Curious Cases

BBC Radio 4

Hannah Fry and Dara Ó Briain tackle listeners' conundrums with the power of science!

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165 episodes
Updated January 2

Episodes165

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Nov 11, 2021 · 42 min
The Venomous Vendetta
Will a venomous snake die if it bites itself? asks Janni in Amsterdam
Nov 4, 2021 · 37 min
The Slippery Situation
'What is the most slippy thing in the world?' asks 8 year old Evelyn from London
Oct 28, 2021 · 37 min
The Painless Heart
Why does my heart not ache after exercise? Drs Rutherford and Fry investigate
Oct 21, 2021 · 40 min
The Weirdness of Water, Part 2
Adam Rutherford and Hannah Fry attempt to answer more questions on why water is weird
Oct 14, 2021 · 37 min
The Weirdness of Water, Part 1
Please explain the weirdness of water? Drs Rutherford and Fry investigate.
Oct 7, 2021 · 39 min
The Guiding Hound
How do guide dogs know where they're going?
Feb 23, 2021 · 29 min
More Frytful Scares
Why do people like to be scared?
Feb 16, 2021 · 29 min
Back to The Sinister Hand
What determines left or right handedness? asks Neal Shepperson
Feb 9, 2021 · 40 min
A Weighty Matter, Part 2
Is dark matter a fudge to fit existing theories to inexplicable observations?
Feb 2, 2021 · 43 min
A Weighty Matter, Part 1
How does gravity pull us? asks Emma
Jan 26, 2021 · 50 min
The Flying Clock and the Stopped Watch
Do individuals perceive time differently? asks Joe from North Yorkshire
Jan 19, 2021 · 45 min
The Mosquito Conundrum
What’s the point of mosquitoes? asks Cathy
Jan 12, 2021 · 50 min
The Scientific Exploration of Astrology
Could there be something to astrology? asks Dan in Australia
Jan 5, 2021 · 48 min
The Noises That Make Us Cringe
Why do some people find noises like a fork scraping a plate so terrible?
Dec 29, 2020 · 42 min
The Pizza Diet
Can I make a pizza that contains my recommended daily intake of everything? asks Paul
Dec 22, 2020 · 48 min
The Good and Bad in Fungi
"Why are some fungi helpful and others harmful?" asks Paul Glaister in Reading.
Dec 15, 2020 · 42 min
The Martian Mission
What would it take for humans to live on Mars? Drs Rutherford and Fry investigate.
Dec 8, 2020 · 38 min
The Hamster Power Hypothesis
How many hamsters on wheels would it take to power London?
Jul 14, 2020 · 34 min
The Space Burrito
Is there a point in space where the Sun could heat a burrito perfectly? And other puzzles.
Jul 7, 2020 · 40 min
The Zedonk Problem
What are ligons and tigers? What is a species?