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CrowdScience Episodes

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    Why am I shy?

    Is shyness written in our genes, or more to do with our upbringing?

  2. What do clouds feel like?

    We turn our gaze skywards to tackle three questions about what’s going on above us

  3. Does brain size matter?

    Why have a big brain if a small one would do?

  4. Where was the last place humans made home?

    Our species started in Africa, but what was the last habitable landmass we reached?

  5. Could a β€˜zombie’ virus kill us all?

    Might ancient ice from the Antarctic depths contain deadly viruses?

  6. Is Recycling All Our Waste at ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Possible?

    Could we recycle all of our unwanted household materials ourselves?

  7. Why Do We Bury Our Dead?

    The practice of burial stretches back deep into prehistory, but how did it evolve?

  8. Why can’t I remember my accident?

    CrowdScience goes hunting for lost memories

  9. Can Volcanoes Power the World?

    Eruptions cause chaos and destruction, but could they also be an energy source?

  10. How Bird-Like Were Dinosaurs?

    Birds are dinosaurs, but did their extinct relatives move, look, or sing like they do?

  11. What is the future of space travel?

    CrowdScience goes interstellar to examine the future of space travel

  12. How Much Energy Can I Burn by Thinking?

    Could we lose weight just by exercising our brain?

  13. Is There a Logic to Romantic Love?

    Can science explain why romantic rejection hurts?

  14. Why do Women Live Longer than Men?

    Marnie Chesterton examines how men and women age differently

  15. Is Soil The Secret to Slowing Climate Change?

    CrowdScience goes digging to find out how soil could help keep CO2 out of the air

  16. Do You Smell What I Smell?

    Anand Jagatia sets out to discover why we can’t all agree when we follow our noses

  17. Which Language is Most Efficient?

    Marnie Chesterton attempts to apply science and evidence to the art of speech

  18. Can We Make an Artificial Womb?

    Exploring what we would need to make a baby outside the body

  19. How Do We Deal with Nuclear Waste?

    CrowdScience travels deep underground to visit one final resting place for nuclear waste.

  20. Could Bionic Eyes Help Me See Again?

    CrowdScience takes a look at life with artificial vision

  21. What are the limits of human endurance?

    CrowdScience joins a 246km running race in search of the secrets of human endurance

  22. What Makes Us Superstitious?

    How rational people can hold irrational beliefs and why β€˜luck’ may be a state of mind

  23. Can We Prevent Hurricanes?

    Hurricanes – could science hold any solutions to these devastating events?

  24. Does Asking Questions Improve Your Memory?

    Crowd Science reaches its 100th episode

  25. What’s The Point of Laughter?

    All of us laugh, and it may seem obvious why we do, but what does the science say?

  26. Is Vaping Bad for your Health?

    E-cigarettes are becoming increasingly popular but just how safe are they?

  27. Why Do Drivers Zone Out?

    How can your brain handle driving at 70mph while your mind is busy wandering?

  28. Why Do Some Animals Change Sex?

    In the animal kingdom, switching sex is more common than you might think

  29. Is there life on Mars?

    Could Mars be a planet where life existed? Marnie Chesterton explains

  30. Could humans live in underwater cities?

    Could oceanic cities become a reality, and how might they be built?

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