Podcast Episodes

Why are seeds such different sizes?

When eating a blackberry one day, CrowdScience listener Charles got a tiny seed stuck in his teeth. That got him wondering: why are seeds the size th…

5 years, 4 months ago

What can we learn from wastewater?

Most of us don’t like to dwell on our toilet habits, but this week Crowdscience has gone down the drain to discover what wastewater can tell us about…

5 years, 5 months ago

Why does grief leave me feeling this way?

Grief is universal. It is something almost all of us will go through at some point. And it is something that the people we love will experience when …

5 years, 5 months ago

Why do we gossip?

Gossip often has negative connotations, but does it get a bad rap? Might it serve a useful function and should we think of gossiping as an advanced s…

5 years, 5 months ago

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

If a tree falls in a forest, and no-one is there to hear it, does it make a sound? This is an age-old debate that listener Richard and his family hav…

5 years, 5 months ago

Do animals use medicine?

Animals experience all the colds, stomach pains, headaches, parasites, and general illnesses that humans do. But unlike us, animals can’t just grab a…

5 years, 5 months ago

Can space exploration be environmentally friendly?

The space industry, with its fuel-burning rockets, requirements for mined metals and inevitable production of space junk, is not currently renowned f…

5 years, 6 months ago

How does my mind talk to my body?

This week CrowdScience investigates the information superhighway connecting mind with body. The Vagus nerve is part of our parasympathetic nervous sy…

5 years, 6 months ago

Why does it feel so good to swear?

The sudden agony of stubbing a toe or burning a finger can make even the most polite among us swear our heads off. It’s like a reflex, a quick-releas…

5 years, 6 months ago

Why do men rule the world?

Listener Paula from Kenya is a computer scientist, she can’t help but notice the inequality in her workplace.

With only 1 in 10 countries having fem…

5 years, 6 months ago