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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What is dust?
Fri 15 Dec 2017
Most people think itβs just dead skin. But whatβs really hiding in your dust?
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From Oldest to Strongest Living Thing
Fri 8 Dec 2017
We revisit the oldest organism on Earth and meet the strongest
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Can We Revive Extinct Species Like the Dodo?
Fri 1 Dec 2017
Dodos are an icon of extinction, but could we bring them back?
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Does Technology Change How we Fall in Love?
Fri 24 Nov 2017
Are computer algorithms the best way to help people make permanent romantic connections?
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Why are There Morning People and Night People?
Fri 17 Nov 2017
What makes some of us early birds and others night owls?
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How Did Life Get onto Land?
Fri 3 Nov 2017
It was one of the most unlikely events in history. But how did fish become land animals?
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How Can We Fight Unwanted Noise?
Fri 27 Oct 2017
Can science and engineering tackle annoying, ear-damaging sounds?
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Is There Proof of Life After Death?
Fri 20 Oct 2017
Many people believe in an afterlife. Does science have any proof it exists?
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Can We Worm Our Way Into Better Health?
Fri 13 Oct 2017
Could parasites help give our immune systems a boost and help us fight disease?
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Is Carbon Dioxide Higher Than Ever?
Fri 6 Oct 2017
Where did our climate last have this much carbon dioxide?
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Can We Make Artificial Organs?
Fri 29 Sep 2017
Human organs are in short supply. But what if you could grow news ones in the lab?
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Should We Kill One Species to Save Another?
Fri 22 Sep 2017
Is it fair to kill invasive species which humans have introduced?
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Could All Cars Be Electric?
Fri 15 Sep 2017
Just one per cent of vehicles are powered by electricity
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How Could Humanity Become Extinct?
Fri 8 Sep 2017
Nuclear weapons and mega asteroids: what would the aftermath look like?
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Trees v Air Pollution - the Rematch
Fri 25 Aug 2017
Could trees be even better at tackling air pollution than previously thought?
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Sydney Science Festival, Australia
Fri 18 Aug 2017
Your questions about life, Earth & the universe tackled by a panel of experts.
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Can Animals Commit Murder?
Fri 4 Aug 2017
Are humans the only species that murder each other? We head to the rainforest to find out
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What Do Our Accents Say About Us?
Fri 28 Jul 2017
Why do we sound so different from each other β even when we speak the same language?
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Could a Computer Judge My Crime?
Fri 21 Jul 2017
How much of the justice system could be replaced by technology?
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Why is it so Hard to Quit Smoking?
Fri 14 Jul 2017
We look at how nicotine tricks the brain into thinking tobaccoβs good for us.
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Can Plants Talk?
Fri 23 Jun 2017
This week we hack the secret plant communication network βThe Wood Wide Webβ.
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Can Your Lifestyle Be Passed on to Future Generations?
Fri 16 Jun 2017
Can your lifestyle be passed on to future generations?
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Why Does It Always Rain on Me?
Fri 9 Jun 2017
How do microclimates affect our weather and our lives?
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Whatβs the Oldest Living Thing?
Fri 2 Jun 2017
What is the oldest tree or other living organism on Earth?
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Why do Human Faces Look so Different?
Fri 26 May 2017
Unlike most animals, human facial features evolved to have more variety. But why?
