CrowdScience Episodes Episode guide
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Can we build houses from living trees?
Treehouses are magical but are they viable dwellings for modern living?
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Can I improve my sense of direction?
Why do some people navigate with ease whilst others struggle to find their way?
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Can being happy help me fight infection?
Can happiness boost immunity?
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Will giving up alcohol improve my sperm count?
Investigating how lifestyle can affect male fertility
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Are there downsides to deep cleaning?
Could overzealous hygiene routines damage our immune system or promote superbugs?
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What are the limits of human endurance?
Meet the athletes pushing against the limits of human endurance
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Is a fungus intelligent?
Fungal networks are entangled with life on Earth and even show signs of intelligence.
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Do animals exercise?
Some of the CrowdScience team answer listeners' questions from all over the world
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Was I born clumsy?
Simon is sick of knocking stuff over, so CrowdScience looks at the science of clumsiness
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Will our spacecraft ever reach the stars?
How spaceship engineering could power us through interstellar space
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Are humans naturally clean and tidy?
What hygiene instincts do we have, and are they fit for purpose?
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Can we prevent wildfires?
How can we reduce the spread of forest fires?
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How does a breeze become a gale?
Why are some winds friendly and others fierce?
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How can I beat pain?
Listener Bebeto wants to know how to get rid of a pain in his wrist
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Why are elephants so big?
An episode dedicated to the curious minds of our younger listeners
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Can I learn to sing in tune?
Why are some of us tone deaf, and can you improve your singing with practice?
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Am I related to a virus?
Although they鈥檙e not technically 鈥榓live鈥� might viruses hold a place in our family tree?
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Why do I blush?
Does blushing have some sort of evolutionary purpose? And why do we yawn?
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Why do planets spin?
Crowdscience answers listeners鈥� celestial questions
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What makes stuff sticky?
Our world would fall apart without adhesives - but how do they hold things together?
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Why am I embarrassed to be naked?
We all have naked bodies 鈥� so why are we so embarrassed to show them?
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Why do we like spicy food?
Join the CrowdScience dinner party as we tackle listeners鈥� food questions
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Why does running water make me need the toilet?
What does science say about controlling urination, and other bodily functions?
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What鈥檚 the yeast doing inside my bread?
Yeast: the tiny organism with massive potential
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What is the point of slime?
Squelching into the science of slime.
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Does air traffic affect our weather?
Has reduced air travel due to pandemic lockdown affected our weather and climate?
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Why do conspiracy theories exist?
Why do conspiracy theories exist and why are we seeing so many in this pandemic?
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Are some soaps better than others?
How was soap discovered, and what else is used for washing around the world?
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How is human sound affecting sealife?
Are peaceful seas an illusion? We find out how human sound affects life under the waves.
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Could earthworms help transform the future of farming?
As they work the soil worms can hugely increase its fertility but there鈥檚 a downside.
