Have you ever been through a romantic break up, unable to shift the ex from your thoughts? You are, obviously, not alone…

Listener Elkin, experienced just that. But rather than wallowing in self-pity, he sought out an explanation. Where better to get it, than from CrowdScience. Now, Alex Lathbridge is putting on his thinking cap to find out why we daydream?

Presenter: Alex LathbridgeProducer: Harrison LewisEditor: Martin SmithProduction: Jonathan Harris

Featuring:

Giulia Poerio, Lecturer in Psychology, University of Sussex.Kalina Christoff, Professor of Psychology, University of British Columbia.Eli Sommer, Israeli Professor of Clinical Psychology, University of Haifa.Sophie Forster, Reader in Psychology, University of Sussex

(Photo: Man daydreaming surrounded by clouds. Credit: jacquesdurocher / Getty Images)