Brief Update: 19 March 2009

Welcome

My name is Dr. Harry Witchel and my concern is the science of the body and its language. Primarily, my interests revolve around the following topics:

I reveal the elements of non-verbal communication that are of practical importance. With everything I demonstrate, I apply the 'Monday morning test': what do people remember the next Monday, and how easily are they able to apply the material in their own careers?
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My Show Reel

See a brief sample of my TV appearances (my show reel)
Watch... 30.1MB mov File (5 minutes 26 seconds).

My Current Events

in Brighton

"Philosophy in Pubs" asks "Who's to blame for me?"

Date: Sunday 24 May 2009.
Time: 7-9 PM
Venue: Park View Pub, Preston Drove, Brighton
Cost: Free (except for your pint)
Web site for Philosophy in Pubs in Brighton

Philosophy in Pubs is a group of like-minded people who enjoy discussing deep questions, such as "Do I really have free will?" It is open to the general public, and anyone is welcome. The format is for a 15 minute talk to kick off discussion, and then participants are organised into tables of 8 people (with a facilitator) such that everyone has a chance to speak (and drink). In this special series for the Brighton Fringe Festival, we ask, "Who is to blame for me?" The approach this week is from neuroscience: "My brain is to blame for me ", where we consider, 'Is there a Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde inside us all?’

My Most Recent Radio Interviews

What does music do to us?

Date: 9 May 2009

I was interviewed on BBC Radio Bristol on the Saturday Surgery show. The interviewer was Dr. Phil Hammond, and we talked about why music makes us feel good.

Listen... 4 MB mpg File (7 minutes 55 seconds).

What makes us laugh?

Date: 18 March 2009

I was interviewed on BBC Radio Scotland on the Comedy Cafe show. The interviewer was Janice Forsyth, and the other interviewee was author/comedian/actor Andrew Clover.

Listen... 3.3 MB mpg File (6 minutes 55 seconds).

I have updated my blog to focus on Places, Events, and Manners

It is now called, "The Brighton Angle: Because Nothing in Brighton is Completely Straight"

in Cheltenham

Five events at the Cheltenham Science Festival

Date: Saturday and Sunday 6-7 June 2009.
Time: Various
Venue: Town Hall, Cheltenham
Cost: See their Website
Web site for The Cheltenham Science Festival

Cars and Pleasure

In today’s eco-age driving has become a guilty pleasure. But cars are so much more than a means of getting from A to B: a sexy design; a sumptuous interior; and the adrenalin-filled thrill of speed are all part of their allure. Scrapheap Challenge presenter Robert Llewellyn, an electric car devotee, joins Dr. Harry Witchel to discuss what it is about cars that gets our motors running.

Hair

What does your hair say about you? It can reveal health, culture, personality, even your innermost desires. Why are some of us really hairy and desperate to get rid of it, whilst others are lacking and keen for more? Materials scientist Mark Miodownik examines the psychology of hair, Darwin's theory of body painting and other bald facts and overgrown fluff with hirsute physiologist Harry Witchel and follicularly challenged biochemist Terence Kealey.

Shop Tactics

FREE BEER for everyone. Not entirely true, but it caught your attention didn't it? Advertisers and marketing experts have to be creative about catching our eye and pushing our 'buy' button. Advertising guru Winston Fletcher joins psychologists Harry Witchel and Ian Robertson to explore the psychology of choice, the neuroscience of attention and how brain scanners are allowing advertisers to target their campaigns more effectively than ever before

+ Scientific Call My Bluff

+ Another Game Show hosted by Timandra Harkness

 

Other Highlights

2008: Sixth Form Students - Inspirational Science Lectures at:

Westminster School, London (The John Locke Lecture)
Cobham Hall School for Girls, Kent
Royal Grammar School, Guildford

"The Brain and Unconscious Learning" on Teachers TV

I perform an experiment demonstrating unconscious learning called "The Iowa Gambling Task"
Watch... external web site (5 minutes).

On the Couch With Big Brother

Watch as I discuss the new housemates' body language with Davina.
Watch... 22.7MB mov File (10 minutes 49 seconds).

Newsnight.

Watch me go head to head with Jeremy Paxman on BBC 2's Newsnight. Paxman wanted me to tell him why the England Cricket Team keeps failing.
Watch... 90 MB mov File (3 minutes 5 seconds).

Radio 4.

Listen to me talk about the science of laughter whilst experimenting on Nick Baker on BBC Radio 4's "Ha Ha Science".
Listen...
5.24MB mp3 File (5 minutes 43 seconds).

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Hear me on BBC Radio 4
Listen... 2.94MB mp3 File (3 minutes 12 seconds).

I was on Big Brother's Big Brain!
Watch... 41.6MB mov File (7 minutes 8 seconds).
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