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Could I learn to think like Sherlock Holmes?
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s famous fictional detective is renowned for his feats of memory, his observational capacity, tireless energy and an almost su…
7 years ago
Can my migraines be cured?
The World Health Organization ranks migraines as the second most disabling neurological disorder in the world and in people under the age of 50, it i…
7 years ago
Are extroverts really happier?
Sociable, lively, outgoing people are highly valued in certain cultures - think of the stereotype of the hyper-confident American. And there’s even e…
7 years ago
Do we need more space stations?
Satellites have transformed our lives, giving us digital communications, navigation and observations of Earth, and even an artificial place to live a…
7 years ago
How can I motivate myself?
Many of us struggle to motivate ourselves to carry out certain tasks, from hanging out the washing to writing a job application. How can we best moti…
7 years ago
Global infertility: Could The Handmaid’s Tale become reality?
CrowdScience listeners Mark and Jess have been watching TV series, The Handmaid’s Tale. It's an adaptation of a book by Margaret Atwood and depicts a…
7 years, 1 month ago
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…
7 years, 1 month 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…
7 years, 1 month 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…
7 years, 1 month 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…
7 years, 2 months ago