6 Minute English
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Episodes
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Feb 17, 2022 • 6min
The benefits of boredom
We talk about the positive side of boredom and teach you related vocabulary.
5 snips
Feb 9, 2022 • 6min
Sleepy in South Korea
Life in a place where people work longer hours and get less sleep than anywhere else.
Feb 3, 2022 • 6min
Sleepy in South Korea
Life in a place where people work longer hours and get less sleep than anywhere else.
Jan 27, 2022 • 6min
Preparing for the Beijing Winter Olympics
Artificial snow, coronavirus and controversy surround the Beijing Games starting soon.
Jan 20, 2022 • 6min
Are personalised diets the best way to be healthy?
We discuss how microbes matter when it comes to food, and teach some related vocabulary.
Jan 13, 2022 • 6min
Inventing languages
Learn about how languages get invented
Jan 6, 2022 • 6min
Welcome to the 'metaverse'
We discuss how things like the metaverse and AI might influence how we live.
Dec 30, 2021 • 6min
Do trees have memories?
We discuss whether plants can 'remember' stressful situations, such as droughts or pests.
Dec 23, 2021 • 6min
Algorithms
We talk about the maths formulas that are increasingly part of our lives.
Dec 16, 2021 • 6min
Changing the Earth's climate
Could diamonds help to prevent a climate catastrophe? That's what we discuss.
