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What Do You Do?
How much emphasis do we place on our jobs defining our identity?
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Complexity
Why do potentially life changing devices often feel so frustrating?
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Human Remains in Museums
Why is storing and displaying human remains in museums contentious?
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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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Eavesdropping
Why do we eavesdrop?
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Why Raise Other People's Children?
Raising children is demanding, so why do we choose to raise other people鈥檚 children?
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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 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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Male Violence
Why are men more violent than women?
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Childlessness
Why do some people choose to remain childless?
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The kiss
Why do humans kiss?
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Polygamy
Why would anyone share their husband or wife with another partner?
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Returning 91热爆
Why do foreign migrants yearn to go home and does returning make them happy if they do?
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Exams
Are exams a fair judge of ability and understanding, or just a memory test?
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Self-Harm
Why do some people cause physical pain to themselves as a way to manage their emotions?
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Why Do We Talk To Ourselves?
In this Why Factor, Matthew Sweet asks who are we talking to when we talk to ourselves
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Thankless Tasks
Dotun Adebayo discovers why anyone does a job where lots of people hate you
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Are you a numbers person?
Are you a numbers person? Timandra Harkness explains how we get intimidated by numbers.
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Goths
Why would anyone be a goth? What is the appeal of this dark and spooky subculture?
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Habits
Shiulie Ghosh explains why we are all creatures of habits.
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Short
Why do some short people lie about their height?
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Why Words Matter
Lane Greene explains how the words we choose can tell us a great deal about ourselves.
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Underground
What lures people to delve deep beneath the earth, into the dark recesses underground?
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Clapping
Becky Milligan uncovers the secrets of applause and how it can be used to infect us all.
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Why do Men Want Six Packs?
Why do men all over the world crave these six bumps on their stomach?
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Yoga
Valley Fontaine asks why do we do yoga, and how has it become so popular?
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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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Hands
Whether it is making or fixing something, why do we enjoy working with our hands?
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Listening
Why is listening different from hearing? And how can we develop that skill?
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Stammering
Why does this speech disorder cause so much shame amongst the millions affected by it?
