Why? with Emma Kennedy

The podcast for curious minds. Every Thursday, 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?, The Bunker and Paper Cuts.


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1
Why can’t we time travel... yet?
31 min
2
Why are we drawn to evil?
34 min
3
Why do I have a ‘type’?
31 min
4
Why do we really need the moon?
34 min
5
Why do people join cults?
33 min
6
Season 2 Trailer
0 min
7
Will robot soldiers replace human armies?
28 min
8
Could we live on the moon?
25 min
9
Should I be able to live forever?
28 min
10
Could we really live on Mars?
27 min
11
Would I survive a disaster?
28 min
12
When will humans go extinct?
24 min
13
Am I living in a hallucination?
29 min
14
Why does music make us emotional?
27 min
15
The secret life of pets: How does my dog’s mind...
24 min
16
What is the most powerful thing in the universe?
27 min
17
How can I control my dreams?
27 min
18
Why am I addicted to spicy food?
18 min
19
Why can't we predict earthquakes?
29 min
20
Can I outrun a T.Rex?
27 min
21
Can I trust my own eyes?
26 min
22
Can I programme love with a pill?
26 min
23
Could tiny robots stop the antibiotics apocalyp...
22 min
24
Why do I make bad decisions?
28 min
25
Could my brain become part computer?
27 min