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Rutherford and Fry
The Cosmic Egg
How do we measure the age of the Universe?
The Dreadful Vegetable
Why don't children like vegetables?
The Cosmic Speed Limit
Can anything travel faster than the speed of light? Drs Rutherford and Fry investigate.
The Curious Face Off
Are machines better than humans at identifying faces?
Goldfinger's Moon Laser
Could we shoot a laser to the moon?
The Enigma of Sex, Part 1
Why does sex exist? And why aren't we all the same sex?
The Enigma of Sex, Part 2
Why don't we have more than two sexes?
The Tiniest Dinosaur
Which is the tiniest dinosaur?
The Atomic Blade
What makes things sharp?
How do we measure the age of the universe?
The Fifth Dimension
Is there a fifth dimension? Hannah and Adam visit CERN to find out.
The Human Instrument
Why do our voices change as we get older?
The D茅j脿 Vu
Why do we get d茅j脿 vu?
The Lucky Number
How do I win the lottery?
The Dawn Chorus
Why do birds sing? And why are some songs so complex?
The Alien Enterprise Part 1
How do we look for alien life, and what are we expecting to find?
The Alien Enterprise Part 2
Are intelligent aliens out there?
The Running Joke
How fast can a human run?
The Random Request
Is anything really random?
A World of Pain
Why do we all have different pain thresholds?
The Viking Code
How do ancestry DNA tests work?
The Mesmerist
Is hypnotism real? Drs Rutherford and Fry find out by visiting a hypnotist
A Frytful Scare Part 1
Why do we enjoy horror? Rutherford and Fry explore the thrill of fear
The Golden Secret
How do you make gold?
The Growling Stomach
Why do our tummies rumble - and when they do, does it always mean we are hungry?
The Stressful Scone
Why do we have regional accents?
Coming Soon 鈥 More Curious Cases
Hannah and Adam return to crack open the Curious Cases they鈥檒l be examining in Series 13
The Periodic Problem
How do you discover a new chemical element?
A Frytful Scare Part 2
Rutherford and Fry board a rollercoaster to investigate why we enjoy being scared
The Power of Love
How does love affect our brain?
The Seeded Cloud
Can we make it rain?