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Why Does History Repeat Itself?
Teenagers are known for ignoring their parents’ advice, but is this reputation for rebellion well-founded? If so, is rejecting the advice of previous…
8 years, 1 month ago
How Do Magnets Work?
This deceptively simple question from listeners Andy, Mike and James is actually one of the hardest questions CrowdScience has ever tackled. Why? Bec…
8 years, 1 month ago
Why do Humans have Different Coloured Skin?
Anand Jagatia heads to the rainbow nation of South Africa, to answer listener Lucy’s deceptively simple question. He follows the path of early human …
8 years, 2 months ago
Where Do All Our Vegetables Come From?
Listener Pogo wants to know why there aren’t any cabbages – or any of the other vegetables – in his local forest. Where did they all come from? And c…
8 years, 2 months ago
Do Plants Talk about Sex?
Sex – for most organisms - is about meeting the right partner. But what if you and your mate are stuck far apart with no ability to travel? This dile…
8 years, 2 months ago
Will We Run Out of Groundwater?
Some of the biggest reserves of freshwater are right under our feet and they're really important for farming as well as providing us with water to dr…
8 years, 2 months ago
What Shapes Our Musical Taste?
What sounds heavenly to one person might sound like boring noise to another - but why are our musical preferences so different? Is it all down to wha…
8 years, 3 months ago
Is Hypnosis a Real Thing?
Hypnosis has a long and controversial history, with its roots in animal magnetism or mesmerism, the theory developed by 18th Century German doctor Fr…
8 years, 3 months ago
How Green Are Electric Vehicles?
Electric cars are labelled as ‘zero emissions’ vehicles – but what does that really mean? Jack Stewart puts your questions about EVs to the experts. …
8 years, 3 months ago
Is Fasting Healthy?
For some it's a way to get closer to God, for others a tried and tested way to lose weight - but listener Amine wants to know if fasting has any othe…
8 years, 3 months ago