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Male Violence
Why are men more violent than women?
Why Do Some People Crave the Limelight?
Why do some people crave the limelight and what does it do to our bodies?
Sign Language
Lee Kumutat explores why deaf people are divided on the significance of Sign Language
Why Raise Other People's Children?
Raising children is demanding, so why do we choose to raise other people’s children?
Eavesdropping
Why do we eavesdrop?
News
News has a powerful effect on people. But why do we have it? And what's it for?
Human Remains in Museums
Why is storing and displaying human remains in museums contentious?
Complexity
Why do potentially life changing devices often feel so frustrating?
What Do You Do?
How much emphasis do we place on our jobs defining our identity?
Romance
Why is it such an enduring concept and what does it mean in the modern world?
Surrogacy
Why would a woman choose to carry a baby for a complete stranger?
How to Live Small
Why is living space important and how much do we really need?
Staying Put
Why do people decide to stay put when faced with a natural disaster?
Breath-holding
Lucy Ash goes in search of her inner dolphin, as she asks why people hold their breath
Serial Killers
Why do many of us find serial killers and their crimes so intriguing?
Imposter Syndrome
Why do some of us often feel like frauds?
Dark Tourism
Why do we visit sites of death, disaster and atrocity?
Dubbing Movies
Rhianna Dhillon finds out why so many films are dubbed into another language
Men, Women and Language
Women apologise too much, men interrupt more. Are these stereotypes true?
What Can Chimps Teach us About Politics?
What politicians might learn from chimps and other primates about politics
Initiations
Initiations can involve ordeals yet people put up with the pain. So why do we need them?
The Crowd
Why we take courage from a crowd
Witches
Why do so many societies demonise women by branding them witches?
Alcohol Addiction
Catherine Carr asks why excessive drinking can sometimes seem to be socially acceptable
Sleepwalking
Bizarre bedtime behaviours that include a woman who went motorbiking while asleep
Why do People Hear Voices in Their Heads?
Around 2% of people claim they regularly hear voices in their heads. Are they all sick?
Noise
Why high levels of noise affects all of us and how to make our lives more tranquil
Dreaming
Why do some sleep disorders turn normal dreams into terrifying nightmares?
Vegans
Why are more and more people giving up all food produced from animals?
Hypnotism
Why would anyone allow a stranger to access their mind?
Pain
The Why Factor asks why we need to understand more about pain.
