CrowdScience Episodes Episode guide
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Whatever happened to tangerines?
Can we track down a tangerine variety lodged in one listener's memories?
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Why isn't the sky green?
From sunrise to sunset, we see all sorts of colours in the sky - but why not green?
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Is anything truly random?
Answering your questions about life, Earth and the universe
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Why can't I remember my early childhood?
Answering your questions about life, Earth and the universe
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Is my smartwatch good for my health?
Do smartwatches reliably monitor fitness? And can they make us healthier?
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How high can birds fly?
What altitude can birds cope with, and which species soars highest?
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Which animal has the biggest carbon footprint?
Humans emit far too much planet-warming carbon, but what about other species?
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Is beer better without alcohol?
How does non-alcoholic beer differ from the original - and is it better for us?
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Why am I embarrassed when I fall?
Falling can be serious 鈥� so why do we find it embarrassing or even funny?
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I didn鈥檛 know that!
Did you know that flies fly in rectangles and fish hide by lighting themselves up?
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Will the Earth ever lose its Moon?
Anand Jagatia is joined by a panel of experts to answer listener questions about the Moon
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Why does pain sometimes feel good?
What makes people seek out unpleasant or painful sensations, like eating chilli?
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Why am I good at jigsaw puzzles?
What skills do you need to complete a jigsaw puzzle? And why do we enjoy them?
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Can I improve my sense of direction?
Why some people get lost while others have a great sense of where they are
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Why can't my dog live as long as me?
And how do some animals tackle the ageing process head on?
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What does my voice say about me?
What shapes the sound of your voice? And is everybody鈥檚 voice unique?
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Why is my house getting sunnier?
A mysterious shift in sunshine through one listener鈥檚 window requires investigation
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Why do some mushrooms glow?
We explore the mysterious phenomenon of bioluminescence
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Why do languages fade from us?
Can learning multiple languages make us forget our native tongue?
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Why do my armpits smell?
Deodorant hasn鈥檛 been around forever, so is there any evolutionary reason for body odour?
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What's the fairest voting system?
Is there a perfect way to elect politicians?
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Why don鈥檛 sunflowers fall over?
With huge heads on spindly stalks, how do sunflowers defy gravity to stay standing?
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How did the Moon affect the dinosaurs?
The Moon was once much closer to Earth. How did its gravity affect a dinosaur鈥檚 weight?
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Are we mature by 18?
Why is 18 considered the start of adulthood in many places? Does science back this up?
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Is the car an apex predator?
The car is a killer but does that make it top of the food chain?
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What is the voice inside my head?
What鈥檚 the science behind the silent inner voice many of us experience?
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Can my body regenerate?
Where do our healing powers begin and where do they end?
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Why am I symmetrical?
Why is one side of the human body pretty much a mirror image of the other side?
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Can we improve the shipping container?
This simple metal box enables so much global trade. But could we make it more efficient?
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How do fish survive in the deep ocean?
What allows fish to cope with the immense water pressure of the ocean depths?
