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CrowdScience — 510 episodes

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Can my veggie sausages save the world?

2

Why do I love rollercoasters?

3

How do electric fish make electricity?

4

Why am I warm blooded?

5

Why can't I concentrate?

6

Why is TB still killing people?

7

Will I get hit by a meteor?

8

Is anything truly random?

9

Are there diseases in space?

10

What are these strange rocks?

11

How did plants evolve to attract insects?

12

Do animals care about the past?

13

How does Bluetooth work?

14

Why does paper fold so well?

15

Do plants have personalities?

16

What's the deal with tongues?

17

Why am I an introvert?

18

Why do we itch?

19

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

20

Why can't I recognise faces?

21

Do animals hold funerals?

22

Why does salt taste so good?

23

When will the next super-volcano erupt?

24

Will rabbits become super predators?

25

Could AI present CrowdScience?

26

Can I unlock my car using my head?

27

Can I really manifest the future?

28

What keeps the universe in balance?

29

How can we save the Great Barrier Reef?

30

Why don't more animals have opposable thumbs?

31

Can we cancel light waves?

32

Do multiple choice questions make us biased?

33

Why do I tan more in the US?

34

Do fish know what they look like?

35

Why do I find silence unbearable?

36

How do cicadas know what season it is?

37

Did I inherit my laugh?

38

The CrowdScience quiz of the year

39

How do we adapt to the cold?

40

Can you play the guitar underwater?

41

Can we turn deserts green?

42

How big is a rainbow?

43

Why do we cry?

44

Do tsunamis affect marine life?

45

Are near-death experiences real?

46

Why do people love horror films?

47

Should we help maggots and caterpillars?

48

Can we record our senses?

49

Are atoms immortal?

50

Why are some animals black and white?

51

Answers to even more questions

52

Do birds understand us?

53

Why am I so sentimental?

54

Will drinking milk help me live longer?

55

How long will traces of our civilisation last?

56

How does camouflage work?

57

How long does light last?

58

Can we stop the rain?

59

How are teeth made?

60

Trailer: 13 Minutes Presents: The Space Shuttle

61

Could technology improve our brains?

62

What if the Earth spun backwards?

63

Where did Earth’s water come from?

64

Can we harness solar energy from other stars?

65

Why are twins special?

66

How can we persuade more people to cycle?

67

Was there an idyllic time before carnivores?

68

What’s that background hum I hear?

69

What on earth is quantum?

70

Can eating honey help save bees?

71

Is my yoghurt really alive?

72

Is red sky at night really sailor’s delight?

73

Why can't I fall asleep?

74

Can we feed everyone?

75

Why am I always late?

76

Why do animals swallow rocks?

77

How do you measure a mountain?

78

Where in the world will I weigh least?

79

Are there global food allergy hotspots?

80

Are humans naturally monogamous?

81

Is water wet?

82

Whatever happened to tangerines?

83

Why isn't the sky green?

84

Is anything truly random?

85

Why can't I remember my early childhood?

86

Is my smartwatch good for my health?

87

How high can birds fly?

88

Which animal has the biggest carbon footprint?

89

Is beer better without alcohol?

90

Why am I embarrassed when I fall?

91

I didn’t know that!

92

Will the Earth ever lose its Moon?

93

Why does pain sometimes feel good?

94

Why am I good at jigsaw puzzles?

95

Can I improve my sense of direction?

96

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

97

What does my voice say about me?

98

Why is my house getting sunnier?

99

Why do some mushrooms glow?

100

Why do languages fade from us?

101

Why do my armpits smell?

102

What's the fairest voting system?

103

Why don’t sunflowers fall over?

104

How did the Moon affect the dinosaurs?

105

Are we mature by 18?

106

Is the car an apex predator?

107

What is the voice inside my head?

108

Can my body regenerate?

109

Why am I symmetrical?

110

Can we improve the shipping container?

111

How do fish survive in the deep ocean?

112

Why is my handwriting so messy?

113

Why is a ship a ‘she’?

114

Why am I afraid of this building?

115

What is the weight of the internet?

116

How does a snake climb a tree?

117

How many flies have ever existed?

118

Is every atom unique?

119

Why are the seas salty?

120

How fast can a raindrop cross the globe?

121

Why does wine taste better over time?

122

Will mountains shrink as sea levels rise?

123

What does prayer do to my brain?

124

Why are people still dying from malaria?

125

Why am I bad at maths?

126

How should we protect our coastlines?

127

Are our coastlines being washed away?

128

How do my ears sense direction?

129

How many people have ever existed?

130

Could climate change lead to more volcanic eruptions?

131

Do animals have anxious habits like us?

132

Is the BMI fatphobic?

133

Do we all see the same colour?

134

How bad is our data for the planet?

135

Why do we have wisdom teeth?

136

What time was the first clock set to?

137

When will the next earthquake hit?

138

Why do we daydream?

139

How should we measure cleverness?

140

Were humans ever semi-aquatic?

141

Can planting trees solve the climate crisis?

142

Will electric cars help solve noise pollution?

143

2023 Year End Extravaganza, Part 2

144

2023 Year-End Extravaganza, Part 1

145

Are seeds alive?

146

Where does our fat go when we exercise?

147

What is brainwashing?

148

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

149

Why do we lie?

150

What will 1.5° of warming look like?

151

How does food affect our mood?

152

Green Man Festival: Why are some animals so ugly?

153

Which is healthier, farmed or wild salmon?

154

Why are spices delicious?

155

Can humans be part of healthy ecosystems?

156

What is consciousness?

157

Can we grow a conscious brain?

158

Why am I scared of bridges?

159

Why do my children stress me out?

160

What does a sustainable life look like?

161

How do butterflies and moths fly?

162

What is the weight of the internet?

163

Are dogs good for us?

164

Is the ‘sunshine cure’ a real thing?

165

Is the ‘sunshine cure’ a real thing?

166

Why does some music make us sad?

167

Why do we get bored?

168

Why aren't we all ambidextrous?

169

Why do we experience vertigo?

170

Why do I crave unhealthy foods?

171

Human v machine

172

Why can’t I see images in my head?

173

Can Artificial Intelligence teach itself?

174

Is there a connection between memory and speech?

175

Why is the sun at the centre?

176

Can sea-swimming improve my health?

177

Why am I so lazy?

178

What are Ostriches for?

179

What's living inside my gut?

180

Do we have a sense of time?

181

Is there anyone out there?

182

What does flying do to my body?

183

How do my ears sense direction?

184

Why do some people have panic attacks?

185

Can robots be soft?

186

Do climbing plants know where they’re going?

187

Where does our fat go when we exercise?

188

Are yoga claims bogus claims?

189

Who’s afraid of public speaking?

190

How bad is our noise problem?

191

Where does the sand in a desert come from?

192

Why do we get jealous?

193

What happens to insects in the winter?

194

How do you balance on a bicycle?

195

Bullying Parrots and Glacial Cocktails

196

Why are my parents so annoying?

197

What is friction?

198

Could my house run out of air?

199

What gives clouds their shapes?

200

How do we behave in crowds?

201

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

202

Where do we go when the seas rise?

203

How long before all the ice melts?

204

When does weather change become climate change?

205

Why can't I change my accent?

206

How is mental health being supported in Africa?

207

Why am I gay?

208

Why are fish fish-shaped?

209

Why don’t some things burn?

210

Is there a language of laughter?

211

Can animals count?

212

What happens to insects in the winter?

213

What is white?

214

Can smells fill you up?

215

Are humans naturally clean and tidy?

216

Why is this song stuck in my head?

217

Are viruses the key to fighting infections?

218

Are artistic brains different?

219

What is healthy hair?

220

Can we get better at accepting death?

221

What is a quantum computer?

222

Human v machine

223

Why do bright lights make me sneeze?

224

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

225

Why does ancient stuff get buried?

226

Does photographic memory exist?

227

How far could gene editing go?

228

How do you balance on a bicycle?

229

Why did the ancient Maya abandon their cities?

230

How should we measure cleverness?

231

How many fossils are there?

232

Why do animals migrate? Part 2

233

Why do animals migrate? Part 1

234

Is maths real?

235

Does massage work?

236

How high can insects fly?

237

How did we discover fire?

238

How do you navigate in space?

239

Are we too selfish to save the planet?

240

How does my radio work?

241

Does dark matter still matter?

242

Are big-heads smarter?

243

Why do we get bored?

244

How do you like your eggs in the morning?

245

CrowdScience Christmas bonanza

246

How can I keep fruit & veg fresh for longer?

247

What's the best way to make a decision?

248

What makes stuff sticky?

249

Which is better: Optimism or pessimism?

250

Would my cat survive in the wild?

251

Can we recycle concrete?

252

Can COP26 deliver on climate change?

253

Could we completely switch to renewable energy?

254

Should I have kids?

255

Can we grow a conscious brain?

256

Does the planet need snails?

257

Do plants have immune systems?

258

How do flowers know when to bloom?

259

How did eyes evolve?

260

Can we transfer electricity wirelessly?

261

Can we save our night skies?

262

How did our ancestors sleep?

263

Why is human skin so rubbish?

264

How can smart tech tackle climate change?

265

Can video games help me or harm me?

266

Do I really have to clean my recycling?

267

Am I a psychopath?

268

Why do my cables keep getting tangled?

269

Why is standing more tiring than walking?

270

Why do I feel hungry?

271

What happened to my sense of smell?

272

Does my equator look big in this?

273

Why do I have such a sweet tooth?

274

What is the point of menstruation?

275

Is my neighbour’s noise harming my health?

276

How old are the elements?

277

Could we turn poisonous plants into edible crops?

278

Why is learning stuff harder as you get older?

279

Why are seeds such different sizes?

280

What can we learn from wastewater?

281

Why does grief leave me feeling this way?

282

Why do we gossip?

283

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

284

Do animals use medicine?

285

Can space exploration be environmentally friendly?

286

How does my mind talk to my body?

287

Why does it feel so good to swear?

288

Why do men rule the world?

289

Can we build houses from living trees?

290

Can I improve my sense of direction?

291

Can being happy help me fight infection?

292

Will giving up alcohol improve my sperm count?

293

Are there downsides to deep cleaning?

294

What are the limits of human endurance?

295

Do green spaces make us healthier?

296

Is a fungus intelligent?

297

Do animals exercise?

298

Was I born clumsy?

299

Will our spacecraft ever reach the stars?

300

Are humans naturally clean and tidy?

301

Can we prevent wildfires?

302

How does a breeze become a gale?

303

How can I beat pain?

304

Why are elephants so big?

305

Can I learn to sing in tune?

306

Am I related to a virus?

307

Why do I blush?

308

Why do planets spin?

309

Why am I embarrassed to be naked?

310

Why do we like spicy food?

311

Why does running water make me need the toilet?

312

What’s the yeast doing inside my bread?

313

What is the point of slime?

314

Does air traffic affect our weather?

315

Why do conspiracy theories exist?

316

Are some soaps better than others?

317

How is human sound affecting sealife?

318

Could earthworms help transform the future of farming?

319

Is barefoot running better?

320

What’s the point of blood types?

321

Do animals have consciousness?

322

Were my atoms once your atoms?

323

Would you risk your life to save another?

324

Why can’t you tickle yourself?

325

How does a language begin?

326

Does my toilet make sense?

327

What is the smallest particle?

328

How do I learn maths when school’s shut?

329

Why do you sweat more than me?

330

What makes a spider spin a web?

331

How can I reduce stress?

332

Will a placebo boost my sports performance?

333

Can science explain why I love shopping?

334

Can I trust DNA ancestry tests?

335

What are scientists doing about coronavirus?

336

Introducing 13 Minutes to the Moon Season 2

337

Why are we obsessed with crime?

338

What’s the weirdest weather?

339

Why do insects prefer to bite certain people?

340

What is cancer?

341

How did humans discover medicine?

342

Can digital technology transform West Africa?

343

Could we survive an extinction event?

344

What is infinity?

345

How low-carbon can CrowdScience go?

346

How does the sun affect my body and mind?

347

What is empathy?

348

Did Crowdscience change your life?

349

Can I save the insects?

350

Would humans exist if dinosaurs were still alive?

351

Could humans hibernate during interstellar travel?

352

Should I stop eating palm oil?

353

Can a machine read my mind?

354

Why do I get sleepy?

355

Can my stutter be cured?

356

Will my salmon swim home?

357

Is maths real?

358

How can I live a longer life?

359

Is a vegan diet better for your health?

360

Could I learn to think like Sherlock Holmes?

361

Can my migraines be cured?

362

Are extroverts really happier?

363

Do we need more space stations?

364

How can I motivate myself?

365

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

366

Can I predict the future?

367

How many fossils are there?

368

Why do we pull faces when we concentrate?

369

Where’s my time machine?

370

Who were the first farmers?

371

Why do some people eat soil?

372

Can we prevent traffic jams?

373

What’s the best way to breathe?

374

Are there new ways to beat depression?

375

Can singing improve our health?

376

How are we evolving?

377

Could our household microbes help or harm us?

378

Could dark matter harbour dark life?

379

How does a single cell become me?

380

Did cooking make us human?

381

Could viruses help fight super-bugs?

382

Will we ever know what the universe is made of?

383

Why do we find things beautiful?

384

What are dreams for?

385

Which milk is best for me and the planet?

386

Why do we like some animals and hate others?

387

When will an African visit Mars?

388

Why am I shy?

389

What do clouds feel like?

390

Does brain size matter?

391

Where was the last place humans made home?

392

Could a ‘zombie’ virus kill us all?

393

Is Recycling All Our Waste at Home Possible?

394

Why Do We Bury Our Dead?

395

Why can’t I remember my accident?

396

Can Volcanoes Power the World?

397

How Bird-Like Were Dinosaurs?

398

What is the future of space travel?

399

How Much Energy Can I Burn by Thinking?

400

Is There a Logic to Romantic Love?

401

Why do Women Live Longer than Men?

402

Is Soil The Secret to Slowing Climate Change?

403

Do You Smell What I Smell?

404

Which Language is Most Efficient?

405

Can We Make an Artificial Womb?

406

How Do We Deal with Nuclear Waste?

407

Could Bionic Eyes Help Me See Again?

408

What are the limits of human endurance?

409

What Makes Us Superstitious?

410

Can We Prevent Hurricanes?

411

Does Asking Questions Improve Your Memory?

412

What’s The Point of Laughter?

413

Is Vaping Bad for your Health?

414

Why Do Drivers Zone Out?

415

Why Do Some Animals Change Sex?

416

Is there life on Mars?

417

Could humans live in underwater cities?

418

Can we trap light in a box?

419

How Do You Stop a Hedgehog Invasion?

420

Why Does History Repeat Itself?

421

How Do Magnets Work?

422

Why do Humans have Different Coloured Skin?

423

Where Do All Our Vegetables Come From?

424

Do Plants Talk about Sex?

425

Will We Run Out of Groundwater?

426

What Shapes Our Musical Taste?

427

Is Hypnosis a Real Thing?

428

How Green Are Electric Vehicles?

429

Is Fasting Healthy?

430

How is Your Brain Better Than a Computer?

431

Why Do Humans Dance?

432

Why Don’t We All Like The Same Food?

433

Can Sucking CO2 Out of the Air Solve Climate Change?

434

Are Screens Bad For My Child’s Eyes?

435

Why Do Insects Fly Towards Lights?

436

Can We Find a Cure for Dementia?

437

Is The Future of Food a Pill?

438

Does Anything Stand Still?

439

Why Do We Follow the Crowd?

440

Is Nuclear Fusion Coming Anytime Soon?

441

Could Bees Take Over From Sniffer Dogs?

442

Do Animals Have Accents?

443

How does the Moon affect life on Earth?

444

Why Does Dark Matter, Matter?

445

Must Life be Carbon-Based?

446

How Far Can I See?

447

Are Crunchy Caterpillars the Food of the Future?

448

When Does Speech Become Music?

449

Why Does My Dog Love Me?

450

Could our faces replace passports as ID?

451

Rudolph castrated: what you didn’t hear this year

452

What is dust?

453

From Oldest to Strongest Living Thing

454

Can We Revive Extinct Species Like the Dodo?

455

Does Technology Change How we Fall in Love?

456

Why are There Morning People and Night People?

457

How Can I Remember More?

458

How Did Life Get onto Land?

459

How Can We Fight Unwanted Noise?

460

Is There Proof of Life After Death?

461

Can We Worm Our Way Into Better Health?

462

Is Carbon Dioxide Higher Than Ever?

463

Can We Make Artificial Organs?

464

Should We Kill One Species to Save Another?

465

Could All Cars Be Electric?

466

How Could Humanity Become Extinct?

467

Spider Silk and Super Fly Senses

468

Trees v Air Pollution - the Rematch

469

Sydney Science Festival, Australia

470

Lightning Strikes Again

471

Can Animals Commit Murder?

472

What Do Our Accents Say About Us?

473

Could a Computer Judge My Crime?

474

Why is it so Hard to Quit Smoking?

475

Does Time really Exist?

476

Do We Think in Words?

477

Can plants talk?

478

Can Your Lifestyle Be Passed on to Future Generations?

479

Why Does It Always Rain on Me?

480

What’s the Oldest Living Thing?

481

Why do Human Faces Look so Different?

482

Why is Childbirth Painful?

483

Where’s my Ejector Seat?

484

Why Do We Have Males and Females?

485

Are Fingerprints the Best Form of ID?

486

How Many People Can Earth Support?

487

Space Mining

488

Should we eat Insects?

489

Why Do We Have So Many Accents?

490

Does Weather Affect our Health?

491

Science at the Movies

492

Is Being Fat a Choice?

493

Can Trees Help us Fight Air Pollution?

494

Could a Robot be your Doctor?

495

Why are Cats Loners?

496

Is There Life After Death?

497

Should we Use Ships to Transport Fresh Water?

498

What is the Real Time?

499

Why are Dogs so Different?

500

Is there micro-life on Mars?

501

Can we be too clean?

502

Could Humanity be Wiped out Like the Dinosaurs?

503

Wave Power

504

Does it Pay to be Nice?

505

The Fourth Dimension

506

How Bad is Flying for the Planet?

507

The Origin of Viruses

508

Home Power Storage

509

The Edge of Space

510

Electricity from Lightning