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Deeply Human

Why do you do the things you do?

World Service,28 episodes

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Deeply Human Series 2
Accents
Heyo, why do you talk like that?
19 Feb 2022,23 mins
Deeply Human Series 2
Dance
Why do our bodies react to rhythm?
26 Feb 2022,23 mins
Deeply Human Series 2
Nakedness
Why aren’t you naked?
05 Mar 2022,23 mins
Deeply Human Series 2
Dress Codes
Why do we care so much about what people wear?
12 Mar 2022,23 mins
Deeply Human Series 2
Crowds
Why do crowds move us?
19 Mar 2022,23 mins
Deeply Human Series 2
Faded
Why do we use intoxicants?
26 Mar 2022,23 mins
Deeply Human Series 2
Divisible Love
Why do you love the way you do?
03 Apr 2022,23 mins
Deeply Human Series 2
Pulling rank
Why do we form social hierarchies?
10 Apr 2022,23 mins
Deeply Human Series 2
Stuff
Why do you have all that stuff?
16 Apr 2022,23 mins
Deeply Human Series 2
Hate
Why do we hate one another - and how can we stop?
23 Apr 2022,23 mins
Deeply Human Series 2
Born With It
Why are we so judgemental about how others beautify themselves?
30 Apr 2022,23 mins
Deeply Human Series 2
Sleep
Is insomnia really a problem of modern life?
07 May 2022,23 mins
Death
Should we change the way we think about the end of our lives?
04 Dec 2021,23 mins
The standing line
Why we rage against those who refuse to wait their turn
27 Nov 2021,23 mins
Sex
Why it’s not when you do it, it’s how you do it
20 Nov 2021,23 mins
Pain
Why hurting might not be so bad for you after all
13 Nov 2021,23 mins
The Teenage Brain
Why adolescence is so weird
08 May 2021,23 mins
Death
Should we change the way we think about the end of our lives?
22 May 2021,23 mins
Déjà vu
What if everything you experienced felt like you had already lived it before?
15 May 2021,23 mins
Sad Songs
Why do we love sad songs?
01 May 2021,23 mins
Menopause
What whales and women have in common.
24 Apr 2021,23 mins
Spooked
Why you think there really is something out there
17 Apr 2021,23 mins
Mirror, Mirror
Why a perfectly symmetrical face is so attractive.
10 Apr 2021,23 mins
The standing line
Why we rage against those who refuse to wait their turn
03 Apr 2021,23 mins
Sex
Why it’s not when you do it, it’s how you do it
27 Mar 2021,23 mins
Lying
Why it’s a milestone for toddlers but a slippery slope for everyone else.
20 Mar 2021,23 mins
Pain
Why hurting might not be so bad for you after all
13 Mar 2021,23 mins
Dating
Why does compatibility seem so hard to find?
06 Mar 2021,23 mins