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Coffee has been consumed for at least 1,500 years and some say its impact is so great that it helped fuel the Enlightenment, which gave rise to some of the big ideas that underpin the world as we know it.

Coffee and what it does to your body - BBC World Service

But many of these benefits depend on a state known as 'deep reading', analysing a text to understand its deeper meaning.

Why read books, not screens? ⏲️ 6 Minute English

The phrase 'on the surface level', describes looking at something quickly and superficially rather than trying to understand its full, deeper meaning.

Why read books, not screens? ⏲️ 6 Minute English

But first, Neil, I have a question about a country that's world famous for its bikes: the Netherlands, also often referred to as Holland.

Should we cycle more? ⏲️ 6 Minute English

The Netherlands' cycle network spreads over 95,000 miles, and there are more bikes in the country than its 18 million citizens.

Should we cycle more? ⏲️ 6 Minute English

Don't growl at it. It's alive. You'll hurt its feelings.

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But that money does now appear to be coming Ukraine's way over the next couple of years and it will include money to support its defense.

Seven dead in major Russian attack on Ukraine | BBC News

Clearly, Viktor Orbán and President Zelenskyy have long had a difficult relationship, but that money does now appear to be coming Ukraine's way over the next couple of years, and it will include money to support its defense.

Seven dead in major Russian attack on Ukraine | BBC News

Obviously, for Ukraine though, as it's been at war now for years and you've seen the evolution of the battlefield, it's also become a leader in drone technology, and its expertise being called on now by other countries, but still obviously a difficult situation on the front line where you have seen this sort of battlefield technology evolve.

Seven dead in major Russian attack on Ukraine | BBC News

But which part of the brain is best known for its role in processing fear and detecting threats?

How do footballers cope with high-pressure scenarios? ⏲️ 6 Minute English

Yes, I asked you which part of the brain is best known for its role in processing fear.

How do footballers cope with high-pressure scenarios? ⏲️ 6 Minute English

When we say brain function, we're talking about what the brain does in relation to how it works to complete its purpose. Exactly.

What are the benefits of drinking coffee and caffeinated drinks?: BBC Learning English from the News

This is what preserve means, to keep or maintain something, usually in its original state.

What are the benefits of drinking coffee and caffeinated drinks?: BBC Learning English from the News

We've had preserve, to keep or maintain something, usually in its original state.

What are the benefits of drinking coffee and caffeinated drinks?: BBC Learning English from the News

Its legs are so limp that they won't work properly.

Nature's Deadliest Animal Showdowns | 1 Hour | BBC Earth

Using [music] extreme stealth, the crocodile needs to get within a meter of its prey.

Nature's Deadliest Animal Showdowns | 1 Hour | BBC Earth

Eyes on the side of its head enable the pigeon to forage for seed and scan the sky at the same time.

Nature's Deadliest Animal Showdowns | 1 Hour | BBC Earth

to mind a silver screen ♪ ♪ And all its sad goodbyes ♪ ♪ I'm never gonna dance again ♪ ♪ Guilty feet have got no rhythm ♪ ♪ Though it's easy to pretend ♪ ♪ I know you're not a fool ♪ ♪ I should've known better

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Its roots lie in an idea known as an "artificial neural network" from the 1940s.

5 things you really need to know about AI | BBC Ideas

ChatGPT and its counterparts are sophisticated sentence completion apps that analyse our patterns of communication and provide responses similar to the way humans would typically reply.

5 things you really need to know about AI | BBC Ideas