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)
Published on Friday, 31st January 2014.
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