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Have you ever wondered why?

Like why do we kiss?

Why do we do msgroll?

Why do we sit down to go to the Lou?

Every day things that are actually, when you think about them, pretty weird.

I'm Ella Ashlamahi.

I'm an explorer, sound up comic and paleoanthropologist.

You know, the guys who are really into human evolution?

And I want to tell you about my new podcast.

Why do we do that?

An anthropologist guide to the modern world from BBC Radio 4.

In each episode, I'll be trying to work out why we do the things we do with the help

of scientists and celebs.

From uncovering the unconscious reason we shake hands,

There is a lot of information lying inside our body order and we constantly collected

and used it.

To asking why we do things that are bad for us.

We think that if we weren't programmed to be more risk tolerant, the species wouldn't

have survived.

And delving into the surprising science of kissing.

It's great doing a PhD on kissing because I know for a fact that I would never be

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