CrowdScience Episodes Episode guide
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What is empathy?
What drives our feelings of compassion for others 鈥� what is happening in our brains?
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How does the sun affect my body and mind?
We explore the power of light to impact our health and wellbeing.
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Did Crowdscience change your life?
We delve into the Crowdscience archive to hear how our shows changed listeners鈥� lives
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Can I save the insects?
The world鈥檚 insects are in trouble. What can each of us do to help them?
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Would humans exist if dinosaurs were still alive?
We explore an alternative reality where dinosaurs still roam the earth
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Could humans hibernate during interstellar travel?
Hibernation could allow people to travel long distances in space. How realistic is it?
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Should I stop eating palm oil?
Is palm oil environmental foe or poverty-fighting crop? Graihagh Jackson investigates
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Can a machine read my mind?
How machine learning is enabling minds to start melding with machines
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Why do I get sleepy?
We ask what happens in our body and brain when tiredness takes over
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Can my stutter be cured?
Most of us take speaking for granted, but for Breeda it has been a lifelong struggle
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Will my salmon swim home?
Could we repopulate salmon rivers?
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Is maths real?
Is maths a tool created by humans? Or is it reality itself?
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How can I live a longer life?
What is the secret to living healthily into very old age?
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Do green spaces make us healthier?
Is there more to living alongside greenery?
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Is a vegan diet better for your health?
Many people follow a plant based diet, but is a vegan diet really better for your health?
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Could I learn to think like Sherlock Holmes?
What does science have to say about the famous fictional detective?
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Can my migraines be cured?
What鈥檚 happening in my brain when I get a migraine? CrowdScience investigates
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Are extroverts really happier?
We probe the links between happiness, personality and culture
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Do we need more space stations?
Would more satellites and space stations help us get further into the solar system?
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How can I motivate myself?
We put science to the test to try and find out how can we best motivate ourselves.
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Global infertility: Could The Handmaid鈥檚 Tale become reality?
What could cause mass infertility? Marnie Chesterton investigates
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Can I predict the future?
There are ordinary people among us who are exceptionally good at predicting the future
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How many fossils are there?
Have we already found the last T. rex? Or are there many more to be discovered?
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Why do we pull faces when we concentrate?
We tackle the science of scowling, gesturing, and counting
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Where鈥檚 my time machine?
When will sci fi鈥檚 favourite technologies become reality?
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Who were the first farmers?
The story of how our ancestors tamed plants and animals
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Why do some people eat soil?
What drives the body to crave something that isn鈥檛 real food?
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Can we prevent traffic jams?
Should our cities cater less for cars and what are the alternatives?
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What鈥檚 the best way to breathe?
Can certain breathing techniques improve your exercise performance?
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Are there new ways to beat depression?
We investigate how science is uncovering new ways to help beat long-term depression
