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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Apr 19, 2019 · 30 min
The Lunar Land, Part 1
Where did the Moon come from?
Apr 12, 2019 · 39 min
An Instrumental Case
Why do instruments sound different?
Apr 5, 2019 · 28 min
The Periodic Problem
How do you discover a new chemical element?
Mar 29, 2019 · 35 min
The Mesmerist
Is hypnotism real? Drs Rutherford and Fry find out by visiting a hypnotist
Dec 21, 2018 · 31 min
The Horrible Hangover
Why do we get hangovers and are some drinks worse than others?
Dec 14, 2018 · 26 min
The Good Bad Food
Why does bad food taste so good? Science sleuths Drs Rutherford and Fry investigate.
Dec 7, 2018 · 31 min
Two Infinities and Beyond, Part 2
Is anything in the Universe infinite? Science sleuths Drs Rutherford and Fry investigate.
Nov 30, 2018 · 32 min
Two Infinities and Beyond, Part 1
Does infinity exist? And why are some infinities bigger than others?
Nov 23, 2018 · 33 min
The Stressful Scone
Why do we have regional accents?
Nov 16, 2018 · 26 min
The Viking Code
How do ancestry DNA tests work?
Sep 7, 2018 · 33 min
A World of Pain
Why do we all have different pain thresholds?
Aug 31, 2018 · 26 min
The Random Request
Is anything really random?
Aug 24, 2018 · 38 min
The Running Joke
How fast can a human run?
Aug 17, 2018 · 24 min
The Alien Enterprise, Part 2
Are intelligent aliens out there?
Aug 10, 2018 · 25 min
The Alien Enterprise, Part 1
How do we look for alien life, and what are we expecting to find?
Jun 1, 2018 · 27 min
The Dawn Chorus
Why do birds sing? And why are some songs so complex?
May 25, 2018 · 25 min
The Lucky Number
How do I win the lottery?
May 18, 2018 · 25 min
The Déjà Vu
Why do we get déjà vu?
May 11, 2018 · 27 min
The Human Instrument
Why do our voices change as we get older?
May 4, 2018 · 27 min
The Fifth Dimension
Is there a fifth dimension? Hannah and Adam visit CERN to find out.