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CrowdScience — 492 episodes

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How come sea levels are rising faster in some places than others?

2

Why can't I recognise faces?

3

Do animals hold funerals?

4

Why does salt taste so good?

5

When will the next super-volcano erupt?

6

Will rabbits become super predators?

7

Could AI present CrowdScience?

8

Can I unlock my car using my head?

9

Can I really manifest the future?

10

What keeps the universe in balance?

11

How can we save the Great Barrier Reef?

12

Why don't more animals have opposable thumbs?

13

Can we cancel light waves?

14

Do multiple choice questions make us biased?

15

Why do I tan more in the US?

16

Do fish know what they look like?

17

Why do I find silence unbearable?

18

How do cicadas know what season it is?

19

Did I inherit my laugh?

20

The CrowdScience quiz of the year

21

How do we adapt to the cold?

22

Can you play the guitar underwater?

23

Can we turn deserts green?

24

How big is a rainbow?

25

Why do we cry?

26

Do tsunamis affect marine life?

27

Are near-death experiences real?

28

Why do people love horror films?

29

Should we help maggots and caterpillars?

30

Can we record our senses?

31

Are atoms immortal?

32

Why are some animals black and white?

33

Answers to even more questions

34

Do birds understand us?

35

Why am I so sentimental?

36

Will drinking milk help me live longer?

37

How long will traces of our civilisation last?

38

How does camouflage work?

39

How long does light last?

40

Can we stop the rain?

41

How are teeth made?

42

Trailer: 13 Minutes Presents: The Space Shuttle

43

Could technology improve our brains?

44

What if the Earth spun backwards?

45

Where did Earth’s water come from?

46

Can we harness solar energy from other stars?

47

Why are twins special?

48

How can we persuade more people to cycle?

49

Was there an idyllic time before carnivores?

50

What’s that background hum I hear?

51

What on earth is quantum?

52

Can eating honey help save bees?

53

Is my yoghurt really alive?

54

Is red sky at night really sailor’s delight?

55

Why can't I fall asleep?

56

Can we feed everyone?

57

Why am I always late?

58

Why do animals swallow rocks?

59

How do you measure a mountain?

60

Where in the world will I weigh least?

61

Are there global food allergy hotspots?

62

Are humans naturally monogamous?

63

Is water wet?

64

Whatever happened to tangerines?

65

Why isn't the sky green?

66

Is anything truly random?

67

Why can't I remember my early childhood?

68

Is my smartwatch good for my health?

69

How high can birds fly?

70

Which animal has the biggest carbon footprint?

71

Is beer better without alcohol?

72

Why am I embarrassed when I fall?

73

I didn’t know that!

74

Will the Earth ever lose its Moon?

75

Why does pain sometimes feel good?

76

Why am I good at jigsaw puzzles?

77

Can I improve my sense of direction?

78

Why can't my dog live as long as me?

79

What does my voice say about me?

80

Why is my house getting sunnier?

81

Why do some mushrooms glow?

82

Why do languages fade from us?

83

Why do my armpits smell?

84

What's the fairest voting system?

85

Why don’t sunflowers fall over?

86

How did the Moon affect the dinosaurs?

87

Are we mature by 18?

88

Is the car an apex predator?

89

What is the voice inside my head?

90

Can my body regenerate?

91

Why am I symmetrical?

92

Can we improve the shipping container?

93

How do fish survive in the deep ocean?

94

Why is my handwriting so messy?

95

Why is a ship a ‘she’?

96

Why am I afraid of this building?

97

What is the weight of the internet?

98

How does a snake climb a tree?

99

How many flies have ever existed?

100

Is every atom unique?

101

Why are the seas salty?

102

How fast can a raindrop cross the globe?

103

Why does wine taste better over time?

104

Will mountains shrink as sea levels rise?

105

What does prayer do to my brain?

106

Why are people still dying from malaria?

107

Why am I bad at maths?

108

How should we protect our coastlines?

109

Are our coastlines being washed away?

110

How do my ears sense direction?

111

How many people have ever existed?

112

Could climate change lead to more volcanic eruptions?

113

Do animals have anxious habits like us?

114

Is the BMI fatphobic?

115

Do we all see the same colour?

116

How bad is our data for the planet?

117

Why do we have wisdom teeth?

118

What time was the first clock set to?

119

When will the next earthquake hit?

120

Why do we daydream?

121

How should we measure cleverness?

122

Were humans ever semi-aquatic?

123

Can planting trees solve the climate crisis?

124

Will electric cars help solve noise pollution?

125

2023 Year End Extravaganza, Part 2

126

2023 Year-End Extravaganza, Part 1

127

Are seeds alive?

128

Where does our fat go when we exercise?

129

What is brainwashing?

130

What’s the difference between reading and listening to books?

131

Why do we lie?

132

What will 1.5° of warming look like?

133

How does food affect our mood?

134

Green Man Festival: Why are some animals so ugly?

135

Which is healthier, farmed or wild salmon?

136

Why are spices delicious?

137

Can humans be part of healthy ecosystems?

138

What is consciousness?

139

Can we grow a conscious brain?

140

Why am I scared of bridges?

141

Why do my children stress me out?

142

What does a sustainable life look like?

143

How do butterflies and moths fly?

144

What is the weight of the internet?

145

Are dogs good for us?

146

Is the ‘sunshine cure’ a real thing?

147

Is the ‘sunshine cure’ a real thing?

148

Why does some music make us sad?

149

Why do we get bored?

150

Why aren't we all ambidextrous?

151

Why do we experience vertigo?

152

Why do I crave unhealthy foods?

153

Human v machine

154

Why can’t I see images in my head?

155

Can Artificial Intelligence teach itself?

156

Is there a connection between memory and speech?

157

Why is the sun at the centre?

158

Can sea-swimming improve my health?

159

Why am I so lazy?

160

What are Ostriches for?

161

What's living inside my gut?

162

Do we have a sense of time?

163

Is there anyone out there?

164

What does flying do to my body?

165

How do my ears sense direction?

166

Why do some people have panic attacks?

167

Can robots be soft?

168

Do climbing plants know where they’re going?

169

Where does our fat go when we exercise?

170

Are yoga claims bogus claims?

171

Who’s afraid of public speaking?

172

How bad is our noise problem?

173

Where does the sand in a desert come from?

174

Why do we get jealous?

175

What happens to insects in the winter?

176

How do you balance on a bicycle?

177

Bullying Parrots and Glacial Cocktails

178

Why are my parents so annoying?

179

What is friction?

180

Could my house run out of air?

181

What gives clouds their shapes?

182

How do we behave in crowds?

183

Why don’t we fall out of bed when we’re asleep?

184

Where do we go when the seas rise?

185

How long before all the ice melts?

186

When does weather change become climate change?

187

Why can't I change my accent?

188

How is mental health being supported in Africa?

189

Why am I gay?

190

Why are fish fish-shaped?

191

Why don’t some things burn?

192

Is there a language of laughter?

193

Can animals count?

194

What happens to insects in the winter?

195

What is white?

196

Can smells fill you up?

197

Are humans naturally clean and tidy?

198

Why is this song stuck in my head?

199

Are viruses the key to fighting infections?

200

Are artistic brains different?

201

What is healthy hair?

202

Can we get better at accepting death?

203

What is a quantum computer?

204

Human v machine

205

Why do bright lights make me sneeze?

206

Why can't I find gold in my back yard?

207

Why does ancient stuff get buried?

208

Does photographic memory exist?

209

How far could gene editing go?

210

How do you balance on a bicycle?

211

Why did the ancient Maya abandon their cities?

212

How should we measure cleverness?

213

How many fossils are there?

214

Why do animals migrate? Part 2

215

Why do animals migrate? Part 1

216

Is maths real?

217

Does massage work?

218

How high can insects fly?

219

How did we discover fire?

220

How do you navigate in space?

221

Are we too selfish to save the planet?

222

How does my radio work?

223

Does dark matter still matter?

224

Are big-heads smarter?

225

Why do we get bored?

226

How do you like your eggs in the morning?

227

CrowdScience Christmas bonanza

228

How can I keep fruit & veg fresh for longer?

229

What's the best way to make a decision?

230

What makes stuff sticky?

231

Which is better: Optimism or pessimism?

232

Would my cat survive in the wild?

233

Can we recycle concrete?

234

Can COP26 deliver on climate change?

235

Could we completely switch to renewable energy?

236

Should I have kids?

237

Can we grow a conscious brain?

238

Does the planet need snails?

239

Do plants have immune systems?

240

How do flowers know when to bloom?

241

How did eyes evolve?

242

Can we transfer electricity wirelessly?

243

Can we save our night skies?

244

How did our ancestors sleep?

245

Why is human skin so rubbish?

246

How can smart tech tackle climate change?

247

Can video games help me or harm me?

248

Do I really have to clean my recycling?

249

Am I a psychopath?

250

Why do my cables keep getting tangled?

251

Why is standing more tiring than walking?

252

Why do I feel hungry?

253

What happened to my sense of smell?

254

Does my equator look big in this?

255

Why do I have such a sweet tooth?

256

What is the point of menstruation?

257

Is my neighbour’s noise harming my health?

258

How old are the elements?

259

Could we turn poisonous plants into edible crops?

260

Why is learning stuff harder as you get older?

261

Why are seeds such different sizes?

262

What can we learn from wastewater?

263

Why does grief leave me feeling this way?

264

Why do we gossip?

265

If a tree falls in a forest does it make a sound?

266

Do animals use medicine?

267

Can space exploration be environmentally friendly?

268

How does my mind talk to my body?

269

Why does it feel so good to swear?

270

Why do men rule the world?

271

Can we build houses from living trees?

272

Can I improve my sense of direction?

273

Can being happy help me fight infection?

274

Will giving up alcohol improve my sperm count?

275

Are there downsides to deep cleaning?

276

What are the limits of human endurance?

277

Do green spaces make us healthier?

278

Is a fungus intelligent?

279

Do animals exercise?

280

Was I born clumsy?

281

Will our spacecraft ever reach the stars?

282

Are humans naturally clean and tidy?

283

Can we prevent wildfires?

284

How does a breeze become a gale?

285

How can I beat pain?

286

Why are elephants so big?

287

Can I learn to sing in tune?

288

Am I related to a virus?

289

Why do I blush?

290

Why do planets spin?

291

Why am I embarrassed to be naked?

292

Why do we like spicy food?

293

Why does running water make me need the toilet?

294

What’s the yeast doing inside my bread?

295

What is the point of slime?

296

Does air traffic affect our weather?

297

Why do conspiracy theories exist?

298

Are some soaps better than others?

299

How is human sound affecting sealife?

300

Could earthworms help transform the future of farming?

301

Is barefoot running better?

302

What’s the point of blood types?

303

Do animals have consciousness?

304

Were my atoms once your atoms?

305

Would you risk your life to save another?

306

Why can’t you tickle yourself?

307

How does a language begin?

308

Does my toilet make sense?

309

What is the smallest particle?

310

How do I learn maths when school’s shut?

311

Why do you sweat more than me?

312

What makes a spider spin a web?

313

How can I reduce stress?

314

Will a placebo boost my sports performance?

315

Can science explain why I love shopping?

316

Can I trust DNA ancestry tests?

317

What are scientists doing about coronavirus?

318

Introducing 13 Minutes to the Moon Season 2

319

Why are we obsessed with crime?

320

What’s the weirdest weather?

321

Why do insects prefer to bite certain people?

322

What is cancer?

323

How did humans discover medicine?

324

Can digital technology transform West Africa?

325

Could we survive an extinction event?

326

What is infinity?

327

How low-carbon can CrowdScience go?

328

How does the sun affect my body and mind?

329

What is empathy?

330

Did Crowdscience change your life?

331

Can I save the insects?

332

Would humans exist if dinosaurs were still alive?

333

Could humans hibernate during interstellar travel?

334

Should I stop eating palm oil?

335

Can a machine read my mind?

336

Why do I get sleepy?

337

Can my stutter be cured?

338

Will my salmon swim home?

339

Is maths real?

340

How can I live a longer life?

341

Is a vegan diet better for your health?

342

Could I learn to think like Sherlock Holmes?

343

Can my migraines be cured?

344

Are extroverts really happier?

345

Do we need more space stations?

346

How can I motivate myself?

347

Global infertility: Could The Handmaid’s Tale become reality?

348

Can I predict the future?

349

How many fossils are there?

350

Why do we pull faces when we concentrate?

351

Where’s my time machine?

352

Who were the first farmers?

353

Why do some people eat soil?

354

Can we prevent traffic jams?

355

What’s the best way to breathe?

356

Are there new ways to beat depression?

357

Can singing improve our health?

358

How are we evolving?

359

Could our household microbes help or harm us?

360

Could dark matter harbour dark life?

361

How does a single cell become me?

362

Did cooking make us human?

363

Could viruses help fight super-bugs?

364

Will we ever know what the universe is made of?

365

Why do we find things beautiful?

366

What are dreams for?

367

Which milk is best for me and the planet?

368

Why do we like some animals and hate others?

369

When will an African visit Mars?

370

Why am I shy?

371

What do clouds feel like?

372

Does brain size matter?

373

Where was the last place humans made home?

374

Could a ‘zombie’ virus kill us all?

375

Is Recycling All Our Waste at Home Possible?

376

Why Do We Bury Our Dead?

377

Why can’t I remember my accident?

378

Can Volcanoes Power the World?

379

How Bird-Like Were Dinosaurs?

380

What is the future of space travel?

381

How Much Energy Can I Burn by Thinking?

382

Is There a Logic to Romantic Love?

383

Why do Women Live Longer than Men?

384

Is Soil The Secret to Slowing Climate Change?

385

Do You Smell What I Smell?

386

Which Language is Most Efficient?

387

Can We Make an Artificial Womb?

388

How Do We Deal with Nuclear Waste?

389

Could Bionic Eyes Help Me See Again?

390

What are the limits of human endurance?

391

What Makes Us Superstitious?

392

Can We Prevent Hurricanes?

393

Does Asking Questions Improve Your Memory?

394

What’s The Point of Laughter?

395

Is Vaping Bad for your Health?

396

Why Do Drivers Zone Out?

397

Why Do Some Animals Change Sex?

398

Is there life on Mars?

399

Could humans live in underwater cities?

400

Can we trap light in a box?

401

How Do You Stop a Hedgehog Invasion?

402

Why Does History Repeat Itself?

403

How Do Magnets Work?

404

Why do Humans have Different Coloured Skin?

405

Where Do All Our Vegetables Come From?

406

Do Plants Talk about Sex?

407

Will We Run Out of Groundwater?

408

What Shapes Our Musical Taste?

409

Is Hypnosis a Real Thing?

410

How Green Are Electric Vehicles?

411

Is Fasting Healthy?

412

How is Your Brain Better Than a Computer?

413

Why Do Humans Dance?

414

Why Don’t We All Like The Same Food?

415

Can Sucking CO2 Out of the Air Solve Climate Change?

416

Are Screens Bad For My Child’s Eyes?

417

Why Do Insects Fly Towards Lights?

418

Can We Find a Cure for Dementia?

419

Is The Future of Food a Pill?

420

Does Anything Stand Still?

421

Why Do We Follow the Crowd?

422

Is Nuclear Fusion Coming Anytime Soon?

423

Could Bees Take Over From Sniffer Dogs?

424

Do Animals Have Accents?

425

How does the Moon affect life on Earth?

426

Why Does Dark Matter, Matter?

427

Must Life be Carbon-Based?

428

How Far Can I See?

429

Are Crunchy Caterpillars the Food of the Future?

430

When Does Speech Become Music?

431

Why Does My Dog Love Me?

432

Could our faces replace passports as ID?

433

Rudolph castrated: what you didn’t hear this year

434

What is dust?

435

From Oldest to Strongest Living Thing

436

Can We Revive Extinct Species Like the Dodo?

437

Does Technology Change How we Fall in Love?

438

Why are There Morning People and Night People?

439

How Can I Remember More?

440

How Did Life Get onto Land?

441

How Can We Fight Unwanted Noise?

442

Is There Proof of Life After Death?

443

Can We Worm Our Way Into Better Health?

444

Is Carbon Dioxide Higher Than Ever?

445

Can We Make Artificial Organs?

446

Should We Kill One Species to Save Another?

447

Could All Cars Be Electric?

448

How Could Humanity Become Extinct?

449

Spider Silk and Super Fly Senses

450

Trees v Air Pollution - the Rematch

451

Sydney Science Festival, Australia

452

Lightning Strikes Again

453

Can Animals Commit Murder?

454

What Do Our Accents Say About Us?

455

Could a Computer Judge My Crime?

456

Why is it so Hard to Quit Smoking?

457

Does Time really Exist?

458

Do We Think in Words?

459

Can plants talk?

460

Can Your Lifestyle Be Passed on to Future Generations?

461

Why Does It Always Rain on Me?

462

What’s the Oldest Living Thing?

463

Why do Human Faces Look so Different?

464

Why is Childbirth Painful?

465

Where’s my Ejector Seat?

466

Why Do We Have Males and Females?

467

Are Fingerprints the Best Form of ID?

468

How Many People Can Earth Support?

469

Space Mining

470

Should we eat Insects?

471

Why Do We Have So Many Accents?

472

Does Weather Affect our Health?

473

Science at the Movies

474

Is Being Fat a Choice?

475

Can Trees Help us Fight Air Pollution?

476

Could a Robot be your Doctor?

477

Why are Cats Loners?

478

Is There Life After Death?

479

Should we Use Ships to Transport Fresh Water?

480

What is the Real Time?

481

Why are Dogs so Different?

482

Is there micro-life on Mars?

483

Can we be too clean?

484

Could Humanity be Wiped out Like the Dinosaurs?

485

Wave Power

486

Does it Pay to be Nice?

487

The Fourth Dimension

488

How Bad is Flying for the Planet?

489

The Origin of Viruses

490

Home Power Storage

491

The Edge of Space

492

Electricity from Lightning