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    When Does Speech Become Music?

    How do our brains tell the difference between music and speech?

  2. Why Does My Dog Love Me?

    Dogs are our best friends. But why do they fit so seamlessly into human life?

  3. Could our faces replace passports as ID?

    Facial recognition could transform personal security but how easily can it be fooled?

  4. Rudolph castrated: what you didn’t hear this year

    Reindeer castration, plants get chatty and more quirky science revealed.

  5. What is dust?

    Most people think it’s just dead skin. But what’s really hiding in your dust?

  6. From Oldest to Strongest Living Thing

    We revisit the oldest organism on Earth and meet the strongest

  7. Can We Revive Extinct Species Like the Dodo?

    Dodos are an icon of extinction, but could we bring them back?

  8. Does Technology Change How we Fall in Love?

    Are computer algorithms the best way to help people make permanent romantic connections?

  9. Why are There Morning People and Night People?

    What makes some of us early birds and others night owls?

  10. How Can I Remember More?

    Does your memory sometimes fail you?

  11. How Did Life Get onto Land?

    It was one of the most unlikely events in history. But how did fish become land animals?

  12. How Can We Fight Unwanted Noise?

    Can science and engineering tackle annoying, ear-damaging sounds?

  13. Is There Proof of Life After Death?

    Many people believe in an afterlife. Does science have any proof it exists?

  14. Can We Worm Our Way Into Better Health?

    Could parasites help give our immune systems a boost and help us fight disease?

  15. Is Carbon Dioxide Higher Than Ever?

    Where did our climate last have this much carbon dioxide?

  16. Can We Make Artificial Organs?

    Human organs are in short supply. But what if you could grow news ones in the lab?

  17. Should We Kill One Species to Save Another?

    Is it fair to kill invasive species which humans have introduced?

  18. Could All Cars Be Electric?

    Just one per cent of vehicles are powered by electricity

  19. How Could Humanity Become Extinct?

    Nuclear weapons and mega asteroids: what would the aftermath look like?

  20. Spider Silk and Super Fly Senses

    Your questions about the super abilities of insects

  21. Trees v Air Pollution - the Rematch

    Could trees be even better at tackling air pollution than previously thought?

  22. Sydney Science Festival, Australia

    Your questions about life, Earth & the universe tackled by a panel of experts.

  23. Lightning Strikes Again

    Can we collect electricity from lightning?

  24. Can Animals Commit Murder?

    Are humans the only species that murder each other? We head to the rainforest to find out

  25. What Do Our Accents Say About Us?

    Why do we sound so different from each other – even when we speak the same language?

  26. Could a Computer Judge My Crime?

    How much of the justice system could be replaced by technology?

  27. Why is it so Hard to Quit Smoking?

    We look at how nicotine tricks the brain into thinking tobacco’s good for us.

  28. Does Time really Exist?

    Does Time really exist or is it all in our heads?

  29. Do We Think in Words?

    Do we think in words, images, or abstract concepts?

  30. Can Plants Talk?

    This week we hack the secret plant communication network β€œThe Wood Wide Web”.

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