When you hurt yourself you feel pain. And we assume the bigger the injury, the more intense the pain? But what if you didn't even realise you were hurt, would the pain be the same?  What about when pain isn't related to an injury...

When you hurt yourself you feel pain. And we assume the bigger the injury, the more intense the pain? But what if you didn't even realise you were hurt, would the pain be the same? What about when pain isn't related to an injury...

Why do we feel pain?

THE BIG QUESTIONS is hosted by author and broadcaster Adam Spencer.  The Big Questions HQ is a place to talk to smart interesting people about smart interesting stuff.  We speak to writers, scientists, comedians and just thinkers who really know their craft and hear about the way they shape the amazing world in which we live. The idea is pretty simple - we ask some big questions and find some big experts to help answer them.

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THE BIG QUESTIONS is hosted by author and broadcaster Adam Spencer. The Big Questions HQ is a place to talk to smart interesting people about smart interesting stuff. We speak to writers, scientists, comedians and just thinkers who really know their craft and hear about the way they shape the amazing world in which we live. The idea is pretty simple - we ask some big questions and find some big experts to help answer them.

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Why do we feel pain?

Why do we feel pain?