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The kiss

Why do humans kiss?

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Childlessness

Why do some people choose to remain childless?

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Male Violence

Why are men more violent than women?

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Why Do Some People Crave the Limelight?

Why do some people crave the limelight and what does it do to our bodies?

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Sign Language

Lee Kumutat explores why deaf people are divided on the significance of Sign Language

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Why Raise Other People's Children?

Raising children is demanding, so why do we choose to raise other people’s children?

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Eavesdropping

Why do we eavesdrop?

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News

News has a powerful effect on people. But why do we have it? And what's it for?

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Human Remains in Museums

Why is storing and displaying human remains in museums contentious?

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Complexity

Why do potentially life changing devices often feel so frustrating?

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What Do You Do?

How much emphasis do we place on our jobs defining our identity?

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Romance

Why is it such an enduring concept and what does it mean in the modern world?

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Surrogacy

Why would a woman choose to carry a baby for a complete stranger?

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How to Live Small

Why is living space important and how much do we really need?

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Staying Put

Why do people decide to stay put when faced with a natural disaster?

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Breath-holding

Lucy Ash goes in search of her inner dolphin, as she asks why people hold their breath

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Serial Killers

Why do many of us find serial killers and their crimes so intriguing?

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Imposter Syndrome

Why do some of us often feel like frauds?

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Dark Tourism

Why do we visit sites of death, disaster and atrocity?

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Dubbing Movies

Rhianna Dhillon finds out why so many films are dubbed into another language

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Men, Women and Language

Women apologise too much, men interrupt more. Are these stereotypes true?

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What Can Chimps Teach us About Politics?

What politicians might learn from chimps and other primates about politics

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Initiations

Initiations can involve ordeals yet people put up with the pain. So why do we need them?

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The Crowd

Why we take courage from a crowd

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Witches

Why do so many societies demonise women by branding them witches?

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Alcohol Addiction

Catherine Carr asks why excessive drinking can sometimes seem to be socially acceptable

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Sleepwalking

Bizarre bedtime behaviours that include a woman who went motorbiking while asleep

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Why do People Hear Voices in Their Heads?

Around 2% of people claim they regularly hear voices in their heads. Are they all sick?

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Noise

Why high levels of noise affects all of us and how to make our lives more tranquil

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Dreaming

Why do some sleep disorders turn normal dreams into terrifying nightmares?

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