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Where Do All Our Vegetables Come From?
Have you ever seen a Brussels sprout growing in the wild? Neither has listener Pogo.
Why do Humans have Different Coloured Skin?
Anand Jagatia looks at the science behind why we have different skin colours
How Do Magnets Work?
What’s going on in a magnetic field?
Why Does History Repeat Itself?
Why do we often ignore our parents’ advice?
How Do You Stop a Hedgehog Invasion?
Getting rid of an invader that people think is cute poses all sorts of prickly problems…
Can we trap light in a box?
What is light and can we trap it in a box? Marnie Chesterton investigates.
Could humans live in underwater cities?
Could oceanic cities become a reality, and how might they be built?
Is there life on Mars?
Could Mars be a planet where life existed? Marnie Chesterton explains
Why Do Some Animals Change Sex?
In the animal kingdom, switching sex is more common than you might think
Why Do Drivers Zone Out?
How can your brain handle driving at 70mph while your mind is busy wandering?
Is Vaping Bad for your Health?
E-cigarettes are becoming increasingly popular but just how safe are they?
What’s The Point of Laughter?
All of us laugh, and it may seem obvious why we do, but what does the science say?
Does Asking Questions Improve Your Memory?
Crowd Science reaches its 100th episode
Can We Prevent Hurricanes?
Hurricanes – could science hold any solutions to these devastating events?
What Makes Us Superstitious?
How rational people can hold irrational beliefs and why ‘luck’ may be a state of mind
What are the limits of human endurance?
CrowdScience s a 246km running race in search of the secrets of human endurance
Could Bionic Eyes Help Me See Again?
CrowdScience takes a look at life with artificial vision
How Do We Deal with Nuclear Waste?
CrowdScience travels deep underground to visit one final resting place for nuclear waste.
Can We Make an Artificial Womb?
Exploring what we would need to make a baby outside the body
Which Language is Most Efficient?
Marnie Chesterton attempts to apply science and evidence to the art of speech
Do You Smell What I Smell?
Anand Jagatia sets out to discover why we can’t all agree when we follow our noses
Is Soil The Secret to Slowing Climate Change?
CrowdScience goes digging to find out how soil could help keep CO2 out of the air
Why do Women Live Longer than Men?
Marnie Chesterton examines how men and women age differently
Is There a Logic to Romantic Love?
Can science explain why romantic rejection hurts?
How Much Energy Can I Burn by Thinking?
Could we lose weight just by exercising our brain?
What is the future of space travel?
CrowdScience goes interstellar to examine the future of space travel
How Bird-Like Were Dinosaurs?
Birds are dinosaurs, but did their extinct relatives move, look, or sing like they do?
Can Volcanoes Power the World?
Eruptions cause chaos and destruction, but could they also be an energy source?
Why can’t I my accident?
CrowdScience goes hunting for lost memories
Why Do We Bury Our Dead?
The practice of burial stretches back deep into prehistory, but how did it evolve?
Is Recycling All Our Waste at Home Possible?
Could we recycle all of our unwanted household materials ourselves?
