CrowdScience

We take your questions about life, Earth and the universe to researchers hunting for answers at the frontiers of knowledge.

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Do You Smell What I Smell?
Anand Jagatia sets out to discover why we can’t all agree when we follow our noses
23 Nov 2018,26 mins
Which Language is Most Efficient?
Marnie Chesterton attempts to apply science and evidence to the art of speech
16 Nov 2018,26 mins
Can We Make an Artificial Womb?
Exploring what we would need to make a baby outside the body
09 Nov 2018,26 mins
How Do We Deal with Nuclear Waste?
CrowdScience travels deep underground to visit one final resting place for nuclear waste.
02 Nov 2018,26 mins
Could Bionic Eyes Help Me See Again?
CrowdScience takes a look at life with artificial vision
26 Oct 2018,26 mins
What are the limits of human endurance?
CrowdScience joins a 246km running race in search of the secrets of human endurance
19 Oct 2018,26 mins
What Makes Us Superstitious?
How rational people can hold irrational beliefs and why ‘luck’ may be a state of mind
12 Oct 2018,38 mins
Can We Prevent Hurricanes?
Hurricanes – could science hold any solutions to these devastating events?
05 Oct 2018,26 mins
Does Asking Questions Improve Your Memory?
Crowd Science reaches its 100th episode
28 Sep 2018,26 mins
What’s The Point of Laughter?
All of us laugh, and it may seem obvious why we do, but what does the science say?
21 Sep 2018,26 mins
Is Vaping Bad for your Health?
E-cigarettes are becoming increasingly popular but just how safe are they?
14 Sep 2018,26 mins
Why Do Drivers Zone Out?
How can your brain handle driving at 70mph while your mind is busy wandering?
07 Sep 2018,26 mins
Why Do Some Animals Change Sex?
In the animal kingdom, switching sex is more common than you might think
31 Aug 2018,27 mins
Is there life on Mars?
Could Mars be a planet where life existed? Marnie Chesterton explains
24 Aug 2018,27 mins
Could humans live in underwater cities?
Could oceanic cities become a reality, and how might they be built?
17 Aug 2018,32 mins
Can we trap light in a box?
What is light and can we trap it in a box? Marnie Chesterton investigates.
10 Aug 2018,29 mins
How Do You Stop a Hedgehog Invasion?
Getting rid of an invader that people think is cute poses all sorts of prickly problems…
03 Aug 2018,26 mins
Why Does History Repeat Itself?
Why do we often ignore our parents’ advice?
27 Jul 2018,31 mins
How Do Magnets Work?
What’s going on in a magnetic field?
20 Jul 2018,34 mins
Why do Humans have Different Coloured Skin?
Anand Jagatia looks at the science behind why we have different skin colours
13 Jul 2018,29 mins
Where Do All Our Vegetables Come From?
Have you ever seen a Brussels sprout growing in the wild? Neither has listener Pogo.
06 Jul 2018,26 mins
Do Plants Talk about Sex?
Plants do communicate, but what are they talking about? Sex seems a likely answer
29 Jun 2018,26 mins
Will We Run Out of Groundwater?
Will we run out of groundwater and what will happen if we do?
22 Jun 2018,29 mins
What Shapes Our Musical Taste?
Why does one person’s heavenly music sound like boring noise to another?
15 Jun 2018,26 mins
Is Hypnosis a Real Thing?
Can science explain what’s going on when someone is hypnotised?
08 Jun 2018,29 mins
How Green Are Electric Vehicles?
The future is electric but are zero emission vehicles as clean as the manufacturers claim?
01 Jun 2018,28 mins
Is Fasting Healthy?
Marnie Chesterton investigates the science behind low-calorie and time-restricted eating
25 May 2018,31 mins
How is Your Brain Better Than a Computer?
How computers can be faster, but brains are still better
18 May 2018,26 mins
Why Do Humans Dance?
What role does dance play in human life and evolution? We head to Cuba to find out
11 May 2018,33 mins
Why Don’t We All Like The Same Food?
How does biology and culture shape what’s delicious and disgusting?
04 May 2018,30 mins