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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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The Crowd

Why we take courage from a crowd

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Witches

Why do so many societies demonise women by branding them witches?

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Alcohol Addiction

Catherine Carr asks why excessive drinking can sometimes seem to be socially acceptable

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Sleepwalking

Bizarre bedtime behaviours that include a woman who went motorbiking while asleep

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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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Noise

Why high levels of noise affects all of us and how to make our lives more tranquil

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Dreaming

Why do some sleep disorders turn normal dreams into terrifying nightmares?

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Vegans

Why are more and more people giving up all food produced from animals?

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Hypnotism

Why would anyone allow a stranger to access their mind?

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Pain

The Why Factor asks why we need to understand more about pain.

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Interviews

Why do we rely on the interview process when it's proven to be ineffective?

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Bullies

Why do bullies do what they do?

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Dinosaurs

Why do so many people love Dinosaurs?

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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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Laziness

Why do we look down on laziness?

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Machines and Morals

Why we need to think about machines and morals

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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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Restaurants

Why do people dream of opening a restaurant? Is the reality anything like the fantasy?

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Fantasies

Why do people create and inhabit fantasy worlds?

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Carrying Guns

In the US, those least likely to be victims of gun violence are most likely to carry guns

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Giving Away Data

Why are we giving away our data so freely?

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Romance Fraud

Why do people fall victims to online romance frauds

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Self-Marriage

Why do people marry themselves, is it narcissism, or a bold step to finding happiness?

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Immortality

Why do people chase immortality? We those who believe science is close to beating death

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Dogs

Why do we have such a close and complex relationship with dogs?

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Self-Help

Why do we believe complete strangers can guide us in improving every aspect of our lives

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Why Do We Love Landscapes?

Why do so many people love landscapes like the English Lake District?

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Why Football is the World鈥檚 Game

Why has football becomes the world鈥檚 favourite team sport?

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Fishing

Why do people want to fish when it is increasingly difficult?

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