Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchWhy are my parents so annoying?
Does your mum’s singing make you cringe with embarrassment? Do your dad’s jokes make you want to scream - and not with laughter? Or maybe you are the…
3 years, 5 months ago
What is friction?
CrowdScience listener David was playing snooker in Thailand when he started thinking how such a smooth ball was dependent on the rough green baize of…
3 years, 5 months ago
Could my house run out of air?
If your home is drafty, filling in holes and cracks can help tackle rising energy bills, and lower your carbon footprint. But is there a limit to how…
3 years, 5 months ago
What gives clouds their shapes?
What are the clouds like where you are? When you look upwards can you see great tufts of cotton wool, or do they stretch off into the distance, flat …
3 years, 5 months ago
How do we behave in crowds?
As someone who dislikes crowds, listener Graham is curious about them. Crowds gather in all sorts of places, from train stations and football matches…
3 years, 6 months ago
Why don’t we fall out of bed when we’re asleep?
Why don’t we fall out of bed when we’re asleep? That’s the question that’s been keeping CrowdScience listener Isaac in Ghana awake, so presenter Alex…
3 years, 6 months ago
Where do we go when the seas rise?
After learning how long it will take the Earth's ice sheets to melt in the previous episode, we continue our journey in Greenland. As world leaders g…
3 years, 6 months ago
How long before all the ice melts?
We know the Earth's atmosphere is warming and it's thanks to us and our taste for fossil fuels. But how quickly is this melting the ice sheets, ice c…
3 years, 6 months ago
When does weather change become climate change?
Record-breaking heatwaves swept across the Earth’s northern hemisphere this summer, while Australia experienced flooding and East Africa is enduring …
3 years, 7 months ago
Why can't I change my accent?
Why do some people pick up accents without even trying, while others can live in another country for decades without ever losing the sound of their m…
3 years, 7 months ago