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Is there anyone out there?
How many planets in the universe could be harbouring alien life?
Do we have a sense of time?
Anand Jagatia finds out whether we have a sense of time, like our sense of taste or touch.
What's living inside my gut?
Trillions of microbes live inside our gut. What impact do they have on our body?
What are Ostriches for?
Flightless wings, flawless eggs, priceless feathers… meet the ostrich!
Why am I so lazy?
Is laziness biological, psychological … or even a real thing?
Can sea-swimming improve my health?
Can sea swimming improve my health?
Why is the sun at the centre?
With astronomers and physicists, we unpack how we know the Earth revolves around the sun
Is there a connection between memory and speech?
Caroline Steel finds out how dementia affects our ability to speak
Can Artificial Intelligence teach itself?
What happens if artificial intelligence starts learning from its own material?
Why can’t I see images in my head?
Anand Jagatia discovers what mental images are for and why some people don’t have them
Human v machine
How efficient are humans?
Why do I crave unhealthy foods?
What are food cravings and why do we crave unhealthy foods instead of healthy ones?
Why do we experience vertigo?
Anand Jagatia finds out why we lose our sense of balance
Why aren't we all ambidextrous?
With a of experts, we unpack why some people (and animals) are left or right-handed
Why do we get bored?
Why boredom affects some people more than others and why it can lead to innovation
Why does some music make us sad?
How music and emotion are intimately linked
Is the ‘sunshine cure’ a real thing?
Does living somewhere sunny make us happier and healthier?
Are dogs good for us?
Investigating whether our canine companions are good for our health and wellbeing
What is the weight of the internet?
How do we go about trying to weigh the internet – what even counts as part of it?
How do butterflies and moths fly?
Why do butterflies and moths fly so erratically, but land so precisely?
What does a sustainable life look like?
What would it take for all eight billion of us to share the planet sustainably?
Why do my children stress me out?
Caroline Steel investigates how we respond to stress.
Why am I scared of bridges?
What makes a fear become a phobia, and where do they come from?
Can we grow a conscious brain?
With advances in stem cell research, could we grow a human brain? And would we want to?
What is consciousness?
It's easy to observe that we ourselves are conscious but how do you study this phenomenon?
Can humans be part of healthy ecosystems?
We depend on ecosystems for our survival, so can we play a more sustainable role in them?
Why are spices delicious?
CrowdScience listener Kristine wants to know why herbs and spices taste so good?
Which is healthier, farmed or wild salmon?
This week on CrowdScience: which is healthier, farmed salmon or wild?
Green Man Festival: Why are some animals so ugly?
Why are some animals cute – and some downright weird?
How does food affect our mood?
What we eat impacts our microbiome. How does that impact our mental health?
What will 1.5° of warming look like?
Listener Julian wants to know what to expect on the other side of this climate threshold.
