• Question: Why do things hurt?

    Asked by Amberly to Huma, Jack, Lucy, Miranda, Peter on 16 Nov 2016.
    • Photo: Peter Boorman

      Peter Boorman answered on 16 Nov 2016:

      Hi Amberly,

      Very good question! I think we feel pain in part as a sort of warning, so that we know something is doing damage. In this way, we know when to stop doing something, or try to prevent something that causes pain.

      Peter

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