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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Why do we get bored?
Fri 21 Jul 2023
Why boredom affects some people more than others and why it can lead to innovation
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Why aren't we all ambidextrous?
Fri 14 Jul 2023
With a panel of experts, we unpack why some people (and animals) are left or right-handed
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Why do we experience vertigo?
Fri 7 Jul 2023
Anand Jagatia finds out why we lose our sense of balance
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Why do I crave unhealthy foods?
Fri 30 Jun 2023
What are food cravings and why do we crave unhealthy foods instead of healthy ones?
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Why can’t I see images in my head?
Fri 16 Jun 2023
Anand Jagatia discovers what mental images are for and why some people don’t have them
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Can Artificial Intelligence teach itself?
Fri 9 Jun 2023
What happens if artificial intelligence starts learning from its own material?
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Is there a connection between memory and speech?
Fri 2 Jun 2023
Caroline Steel finds out how dementia affects our ability to speak
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Why is the sun at the centre?
Fri 26 May 2023
With astronomers and physicists, we unpack how we know the Earth revolves around the sun
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What are Ostriches for?
Fri 5 May 2023
Flightless wings, flawless eggs, priceless feathers… meet the ostrich!
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What's living inside my gut?
Fri 28 Apr 2023
Trillions of microbes live inside our gut. What impact do they have on our body?
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Do we have a sense of time?
Fri 21 Apr 2023
Anand Jagatia finds out whether we have a sense of time, like our sense of taste or touch.
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Is there anyone out there?
Fri 14 Apr 2023
How many planets in the universe could be harbouring alien life?
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What does flying do to my body?
Fri 7 Apr 2023
We take to the skies to find out what effect working at 35,000 feet has on one's health.
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How do my ears sense direction?
Fri 31 Mar 2023
How do we hear a sound and immediately know where it’s coming from?
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Why do some people have panic attacks?
Fri 24 Mar 2023
Sweating, nausea, chest pain: panic attacks affect 1 in 14 people but what is going on?
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Can robots be soft?
Fri 17 Mar 2023
CrowdScience uncovers how nature is weaving its way into robotic design
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Do climbing plants know where they’re going?
Fri 3 Mar 2023
Marnie Chesterton finds out how clever climbing plants are.
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Are yoga claims bogus claims?
Fri 17 Feb 2023
Which of the many claims about yoga are backed up by science?
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Who’s afraid of public speaking?
Fri 10 Feb 2023
Why does the thought of public speaking fill so many of us with terror?
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How bad is our noise problem?
Fri 3 Feb 2023
How does noise pollution impact wildlife and humans, and why do we hate certain sounds?
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Where does the sand in a desert come from?
Fri 27 Jan 2023
Lonely desert dunes have a romantic image, but how did they get there in the first place?
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Why do we get jealous?
Fri 20 Jan 2023
Crowdscience grapples with the green-eyed monster in close relationships.
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What happens to insects in the winter?
Fri 13 Jan 2023
Marnie explores the many canny ways insects have adapted to survive extreme temperatures
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How do you balance on a bicycle?
Fri 6 Jan 2023
What’s going on when we ride a bicycle, how do we stay upright? CrowdScience investigates
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Bullying Parrots and Glacial Cocktails
Fri 30 Dec 2022
Work-place bullying between two parrots plus arctic cocktails with 5000 year old glacier