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How the discovery that body odour determines vulnerability to mosquito bites is leading to new techniques to detect cancer
Scientists study facial tics and movements to determine patterns of lying, techniques that could help in the fight against terrorism
Professor Dan Simons explains how to make gorillas disappear thanks to a phenomenon called inattentional blindness
Dr Paul Rozin describes experiments with feelings of disgust and how they may provide a new way of dealing with mental illness
A doctor experiments with showing films to pigeons in his quest to design intelligent cameras that may identify terrorists
The work of Ed Cussler, whose experiments with syrup have helped influence the development of miniature surgical robots to perform operations inside patients
The work of Professor Matsuzawa, whose research into the photographic memory of chimps may lead to similar abilities being unlocked in humans
A London vet conducts experiments with farm animals by making them walk on treadmills to discover whether bone density can provide a clue to curing obesity
Rupert Sheldrake's research into whether dogs have psychic abilities, and how his unusual experiments could lead to a system capable of predicting earthquakes
Professor Noam Sobel explains how studies of the human nose are helping to create robots that can smell landmines
The behaviour of a moth that mimics a spider to survive
Dr John Paul examines the ways that people act in accordance with unspoken social rules, and how understanding this behaviour could save lives
Professor Brian Wansink investigates a theory that people eat until the plate is empty, not until they are full
Dr Roger White looks at the dangers to aeroplanes from impacts with birds
