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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,...

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Is the BMI fatphobic?

Crowd Science listener Maik wants to know what the BMI is and what his BMI score says about his...

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Do we all see the same colour?

CrowdScience listener Gregory wants to know what affects the way we see the colours of the world....

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How bad is our data for the planet?

Storing your data in ‘the cloud’ might sound like an ethereal, intangible place, but it’s...

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Why do we have wisdom teeth?

Why do humans have wisdom teeth if so many of them get removed soon after they appear? Wisdom...

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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...

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When will the next earthquake hit?

In 2011, CrowdScience listener Amanda survived the devastating earthquake in Christchurch, New...

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Why do we daydream?

Have you ever been through a romantic break up, unable to shift the ex from your thoughts? You...

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How should we measure cleverness?

Presenter Marnie Chesterton and the team pit their wits against a multitude of mind-bending...

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Were humans ever semi-aquatic?

What evidence is there for a semi-aquatic period in human evolutionary history? That’s the...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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2023 Year-End Extravaganza, Part 1

Welcome to Part 1 of CrowdScience’s year-end extravaganza! It’s an extra-festive episode this...

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Are seeds alive?

Seeds are crucial to human existence – we eat them, we grow them and then we eat what they...

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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...

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What is brainwashing?

*Warning* This episode includes references to suicide. When listener Ben heard about a Kenyan...

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What’s the difference between reading and listening to books?

CrowdScience listener Michael wants to know whether the brain responds differently if we listen...

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Why do we lie?

Lying is something all humans do. We find it in every culture around the world. It’s in the world...

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What will 1.5° of warming look like?

Our planet is quickly approaching 1.5 degrees Celsius of warming (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit)....

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