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CrowdScience Episodes

  1. How high can birds fly?

    What altitude can birds reach? And what stops them from going even higher?

  2. Which animal has the biggest carbon footprint?

    Humans emit far too much planet-warming carbon, but what about other species?

  3. Is beer better without alcohol?

    Nonalcoholic beer is increasingly popular – but how is it made, and is it better for us?

  4. Why am I embarrassed to fall over?

    Answering your questions about life, Earth and the universe

  5. I didn’t know that!

    Did you know that flies fly in rectangles and fish hide by lighting themselves up?

  6. Will the Earth ever lose its Moon?

    Anand Jagatia is joined by a panel of experts to answer listener questions about the Moon (R)

  7. Why does pain sometimes feel good?

    What makes people seek out unpleasant or painful sensations, like eating chilli?

  8. Why am I good at jigsaw puzzles?

    What skills do you need to complete a jigsaw puzzle? And why do we enjoy them?

  9. Can I improve my sense of direction?

    Why some people get lost while others have a great sense of where they are

  10. Why can't my dog live as long as me?

    And how do some animals tackle the ageing process head on?

  11. What does my voice say about me?

    What shapes the sound of your voice? And is everybody’s voice unique?

  12. Why is my house getting sunnier?

    A mysterious shift in sunshine through one listener’s window requires investigation

  13. Why do some mushrooms glow?

    We explore the mysterious phenomenon of bioluminescence

  14. Why do languages fade from us?

    Can learning multiple languages make us forget our native tongue?

  15. Why do my armpits smell?

    Deodorant hasn’t been around forever, so is there any evolutionary reason for body odour?

  16. What's the fairest voting system?

    Is there a perfect way to elect politicians?

  17. Why don’t sunflowers fall over?

    With huge heads on spindly stalks, how do sunflowers defy gravity to stay standing?

  18. How did the Moon affect the dinosaurs?

    The Moon was once much closer to Earth. How did its gravity affect a dinosaur’s weight?

  19. Are we mature by 18?

    Why is 18 considered the start of adulthood in many places? Does science back this up?

  20. Is the car an apex predator?

    The car is a killer but does that make it top of the food chain?

  21. What is the voice inside my head?

    What’s the science behind the silent inner voice many of us experience?

  22. Can my body regenerate?

    Where do our healing powers begin and where do they end?

  23. Why am I symmetrical?

    Why is one side of the human body pretty much a mirror image of the other side?

  24. Can we improve the shipping container?

    This simple metal box enables so much global trade. But could we make it more efficient?

  25. How do fish survive in the deep ocean?

    What allows fish to cope with the immense water pressure of the ocean depths?

  26. Why is my handwriting so messy?

    Alex Lathbridge explores the genetics, culture and neuroscience of handwriting

  27. Why is a ship a β€˜she’?

    Why are nouns coded as male or female in some languages but not others?

  28. Why am I afraid of this building?

    How do buildings affect our emotions – whether fear or sadness, wonder or joy?

  29. What is the weight of the internet?

    Simple question, tricky answer. To weigh the internet, what should we put on the scales?

  30. How does a snake climb a tree?

    What gives snakes their gravity-defying climbing skills?

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