Curious Cases Podcast
Hannah Fry and Dara Γ Briain tackle listeners' conundrums with the power of science!
Episodes to download
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The Fifth Dimension—Rutherford and Fry
Mon 28 May 2018
Is there a fifth dimension? Hannah and Adam visit CERN to find out.
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The Enigma of Sex, Part 1—Rutherford and Fry
Mon 26 Feb 2018
Why does sex exist? And why aren't we all the same sex?
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The Curious Face Off—Rutherford and Fry
Thu 11 Jan 2018
Are machines better than humans at identifying faces?
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The Cosmic Speed Limit—Rutherford and Fry
Wed 10 Jan 2018
Can anything travel faster than the speed of light? Drs Rutherford and Fry investigate.
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The Baffled Bat—Rutherford and Fry
Mon 8 Jan 2018
How do bats echolocate? And why don't they get confused by neighbouring signals?
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Adventures in Dreamland—Rutherford and Fry
Fri 29 Sep 2017
Why do we dream? Drs Rutherford and Fry delve into the science of sleep.
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The Shocking Surprise—Rutherford and Fry
Thu 28 Sep 2017
Why do we get static shocks? Our science sleuths try to crack another case.
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The Sticky Song—Rutherford and Fry
Wed 27 Sep 2017
Why do tunes get stuck in our heads? And what makes some songs stickier than others?
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The Polar Opposite—Rutherford and Fry
Tue 26 Sep 2017
What would happen if the Earth's magnetic poles flipped?
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The Curious Cake-Off—Rutherford and Fry
Mon 25 Sep 2017
How to make the perfect sponge using the power of science.
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Kate Bush's Sonic Weapon—Rutherford and Fry
Fri 16 Jun 2017
Can sound kill? Inspired by a Kate Bush song, we ask whether sonic weapons could work.
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The Dark Star—Rutherford and Fry
Wed 14 Jun 2017
The science sleuths investigate the question 'What's inside a black hole?'.
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The Burning Question—Rutherford and Fry
Tue 13 Jun 2017
What is fire? Is it a solid, liquid or a gas? Adam Rutherford and Hannah Fry investigate.
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The Cat Who Came Back—Rutherford and Fry
Mon 12 Jun 2017
How do cats find their way back to their old home when they move house?
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The Forgetful Child—Rutherford and Fry
Fri 17 Mar 2017
Why don't we remember the first few years of our lives?
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The Astronomical Balloon—Rutherford and Fry
Thu 16 Mar 2017
'How far up can a helium balloon go? Could it go out to space?' asks Juliet Gok, aged 9.
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A Code in Blood—Rutherford and Fry
Wed 15 Mar 2017
Why do we have different blood types? Drs Rutherford and Fry investigate.
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The World That Turns—Rutherford and Fry
Tue 14 Mar 2017
'Why does the Earth spin?' asks Joe Wills from Accra in Ghana.
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The Broken Stool—Rutherford and Fry
Mon 13 Mar 2017
How much does the bacteria inside my body weigh?
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The Lost Producer—Rutherford and Fry
Fri 9 Dec 2016
Why do some people have a terrible sense of direction?
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The Hunt for Nothing, Part 2—Rutherford and Fry
Wed 7 Dec 2016
How zero was discovered and why it allows us to forecast the future.
Why do you see faces in unexpected places?
We are βhardwiredβ for recognising faces and it starts at birth.