Wednesday, July 21, 2010

TOTP - Top Ten Time Machines

Cher once sang a song 'If I could turn back time', however she didn't bother specifying exactly how she'd achieve this; so in today's show we run down the top ten time machines for your listening pleasure:-

  • 10 - The Time Machine from HG Wells
  • 9 - Hot Tub Time Machine
  • 8 - Contact
  • 7 - Twelve Monkeys
  • 6 - Austin Powers time tunnel
  • 5 - Terminator
  • 4 - Groundhog Day
  • 3 - The Tardis
  • 2 - Bill and Teds Excellent Adventure
  • 1 - The DeLorean

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Tuesday, July 06, 2010

TOTP - Top Ten Dead People Who Deserved To Be Born Immortal

Listener Bryan from Spain has a curious idea that we can bring important dead people back to life and give them the gift of immortality. Who did he pick though? Find out in the top ten list of dead people who deserved to be born immortal:-

  • 10 - John Candy
  • 9 - Tommy Cooper
  • 8 - J R R Tolkien
  • 7 - William Shakespeare
  • 6 - Sid James
  • 5 - John Logie Baird
  • 4 - Galileo
  • 3 - Hitler
  • 2 - Laurel and Hardy
  • 1 - The Wright Brothers

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Thursday, July 01, 2010

TOTP - Top Ten Psychology Principles Everyone Should Know

Walker from Utah is a clever brainiac who has supplied us with the essential Top Ten Psychology Principles Everyone Should Know, so have a listen:-

  • 10 - The self-serving bias
  • 9 - Exercise is good for your psychological health
  • 8 - Men are often bad at judging if a women is flirting or not
  • 7 - Reciprocal liking
  • 6 - The foot in the door effect
  • 5 - The illusion of transparency
  • 4 - The over justification effect
  • 3 - People can misinterpret their own feelings
  • 2 - Emotion works in concert with thinking
  • 1 - Confirmation bias

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