Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchWhy is standing more tiring than walking?
Standing takes less energy than walking, so why does it feel more tiring? At least, it does for CrowdScience listener Nina. She can march for hours w…
5 years, 2 months ago
Why do I feel hungry?
Food. For all of us it is a basic necessity and for those lucky enough, it is something we spend a lot of time planning and enjoying. CrowdScience li…
5 years, 2 months ago
What happened to my sense of smell?
It took a while before it was officially recognised as a major symptom of Covid-19, but loss of smell has affected up to 60 percent of people who hav…
5 years, 3 months ago
Does my equator look big in this?
Scales don’t come planet-sized, so answering a question from David in Ghana may require some ingenuity, after all, calculating the weight of the Eart…
5 years, 3 months ago
Why do I have such a sweet tooth?
They say life is sweet. Well that’s certainly the case for CrowdScience listener Trevor in Poland who wonders why he can’t stop reaching for the cook…
5 years, 3 months ago
What is the point of menstruation?
It's a topic that's taboo in many cultures, yet it's also something nearly every woman experiences – on average upwards of 400 times throughout her l…
5 years, 3 months ago
Is my neighbour’s noise harming my health?
As millions more of us move to live in densely populated cities, we almost inevitably face living in closer proximity to our neighbours. Neighbour n…
5 years, 3 months ago
How old are the elements?
You are a star. Literally. You are a carbon-based life form and those atoms of carbon in the molecules that make up your cells were formed by a nucl…
5 years, 4 months ago
Could we turn poisonous plants into edible crops?
There are over 400,000 species of plant on earth, they’re on every continent including Antarctica. But humans only regularly eat about 200 species gl…
5 years, 4 months ago
Why is learning stuff harder as you get older?
Have you taken classes to learn a new sport or musical instrument or a language? It’s hard work! Why is it that as children we effortlessly absorb ne…
5 years, 4 months ago