Main content

Why do we find things disgusting?

There are some things that most of us find disgusting. But is disgust useful? Can our sense of disgust be misused? We ask an academic who describes herself as a ‘disgustologist’.

Image: A disgusted expression (Credit: Getty Images)

Available now

9 minutes

Last on

Sun 11 Oct 202022:50GMT
BBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only

More episodes

Previous

The fragility of choice

Next

Why living in the city could make you happier

See all episodes from The Big Idea

Broadcasts

  • Sat 10 Oct 202007:50GMT
    BBC World Service South Asia
  • Sat 10 Oct 202015:50GMT
    BBC World Service News Internet
  • Sat 10 Oct 202017:50GMT
    BBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
  • Sun 11 Oct 202003:50GMT
    BBC World Service
  • Sun 11 Oct 202014:50GMT
    BBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa
  • Sun 11 Oct 202021:50GMT
    BBC World Service except East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa
  • Sun 11 Oct 202022:50GMT
    BBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only