Do animals have anxious habits like us?
Many of us have habits that calm us down in times of stress. Things we find deeply comforting,...
Crowd Science listener Maik wants to know what the BMI is and what his BMI score says about his...
Do we all see the same colour?
CrowdScience listener Gregory wants to know what affects the way we see the colours of the world....
How bad is our data for the planet?
Storing your data in ‘the cloud’ might sound like an ethereal, intangible place, but it’s...
Why do humans have wisdom teeth if so many of them get removed soon after they appear? Wisdom...
What time was the first clock set to?
When the first person set the very first clock, how did they know what time to set it to? This...
When will the next earthquake hit?
In 2011, CrowdScience listener Amanda survived the devastating earthquake in Christchurch, New...
Have you ever been through a romantic break up, unable to shift the ex from your thoughts? You...
How should we measure cleverness?
Presenter Marnie Chesterton and the team pit their wits against a multitude of mind-bending...
Were humans ever semi-aquatic?
What evidence is there for a semi-aquatic period in human evolutionary history? That’s the...
Can Planting Trees Solve the Climate Crisis?
Our question this week comes from a father and his two young boys. They want to know whether...
Will electric cars help solve noise pollution?
Moise pollution from vehicles in the public space has a huge impact on human health. But as the...
2023 Year End Extravaganza, Part 2
Welcome to Part 2 of our year-end extravaganza and the final episode of 2023! We’ve had a...
2023 Year-End Extravaganza, Part 1
Welcome to Part 1 of CrowdScience’s year-end extravaganza! It’s an extra-festive episode this...
Seeds are crucial to human existence – we eat them, we grow them and then we eat what they...
Where does our fat go when we exercise?
If, like this week’s Crowdscience listener Lili, you enjoy working out in the gym, you may have...
*Warning* This episode includes references to suicide. When listener Ben heard about a Kenyan...
What’s the difference between reading and listening to books?
CrowdScience listener Michael wants to know whether the brain responds differently if we listen...
Lying is something all humans do. We find it in every culture around the world. It’s in the world...
What will 1.5° of warming look like?
Our planet is quickly approaching 1.5 degrees Celsius of warming (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit)....