Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchWhat are these strange rocks?
CrowdScience listener Liana from Canada got in touch to ask about some very specific rocks she’d seen on an island in Indonesia – jagged, rugged and …
2 months, 1 week ago
How did plants evolve to attract insects?
Many plants need pollen from another plant of the same species in order to reproduce, but they don’t have legs so they can’t simply walk around looki…
2 months, 1 week ago
Do animals care about the past?
“What separates humans from animals, is an interest in the past”. That’s a 900-year-old quote from a textbook that Nigerian listener Taiwo came acros…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
How does Bluetooth work?
CrowdScience listener Rachel uses Bluetooth headphones on her cycle to work, seamlessly playing music from her phone without using wires. But how doe…
2 months, 4 weeks ago
Why does paper fold so well?
CrowdScience listener Haruka has been making origami cranes out of paper since she was a child. Creating one out of a cloth napkin, however, was a ne…
3 months ago
Do plants have personalities?
CrowdScience listener George is showing Alex Lathbridge around a small, dark, and extremely hot shed, just outside the city of Accra in Ghana. Inside…
3 months, 1 week ago
What's the deal with tongues?
Why is there such a variety of tongues in the animal kingdom? CrowdScience listener Dale has observed that his dog’s tongue is different from his and…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Why am I an introvert?
CrowdScience listener Daniel in Accra, Ghana is an introvert. Or at least, he thinks he is. And he’s worried that his preference for quiet spaces and…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
Why do we itch?
Why do we feel itchy? So many listeners have emailed in with questions about itchiness, and presenter Anand Jagatia on the case.
We explore why we i…
4 months ago
How come sea levels are rising faster in some places than others?
As our oceans warm due to climate change, sea levels are rising. It ought to be straightforward – as water gets warmer, it increases in volume.
All t…
4 months, 1 week ago