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Are our coastlines being washed away?

Around the world, coastlines are constantly changing due to the power of waves, currents and...

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• 5 días

How do my ears sense direction?

How do we know where a sound is coming from? Another chance to hear this ear-opening episode,...

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• 12 días

How many people have ever existed?

Today there are over eight billion people on Earth. That’s an awe-inspiring figure… but how does...

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• 19 días

Could climate change lead to more volcanic eruptions?

We spend a lot of our time thinking about climate change, but listener Paul has a question that...

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• 26 días

Do animals have anxious habits like us?

Many of us have habits that calm us down in times of stress. Things we find deeply comforting,...

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• 1 mes

Is the BMI fatphobic?

Crowd Science listener Maik wants to know what the BMI is and what his BMI score says about his...

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• 1 mes

Do we all see the same colour?

CrowdScience listener Gregory wants to know what affects the way we see the colours of the world....

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• 2 meses

How bad is our data for the planet?

Storing your data in ‘the cloud’ might sound like an ethereal, intangible place, but it’s...

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• 2 meses

Why do we have wisdom teeth?

Why do humans have wisdom teeth if so many of them get removed soon after they appear? Wisdom...

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• 2 meses

What time was the first clock set to?

When the first person set the very first clock, how did they know what time to set it to? This...

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• 2 meses

When will the next earthquake hit?

In 2011, CrowdScience listener Amanda survived the devastating earthquake in Christchurch, New...

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• 2 meses

Why do we daydream?

Have you ever been through a romantic break up, unable to shift the ex from your thoughts? You...

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• 3 meses

How should we measure cleverness?

Presenter Marnie Chesterton and the team pit their wits against a multitude of mind-bending...

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• 3 meses

Were humans ever semi-aquatic?

What evidence is there for a semi-aquatic period in human evolutionary history? That’s the...

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• 3 meses

Can Planting Trees Solve the Climate Crisis?

Our question this week comes from a father and his two young boys. They want to know whether...

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• 3 meses

Will electric cars help solve noise pollution?

Moise pollution from vehicles in the public space has a huge impact on human health. But as the...

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• 4 meses

2023 Year End Extravaganza, Part 2

Welcome to Part 2 of our year-end extravaganza and the final episode of 2023! We’ve had a...

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• 4 meses

2023 Year-End Extravaganza, Part 1

Welcome to Part 1 of CrowdScience’s year-end extravaganza! It’s an extra-festive episode this...

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• 4 meses

Are seeds alive?

Seeds are crucial to human existence – we eat them, we grow them and then we eat what they...

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• 4 meses

Where does our fat go when we exercise?

If, like this week’s Crowdscience listener Lili, you enjoy working out in the gym, you may have...

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• 4 meses