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Why do you do the things you do? Hosted by American musician and writer, Dessa, Deeply Human investigates the human experience with rigor, humor, intimate stories, and the occasional spit take. 

Assembling brilliant minds from around the world--from philosophers to anthropologists, neuroscientists to historians--you will be left with a fuller understanding of your own behavior, and a more charitable explanation of other people's too.

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Deeply Human: Spooked

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Why you think there really is something out there

Why you think there really is something out there.

Why, when you’re alone, do you sometimes feel like you’re not?

Eager to find signs of life in our surroundings? Eager enough to see faces in clouds, or tweak out when the house creaks at night?

Dessa investigates some of the most mystical, disorienting and disturbing experiences a person can have. She discovers that neuroscience, the study of our brains, might just help explain this big, important chunk of being human.

(Image: Shadow hand on glass, Credit: Getty Images)

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