Science Weekly: What are animals thinking?

Jonathan Balcombe , a former animal behaviour researcher, discusses animal emotions and whether non-humans can be virtuous. His new book Second Nature – The Inner Lives Of Animals is out now. The Large Hadron Collider is finally up to speed, reaching a record energy level last week. Tom Whyntie from Imperial College London , who works at Cern in Geneva , tells us why this is a significant moment in particle physics. Tom's about to start studying the data the LHC is churning out for his PhD. Peter Hadfield is attempting to debunk science myths through YouTube . His channel, potholer54 , has 28,000 subscribers and his films have been watched 2.5m times. He says honesty is the best policy . Nell Boase is your host while Alok is away. WARNING: contains strong language. Feel free to post your thoughts below. Join our Facebook group . Listen back through our archive . Follow the podcast on our Science Weekly Twitter feed and receive updates on all breaking science news stories from Guardian Science . Subscribe free via iTunes to ensure every episode gets delivered. (Here is the non-iTunes URL feed ).