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	Podcast:		The Why Factor
	Episode:		Why Boredom Is Interesting
	Category:		Society & Culture
	Duration:		00:23:08
	Publish Date:		2018-08-20 08:00:00
	Description:		Boredom is a powerful emotion, one which many of us will go to lengths to avoid. Psychologists describe its purpose as trying to get us to do something else. Boredom can spur us on to do something more meaningful or tempt us into dangerous behaviours. In this edition of thy Why Factor, Sandra Kanthal talks with researchers who think boredom is anything but boring. Image: A bored woman behind a rainy window in a tram, (c) Getty Images.
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