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Why scarcity can damage decision making
How when we suffer a scarcity of mental resources, we fail to plan for our futures
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Plane, Train and Bird Spotting
Why do people love plane, train and bird spotting?
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Why Have Women Taken To Wellness?
Nastaran Tavakoli-Far asks why women seek alternative ways to improve their health.
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Why do we keep open secrets?
Nastaran Tavakoli-Far on open secrets in religious organisations, businesses and families
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Rhetoric
What can the social media generation learn from the ancient art of persuasion?
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Compassion Fatigue
Why do we get overwhelmed by caring about other people?
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Why has feminism affected the mother-son bond?
Feminist mothers share the complexities of bringing up a son and the conflicts that arise
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Why the father-son relationship is important
A father can continue to influence a son long after they have stopped living together
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Why do we forget the things we’ve learned?
Why is it we remember some facts easily, and others slip away?
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Why do we feel heartbreak?
We take a look at heartbreak and discuss why we suffer pain when a relationship ends.
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Antarctica
Why are we fascinated with Antarctica?
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Why boredom is interesting
Why boredom can be quite interesting
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Being at Sea
Sailor Lesley Curwen asks why we are drawn to go to sea
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Why Do We Love Boats?
How our love affair with the boat can be a deep and passionate attachment
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Female friendships
Why is new tech a mixed blessing for female friendships?
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Male friendships
Why do men crave friendships with other men?
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School Reunions
Caz Graham finds out why people go to their school reunion.
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Us and Them
Why do we divide the world into us and them?
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Status
How would you define your status in society? And why do some suffer status anxiety?
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Fishing
Why do people want to fish when it is increasingly difficult?
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Why Football is the World’s Game
Why has football becomes the world’s favourite team sport?
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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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Self-Help
Why do we believe complete strangers can guide us in improving every aspect of our lives
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Dogs
Why do we have such a close and complex relationship with dogs?
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Immortality
Why do people chase immortality? We those who believe science is close to beating death
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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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Romance Fraud
Why do people fall victims to online romance frauds
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Giving Away Data
Why are we giving away our data so freely?
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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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Fantasies
Why do people create and inhabit fantasy worlds?
