In this episode, Dr Stian Reimers looks at humans' conception of time, in an effort to understand what makes us different from other animals. He discusses a number of experiments which have examined the notion of mental time travel, arguing that while some species have a basic understanding of...

In this episode, Dr Stian Reimers considers the concept of temporal construal: the curious way in which our decisions and preferences are altered by time. Why does it sometimes "seem like a good idea at the time"?