to be a fan leader. Fan leaders, as they are being called, will be invited to the opening ceremony on the 20th of November and will take part in a filmed five-minute, fan-themed section before the match starts. What does being a fan leader mean? Why is Qatar offering this? What is controversial about this program? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions! To listen to the latest episodes, click here: What is bushcraft, the eco-friendly outdoor hobby? Can the COP27 summit really help save the planet? Is putting on less heating a way to save money and be healthier? A Bababam Originals podcast, written and produced by Amber Minogue. In partnership with upday UK. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The world of cinema is full of films and sagas which leave their mark on a generation, sometimes becoming cult films. And another phenomenon is becoming more and more common: that of the spin off. Spin-off films involve the creation of a new work based on the original, focusing on the story of a secondary character. There are a number of reasons why directors and screenwriters have chosen to carry out such projects. In the last few years, cinema has been met with strong competition from the world of series, so the need to stay competitve is high. Why are they so important for cinematic works? What are some examples? Why do fans love them so much? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions! To listen to the latest episodes, click here: Is putting on less heating a way to save money and be healthier? What is a migraine? Can you get rid of cellulite? A Bababam Originals podcast, written and produced by Joseph Chance. In partnership with upday UK. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Also known as woodcraft, bushcraft culture is somewhere between a hobby and a philosophy. It’s a minimalist approach to surviving in nature, without disturbing it. It’s the use and practice of certain skills in a natural environment, like a forest. Many bushcraft skills were common throughout the history of humanity, but aren’t so necessary in the towns and cities where most people live in this day and age. Nevertheless, the practice of bushcraft has become more and more popular as a hobby, with many youtube videos appearing online and taking up entire shelves in bookstores. The term bushcraft is believed to date back to the 19th century, with the “bush” being a commonly used term for a remote area of wild country, like a woodland. Where does it come from? What kind of techniques are we talking about then? Is there really any point knowing all that stuff? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions! To listen to the latest episodes, click here: Is putting on less heating a way to save money and be healthier? What is a migraine? Can you get rid of cellulite? A Bababam Originals podcast written and produced by Joseph Chance. In partnership with upday UK. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The year’s biggest climate event is underway, with a number of challenges making it difficult for countries to deal with ever-increasing global warming. 2022 has seen a number of severe weather disasters, and issues like energy costs, food insecurity and debt aren’t making things easier. What’s more, there’s tension in the air as Egypt hosts COP 27. The 2022 edition of the UN’s climate summit brings together 110 world leaders, from the 6th to 18th of November 2022. This year is a crucial moment in the struggle against climate change. The main challenge is to stick to the limits set by the Paris Agreements. Signed in 2015 by 196 countries, they state that global warming mustn’t go over 1.5°C by 2050. Are the tensions due to the war in Ukraine? What’s meant by loss and damage? Can COP 27 really make a difference? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions! To listen to the latest episodes, click here: Is putting on less heating a way to save money and be healthier? What is a migraine? Can you get rid of cellulite? A Bababam Originals podcast written and produced by Joseph Chance. In partnership with upday UK. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The average British household usually puts on their central heating by October 24, according to British Gas. But this year, thanks to soaring energy costs, and a mild winter it may well be later. Turning down your heating can have real savings. The Energy Saving Trust calculates that turning your thermostat down from 20c to 19c should cut your energy bill by around 10 per cent. But as well as saving money there are possible health benefits. According to a study carried out by the Garvan Institute of Medical Research in Australia spending time in an environment at 19° increases your ‘brown fat’. This is unlike normal fat, because it is packed with mitochondria which act like mini power stations, turning food into energy. What are the health benefits? Should we go lower than 19°? Should anyone not turn down the temperature? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions! To listen to the latest episodes, click here: Can you get rid of cellulite? Do you know about home design maximalism? What is toxic positivity? A Bababam Originals podcast, written and produced by Amber Minogue. In partnership with upday UK. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

These pulsing headaches are known for affecting quality of life in a high number of people. They’re one of the most common disorders in the world, with the WHO suggesting at least 1 in 7 people have migraines across the world. If you’re lucky enough not to get migraines, don't underestimate how debilitating they can be for some people. They’re far from being simple headaches. Migraine symptoms can last for between 3 hours and several days. There's intense pain on one side of the head or just above the eye. Migraine pain is often described as pulsating, throbbing or pounding. What's the difference then? How are migraines treated? Are there any options which don’t involve taking medication? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions! To listen to the latest episodes, click here: Can you get rid of cellulite? Do you know about home design maximalism? What is toxic positivity? A Bababam Originals podcast, written and produced by Joseph Chance. In partnership with upday UK. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cellulite is a regular source of insecurity among women. That’s been especially true since women’s magazines came along, pretty much labelling it public enemy number one. In our collective minds, it’s become inextricably linked to being overweight or having gone through pregnancy. In reality, cellulite is the result of a number of factors, and hormonal changes in particular. The first thing to know is that there are actually three types of cellulite: aqueous cellulite which is flexible and slightly visible; adipose cellulite, which is soft and limited to a certain part of the body, and fibrous cellulite, which is hard and painful to the touch, sometimes coming with a purplish-blue colour. What do those three types have in common? Can cellulite have negative health consequences? So what techniques are out there for getting rid of cellulite? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions! To listen to the latest episodes, click here: What is the best way to soothe a crying baby? What is the Suez Canal? Who are the main victims of natural disasters? A Bababam Originals podcast written and produced by Joseph Chance. In partnership with upday UK. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In past episodes of Do You Really Know, we’ve talked about a number of Scandinavian lifestyle trends, like death cleaning and hygge for example. Both of those are inspired by similar sentiments; to do with feeling good in surroundings that aren’t overflowing with useless items. And yet, in recent months, we’ve been hearing more and more about a home decor trend that’s the complete opposite. Maximalism is making a comeback! The signs have been there at furniture shows, such as the 2022 Milan Furniture Fair where Dimore Studio displayed a maximalist interior that got a lot of attention. Of course, influencers have been sharing pictures and videos of their interiors on social media too. Where does this desire for maximalism come from? How can I bring maximalism into my home then? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions! To listen to the latest episodes, click here: What is the best way to soothe a crying baby? What is the Suez Canal? Who are the main victims of natural disasters? A Bababam Originals podcast written and produced by Joseph Chance. In partnership with upday UK. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

“Good vibes only”, “Everything happens for a reason”, “When life gives you lemons..." You’ve almost certainly been told these mantras at some point in your life, whether in a professional or personal context. Toxic positivity is a belief that people should maintain a positive mindset no matter how difficult their situation is. Though they might seem comforting and well-intentioned, experts have suggested forcing positivity may actually do more harm than good to a person facing a difficult situation. Why doesn't this kind of positivity work? What can you do to avoid toxic positivity? How can you express negative feelings? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions! To listen to the latest episodes, click here: What is the best way to soothe a crying baby? What is the Suez Canal? Who are the main victims of natural disasters? A Bababam Originals podcast written and produced by Joseph Chance. In partnership with upday UK. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

To this day, consumption of wireless data just keeps on growing as we use the internet more and more every year. Now it might be difficult to comprehend but we could eventually get to a point where WiFi simply can’t cope with that ever-growing demand for data. The radio-frequency space that wifi relies on is gradually getting saturated, which could lead to something called spectrum crunch. That would lead to slower connection speeds, which just won’t do for today’s constantly online generation. So at some point in the future, we’ll most likely need to phase out WifI. Enter Li-FI, or Light Fidelity to give it its full name. How does it work then? What are the advantages of Li-Fi? So, when will it be ready for me to install at home? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions! To listen to the latest episodes, click here: What is the best way to soothe a crying baby? What is the Suez Canal? Who are the main victims of natural disasters? A Bababam Originals podcast written and produced by Joseph Chance. In partnership with upday UK. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Of all the involuntary spasms the human body has, hiccuping is one of the most peculiar. Sure, it’s funny at first, and in particular if it’s happening to someone else rather than you. But it quickly gets annoying if it doesn’t go away! There are two things to note when you have the hiccups. First, your respiratory muscles, and the diaphragm in particular, contract suddenly and push out air from within our lungs. Secondly, the epiglottis has a role to play. It can be found in the throat, and contracts, stopping air from entering. That’s what causes the vocal cords to vibrate, creating the distinctive hiccuping sound. What’s the best way to avoid getting hiccups? How long can a bout of hiccuping last? What about all the home remedies you hear about for hiccuping? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions! To listen to the latest episodes, click here: What is the best way to soothe a crying baby? What is the Suez Canal? Who are the main victims of natural disasters? A Bababam Originals podcast written and produced by Joseph Chance. In partnership with upday UK. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Getting babies to sleep is big business, and a major source of stress for parents. There are many theories and methods: rock them, sing, let them cry it out. But now science has come to the rescue and we can finally put this question to bed. Hopefully. According to a study published in September 2022 in Current Biology, “approximately 20%–30% of infants cry excessively and exhibit sleep difficulties for no apparent reason” which of course can be exhausting for most people but can become more serious in some cases. As the study points out, it causes “parental stress and even triggering impulsive child maltreatment in a small number of cases.” So finding a way to sooth babies is important. What did the scientists discover? How did they come to these conclusions? So how do you get the baby to sleep? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions! To listen to the latest episodes, click here: Who are the main victims of natural disasters? What is Ulysses Syndrome? What is the Koh-i-noor diamond and why is it causing so many problems for the Queen consort? A Bababam Originals podcast, written and produced by Amber Minogue. In partnership with upday UK. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Suez Canal is 120 miles long, with 12% of global trade passing through. It is over 200 metres wide and 23 metres deep. It connects the Red Sea and Mediterranean Sea, starting at Port Said and ending at Suez Port. It’s by far the most direct shipping route between Asia and Europe. Prior to its existence, vessels had to travel around the south of Africa. 19,000 ships passed through the waterway in 2020, according to the Suez Canal Authority. Construction began back in 1859, when Egypt was under colonial rule of France and Great Britain. At the time, the whole process created tensions between the two empires. Why is the Suez Canal so important? When was the Suez Canal built? Who does the canal actually belong to? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions! To listen to the latest episodes, click here: What is the Karpman drama triangle? Is cracking my knuckles bad for me? What is Ikigai? A Bababam Originals podcast written and produced by Joseph Chance. In partnership with upday UK. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Natural disasters lead to damaged property, loss of life, psychological trauma, displaced individuals and families, among other consequences. According to the World Meteorological Organisation, the number of natural disasters has increased five times since 1970. Researchers from all over the whole world have dedicated their careers to studying natural disasters. And they all agree on one thing. The poorer people are, the more likely they are to suffer the consequences. There’s a bitter irony to the fact that countries that have contributed the least to climate change are being hit the hardest by climate-related events. Are there any figures to back that up? Are there differences within a single country? What about other forms of inequality? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions! To listen to the latest episodes, click here: What is the Koh-i-noor diamond and why is it causing so many problems for the Queen consort? What is Truth Social? What is the Karpman drama triangle? A Bababam Originals podcast written and produced by Joseph Chance. In partnership with upday UK. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You may remember hearing about ancient Greek hero Ulysses in school lessons. He’s the central character in Homer’s Odyssey. As legend goes, after fighting for a decade in the Trojan war, Ulysses wandered the world for another 10 years to get back home to his wife and son. On his enforced travels, Ulysses suffered danger, adversity and loneliness throughout. Spanish psychiatrist Joseba Achotegui saw similarities in the plight of modern-day migrants. In 2003, he came up with the term ‘Ulysses Syndrome’, to describe the negative feelings that such scenarios can bring on. These ordinary people often have no choice but to behave like heroes. What type of people are affected by Ulysses Syndrome? How is migration linked to Ulysses Syndrome? What are the symptoms of Ulysses Syndrome? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions! To listen to the latest episodes, click here: What is the Koh-i-noor diamond and why is it causing so many problems for the Queen consort? What is Truth Social? What is the Karpman drama triangle? A Bababam Originals podcast written and produced by Joseph Chance. In partnership with upday UK. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Koh-i-noor is a diamond set in the crown which was made especially for the Queen mother’s coronation in 1937. It would traditionally be worn by Camilla, the new Queen consort, on the coronation of King Charles on the 6th of May 2023. However, the diamond, or rather how the diamond came to be gleaming out from a British crown is steeped in controversy. A spokesman for the Indian prime minister said: “The coronation of Camilla and the use of the Koh-i-Noor brings back painful memories of the colonial past.” Over the centuries the diamond has passed through Moghul, Persian and Afghan hands and is supposedly even cursed as so many people have died trying to get their hands on it. What is the diamond's history? How did the diamond come to be in Britain? What will Camilla do? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions! To listen to the latest episodes, click here: What is the Karpman drama triangle? Is cracking my knuckles bad for me? What is Ikigai? A Bababam Originals podcast, written and produced by Amber Minogue. In partnership with upday UK. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The US midterm elections are held this Tuesday, 8th of November 2022. There have been many reports of political misinformation on social media in what's looking to be a contenious election. Listen to our rerun episode about Truth Social, the social media created by former president Donald Trump. On February 22nd, Trump Media & Technology Group launched its own social network called Truth Social, with the platform having first been announced in October 2021. Former US president Donald Trump is hoping it will be a springboard for his 2024 election campaign. Back in January 2021 when Donald Trump, his tenure as US President coming to an end, was handed lifetime bans from both Twitter and Facebook. Why did Trump launch his own social network? Is Truth Social really an open platform for users to say what they want, without having their views suppressed? How successful has the Truth Social launch been so far? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions! To listen to the latest episodes, click here: What is the Karpman drama triangle? Is cracking my knuckles bad for me? What is Ikigai? A Bababam Originals podcast written and produced by Joseph Chance. In partnership with upday UK. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

American psychiatrist Stephen B. Karpman coined this social model of human interaction in 1968. It describes the roles that we take on in unbalanced social relations. Relations which lead us to take one of three roles within Karpman’s triangle. These are three roles in Karpman's triangle. These are the victim, the persecutor and the saviour. And the role we take on unconsciously leads someone else to take on one of the others. Let’s take the role of the victim. If I consider myself as a victim, I’m going to tend to blame my hardships on a persecutor, who I consider responsible for my misfortune or pain. What are the roles in the Karpman triangle then? What’s the point of this whole theory? How does one escape from this infuriating triangle then? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions! To listen to the latest episodes, click here: What can we expect from Lula’s presidency in Brazil? How did Guy Fawkes become more than just a bonfire effigy? What is sapiosexuality? A Bababam Originals podcast written and produced by Joseph Chance. In partnership with upday UK. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If you’re asking yourself whether cracking your knuckles is a bad thing, we'll take it as a given that you do crack your knuckles. You’ve probably also been told at some point that doing so will give you arthritis, most likely by someone already annoyed at you doing it! So, just how seriously should you be taking the know-it-alls? As you’re probably aware, many people find the noise pretty off-putting, or just downright annoying. But many people say they get a physical release from cracking their joints, leading to a feeling of looseness and a brief increase in mobility. Although a lot of the time, it’s simply an unconscious habit. Why is knuckle cracking so satisfying? Where does the noise come from? Is it harmful in the long run? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions! To listen to the latest episodes, click here: What can we expect from Lula’s presidency in Brazil? How did Guy Fawks become more than just a bonfire effigy? What is sapiosexuality? A Bababam Originals podcast written and produced by Joseph Chance. In partnership with upday UK. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Japanese concept of Ikigai roughly translates as “reason for being”, like . The “Iki” part means life, while “gai” refers to value or worth. So it effectively means finding a purpose to life and the things we spend our time doing. This philosophy dates back to the 12th century, but has been gaining in popularity among Westerners in recent years. That’s in particular thanks to the 2017 release of Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life, a book by Hector Garcia and Francesc Miralles. It includes the top ten key rules of Ikigai, based on a case study of residents from the village of Ogimi in Okinawa. Where does Ikigai come from? Does this mean Ikigai is the secret to a long and meaningful life? How can I apply Ikigai to my own life? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions! To listen to the latest episodes, click here: What does the future hold for the Amazon rainforest? Why are Just Stop Oil activists targeting works of art? Could you be genetically immune to Covid? A Bababam Originals podcast written and produced by Joseph Chance. In partnership with upday UK. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The strange experience of deja vu sometimes lasts just a matter of milliseconds. Nonetheless it can still catch you off guard and be pretty unsettling. Deja vu means “already seen” in French. It refers to the sense of having already seen or experienced something you’re confronted with, even though you know that you have never actually seen it before. For example, you visit a new city for the first time in your life, but at a precise moment you get the feeling like you’ve walked down a certain street in the past. According to Psychology Today, it occurs in 60 - 70% of people from time to time, while research suggests more than 97% of us have experienced it at least once in our lives. Has it always existed? Have scientific studies been able to shed any light on it? Can deja vu be dangerous? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions! To listen to the latest episodes, click here: What can we expect from Lula’s presidency in Brazil? How did Guy Fawks become more than just a bonfire effigy? What is sapiosexuality? A Bababam Originals podcast written and produced by Joseph Chance. In partnership with upday UK. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Following a bitter and highly divisive campaign, marked by fake news and attacks between the two leading candidates, Brazil has a new president. Well, maybe “new” isn’t exactly the right word. Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva already served two terms as president from 2003 to 2010. Now the man once referred to as “the most popular politician in the world” by Barack Obama has made a sensational comeback, more than a decade later. And a lot has happened in the intervening time, with Lula repeatedly facing accusations of corruption, which led to him serving an 18-month stint in prison before being exonerated in 2019. What is Lula’s background? Is he a controversial figure in Brazil? What will be his main priorities as President of Brazil? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions! To listen to the latest episodes, click here: How did Guy Fawks become more than just a bonfire effigy? What is sapiosexuality? What does the future hold for the Amazon rainforest? A Bababam Originals podcast written and produced by Joseph Chance. In partnership with upday UK. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Remember, remember the 5th of November. Gunpowder treason and plot. On the 5th November there are fireworks displays all over England. In some places they still have a bonfire and will burn a guy on it. Listen to our episode to find out who this guy represents. This is an effigy of a human named after Guy Fawkes who, in the early hours of the 5th of November 1605, was arrested for the Gunpowder Plot to blow up the Houses of Parliament. The gunpowder plotters were a group of Catholics and they wanted a Catholic monarchy to be restored, or at least a monarch who was tolerant of Catholicism. They planned to blow up the Houses of Parliament which meant they would have blown up the King, the judiciary and the clergy. But Guy Fawkes was caught red handed installing the gunpowder before this could happen. What happened on the 5th of November 1605? What was the political context around the Gunpowder plot? Why is only Guy Fawkes remembered? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions! To listen to the latest episodes, click here: What does the future hold for the Amazon rainforest? Why are Just Stop Oil activists targeting works of art? Could you be genetically immune to Covid? A Bababam Originals podcast, written and produced by Amber Minogue. In partnership with upday UK. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What are you most attracted to when looking for someone to date? Social status? A sense of humour? Good looks? Those are all positive traits for sure, but for sapioseuxals there’s one quality which trumps all others, and that’s intelligence. The word comes from the Latin word “sapien”, which means wise. Sapiosexuals don’t fall in love at first sight or even through an emotional spark. Rather, they seduce one another through long and complex discussions. Their partners may well have a successful career and financial stability too, but it’s the intelligence which really counts most. The brain has to be stimulated on an intellectual level before a sapiosexual would even consider the thought of physical intimacy. It’s nothing new being attracted to someone who’s intelligent, is it? Is sapiosexuality a sexual orientation in its own right? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions! To listen to the latest episodes, click here: What does the future hold for the Amazon rainforest? Why are Just Stop Oil activists targeting works of art? Could you be genetically immune to Covid? A Bababam Originals podcast written and produced by Joseph Chance. In partnership with upday UK. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s been two years since we last discussed the Amazon on Do You Really Know, and even in that time, the outlook for the world’s largest tropical rainforest has worsened significantly. A report called “Amazonia against the Clock” was released in September, warning that the rainforest could reach a point of no return as soon as 2025. A study published in Nature Climate Change journal in March 2022 explained that three quarters of the Amazon has lost some of its resilience since the turn of the century. That means it’s recovering more slowly from events like droughts and fires affecting it. This is largely down to less water evaporating from leaves within the forest, which in turn means less rain. The more deforestation there is, the more the problem is exacerbated; it’s a vicious circle. What are the possible consequences? Has the destruction of the Amazon worsened in recent years? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions! To listen to the latest episodes, click here: Why do we celebrate Halloween? Why do we change clocks twice per year? What is ghosting? A Bababam Originals podcast written and produced by Joseph Chance. In partnership with upday UK. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Picture this. You’re in a fine art museum, admiring some of the greatest masterpieces of all time, and all of a sudden someone throws a can of soup over one of them. Sounds pretty surreal, right? Well that’s exactly the scene that visitors to London’s National Gallery found themselves confronted with on 14th October 2022. So what happened? Two young women threw tomato soup over Van Gogh’s Sunflowers and then each glued a hand to the wall behind the painting. One of them then started addressing onlookers with the words: “What is worth more, art or life?”. As it turned out, the pair were members of an environmental activist group called “Just Stop Oil”. When was Just Stop Oil created and what are their aims? So why are they targeting works of art then? How have the public reacted to Just Stop Oil’s campaigns? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions! To listen to the latest episodes, click here: Why do we celebrate Halloween? Why do we change clocks twice per year? What is ghosting? A Bababam Originals podcast written and produced by Joseph Chance. In partnership with upday UK. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Covid has swept the globe sparing very few, in fact some people have had covid multiple times. But then there are some lucky people who have never had it even if they work or live with infected people. According to research from the University of Oxford and University of California, this might be due to a particular gene mutation that effectively makes them immune. Well, sort of. It is a bit more complicated than being genetically immune to Covid. At first scientists believed some people might be completely resistant to Covid, like the ‘superdogers’ people who are immune to other viruses like HIV and no matter how much they are exposed to it, they will never catch it. Although scientists have found that it is a bit different with Covid. Does this mean a Covid-immune person can’t ever catch covid? Why does their immune system work like that? What does this mean for the rest of us? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions! To listen to the latest episodes, click here: Why do we celebrate Halloween? Why do we change clocks twice per year? What is ghosting? A Bababam Originals podcast, written and produced by Amber Minogue. In partnership with upday UK. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Health professionals have warned against the dangers of puff bars on younger consumers for some time now. This recent phenomenon has become massively popular with young people, and especially on TikTok. Puff bars, also known as vape pens or pod mods, are flavoured electronic cigarettes designed for one-time use. Social networks have been flooded with puff bars of all different colours. From far away, their eye-catching design actually makes them look like sweets, which could be seen as a sneaky marketing move to target teenagers. They don’t contain tobacco and generally come in sweet and fruity flavours, such as wild berries, coconut, grapes, mango, mint or pineapple. On TikTok, users even have fun ranking the best varieties. Do they taste like regular cigarettes? How did this trend start? Are they as bad for you as regular cigarettes? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions! To listen to the latest episodes, click here: Why do we celebrate Halloween? Why do we change clocks twice per year? What is ghosting? A Bababam Originals podcast written and produced by Joseph Chance. In partnership with upday UK. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Halloween is here and if you’re anything like us, you’ll be frantically doing some last-minute pumpkin carving or stocking up on sweets for trick-or-treaters. Maybe you’re going to a Halloween party dressed up as a ghost, witch or any other kind of spooky creature. But have you ever wondered where all these quirky customs came from? While Halloween seems like a very modern celebration, its origins actually go back well over 1000 years. It started out with an ancient Celtic festival called Samhain (Sow-in). As you may know, the Celts lived in the area that is now Ireland, the UK and the north of France. They would celebrate their new year on 1st November, a night on which they believed the boundary between the worlds of the living and the dead became blurred, with the ghosts of the dead returning to earth. Who were the first people to come up with the idea then? What about trick-or-treating and some of the other modern customs, where do they come from? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions! To listen to the latest episodes, click here: Why is my circadian rhythm so important? Why do we enjoy being scared? What is an oil shock? A Bababam Originals podcast written and produced by Joseph Chance. In partnership with upday UK. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

“Spring forward, fall back” goes the saying; that’s right - today, Sunday the 30th of October 2022, saw the clocks go back an hour, meaning it gets dark earlier all of a sudden and winter is on its way! If there’s one day, or rather two days, of the year where you don’t want to schedule any important appointments, it’s on a day when the clock changes. Forgetting the time change is something that’s happened to all of us at least once in our lifetimes. Changing our clocks is so ingrained into our culture that we never really call it into question. But it has actually become a subject of debate in recent years, with some people even saying we should do away with the whole idea. Who first came up with the idea then? What’s the point of it all? Why is it a subject of debate then? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions! To listen to the latest episodes, click here: Why is my circadian rhythm so important? Why do we enjoy being scared? What is an oil shock? A Bababam Originals podcast written and produced by Joseph Chance. In partnership with upday UK. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With Halloween right around the corner, find out about the not-so-spooky internet behavior we all hate: ghosting. Listen to our rerun episode! Ghosting is a modern slang term for ceasing all communication without any warning or explanation. It’s likely happened to you in the past at some point, and you may well have ghosted someone yourself! The term was first added to dating jargon in the 2000s, and has become more common with the rise of social media, online dating and casual hookup services. A survey by Elle.com found that half of all men and women had ghosted someone at least once in the past. Meanwhile, only 23% of women and 36% of men had never experienced ghosting in any capacity, either as the ghost or the ghostee. When did ghosting come about? Why do people ghost? Are there any other alternatives to ghosting? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions! To listen to the latest episodes, click here: What is the great unretirement? What is K-Pop? Am I fexting in my relationships like the Bidens? A Bababam Originals podcast written and produced by Joseph Chance. In partnership with upday UK. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The nipples are an erogenous zone for many people. But as it turns out, having them touched can bring on a whole other kind of feeling for others. The so-called sad nipple syndrome has been discussed more openly on Reddit and Tiktok in the last few years, raising awareness. But it still remains somewhat of a mystery. It refers to a wave of negative emotions on a person when their nipples are touched, or come into contact with clothing that’s too tight. It seems to be more common in women, but there have been cases of men being affected too. A wide range of emotions have been noted: deep sadness, jealousy, nostalgia or irritability, to name a few. What kind of negative emotions are we talking about? Is there a scientific explanation behind sad nipple syndrome? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions! To listen to the latest episodes, click here: Why is my circadian rhythm so important? Why do we enjoy being scared? What is an oil shock? A Bababam Originals podcast written and produced by Joseph Chance. In partnership with upday UK. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You’ve no doubt heard references to the existence of body clocks, and it’s no surprise because all of our bodily functions are regulated by the circadian system. To put it simply, our circadian rhythms optimise bodily functions. In this episode, we explain why it is important. They are managed by a master clock known as the circadian pacemaker which is formed of around 20,000 neurons. It’s situated in the brain, more specifically in the hypothalamus. The sleep-wake cycle is an obvious example of a circadian rhythm. But these cycles help many other systems to function too, like hunger, organ activity, memory consolidation and pain perception. The word “circadian” actually comes from the Latin “circa diem”, meaning “around a day”. What are the dangers of a disrupted circadian rhythm? What’s the best way to stop circadian rhythms from getting disrupted? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions! To listen to the latest episodes, click here: Why do we enjoy being scared? What is an oil shock? What is King Charles’ role in the Church of England? A Bababam Originals podcast written and produced by Joseph Chance. In partnership with upday UK. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ghost stories told around a camp fire, visiting a haunted house or watching a scary film are all common Halloween activities. We clearly enjoy scaring each-other and feeling scared, even though it seems completely counter intuitive. There are a number of reasons for this, which we'll explore in the episode. Fear is an emotional response to danger, both real or perceived. Our body releases a mixture of adrenaline and cortisol and triggers our ‘fight, flight or freeze’ response. It makes us more alert, speeds up our heart rate and increases our blood pressure. We breathe faster, delivering more oxygen to the brain, and our glucose levels spike, giving us an energy boost so we are ready to act or react. How does fear affect us physically? Is feeling relief the only reason we like to feel scared? Can you have too much of a good thing? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions! To listen to the latest episodes, click here: What is King Charles’ role in the Church of England? Should I be worried about my diarrhea? What is the great unretirement? A Bababam Originals podcast, written and produced by Amber Minogue. In partnership with upday UK. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The energy crisis is still going on in all of Europe. The price of oil and gas is worrying governments as the cold winter months get closer. In this episode, we delve into the history of energy and explain what an oil shock is. For over a century, oil has been both a fuel and a barometer for the world economy. But it can also be a double-edged sword as Western countries found out in the 1970s. At the start of the 1970s, the post-war boom was coming to an end. From 1971 onwards, things started going downhill, and oil ended up being at the heart of an unprecedented economic and geopolitical crisis. When we talk about an oil shock, like the events of 1973, we’re describing a dramatic rise in oil prices. Such scenarios have a negative impact on global economic growth. How did the 1973 crisis come around? How did the oil-dependent Western countries react? What is the current situation, given Russia’s invasion of Ukraine? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions! To listen to the last episodes, you can click here: What is the great unretirement? What is K-Pop? Am I fexting in my relationships like the Bidens? A Bababam Originals podcast written and produced by Joseph Chance. In partnership with upday UK. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Following the death of Queen Elizabeth II in September 2022, her son Prince Charles became King at the age of 73. He inherited the many titles that his mother carried throughout her 70-year reign, one of which is the “Defender of the Faith”. That refers to his role as the supreme governor of the Church of England. In 2009, the Church of England stated it had over 26 million baptised members accounting for nearly half of the population of England. It is also the mother church of the international Anglican Communion which is present around the world, particularly in Commonwealth countries like Canada, Australia and South Africa. The British monarch’s role as Defender of the Faith is mostly symbolic; in practice he has limited powers. What is the monarch's role as head of the Church of England? How was the Church of England born? What is the Church of England religion like? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions! To listen to the latest episodes, click here: What is the great unretirement? What is K-Pop? Am I fexting in my relationships like the Bidens? A Bababam Originals podcast written and produced by Joseph Chance. In partnership with upday UK. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Diarrhea is a common ailment that affects many of us, from time to time. While it’s often the subject of off-colour jokes, in reality it’s the number two cause of death in children under five years old, after pneumonia. It accounts for over 500,000 child deaths each year according to the World Health Organisation, making it a major public health issue. The majority of these cases are recorded in the developing world, due to a lack of safe drinking water. That isn’t so likely to be a problem in the Western world, but still, if your diarrhea lasts longer than a few days, or you notice certain unusual symptoms, then it might actually be a sign of a more serious health problem, so you’ll want to get it checked out. What exactly is diarrhea? So where does diarrhea actually come from? How can I identify the cause of my diarrhea? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions! To listen to the latest episodes, click here: What is the great unretirement? What is K-Pop? Am I fexting in my relationships like the Bidens? A Bababam Originals podcast written and produced by Joseph Chance. In partnership with upday UK. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The great un-retirement is a term that has been coined to explain the fact that people are working longer or even coming out of retirement completely to return to work. Find out why this is happening in this episode. In a poll by Rest Less, a digital community that supports the over-50s, 32% of members said they would consider returning to work or that they were already working again. And statistics back this up. The Office for National Statistics reports that there are now more people aged 50 and older in work or looking for work than before the pandemic, while figures from the Centre for Ageing Better show that the number of people aged 65 or over entering the workforce rose by 173,000 in the first quarter of 2022. Why are so many people coming out of retirement? What problems do older people face when looking for a job? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions! To listen to the latest episodes, click here: Am I fexting in my relationships like the Bidens? What is Neom, Saudi Arabia’s futuristic city project? What is the interspecies internet? A Bababam Originals podcast, written and produced by Amber Minogue. In partnership with upday UK. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The K-Pop band BTS made headlines recently: its members are due to enroll in South Korea's mandatory military service. Listen to our rerun episode to learn more about K-Pop and its origins. K-Pop is a form of pop music originating in South Korea. You've probably heard songs from the famous K-Pop boy band, BTS. With their flashy looks and extravagant hairstyles, the members of BTS, also known as the Bangtan Boys, are a global music phenomenon. Particularly popular among teenagers, the group’s single “Dynamite” reached 350 million views on Youtube in under a month. When did K-Pop come about? What makes K-pop so successful? How do you explain its commercial success? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions! To listen to the latest episodes, click here: Am I fexting in my relationships like the Bidens? What is Neom, Saudi Arabia’s futuristic city project? What is the interspecies internet? A Bababam Originals podcast written and realised by Joseph Chance. In partnership with upday UK. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Interviewed by Harper's Bazaar in June 2022, US First Lady Jill Biden admitted to arguing over text with her husband. She said it’s been a good way for them to settle disagreements, away from the ears of secret service agents and everyone around them. Arguing by text is also known as fexting, which is a contraction of fighting and texting. Of course, it isn’t only the President and his wife who fext. In a day and age where we practically live on our phones, many couples resort to fexting in their relationships. Why do people fext? Is fexting a good idea? What are the risks of fexting? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions! To listen to the latest episodes, click here: How can I tell if I’m at risk of ‘quiet firing’? Can jellyfish offer the key to immortality? What is quantum technology? A Bababam Originals podcast written and produced by Joseph Chance. In partnership with upday UK. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On 4th October 2022, Saudi Arabia was named as host country for the 2029 Asian Winter Games. The event takes place every four years, bringing together 10,000 athletes from all across the continent. The 2029 event will take place at the Trojena resort within the futuristic city of Neom, which is being developed in the middle of the desert. The name is a contraction of neo, which means new in Greek, and mostaqbal, which means future in Arabic. The Neom project was launched in 2017 by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman himself, who also recently took over the role of prime minister from his father King Salman. It’s been grabbing attention for some time now, with development works expected to cost close to £450bn and reach completion by 2026. How can winter games be organised in the middle of the desert? Why is this project controversial? Where exactly will Neom be located in Saudi Arabia? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions! To listen to the latest episodes, click here: How can I tell if I’m at risk of ‘quiet firing’? Can jellyfish offer the key to immortality? What is quantum technology? A Bababam Originals podcast written and produced by Joseph Chance. In partnership with upday UK. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on Do You Really Know?, we're all about tech. In constant evolution, digital technologies are shaping the world we live in today and are revolutionising our daily lives. To learn more about this, listen to our rerun episodes about tech! We all know how the internet links people between each other and devices between each other. Well, that’s not the end of it, as these days researchers are working on further internet developments which won’t only link machines, human beings and objects, but also animals. That’s right, we’re talking about an interspecies internet. What does the interspecies internet actually refer to? Isn't it a bit utopian and far fetched? How would it work technically speaking though? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions! To listen to the latest episodes, click here: How can I tell if I’m at risk of ‘quiet firing’? Can jellyfish offer the key to immortality? What is quantum technology? A Bababam Originals podcast written and produced by Joseph Chance. In partnership with upday UK. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In early October 2022, Russia used its veto power to prevent the UN Security Council from collectively condemning its annexation of four Ukrainian regions. And it’s not the first time that the country has used its permanent member status to veto a motion this year. The UN Security Council is one of the six principal organs of the United Nations, and it’s responsible for ensuring international peace and security. To do so, the council uses diplomatic negotiation, although it can also authorize sanctions, and even the use of force. That happened during the Gulf War in 1990 for example, when a coalition of forces from 34 countries collaborated to defeat Iraq after its invasion of Kuwait. What is the Security Council? And why is Russia one of the five permanent members? Is the UN Security Council still relevant and useful to this day? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions! To listen to the latest episodes, click here: Can jellyfish offer the key to immortality? What is quantum technology? How can I manage my chronic pain? A Bababam Originals podcast written and produced by Joseph Chance. In partnership with upday UK. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Just a month or so ago we were talking about quiet quitting on Do You Really Know?. In the episode, we are talking about another modern workplace reality: quiet firing. Whereas quiet quitting is all about employees sticking to doing the bare minimum, quiet firing is kind of the opposite. It’s when an employer nudges an employee towards the exit door, either subtly or not so subtly. It isn’t always easy to detect, but there are some signs suggesting that you might be a target of quiet firing. What should I be looking out for then? Isn’t quiet firing illegal? What should I do if I feel like I’m being targeted? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions! To listen to the latest episodes, click here: Can jellyfish offer the key to immortality? What is quantum technology? How can I manage my chronic pain? A Bababam Originals podcast written and produced by Joseph Chance. In partnership with upday UK. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Throughout history people have been keen to find the answer to immortality. It's now commonly accepted that eternal life is not possible. Yet, somewhere deep in the ocean, a tiny fingernail-sized creature nicknamed the “immortal jellyfish” might be able to cast new light on the human aging process. A new study published in August 2022 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences shows the results from a team of researchers who have mapped the jellyfish’s genetic code to find the secret to its immortality. They found that the immortal jellyfish has twice more copies of genes associated with DNA repair and protection than a regular jellyfish. They can produce greater amounts of protective and restorative proteins. Why is the "immortal jellyfish" immortal? Will humans be able to regenerate like jellyfish? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions! To listen to the latest episodes, click here: How can I manage my chronic pain? What is the European Political Community, the continent’s new intergovernmental organization? What is Fintech? A Bababam Originals podcast, written and produced by Amber Minogue. In partnership with upday UK. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices