Curious Cases Podcast
Hannah Fry and Dara 脫 Briain tackle listeners' conundrums with the power of science!
Episodes to download
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A Weighty Matter Part 2/2—Series 17
Tue 9 Feb 2021
Is dark matter a fudge to fit existing theories to inexplicable observations?
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The Flying Clock and the Stopped Watch—Series 17
Tue 26 Jan 2021
Do individuals perceive time differently? asks Joe from North Yorkshire
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The Scientific Exploration of Astrology—Series 17
Tue 12 Jan 2021
Could there be something to astrology? asks Dan in Australia
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The Noises That Make Us Cringe—Series 17
Tue 5 Jan 2021
Why do some people find noises like a fork scraping a plate so terrible?
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The Pizza Diet—Series 17
Tue 29 Dec 2020
Can I make a pizza that contains my recommended daily intake of everything? asks Paul
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The Good and Bad in Fungi—Series 17
Tue 22 Dec 2020
"Why are some fungi helpful and others harmful?" asks Paul Glaister in Reading.
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The Martian Mission—Series 17
Tue 15 Dec 2020
What would it take for humans to live on Mars? Drs Rutherford and Fry investigate.
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The Hamster Power Hypothesis—Series 17
Tue 8 Dec 2020
How many hamsters on wheels would it take to power London?
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The Space Burrito—Series 16
Tue 14 Jul 2020
6/6 Is there a point in space where the Sun could heat a burrito perfectly? And other puzzles.
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The Sting in the Tail—Series 16
Tue 23 Jun 2020
3/6 What鈥檚 the point of wasps? Science sleuths Drs Rutherford and Fry investigate
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The Growling Stomach—Series 16
Tue 9 Jun 2020
1/6 Why do our tummies rumble - and when they do, does it always mean we are hungry?
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A Cold Case Part 2—Series 15
Wed 4 Mar 2020
5/6 From cold feet to cold water swimming, Rutherford and Fry answer your chilling questions
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Hannah's ASMR cocktail—Rutherford and Fry
Fri 21 Feb 2020
Hannah Fry mixes a mojito - listen after our episode on ASMR.
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Adam's ASMR cocktail—Rutherford and Fry
Thu 20 Feb 2020
Adam Rutherford concocts an Old Fashioned cocktail - listen after our episode on ASMR.
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The End of the World—Series 14
Wed 4 Dec 2019
What would become the dominant species if, or when, humans go extinct?
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The Heart of the Antimatter—Series 14
Wed 20 Nov 2019
How do you make antimatter? Science sleuths Drs Rutherford and Fry investigate.
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Stephen Fry's Identity Crisis—Series 14
Wed 13 Nov 2019
Stephen Fry asks the duo to investigate why he struggles to remember faces.
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A Frytful Scare Part 2—Series 14
Wed 6 Nov 2019
Rutherford and Fry board a rollercoaster to investigate why we enjoy being scared
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A Frytful Scare Part 1—Series 14
Wed 30 Oct 2019
Why do we enjoy horror? Rutherford and Fry explore the thrill of fear
Why do you see faces in unexpected places?
We are 鈥渉ardwired鈥� for recognising faces and it starts at birth.
