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CrowdScience Episodes

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    Why am I symmetrical?

    Why is one side of the human body pretty much a mirror image of the other side?

  2. Can we improve the shipping container?

    This simple metal box enables so much global trade. But could we make it more efficient?

  3. How do fish survive in the deep ocean?

    What allows fish to cope with the immense water pressure of the ocean depths?

  4. Why is my handwriting so messy?

    Alex Lathbridge explores the genetics, culture and neuroscience of handwriting

  5. Why is a ship a 鈥榮he鈥�?

    Why are nouns coded as male or female in some languages but not others?

  6. Why am I afraid of this building?

    How do buildings affect our emotions 鈥� whether fear or sadness, wonder or joy?

  7. What is the weight of the internet?

    Simple question, tricky answer. To weigh the internet, what should we put on the scales?

  8. How does a snake climb a tree?

    What gives snakes their gravity-defying climbing skills?

  9. How many flies have ever existed?

    Flies are everywhere. But just how many have ever lived?

  10. Is every atom unique?

    Are atoms as individual as snowflakes 鈥� and if not, where does uniqueness begin?

  11. Why are the seas salty?

    How does salt get into the world's oceans, and is melting ice making them any fresher?

  12. How fast can a raindrop cross the globe?

    Could a raindrop from the UK travel all the way to New Zealand?

  13. Why does wine taste better over time?

    What chemistry makes some wines age well, while others turn to vinegar?

  14. Will mountains shrink as sea levels rise?

    Should we re-calculate the height of mountains to account for sea levels rising?

  15. What does prayer do to my brain?

    Can science explain the effects of prayer on our brains and wellbeing?

  16. Why are people still dying from malaria?

    We visit Malawi to discuss malaria, mosquitoes and a world-leading vaccination programme

  17. Why am I bad at maths?

    Why are some people better at mathematics than others?

  18. How should we protect our coastlines?

    What鈥檚 the best way to combat coastal erosion?

  19. Are our coastlines being washed away?

    What is coastal erosion and why is it a problem?

  20. How do my ears sense direction?

    How can we hear a sound and immediately know where it鈥檚 coming from?

  21. How many people have ever existed?

    Listener Alpha in Sierra Leone asks us to count all the humans who have ever lived

  22. Could climate change lead to more volcanic eruptions?

    We head to New Zealand to ask how a hotter planet will affect volcanoes.

  23. Do animals have anxious habits like us?

    Why do we bite our nails - and do animals share similar habits?

  24. Is the BMI fatphobic?

    How useful is the Body Mass Index?

  25. Do we all see the same colour?

    Caroline Steel investigates what affects the way we see the colours of the world

  26. How bad is our data for the planet?

    What's the environmental impact of all the data we use?

  27. Why do we have wisdom teeth?

    Answering your questions about life, Earth and the universe

  28. What time was the first clock set to?

    From sundials to atomic clocks via Big Ben, a quest into the history of timekeeping.

  29. When will the next earthquake hit?

    Will we ever be able to predict earthquakes?

  30. Why do we daydream?

    Meandering into your wandering mind, why can鈥檛 we stay present?

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