成人快手

Violent Entertainment

What explains our enduring attraction to violent entertainment?

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Mountains

What draws people to mountains and take risks scaling dangerous peaks?

• 17 mins

Celebrity

Why has the modern world become so obsessed with celebrity culture?

• 17 mins

Monogamy

Does true love have to be monogamous? We hear three very modern love stories.

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Female Body Hair

The history of hair removal and what it tells us about notions of female beauty

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Memory

How human memory works and why some memories are remembered more easily than others

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Fasting

Why people choose to abstain from food for religious - and non-religious - reasons

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Sad Music

Sad music has become more popular according to a recent study. Why do people listen to it?

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Nostalgia

Why do we look back and yearn for the past, or recall sweet memories of our youth?

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Burial

Burial is a practice that鈥檚 been carried out for centuries 鈥� but why do we do it?

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Swearing

Why some words have such power to shock and offend

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Bullying

Why do we bully, why do some do it and others allow it?

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Speed

Why are we obsessed with speed? Mike Williams investigates.

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Walk on the Wild Side

Walk on the Wild Side

Why has Lou Reed's music changed everything? Mike Williams explains

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The Lie

How different cultures define telling the truth

• 17 mins

Optimism and Pessimism

Why do some people have a darker outlook on life while others have a brighter one?

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Secrets

They represent power, they can generate fear, but why do we have secrets?

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Solitude

How far can or should we pursue solitude?

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The Heel

Where did the fascination with elevated footwear come from? Why wear high heels?

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Crying

Crying emotional tears is uniquely human but why do we do it?

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Cross Dressing

Artist Grayson Perry, a train driver and a detective novelist on why they cross dress

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Debt

How the way we borrow and lend money is changing

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Nitrogen: Forgetting Fritz

Fritz Haber harnessed nitrogen to feed billions, but was also the pioneer of gas warfare

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Running

In the UK, running is increasing in popularity. So why are we running now more than ever?

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Alcohol

Why do so many people drink alcohol? And why do some struggle to control it?

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Masks

Tracing the power and use of masks and what they mean for us culturally

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Homosexuality

Why does homosexuality exist? Is it nature or nurture? Mike Williams and guests discuss

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Touch

How do different cultures view physical contact in everyday life?

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Adolescence

Why is adolescence so difficult?

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Trees of Life

Why are our feelings about trees so mixed? Mike Williams explains

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