CrowdScience Podcast
We take your questions about life, Earth and the universe to researchers hunting for answers at the frontiers of knowledge.
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Why is this song stuck in my head?
Fri 22 Jul 2022
CrowdScience burrows into the niggling world of earworms
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Are viruses the key to fighting infections?
Fri 15 Jul 2022
Can bacteria-munching viruses help with the growing problem of antimicrobial resistance?
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Are artistic brains different?
Fri 8 Jul 2022
Myck the artist from Malawi wants to know if there鈥檚 something different about his brain.
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What is healthy hair?
Fri 1 Jul 2022
How can this nonliving structure be 'healthy' - and why is it concentrated on our heads?
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Can we get better at accepting death?
Fri 24 Jun 2022
How can we make the end of life a more positive experience for all involved?
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What is a quantum computer?
Fri 17 Jun 2022
What exactly are quantum computers? And when will they replace the computers we use now?
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Why do bright lights make me sneeze?
Fri 3 Jun 2022
From sneezes and snot to saliva, we delve into the bodily fluids found in our faces.
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Why can't I find gold in my back yard?
Fri 27 May 2022
CrowdScience asks why precious metals and minerals are only found in certain places.
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Why does ancient stuff get buried?
Fri 20 May 2022
Archaeology means digging - but why does human history end up underground?
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Does photographic memory exist?
Fri 13 May 2022
Why do some people have better memories than others?
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How far could gene editing go?
Fri 6 May 2022
With leaps in gene editing technology how might humans alter their genome?
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How do you balance on a bicycle?
Fri 29 Apr 2022
It鈥檚 like riding a bike 鈥� you never forget. But why not?
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Why did the ancient Maya abandon their cities?
Fri 22 Apr 2022
What caused the prosperous Maya civilisation to collapse 1000 years ago?
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How should we measure cleverness?
Fri 15 Apr 2022
Are current tests of intelligence capturing all the different kinds of human smartness?
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How many fossils are there?
Fri 8 Apr 2022
Have we already found the last T. rex? Or are there many more to be discovered?
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Why do animals migrate? Part 2
Fri 1 Apr 2022
How do animals accurately orientate themselves whilst journeying thousands of miles?
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Why do animals migrate? Part 1
Fri 25 Mar 2022
How are migrating animals able to reliably navigate sometimes over thousands of miles?
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Is maths real?
Sat 19 Mar 2022
Is maths a human construct to help us make sense of reality Or is maths reality itself?
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Does massage work?
Sat 12 Mar 2022
There are many claims about the benefits of massage. But which 鈥� if any 鈥� are true?
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How high can insects fly?
Sat 5 Mar 2022
Insect superhighways, bees up mountains & flies in space 鈥� just how high can insects go?
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How did we discover fire?
Fri 25 Feb 2022
How did we discover fire, and how did that knowledge spread around the world?
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Are we too selfish to save the planet?
Fri 11 Feb 2022
How can humans overcome self-interest and work together for the common good?
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Is the 鈥榮unshine cure鈥� a real thing?
Fri 4 Feb 2022
Does living somewhere sunny make us happier and healthier?
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How does my radio work?
Fri 28 Jan 2022
Explore the science of sound, journeying from the microphone to a radio receiver near you
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Does dark matter still matter?
Fri 21 Jan 2022
CrowdScience finds out if we're any closer to unravelling the mysteries of dark matter.
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Are big-heads smarter?
Fri 14 Jan 2022
Is a bigger head a sign of a higher intelligence? Marnie Chesterton unpicks the science
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How do you like your eggs in the morning?
Fri 31 Dec 2021
Investigating questions about the science behind eggs cooking and eggs hatching
