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 can鈥檛 you tickle yourself?
Fri 29 May 2020
In this kids special, we explore a raft of questions from our younger listeners
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What is the smallest particle?
Fri 8 May 2020
We tackle particle physics questions from around the world
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How do I learn maths when school鈥檚 shut?
Fri 1 May 2020
We tackle maths questions sent in by high school students in lockdown
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How can I reduce stress?
Fri 10 Apr 2020
Listener Keith from Lincolnshire wants to know how to reduce stress - he's a firefighter.
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Will a placebo boost my sports performance?
Fri 3 Apr 2020
Can we trick ourselves into running faster or playing better?
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Can science explain why I love shopping?
Fri 27 Mar 2020
Crowdscience investigates the brain science behind our buying behaviour
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Can I trust DNA ancestry tests?
Fri 20 Mar 2020
How much do DNA tests really tell you about your ancestors?
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What are scientists doing about coronavirus?
Fri 13 Mar 2020
CrowdScience goes into labs to meet researchers urgently searching for COVID-19 solutions
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Introducing 13 Minutes to the Moon Season 2
Mon 9 Mar 2020
Jump on-board a doomed mission to the Moon. Apollo 13: the extraordinary story
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Why are we obsessed with crime?
Fri 6 Mar 2020
Kay from Hamburg wants to know where our obsession with crime comes from
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What鈥檚 the weirdest weather?
Fri 28 Feb 2020
Our expert panel tackle multiple meteorological queries in the CrowdScience inbox.
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Why do insects prefer to bite certain people?
Fri 21 Feb 2020
Why are some people magnets for mosquitos and others not? CrowdScience investigates
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What is cancer?
Fri 14 Feb 2020
We take a look at cancer treatment鈥檚 dark past, its current state and future
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How did humans discover medicine?
Fri 7 Feb 2020
Diseases have always been with us, but when did we first find ways to cure them?
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Can digital technology transform West Africa?
Fri 31 Jan 2020
A panel of experts discuss how digital technology and AI are transforming West Africa.
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Could we survive an extinction event?
Fri 24 Jan 2020
Are humans capable of outwitting asteroids, volcanoes or other causes of mass extinction?
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What is infinity?
Fri 17 Jan 2020
We tackle impossible-sounding questions on topics from infinity to quantum mechanics
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How low-carbon can CrowdScience go?
Fri 10 Jan 2020
We try to find out the best ways to reduce our carbon footprint
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What is empathy?
Fri 3 Jan 2020
What drives our feelings of compassion for others 鈥� what is happening in our brains?
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How does the sun affect my body and mind?
Fri 27 Dec 2019
We explore the power of light to impact our health and wellbeing.
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Did Crowdscience change your life?
Fri 20 Dec 2019
We delve into the Crowdscience archive to hear how our shows changed listeners鈥� lives
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Can I save the insects?
Fri 13 Dec 2019
The world鈥檚 insects are in trouble. What can each of us do to help them?
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Would humans exist if dinosaurs were still alive?
Fri 6 Dec 2019
We explore an alternative reality where dinosaurs still roam the earth
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Could humans hibernate during interstellar travel?
Fri 29 Nov 2019
Hibernation could allow people to travel long distances in space. How realistic is it?
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Should I stop eating palm oil?
Fri 22 Nov 2019
Is palm oil environmental foe or poverty-fighting crop? Graihagh Jackson investigates
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Can a machine read my mind?
Fri 15 Nov 2019
How machine learning is enabling minds to start melding with machines
