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Underground

What lures people to delve deep beneath the earth, into the dark recesses underground?

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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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Short

Why do some short people lie about their height?

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Habits

Shiulie Ghosh explains why we are all creatures of habits.

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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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Are you a numbers person?

Are you a numbers person? Timandra Harkness explains how we get intimidated by numbers.

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Thankless Tasks

Dotun Adebayo discovers why anyone does a job where lots of people hate you

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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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Self-Harm

Why do some people cause physical pain to themselves as a way to manage their emotions?

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Exams

Are exams a fair judge of ability and understanding, or just a memory test?

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Returning Home

Why do foreign migrants yearn to go home and does returning make them happy if they do?

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Polygamy

Why would anyone share their husband or wife with another partner?

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The kiss

Why do humans kiss?

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Childlessness

Why do some people choose to remain childless?

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Male Violence

Why are men more violent than women?

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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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Sign Language

Lee Kumutat explores why deaf people are divided on the significance of Sign Language

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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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Eavesdropping

Why do we eavesdrop?

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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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Human Remains in Museums

Why is storing and displaying human remains in museums contentious?

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Complexity

Why do potentially life changing devices often feel so frustrating?

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What Do You Do?

How much emphasis do we place on our jobs defining our identity?

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Romance

Why is it such an enduring concept and what does it mean in the modern world?

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Surrogacy

Why would a woman choose to carry a baby for a complete stranger?

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How to Live Small

Why is living space important and how much do we really need?

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Staying Put

Why do people decide to stay put when faced with a natural disaster?

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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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Serial Killers

Why do many of us find serial killers and their crimes so intriguing?

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Imposter Syndrome

Why do some of us often feel like frauds?

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