CrowdScience

BBC World Service

We take your questions about life, Earth and the universe to researchers hunting for answers at the frontiers of knowledge.

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504 episodes
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Oct 26, 2018 · 28 min
Could Bionic Eyes Help Me See Again?
CrowdScience takes a look at life with artificial vision
Oct 19, 2018 · 32 min
What are the limits of human endurance?
CrowdScience joins a 246km running race in search of the secrets of human endurance
Oct 12, 2018 · 38 min
What Makes Us Superstitious?
How rational people can hold irrational beliefs and why ‘luck’ may be a state of mind
Oct 9, 2018 · 35 min
Can We Prevent Hurricanes?
Hurricanes – could science hold any solutions to these devastating events?
Sep 28, 2018 · 29 min
Does Asking Questions Improve Your Memory?
Crowd Science reaches its 100th episode
Sep 21, 2018 · 28 min
What’s The Point of Laughter?
All of us laugh, and it may seem obvious why we do, but what does the science say?
Sep 14, 2018 · 27 min
Is Vaping Bad for your Health?
E-cigarettes are becoming increasingly popular but just how safe are they?
Sep 7, 2018 · 26 min
Why Do Drivers Zone Out?
How can your brain handle driving at 70mph while your mind is busy wandering?
Aug 31, 2018 · 27 min
Why Do Some Animals Change Sex?
In the animal kingdom, switching sex is more common than you might think
Aug 24, 2018 · 27 min
Is there life on Mars?
Could Mars be a planet where life existed? Marnie Chesterton explains
Aug 18, 2018 · 32 min
Could humans live in underwater cities?
Could oceanic cities become a reality, and how might they be built?
Aug 10, 2018 · 29 min
Can we trap light in a box?
What is light and can we trap it in a box? Marnie Chesterton investigates.
Aug 3, 2018 · 31 min
How Do You Stop a Hedgehog Invasion?
Getting rid of an invader that people think is cute poses all sorts of prickly problems…
Jul 27, 2018 · 31 min
Why Does History Repeat Itself?
Why do we often ignore our parents’ advice?
Jul 20, 2018 · 34 min
How Do Magnets Work?
What’s going on in a magnetic field?
Jul 13, 2018 · 29 min
Why do Humans have Different Coloured Skin?
Anand Jagatia looks at the science behind why we have different skin colours
Jul 6, 2018 · 31 min
Where Do All Our Vegetables Come From?
Have you ever seen a Brussels sprout growing in the wild? Neither has listener Pogo.
Jun 28, 2018 · 26 min
Do Plants Talk about Sex?
Plants do communicate, but what are they talking about? Sex seems a likely answer
Jun 22, 2018 · 29 min
Will We Run Out of Groundwater?
Will we run out of groundwater and what will happen if we do?
Jun 15, 2018 · 32 min
What Shapes Our Musical Taste?
Why does one person’s heavenly music sound like boring noise to another?