Inside Intuition

Gut feelings, hunches - some people swear by them to make the really big decisions in life. But is there really anything to the idea of trusting a deep, inner sense? Or is intuition little more than superstition? From jam tasting to speed dating - a sceptical neuroscientist delves. Please note: the podcast for this week is a highlight from our archives, not this show which is a feature produced by BBC Radio 4 that cannot be podcast for copyright reasons. The transcript and mp3 audio download for the replacement podcast program are available here.