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The Voice

What do our voices reveal about ourselves?

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Why do we find some voices irritating?

Why is it that we find some voices more annoying than others?

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Why do Crazes Take Off?

What explains the success of the Hula-Hoop, Rubik鈥檚 Cube and Pokemon Go?

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Comic Book Superheroes

Why are we so fascinated with the superheroes which populate our comic books and movies?

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Assisted Death

Is it ever right to take a life? Mike Williams explores the dilemmas of assisted death.

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Grief

Why do we feel so many different emotions when someone close to us dies?

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Farewell Letters

Why do we write farewell letters? And how do we find the words to say goodbye?

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Organ Donation

Why do we donate organs and will we still need to in the future?

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Eye Witness Identification

Mike Williams asks why scientists and courts are so worried about eye-witness testimony

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Unconscious Bias

Why do we make judgments about people without even realising?

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Hoarding

Why do some people fill their homes and their lives with stuff?

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The Family Tree

Why are so many people obsessed with discovering their family origins?

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Why Do Cities Make Us Rude?

Why do cities make us rude? What makes us behave so badly in urban areas?

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The Female Orgasm

Why do we understand so little about female sexual pleasure?

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Revenge

Why did this type of aggressive behaviour evolve? And what purpose does it serve?

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Why do we Get Road Rage?

Why does driving bring out the worst in some people?

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Forgiveness

Could you forgive the person who killed your child or who raped or tortured you?

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Why Do We Make Lists?

From shopping lists to to-do lists 鈥� why do we make lists and what do they say about us?

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Vigilantes

Why do some people take the law into their own hands?

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Carrying Guns

In the countries where it鈥檚 legal, why do people choose to bear arms?

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Regret

Why do we feel regret 鈥� is it right to live with it, or should we get over our mistakes?

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Conspiracy Theory

The Why Factor asks why some people believe in conspiracy theories and whether it matters

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Cryonics

Why do some people choose to be frozen at death, hoping to be brought back to life?

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Torture

Does torture actually work, and can its use ever be justified?

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Hypochondria

What is hypochondria, and why don鈥檛 we take this misunderstood malaise more seriously?

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Smiling

Whether a toothy grin, a megawatt beam or a faint curve of the lips, why do we smile?

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Stammering

Why does this speech disorder cause so much shame amongst the millions affected by it?

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Listening

Why is listening different from hearing? And how can we develop that skill?

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Hands

Whether it is making or fixing something, why do we enjoy working with our hands?

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Why I鈥檓 Not Just Blind

Lee Kumutat asks why blind people must either be inspirational or deserving pity

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