Touch

The Why Factor

• Episode: Touch
• Website: The Why Factor
• Feed URL: https://podcasts.files.bbci.co.uk/p00xtky9.rss
• Duration: 00:17:57
• Published: 2014-01-31 21:50

Why do we touch each other? And how do different cultures view physical contact in everyday life? Mike Williams explores our least-studied sense and meets a woman who gets her fill of human contact by cuddling people she has just met.

(Image: A mother and daughter hold hands. Credit: Getty Images)