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Cookery
Why do we cook food rather than just eat it raw?
Letters
The disappearing art of the hand-written letter and three stories of love
Poetry
Why do we read, or write poetry, as opposed to prose?
Memorialisation
How we remember the dead, and why does it matter?
Memorialisation
How do we remember the dead and why does it matter?
Chess
How has the 1500-year-old game mirrored politics and changes in society?
Embarrassment
What is embarrassment, why do we feel it and is it a good thing? Mike Williams finds out
Karma
Is Karma fatalism or guidance on how to improve your life?
Brands
Why do we place so much trust in brands? And who benefits from them?
What is Charisma?
Why is it so hard to pin down what we mean by charisma?
