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Restaurants
Why do people dream of opening a restaurant? Is the reality anything like the fantasy?
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Sibling Birth Order
Why is the order in which we are born seen as a key to our character?
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Machines and Morals
Why we need to think about machines and morals
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Laziness
Why do we look down on laziness?
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Why are some places still men only?
Have you ever wondered what goes on behind closed doors of a men only club?
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Dinosaurs
Why do so many people love Dinosaurs?
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Bullies
Why do bullies do what they do?
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Interviews
Why do we rely on the interview process when it's proven to be ineffective?
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Pain
The Why Factor asks why we need to understand more about pain.
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Hypnotism
Why would anyone allow a stranger to access their mind?
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Vegans
Why are more and more people giving up all food produced from animals?
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Dreaming
Why do some sleep disorders turn normal dreams into terrifying nightmares?
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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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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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Sleepwalking
Bizarre bedtime behaviours that include a woman who went motorbiking while asleep
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Alcohol Addiction
Catherine Carr asks why excessive drinking can sometimes seem to be socially acceptable
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Witches
Why do so many societies demonise women by branding them witches?
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The Crowd
Why we take courage from a crowd
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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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What Can Chimps Teach us About Politics?
What politicians might learn from chimps and other primates about politics
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Men, Women and Language
Women apologise too much, men interrupt more. Are these stereotypes true?
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Dubbing Movies
Rhianna Dhillon finds out why so many films are dubbed into another language
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Dark Tourism
Why do we visit sites of death, disaster and atrocity?
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Imposter Syndrome
Why do some of us often feel like frauds?
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Serial Killers
Why do many of us find serial killers and their crimes so intriguing?
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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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Staying Put
Why do people decide to stay put when faced with a natural disaster?
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How to Live Small
Why is living space important and how much do we really need?
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Surrogacy
Why would a woman choose to carry a baby for a complete stranger?
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Romance
Why is it such an enduring concept and what does it mean in the modern world?
