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CrowdScience Episodes

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    Why are fish fish-shaped?

    There are over 30, 000 species of fish – are they really all a similar shape?

  2. Why don’t some things burn?

    Why do some things burn, while others refuse to catch fire?

  3. Is there a language of laughter?

    Do we all laugh at the same things or is there a language to learn first?

  4. Can animals count?

    CrowdScience finds out whether there are some creatures that have a way with numbers.

  5. What happens to insects in the winter?

    Marnie explores the many canny ways insects have adapted to survive extreme temperatures

  6. What is white?

    CrowdScience explores what makes an object appear white.

  7. Can smells fill you up?

    CrowdScience explores how different smells affect your appetite.

  8. Are humans naturally clean and tidy?

    Answering your questions about life, Earth and the universe

  9. Why is this song stuck in my head?

    CrowdScience burrows into the niggling world of earworms

  10. Are viruses the key to fighting infections?

    Can bacteria-munching viruses help with the growing problem of antimicrobial resistance?

  11. Are artistic brains different?

    Myck the artist from Malawi wants to know if there’s something different about his brain.

  12. What is healthy hair?

    How can this nonliving structure be 'healthy' - and why is it concentrated on our heads?

  13. Can we get better at accepting death?

    How can we make the end of life a more positive experience for all involved?

  14. What is a quantum computer?

    What exactly are quantum computers? And when will they replace the computers we use now?

  15. Human v machine

    How efficient are humans?

  16. Why do bright lights make me sneeze?

    From sneezes and snot to saliva, we delve into the bodily fluids found in our faces.

  17. Why can't I find gold in my back yard?

    CrowdScience asks why precious metals and minerals are only found in certain places.

  18. Why does ancient stuff get buried?

    Archaeology means digging - but why does human history end up underground?

  19. Does photographic memory exist?

    Why do some people have better memories than others?

  20. How far could gene editing go?

    With leaps in gene editing technology how might humans alter their genome?

  21. How do you balance on a bicycle?

    It’s like riding a bike – you never forget. But why not?

  22. Why did the ancient Maya abandon their cities?

    What caused the prosperous Maya civilisation to collapse 1000 years ago?

  23. How should we measure cleverness?

    Are current tests of intelligence capturing all the different kinds of human smartness?

  24. How many fossils are there?

    Have we already found the last T. rex? Or are there many more to be discovered?

  25. Why do animals migrate? Part 2

    How do animals accurately orientate themselves whilst journeying thousands of miles?

  26. Why do animals migrate? Part 1

    How are migrating animals able to reliably navigate sometimes over thousands of miles?

  27. Is maths real?

    Is maths a human construct to help us make sense of reality Or is maths reality itself?

  28. Does massage work?

    There are many claims about the benefits of massage. But which – if any – are true?

  29. How high can insects fly?

    Insect superhighways, bees up mountains & flies in space – just how high can insects go?

  30. How did we discover fire?

    How did we discover fire, and how did that knowledge spread around the world?

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