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Can I predict the future?
Humans have been trying to predict the future since ancient times. The Chinese had the I-Ching while the Greeks preferred to search for answers in an…
6 years, 9 months ago
How many fossils are there?
The odds of becoming a fossil are vanishingly small. And yet there seem to be an awful lot of them out there. In some parts of the world you can bare…
6 years, 9 months ago
Why do we pull faces when we concentrate?
Do you stick your tongue out or scowl when you concentrate? Maybe, like one of our listeners, you screw up your face when you’re playing music. Do th…
6 years, 10 months ago
Where’s my time machine?
Laser swords, time machines, matter transporters - before the turn of the millennium, movies, books and television promised some extraordinary future…
6 years, 10 months ago
Who were the first farmers?
Farming is a relatively recent invention for our species. For most of human history, people were hunter-gatherers. They moved around the landscape to…
6 years, 10 months ago
Why do some people eat soil?
For some people, the idea of eating soil is weird at best and at worst disgusting and dirty. But globally the practice of geophagy – or the regular a…
6 years, 10 months ago
Can we prevent traffic jams?
It’s frustrating to be stuck in traffic. Listener Collins from Nairobi, Kenya, spends at least three hours a day in traffic and he counts himself luc…
6 years, 11 months ago
What’s the best way to breathe?
Breathing is automatic: awake or asleep, running or resting, our bodies unconsciously make sure we get enough oxygen to function. But - unlike other …
6 years, 11 months ago
Are there new ways to beat depression?
For decades, people suffering from chronic depression have relied on medicines that affect the levels of chemicals in the brain like serotonin, which…
6 years, 11 months ago
Can singing improve our health?
Singing can lift our spirits, but research suggests it could also benefit our health, improving breathing for people with lung conditions and helping…
6 years, 11 months ago