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CrowdScience

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

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Episodes (512 available)

News imageCrowdScience, Are we really charge?

Do we make our own decisions? Or are we puppets of our biological processes?

9 Oct 2026

26 mins

News imageCrowdScience, How are shells made?

Answering your questions about life, Earth and the universe

2 Oct 2026

26 mins

News imageCrowdScience, Do plants know we're here?

Are plants aware of us, and do they like being touched?

25 Sept 2026

26 mins

News imageCrowdScience, How many dead people are on the internet?

How much of the internet belongs to people who are no longer with us?

18 Sept 2026

34 mins

News imageCrowdScience, Can my veggie sausages save the world?

Are ‘veggie meats’ better for the environment and your health than real meat?

11 Sept 2026

26 mins

News imageCrowdScience, Why do I love rollercoasters?

Rollercoasters feel dangerous. So why do people love them?

4 Sept 2026

29 mins

News imageCrowdScience, How do electric fish make electricity?

Some fish generate electric shocks that can stun a human. How do they do it?

28 Aug 2026

26 mins

News imageCrowdScience, Why am I warm blooded?

CrowdScience listener Matt wants to know is it better to be warm blooded or cold blooded?

21 Aug 2026

26 mins

News imageCrowdScience, Why can't I concentrate?

Questions about attention and multitasking, answered by psychologists and neuroscientists

14 Aug 2026

26 mins

News imageCrowdScience, Why is TB still killing people?

Tuberculosis kills over a million people every year, despite a vaccine and a cure. Why?

7 Aug 2026

26 mins

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