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    78. Hide and Seek

    What鈥檚 the real appeal of secret societies? Mystery, belonging or something else entirely?

  2. 77. Crazy Cat Lady

    Why does a childless woman with cats cause such cultural panic? Matthew Syed investigates.

  3. 76. When Time Slows Down

    Matthew Syed asks if slow-motion experiences suggest the way we think of time is illusory.

  4. 75. Me, Myself and Mine

    What does it mean to own your body - and is that even the right question to ask?

  5. 74. Inventing a Language

    Matthew Syed explores our extraordinary capacity to invent new systems of communication.

  7. 73. Reliving History

    Matthew Syed explores the power and potential of re-enacting the past.

  8. 72. Limitless Love

    Matthew Syed explores the human capacity for limitless love.

  9. 71. Tempting Fate

    Matthew Syed questions the consequences of tempting fate.

  10. 70. Digital Ghosts

    Matthew Syed explores the ethical boundaries around using AI to create digital ghosts.

  11. 69. Memento Mori

    Matthew Syed confronts the passage of time and the inexorability of decay.

  12. 68. Bliss in Suffering

    Matthew Syed ponders the possibility of experiencing bliss in the midst of suffering.

  13. 67. Reality Shifting

    Matthew Syed explores the nature of reality and the possibility of its hidden layers.

  16. 66. One is a Whole

    Matthew Syed explores whether you can find joy and fulfillment in the single life.

  17. 65. Divergent Histories

    Two people, with a shared painful history, learn to understand themselves in a new light.

  18. 64. The Masks We Wear

    Matthew Syed explores the revealing power of masks.

  19. 63. The Art of Unfinishing

    Matthew Syed explores the hidden value in leaving things unfinished.

  21. 62. Lost and Found

    A 48-hour fight to survive, lost in a snowstorm. And the data that helps rescuers find us.

  22. 61. Brain Strain

    Matthew Syed explores the uncomfortable psychological phenomenon of cognitive dissonance.

  23. 60. For the love of maths

    Meet the former child star who considers mathematics to be 'a balm' for her brain.

  24. 59. What's Your Name?

    Matthew Syed explores the importance and influence of something we all have - our name.

  25. 58. The Keeper of Lost Memories

    One man鈥檚 mission to return lost photographs to their original owners.

  26. 57. Grudge Match

    A wrestling grudge spills out of the ring and into the real world.

  27. 56. A Cinderella Story

    How a Cinderella film from 1970s Czechoslovakia became a Christmas tradition across Europe

  28. 55. Perfectly Mediocre

    Matthew Syed asks what happens when we shun excellence and embrace mediocrity.

  29. 54. Copy Cat

    Matthew Syed hears from a painter who rose to fame by copying the works of others.

  30. 53. Stories of a Father

    Matthew Syed explores how a daughter found connection with the father she never met.

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