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Feb 2020
4m 21s

Hannah's ASMR cocktail

Bbc Radio 4
About this episode
<p>Hannah Fry mixes a mojito. This ASMR recording accompanies the episode of The Curious Cases of Rutherford and Fry on the science of ASMR. Listen to that first, then grab some headphones and let us know if it gives you the brain tingles by emailing curiouscases@bbc.co.uk.</p> 
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