The Ideas That Make Us

Supporting Content

• Watch animations from A History of Ideas

  Explore some big questions about how we live today.

  

• Advice on finding peace from a dying man

  Davor Seselj tells Bettany Hughes how he found peace. He died on Saturday 25 January 2014

  Duration: 1:12

• Bettany Hughes lets a scientist take control of her hand

  Neuroscientist Patrick Haggard takes temporary control of Bettany Hughes’ right hand.

  Duration: 1:22

• What does an idea look like?

  Bettany Hughes has her brain scanned to find out what happens when she has a new idea.

  Duration: 2:20