CrowdScience Podcast
We take your questions about life, Earth and the universe to researchers hunting for answers at the frontiers of knowledge.
Episodes to download
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Why can't I change my accent?
Fri 21 Oct 2022
Why are accents so hard to change even when you speak a language perfectly?
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How is mental health being supported in Africa?
Fri 14 Oct 2022
CrowdScience visits Nairobi, Kenya, to discuss mental health with a live audience
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Why am I gay?
Fri 7 Oct 2022
CrowdScience looks at what science can - and can't - tell us about homosexuality.
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Why are fish fish-shaped?
Fri 30 Sep 2022
There are over 30, 000 species of fish 鈥� are they really all a similar shape?
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Why don鈥檛 some things burn?
Fri 23 Sep 2022
Why do some things burn, while others refuse to catch fire?
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Is there a language of laughter?
Fri 16 Sep 2022
Do we all laugh at the same things or is there a language to learn first?
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Can animals count?
Sat 10 Sep 2022
CrowdScience finds out whether there are some creatures that have a way with numbers.
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What happens to insects in the winter?
Fri 2 Sep 2022
Marnie explores the many canny ways insects have adapted to survive extreme temperatures
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Can smells fill you up?
Fri 12 Aug 2022
CrowdScience explores how different smells affect your appetite.
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Are humans naturally clean and tidy?
Fri 5 Aug 2022
Answering your questions about life, Earth and the universe
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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?
