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Dolly, Dylan or Daft Punk

Gemma Cairney explores our eclectic tastes in music and where those tastes come from

• 49 mins

How the Rest of the World Sees America

What does the world see when it looks towards America?

• 17 mins

Life, Liberty and the American Identity

What is the American Identity and why is it a portrait recognized around the world?

• 49 mins

Statues: Why we put people on pedestals

To some statues pay homage to gods, to others they are attempts at immortalising man

• 17 mins

Time Perception

Mike Williams asks why some weeks just fly by but sometimes minutes can seem like hours?

• 17 mins

Why Are We Afraid of Robots?

They help us in homes, hospitals and factories, so do we have reason to fear robots?

• 17 mins

Thin

Mike Williams asks why so many people want to be thin in a world grappling with obesity.

• 17 mins

Safe Space

Mike Williams asks what exactly is a safe space?

• 17 mins

Copying Art

Why do people copy famous works of art and who buys them?

• 17 mins

Loneliness

What is loneliness and why do we feel it?

• 17 mins

Attraction

Why are we attracted to some people and not to others?

• 17 mins

Why Do We Love the Bicycle?

How did the bicycle change the world?

• 17 mins

Newspapers

Digital news is threatening newspapers, so why do they survive and what is their future?

• 17 mins

Why Are We Getting Smarter

Mike Williams examines the Flynn Effect and finds out why we are all getting smarter.

• 17 mins

Violence

Why are men more violent than women?

• 17 mins

Driving

As auto-piloted cars begin tests Mike Williams asks if we will miss driving

• 17 mins

Fear vs Fact

Are we living in an age where messages of fear dominate and the truth goes unheard?

• 17 mins

Fear of Animals

What lies behind our often overwhelming fear of harmless animals?

• 17 mins

Why do pet videos go viral?

The strange success of pets on the internet. Why?

• 17 mins

Why not celebrate introvert personalities?

People are often labelled as shy, but introversion is very much misunderstood. Why?

• 17 mins

The Voice

What do our voices reveal about ourselves?

• 17 mins

Why do we find some voices irritating?

Why is it that we find some voices more annoying than others?

• 17 mins

Why do Crazes Take Off?

What explains the success of the Hula-Hoop, Rubik鈥檚 Cube and Pokemon Go?

• 17 mins

Comic Book Superheroes

Why are we so fascinated with the superheroes which populate our comic books and movies?

• 17 mins

Assisted Death

Is it ever right to take a life? Mike Williams explores the dilemmas of assisted death.

• 17 mins

Grief

Why do we feel so many different emotions when someone close to us dies?

• 17 mins

Farewell Letters

Why do we write farewell letters? And how do we find the words to say goodbye?

• 17 mins

Organ Donation

Why do we donate organs and will we still need to in the future?

• 17 mins

Eye Witness Identification

Mike Williams asks why scientists and courts are so worried about eye-witness testimony

• 17 mins

Unconscious Bias

Why do we make judgments about people without even realising?

• 17 mins