Why? with Emma Kennedy

The podcast for curious minds. Every Wednesday, Emma Kennedy delves into the science and psychology of why we are the way we are.

Emma is joined by leading experts and some of science's brightest minds to answer the big questions you never knew how to ask. Why do people join cults? Why do we need the moon? Why are we drawn to evil? Why do we have fetishes?

Find out all of this and more on Why? from the makers of Oh God, What Now? and The Bunker .

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Science
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Could my brain become part computer?
27 min
52
Are we still evolving?
22 min
53
Can plants help us solve crimes?
22 min
54
Why do animals have regional accents?
21 min
55
Could an AI become my closest friend?
20 min
56
Are Dads wired differently?
27 min
57
Is there another me in a parallel universe?
20 min
58
Why do some animals have rhythm?
24 min
59
Is the Force really with me?
28 min
60
Should we trust AI to run our lives?
22 min
61
Why can’t I forget embarrassing memories?
19 min
62
Are we the first intelligent life on Earth?
21 min
63
Will living in space mess with my mind?
28 min
64
What's at the earth’s core and can we use it?
23 min
65
Can we stop our bodies ageing?
24 min
66
How can I travel faster than light?
20 min
67
What will humans look like in a million years?
27 min
68
Is time real?
27 min
69
Are we already receiving messages from aliens?
23 min
70
Is it wrong to have sex with Robots?
26 min
71
How has our biology shaped world history?
24 min
72
Why do we remember things that never happened?
27 min