CrowdScience

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Subscribers: 1642
Reviews: 19
Episodes: 384

TM
 Jan 14, 2023

Dennis Murray
 Mar 29, 2022
This is one of the best science podcasts going around. Each episode starts with an interesting question from a listener and then goes on to explore the topic through an informative and engaging discussion with scientists expert in the subject. Highly recommended.

ricstra44
 Jan 9, 2022
There is no shortage of elements on earth. The episodes are always excellent, mostly. The interviewer tried to patch her wellingtons. She must be being under paid. Come on BBC. Equal pay for equal work? Flogging yourself around the world takes a toll on a person's life.


 Jul 19, 2021

Dave K
 Jul 4, 2021
Entertaining and informative. Exactly what the BBC is for! :-)

Description

We take your questions about life, Earth and the universe to researchers hunting for answers at the frontiers of knowledge.


Episode Date
Are our coastlines being washed away?
Apr 19, 2024
How do my ears sense direction?
Apr 12, 2024
How many people have ever existed?
Apr 05, 2024
Could climate change lead to more volcanic eruptions?
Mar 29, 2024
Do animals have anxious habits like us?
Mar 22, 2024
Is the BMI fatphobic?
Mar 15, 2024
Do we all see the same colour?
Mar 08, 2024
How bad is our data for the planet?
Mar 01, 2024
Why do we have wisdom teeth?
Feb 23, 2024
What time was the first clock set to?
Feb 16, 2024
When will the next earthquake hit?
Feb 09, 2024
Why do we daydream?
Feb 02, 2024
How should we measure cleverness?
Jan 26, 2024
Were humans ever semi-aquatic?
Jan 19, 2024
Can planting trees solve the climate crisis?
Jan 12, 2024
Will electric cars help solve noise pollution?
Jan 05, 2024
2023 Year End Extravaganza, Part 2
Dec 29, 2023
2023 Year-End Extravaganza, Part 1
Dec 22, 2023
Are seeds alive?
Dec 15, 2023
Where does our fat go when we exercise?
Dec 08, 2023
What is brainwashing?
Dec 01, 2023
What’s the difference between reading and listening to books?
Nov 24, 2023
Why do we lie?
Nov 17, 2023
What will 1.5° of warming look like?
Nov 10, 2023
How does food affect our mood?
Nov 03, 2023
Green Man Festival: Why are some animals so ugly?
Oct 27, 2023
Which is healthier, farmed or wild salmon?
Oct 20, 2023
Why are spices delicious?
Oct 13, 2023
Can humans be part of healthy ecosystems?
Oct 06, 2023
What is consciousness?
Sep 29, 2023
Can we grow a conscious brain?
Sep 22, 2023
Why am I scared of bridges?
Sep 15, 2023
Why do my children stress me out?
Sep 08, 2023
What does a sustainable life look like?
Sep 01, 2023
How do butterflies and moths fly?
Aug 25, 2023
What is the weight of the internet?
Aug 18, 2023
Are dogs good for us?
Aug 11, 2023
Is the ‘sunshine cure’ a real thing?
Aug 04, 2023
Is the ‘sunshine cure’ a real thing?
Aug 04, 2023
Why does some music make us sad?
Jul 28, 2023
Why do we get bored?
Jul 21, 2023
Why aren't we all ambidextrous?
Jul 14, 2023
Why do we experience vertigo?
Jul 07, 2023
Why do I crave unhealthy foods?
Jun 30, 2023
Human v machine
Jun 23, 2023
Why can’t I see images in my head?
Jun 16, 2023
Can Artificial Intelligence teach itself?
Jun 09, 2023
Is there a connection between memory and speech?
Jun 02, 2023
Why is the sun at the centre?
May 26, 2023
Can sea-swimming improve my health?
May 19, 2023
Why am I so lazy?
May 12, 2023
What are Ostriches for?
May 05, 2023
What's living inside my gut?
Apr 28, 2023
Do we have a sense of time?
Apr 21, 2023
Is there anyone out there?
Apr 14, 2023
What does flying do to my body?
Apr 07, 2023
How do my ears sense direction?
Mar 31, 2023
Why do some people have panic attacks?
Mar 24, 2023
Can robots be soft?
Mar 17, 2023
Do climbing plants know where they’re going?
Mar 03, 2023
Where does our fat go when we exercise?
Feb 24, 2023
Are yoga claims bogus claims?
Feb 17, 2023
Who’s afraid of public speaking?
Feb 09, 2023
How bad is our noise problem?
Feb 03, 2023
Where does the sand in a desert come from?
Jan 27, 2023
Why do we get jealous?
Jan 20, 2023
What happens to insects in the winter?
Jan 13, 2023
How do you balance on a bicycle?
Jan 06, 2023
Bullying Parrots and Glacial Cocktails
Dec 30, 2022
Why are my parents so annoying?
Dec 23, 2022
What is friction?
Dec 18, 2022
Could my house run out of air?
Dec 09, 2022
What gives clouds their shapes?
Dec 02, 2022
How do we behave in crowds?
Nov 25, 2022
Why don’t we fall out of bed when we’re asleep?
Nov 18, 2022
Where do we go when the seas rise?
Nov 11, 2022
How long before all the ice melts?
Nov 04, 2022
When does weather change become climate change?
Oct 28, 2022
Why can't I change my accent?
Oct 21, 2022
How is mental health being supported in Africa?
Oct 14, 2022
Why am I gay?
Oct 07, 2022
Why are fish fish-shaped?
Sep 30, 2022
Why don’t some things burn?
Sep 23, 2022
Is there a language of laughter?
Sep 16, 2022
Can animals count?
Sep 10, 2022
What happens to insects in the winter?
Sep 02, 2022
What is white?
Aug 19, 2022
Can smells fill you up?
Aug 15, 2022
Are humans naturally clean and tidy?
Aug 05, 2022
Why is this song stuck in my head?
Jul 22, 2022
Are viruses the key to fighting infections?
Jul 15, 2022
Are artistic brains different?
Jul 08, 2022
What is healthy hair?
Jul 01, 2022
Can we get better at accepting death?
Jun 24, 2022
What is a quantum computer?
Jun 17, 2022
Human v machine
Jun 10, 2022
Why do bright lights make me sneeze?
Jun 03, 2022
Why can't I find gold in my back yard?
May 27, 2022
Why does ancient stuff get buried?
May 20, 2022
Does photographic memory exist?
May 13, 2022
How far could gene editing go?
May 06, 2022
How do you balance on a bicycle?
Apr 29, 2022
Why did the ancient Maya abandon their cities?
Apr 22, 2022
How should we measure cleverness?
Apr 15, 2022
How many fossils are there?
Apr 08, 2022
Why do animals migrate? Part 2
Apr 01, 2022
Why do animals migrate? Part 1
Mar 25, 2022
Is maths real?
Mar 18, 2022
Does massage work?
Mar 11, 2022
How high can insects fly?
Mar 04, 2022
How did we discover fire?
Feb 25, 2022
How do you navigate in space?
Feb 18, 2022
Are we too selfish to save the planet?
Feb 11, 2022
How does my radio work?
Jan 28, 2022
Does dark matter still matter?
Jan 21, 2022
Are big-heads smarter?
Jan 14, 2022
Why do we get bored?
Jan 07, 2022
How do you like your eggs in the morning?
Dec 31, 2021
CrowdScience Christmas bonanza
Dec 24, 2021
How can I keep fruit & veg fresh for longer?
Dec 17, 2021
What's the best way to make a decision?
Dec 10, 2021
What makes stuff sticky?
Dec 03, 2021
Which is better: Optimism or pessimism?
Nov 26, 2021
Would my cat survive in the wild?
Nov 19, 2021
Can we recycle concrete?
Nov 12, 2021
Can COP26 deliver on climate change?
Nov 05, 2021
Could we completely switch to renewable energy?
Oct 29, 2021
Should I have kids?
Oct 22, 2021
Can we grow a conscious brain?
Oct 15, 2021
Does the planet need snails?
Oct 08, 2021
Do plants have immune systems?
Oct 01, 2021
How do flowers know when to bloom?
Sep 24, 2021
How did eyes evolve?
Sep 17, 2021
Can we transfer electricity wirelessly?
Sep 10, 2021
Can we save our night skies?
Sep 03, 2021
How did our ancestors sleep?
Aug 27, 2021
Why is human skin so rubbish?
Aug 21, 2021
How can smart tech tackle climate change?
Aug 13, 2021
Can video games help me or harm me?
Aug 06, 2021
Do I really have to clean my recycling?
Jul 30, 2021
Am I a psychopath?
Jul 23, 2021
Why do my cables keep getting tangled?
Jul 16, 2021
Why is standing more tiring than walking?
Jul 09, 2021
Why do I feel hungry?
Jul 02, 2021
What happened to my sense of smell?
Jun 25, 2021
Does my equator look big in this?
Jun 18, 2021
Why do I have such a sweet tooth?
Jun 11, 2021
What is the point of menstruation?
Jun 04, 2021
Is my neighbour’s noise harming my health?
May 28, 2021
How old are the elements?
May 21, 2021
Could we turn poisonous plants into edible crops?
May 14, 2021
Why is learning stuff harder as you get older?
May 07, 2021
Why are seeds such different sizes?
Apr 30, 2021
What can we learn from wastewater?
Apr 23, 2021
Why does grief leave me feeling this way?
Apr 16, 2021
Why do we gossip?
Apr 09, 2021
If a tree falls in a forest does it make a sound?
Apr 02, 2021
Do animals use medicine?
Mar 26, 2021
Can space exploration be environmentally friendly?
Mar 19, 2021
How does my mind talk to my body?
Mar 12, 2021
Why does it feel so good to swear?
Mar 05, 2021
Why do men rule the world?
Feb 26, 2021
Can we build houses from living trees?
Feb 19, 2021
Can I improve my sense of direction?
Feb 12, 2021
Can being happy help me fight infection?
Feb 05, 2021
Will giving up alcohol improve my sperm count?
Jan 29, 2021
Are there downsides to deep cleaning?
Jan 22, 2021
What are the limits of human endurance?
Jan 15, 2021
Do green spaces make us healthier?
Jan 08, 2021
Is a fungus intelligent?
Jan 01, 2021
Do animals exercise?
Dec 25, 2020
Was I born clumsy?
Dec 18, 2020
Will our spacecraft ever reach the stars?
Dec 11, 2020
Are humans naturally clean and tidy?
Dec 04, 2020
Can we prevent wildfires?
Nov 27, 2020
How does a breeze become a gale?
Nov 20, 2020
How can I beat pain?
Nov 13, 2020
Why are elephants so big?
Nov 06, 2020
Can I learn to sing in tune?
Oct 30, 2020
Am I related to a virus?
Oct 23, 2020
Why do I blush?
Oct 16, 2020
Why do planets spin?
Oct 09, 2020
Why am I embarrassed to be naked?
Sep 25, 2020
Why do we like spicy food?
Sep 18, 2020
Why does running water make me need the toilet?
Sep 04, 2020
What’s the yeast doing inside my bread?
Aug 21, 2020
What is the point of slime?
Aug 14, 2020
Does air traffic affect our weather?
Aug 07, 2020
Why do conspiracy theories exist?
Jul 31, 2020
Are some soaps better than others?
Jul 24, 2020
How is human sound affecting sealife?
Jul 17, 2020
Could earthworms help transform the future of farming?
Jul 10, 2020
Is barefoot running better?
Jul 03, 2020
What’s the point of blood types?
Jun 26, 2020
Do animals have consciousness?
Jun 19, 2020
Were my atoms once your atoms?
Jun 12, 2020
Would you risk your life to save another?
Jun 10, 2020
Why can’t you tickle yourself?
May 29, 2020
How does a language begin?
May 22, 2020
Does my toilet make sense?
May 15, 2020
What is the smallest particle?
May 08, 2020
How do I learn maths when school’s shut?
May 01, 2020
Why do you sweat more than me?
Apr 24, 2020
What makes a spider spin a web?
Apr 23, 2020
How can I reduce stress?
Apr 10, 2020
Will a placebo boost my sports performance?
Apr 03, 2020
Can science explain why I love shopping?
Mar 27, 2020
Can I trust DNA ancestry tests?
Mar 20, 2020
What are scientists doing about coronavirus?
Mar 13, 2020
Introducing 13 Minutes to the Moon Season 2
Mar 09, 2020
Why are we obsessed with crime?
Mar 06, 2020
What’s the weirdest weather?
Feb 28, 2020
Why do insects prefer to bite certain people?
Feb 21, 2020
What is cancer?
Feb 14, 2020
How did humans discover medicine?
Feb 07, 2020
Can digital technology transform West Africa?
Feb 01, 2020
Could we survive an extinction event?
Jan 24, 2020
What is infinity?
Jan 17, 2020
How low-carbon can CrowdScience go?
Jan 10, 2020
How does the sun affect my body and mind?
Jan 10, 2020
What is empathy?
Jan 03, 2020
Did Crowdscience change your life?
Dec 20, 2019
Can I save the insects?
Dec 13, 2019
Would humans exist if dinosaurs were still alive?
Dec 05, 2019
Could humans hibernate during interstellar travel?
Nov 29, 2019
Should I stop eating palm oil?
Nov 21, 2019
Can a machine read my mind?
Nov 15, 2019
Why do I get sleepy?
Nov 08, 2019
Can my stutter be cured?
Nov 01, 2019
Will my salmon swim home?
Oct 25, 2019
Is maths real?
Oct 18, 2019
How can I live a longer life?
Oct 11, 2019
Is a vegan diet better for your health?
Sep 27, 2019
Could I learn to think like Sherlock Holmes?
Sep 20, 2019
Can my migraines be cured?
Sep 13, 2019
Are extroverts really happier?
Sep 06, 2019
Do we need more space stations?
Aug 30, 2019
How can I motivate myself?
Aug 23, 2019
Global infertility: Could The Handmaid’s Tale become reality?
Aug 16, 2019
Can I predict the future?
Aug 05, 2019
How many fossils are there?
Aug 02, 2019
Why do we pull faces when we concentrate?
Jul 26, 2019
Where’s my time machine?
Jul 19, 2019
Who were the first farmers?
Jul 12, 2019
Why do some people eat soil?
Jul 05, 2019
Can we prevent traffic jams?
Jun 28, 2019
What’s the best way to breathe?
Jun 21, 2019
Are there new ways to beat depression?
Jun 14, 2019
Can singing improve our health?
Jun 07, 2019
How are we evolving?
May 31, 2019
Could our household microbes help or harm us?
May 24, 2019
Could dark matter harbour dark life?
May 17, 2019
How does a single cell become me?
May 10, 2019
Did cooking make us human?
May 04, 2019
Could viruses help fight super-bugs?
Apr 26, 2019
Will we ever know what the universe is made of?
Apr 19, 2019
Why do we find things beautiful?
Apr 12, 2019
What are dreams for?
Apr 05, 2019
Which milk is best for me and the planet?
Mar 29, 2019
Why do we like some animals and hate others?
Mar 22, 2019
When will an African visit Mars?
Mar 15, 2019
Why am I shy?
Mar 08, 2019
What do clouds feel like?
Mar 01, 2019
Does brain size matter?
Feb 22, 2019
Where was the last place humans made home?
Feb 15, 2019
Could a ‘zombie’ virus kill us all?
Feb 08, 2019
Is Recycling All Our Waste at Home Possible?
Feb 01, 2019
Why Do We Bury Our Dead?
Jan 25, 2019
Why can’t I remember my accident?
Jan 18, 2019
Can Volcanoes Power the World?
Jan 11, 2019
How Bird-Like Were Dinosaurs?
Jan 04, 2019
What is the future of space travel?
Dec 28, 2018
How Much Energy Can I Burn by Thinking?
Dec 24, 2018
Is There a Logic to Romantic Love?
Dec 14, 2018
Why do Women Live Longer than Men?
Dec 07, 2018
Is Soil The Secret to Slowing Climate Change?
Nov 30, 2018
Do You Smell What I Smell?
Nov 23, 2018
Which Language is Most Efficient?
Nov 16, 2018
Can We Make an Artificial Womb?
Nov 09, 2018
How Do We Deal with Nuclear Waste?
Nov 02, 2018
Could Bionic Eyes Help Me See Again?
Oct 26, 2018
What are the limits of human endurance?
Oct 19, 2018
What Makes Us Superstitious?
Oct 12, 2018
Can We Prevent Hurricanes?
Oct 09, 2018
Does Asking Questions Improve Your Memory?
Sep 28, 2018
What’s The Point of Laughter?
Sep 21, 2018
Is Vaping Bad for your Health?
Sep 14, 2018
Why Do Drivers Zone Out?
Sep 07, 2018
Why Do Some Animals Change Sex?
Aug 31, 2018
Is there life on Mars?
Aug 24, 2018
Could humans live in underwater cities?
Aug 18, 2018
Can we trap light in a box?
Aug 10, 2018
How Do You Stop a Hedgehog Invasion?
Aug 03, 2018
Why Does History Repeat Itself?
Jul 27, 2018
How Do Magnets Work?
Jul 20, 2018
Why do Humans have Different Coloured Skin?
Jul 13, 2018
Where Do All Our Vegetables Come From?
Jul 06, 2018
Do Plants Talk about Sex?
Jun 28, 2018
Will We Run Out of Groundwater?
Jun 22, 2018
What Shapes Our Musical Taste?
Jun 15, 2018
Is Hypnosis a Real Thing?
Jun 08, 2018
How Green Are Electric Vehicles?
Jun 01, 2018
Is Fasting Healthy?
May 25, 2018
How is Your Brain Better Than a Computer?
May 18, 2018
Why Do Humans Dance?
May 11, 2018
Why Don’t We All Like The Same Food?
May 04, 2018
Can Sucking CO2 Out of the Air Solve Climate Change?
Apr 27, 2018
Are Screens Bad For My Child’s Eyes?
Apr 20, 2018
Why Do Insects Fly Towards Lights?
Apr 13, 2018
Can We Find a Cure for Dementia?
Apr 06, 2018
Is The Future of Food a Pill?
Mar 30, 2018
Does Anything Stand Still?
Mar 24, 2018
Why Do We Follow the Crowd?
Mar 16, 2018
Is Nuclear Fusion Coming Anytime Soon?
Mar 09, 2018
Could Bees Take Over From Sniffer Dogs?
Mar 02, 2018
Do Animals Have Accents?
Feb 23, 2018
How does the Moon affect life on Earth?
Feb 16, 2018
Why Does Dark Matter, Matter?
Feb 09, 2018
Must Life be Carbon-Based?
Feb 02, 2018
How Far Can I See?
Jan 26, 2018
Are Crunchy Caterpillars the Food of the Future?
Jan 19, 2018
When Does Speech Become Music?
Jan 12, 2018
Why Does My Dog Love Me?
Jan 05, 2018
Could our faces replace passports as ID?
Dec 29, 2017
Rudolph castrated: what you didn’t hear this year
Dec 22, 2017
What is dust?
Dec 19, 2017
From Oldest to Strongest Living Thing
Dec 08, 2017
Can We Revive Extinct Species Like the Dodo?
Dec 01, 2017
Does Technology Change How we Fall in Love?
Nov 27, 2017
Why are There Morning People and Night People?
Nov 17, 2017
How Can I Remember More?
Nov 10, 2017
How Did Life Get onto Land?
Nov 03, 2017
How Can We Fight Unwanted Noise?
Oct 31, 2017
Is There Proof of Life After Death?
Oct 20, 2017
Can We Worm Our Way Into Better Health?
Oct 13, 2017
Is Carbon Dioxide Higher Than Ever?
Oct 06, 2017
Can We Make Artificial Organs?
Sep 29, 2017
Should We Kill One Species to Save Another?
Sep 22, 2017
Could All Cars Be Electric?
Sep 15, 2017
How Could Humanity Become Extinct?
Sep 08, 2017
Spider Silk and Super Fly Senses
Sep 01, 2017
Trees v Air Pollution - the Rematch
Aug 25, 2017
Sydney Science Festival, Australia
Aug 18, 2017
Lightning Strikes Again
Aug 11, 2017
Can Animals Commit Murder?
Aug 04, 2017
What Do Our Accents Say About Us?
Jul 28, 2017
Could a Computer Judge My Crime?
Jul 21, 2017
Why is it so Hard to Quit Smoking?
Jul 14, 2017
Does Time really Exist?
Jul 07, 2017
Do We Think in Words?
Jun 30, 2017
Can Plants Talk?
Jun 23, 2017
Can Your Lifestyle Be Passed on to Future Generations?
Jun 16, 2017
Why Does It Always Rain on Me?
Jun 09, 2017
What’s the Oldest Living Thing?
Jun 02, 2017
Why do Human Faces Look so Different?
May 26, 2017
Why is Childbirth Painful?
May 19, 2017
Where’s my Ejector Seat?
May 12, 2017
Why Do We Have Males and Females?
May 05, 2017
Are Fingerprints the Best Form of ID?
Apr 28, 2017
How Many People Can Earth Support?
Apr 21, 2017
Space Mining
Apr 14, 2017
Should we eat Insects?
Apr 07, 2017
Why Do We Have So Many Accents?
Mar 31, 2017
Does Weather Affect our Health?
Mar 25, 2017
Science at the Movies
Mar 18, 2017
Is Being Fat a Choice?
Mar 14, 2017
Can Trees Help us Fight Air Pollution?
Mar 04, 2017
Could a Robot be your Doctor?
Feb 25, 2017
Why are Cats Loners?
Feb 18, 2017
Is There Life After Death?
Feb 11, 2017
Should we Use Ships to Transport Fresh Water?
Feb 04, 2017
What is the Real Time?
Jan 29, 2017
Why are Dogs so Different?
Jan 21, 2017
Is there micro-life on Mars?
Jan 14, 2017
Can we be too clean?
Jan 07, 2017
Could Humanity be Wiped out Like the Dinosaurs?
Dec 31, 2016
Wave Power
Dec 24, 2016
Does it Pay to be Nice?
Dec 17, 2016
The Fourth Dimension
Dec 10, 2016
How Bad is Flying for the Planet?
Dec 05, 2016
The Origin of Viruses
Nov 28, 2016
Home Power Storage
Nov 19, 2016
The Edge of Space
Nov 12, 2016
Electricity from Lightning
Nov 07, 2016