CrowdScience Podcast
We take your questions about life, Earth and the universe to researchers hunting for answers at the frontiers of knowledge.
Episodes to download
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What's the best way to make a decision?
Fri 10 Dec 2021
Life is full of choices 鈥� but how can we make the best ones?
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Which is better: Optimism or pessimism?
Fri 26 Nov 2021
Is being optimistic really the best way to live your life?
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Would my cat survive in the wild?
Fri 19 Nov 2021
Do our pampered house cats lose their survival instincts?
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Can we recycle concrete?
Fri 12 Nov 2021
Concrete has a big CO2 footprint 鈥� so can we turn waste into new structures?
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Can COP26 deliver on climate change?
Fri 5 Nov 2021
We head to the COP26 climate conference to hear about plans to slow down global warming
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Could we completely switch to renewable energy?
Fri 29 Oct 2021
The island that鈥檚 run almost entirely on renewable energy
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Can we grow a conscious brain?
Fri 15 Oct 2021
With advances in stem cell research, could we grow a human brain? And would we want to?
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Does the planet need snails?
Fri 8 Oct 2021
Gardeners might see snails as their enemy, but they are vital to life on earth
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Do plants have immune systems?
Fri 1 Oct 2021
Can plants remember diseases or stressful events they have previously experienced?
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How do flowers know when to bloom?
Fri 24 Sep 2021
Find out what influences when flowers open and the various factors that slow the process
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How did eyes evolve?
Fri 17 Sep 2021
How did evolution produce the clever organs with which you鈥檙e reading this?
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Can we transfer electricity wirelessly?
Fri 10 Sep 2021
Could power be beamed into hard to reach communities?
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Can we save our night skies?
Fri 3 Sep 2021
How to combat the light pollution that blots out starry skies and disrupts wildlife
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How did our ancestors sleep?
Fri 27 Aug 2021
How have our sleep patterns changed over history and pre-history?
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Why is human skin so rubbish?
Fri 20 Aug 2021
We鈥檙e dissecting our skin鈥檚 structure and roles and asking if science can give it a boost
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How can smart tech tackle climate change?
Fri 13 Aug 2021
How can clever computing help us reduce greenhouse gas emissions?
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Can video games help me or harm me?
Fri 6 Aug 2021
What鈥檚 the scientific evidence for how gaming affects us?
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Do I really have to clean my recycling?
Fri 30 Jul 2021
We tackle questions about the best ways to recycle.
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Why do my cables keep getting tangled?
Fri 16 Jul 2021
Can science explain why cables and headphones become tangled up and knotted?
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Why is standing more tiring than walking?
Fri 9 Jul 2021
We tackle questions about walking, standing, sitting and running
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Why do I feel hungry?
Fri 2 Jul 2021
A buffet of food & flavour questions from listeners reaching from stomachs to outer space
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What happened to my sense of smell?
Fri 25 Jun 2021
What happens when our sense of smell is disrupted or disappears all together?
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Why do I have such a sweet tooth?
Fri 11 Jun 2021
How our genes help determine how much sugar we should eat
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What is the point of menstruation?
Fri 4 Jun 2021
Why did humans evolve to have periods and do we have to have them each month?
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Is my neighbour鈥檚 noise harming my health?
Fri 28 May 2021
Noise can be a source of annoyance 鈥� but could it even be damaging to our health?
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How old are the elements?
Fri 21 May 2021
Can you pick a random atom on earth & tell how old it is, or what its cosmic history is?
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Could we turn poisonous plants into edible crops?
Fri 14 May 2021
Detoxifying plants may reveal untapped food ready for the picking
