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Driving
As auto-piloted cars begin tests Mike Williams asks if we will miss driving
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Violence
Why are men more violent than women?
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Why Are We Getting Smarter
Mike Williams examines the Flynn Effect and finds out why we are all getting smarter.
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Newspapers
Digital news is threatening newspapers, so why do they survive and what is their future?
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Why Do We Love the Bicycle?
How did the bicycle change the world?
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Attraction
Why are we attracted to some people and not to others?
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Loneliness
What is loneliness and why do we feel it?
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Copying Art
Why do people copy famous works of art and who buys them?
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Safe Space
Mike Williams asks what exactly is a safe space?
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Thin
Mike Williams asks why so many people want to be thin in a world grappling with obesity.
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Why Are We Afraid of Robots?
They help us in homes, hospitals and factories, so do we have reason to fear robots?
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Time Perception
Mike Williams asks why some weeks just fly by but sometimes minutes can seem like hours?
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Statues: Why we put people on pedestals
To some statues pay homage to gods, to others they are attempts at immortalising man
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Life, Liberty and the American Identity
What is the American Identity and why is it a portrait recognized around the world?
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How the Rest of the World Sees America
What does the world see when it looks towards America?
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Dolly, Dylan or Daft Punk
Gemma Cairney explores our eclectic tastes in music and where those tastes come from
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How America Sees Itself
How America's sense of national identity is perceived by the American people
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Radio Requests
Music fans and radio stations from Mexico to Myanmar explain the appeal of radio requests
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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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Identity
The Why Factor examines one simple question: Who are you?
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Fanfiction
What is fanfiction and who writes it?
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Supernatural Powers
Mike Williams asks why supernatural beliefs have such a hold over different societies
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Magicians: Inside their Minds
Who are the magicians and why do they enjoy performing for us?
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Conspiracy Theory
The Why Factor asks why some people believe in conspiracy theories and whether it matters.
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Why We Search for the Origins of Life
Why do humans need to understand the infinite and the infinitesimal?
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Addiction: Why Do Some People Succumb to it?
Why does pleasure and desire lead to addiction in some people but not others?
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Pleasure: Why We Like the Things We Like
The science of pleasure and why we like the things that we like
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Why is Water Exceptional?
What does water mean to us?
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Impersonators: Why do People Pretend to be Someone Else?
Examining the world of the Impersonators, con-artists and entertainers
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Age of Consent
Why does the age of consent for homosexual relationships differ?
