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Back to SearchHow does the sun affect my body and mind?
Two years ago reporter Anand Jagatia travelled up beyond the Arctic Circle to meet Norwegian researchers in order to answer a question from US listen…
6 years, 4 months ago
What is empathy?
What is empathy? This week’s question comes from Maria in Amsterdam who has noticed that when one of her friends is in pain, she feels their pain too…
6 years, 4 months ago
Did Crowdscience change your life?
As CrowdScience celebrates its third birthday, the team takes time to revisit some of our early episodes, and catch up with listeners to discover if …
6 years, 5 months ago
Can I save the insects?
Buzzing insects that sting and fall into your food can be annoying. But perhaps we should think twice before taking aim with the fly swatter because …
6 years, 5 months ago
Would humans exist if dinosaurs were still alive?
66 million years ago, a huge asteroid hit the earth, wiping out most of the dinosaurs that roamed the land. It would still be tens of millions of yea…
6 years, 5 months ago
Could humans hibernate during interstellar travel?
Science fiction is full of people settling on distant planets. But even the closest stars would take millennia to reach with current speeds of travel…
6 years, 6 months ago
Should I stop eating palm oil?
Australian listener Lizzy is trying to reduce her footprint on this planet and is particularly interested in palm oil. It is everywhere - in shampoo,…
6 years, 6 months ago
Can a machine read my mind?
For decades science fiction has been imagining the incredible ways that machines might interact directly with our minds, from enabling telepathic com…
6 years, 6 months ago
Why do I get sleepy?
We’re all familiar with the sensation of sleepiness – heavy eye-lid, that warm, fuzzy feeling. But, one CrowdScience listener wants to know, what’s a…
6 years, 6 months ago
Can my stutter be cured?
Most of us take the ability to speak fluently for granted, but for listener Breeda it has been a lifelong struggle. She has asked CrowdScience to inv…
6 years, 6 months ago