CrowdScience Episodes Available now

Is the BMI fatphobic?
How useful is the Body Mass Index?

Do we all see the same colour?
Caroline Steel investigates what affects the way we see the colours of the world

How bad is our data for the planet?
What's the environmental impact of all the data we use?

Why do we have wisdom teeth?
Answering your questions about life, Earth and the universe

What time was the first clock set to?
From sundials to atomic clocks via Big Ben, a quest into the history of timekeeping.

When will the next earthquake hit?
Will we ever be able to predict earthquakes?

Why do we daydream?
Meandering into your wandering mind, why can’t we stay present?

How should we measure cleverness?
The CrowdScience team are tested to the limit to see how brainy they are.

Were humans ever semi-aquatic?
Was there a semi-aquatic period for humans as we’ve evolved?

Can planting trees solve the climate crisis?
Can we plant enough trees to soak up all the extra carbon we put into the atmosphere?