CrowdScience

CrowdScience

We take your questions about life, Earth and the universe to researchers hunting for answers at the frontiers of knowledge.

Episodes

Title Duration Published Consumed
Is the ‘sunshine cure’ a real thing? 00:33:58 2022-02-04 22:30
How does my radio work? 00:29:23 2022-01-28 22:30
Does dark matter still matter? 00:30:24 2022-01-21 22:00
Are big-heads smarter? 00:28:26 2022-01-14 22:00
Why do we get bored? 00:30:27 2022-01-07 22:00
How do you like your eggs in the morning? 00:40:30 2021-12-31 22:00
CrowdScience Christmas bonanza 00:31:43 2021-12-24 22:00
How can I keep fruit & veg fresh for longer? 00:33:13 2021-12-17 22:00
What's the best way to make a decision? 00:35:48 2021-12-10 22:00
What makes stuff sticky? 00:32:40 2021-12-03 22:00
Which is better: Optimism or pessimism? 00:32:22 2021-11-26 22:00
Would my cat survive in the wild? 00:30:39 2021-11-19 22:00
Can we recycle concrete? 00:26:21 2021-11-12 22:00
Can COP26 deliver on climate change? 00:39:53 2021-11-05 22:00
Could we completely switch to renewable energy? 00:34:40 2021-10-29 22:00
Should I have kids? 00:36:16 2021-10-22 22:00
Can we grow a conscious brain? 00:35:46 2021-10-15 22:30
Does the planet need snails? 00:35:19 2021-10-08 22:00
Do plants have immune systems? 00:32:09 2021-10-01 22:00
How do flowers know when to bloom? 00:32:53 2021-09-24 22:00
How did eyes evolve? 00:35:07 2021-09-17 22:00
Can we transfer electricity wirelessly? 00:34:28 2021-09-10 22:00
Can we save our night skies? 00:31:54 2021-09-03 22:00
How did our ancestors sleep? 00:27:24 2021-08-27 22:00
Why is human skin so rubbish? 00:34:28 2021-08-21 22:00
How can smart tech tackle climate change? 00:37:49 2021-08-13 22:00
Can video games help me or harm me? 00:34:13 2021-08-06 22:30
Do I really have to clean my recycling? 00:31:35 2021-07-30 22:00
Am I a psychopath? 00:35:42 2021-07-23 22:00
Why do my cables keep getting tangled? 00:31:55 2021-07-16 22:00
Why is standing more tiring than walking? 00:29:52 2021-07-09 22:30
Why do I feel hungry? 00:36:26 2021-07-02 22:00
What happened to my sense of smell? 00:26:52 2021-06-25 22:00
Does my equator look big in this? 00:36:30 2021-06-18 22:00
Why do I have such a sweet tooth? 00:37:30 2021-06-11 22:00
What is the point of menstruation? 00:40:13 2021-06-04 22:00
Is my neighbour’s noise harming my health? 00:27:34 2021-05-28 22:00
How old are the elements? 00:36:48 2021-05-21 22:00
Could we turn poisonous plants into edible crops? 00:27:59 2021-05-14 22:00
Why is learning stuff harder as you get older? 00:35:55 2021-05-07 22:00
Why are seeds such different sizes? 00:34:28 2021-04-30 22:00
What can we learn from wastewater? 00:37:42 2021-04-23 22:00
Why does grief leave me feeling this way? 00:36:36 2021-04-16 22:00
Why do we gossip? 00:37:14 2021-04-09 22:00
If a tree falls in a forest… does it make a sound? 00:39:54 2021-04-02 22:00
Do animals use medicine? 00:30:15 2021-03-26 22:00
Can space exploration be environmentally friendly? 00:39:34 2021-03-19 22:00
How does my mind talk to my body? 00:39:57 2021-03-12 21:32
Why does it feel so good to swear? 00:33:14 2021-03-05 22:30
Why do men rule the world? 00:37:44 2021-02-26 22:30
Can we build houses from living trees? 00:32:55 2021-02-19 22:00
Can I improve my sense of direction? 00:39:43 2021-02-12 22:30
Can being happy help me fight infection? 00:39:48 2021-02-05 22:00
Will giving up alcohol improve my sperm count? 00:35:53 2021-01-29 22:30
Are there downsides to deep cleaning? 00:33:18 2021-01-22 22:00
What are the limits of human endurance? 00:33:41 2021-01-15 22:00
Do green spaces make us healthier? 00:33:04 2021-01-08 22:00
Is a fungus intelligent? 00:29:09 2021-01-01 22:00
Do animals exercise? 00:37:44 2020-12-25 22:00
Was I born clumsy? 00:36:05 2020-12-18 22:00
Will our spacecraft ever reach the stars? 00:28:22 2020-12-11 22:00
Are humans naturally clean and tidy? 00:31:45 2020-12-04 22:00
Can we prevent wildfires? 00:32:09 2020-11-27 22:00
How does a breeze become a gale? 00:27:49 2020-11-20 22:00
How can I beat pain? 00:39:19 2020-11-13 22:00
Why are elephants so big? 00:31:26 2020-11-06 22:00
Can I learn to sing in tune? 00:32:44 2020-10-30 22:00
Am I related to a virus? 00:28:50 2020-10-23 22:00
Why do I blush? 00:32:19 2020-10-16 23:54
Why do planets spin? 00:33:05 2020-10-09 22:00
Why am I embarrassed to be naked? 00:32:54 2020-09-25 22:00
Why do we like spicy food? 00:35:12 2020-09-18 22:00
Why does running water make me need the toilet? 00:30:20 2020-09-04 22:00
What’s the yeast doing inside my bread? 00:33:21 2020-08-21 22:00
What is the point of slime? 00:33:59 2020-08-14 22:00
Introducing The Bomb 00:02:55 2020-08-12 13:00
Does air traffic affect our weather? 00:33:31 2020-08-07 22:00
Why do conspiracy theories exist? 00:39:11 2020-07-31 22:00
Are some soaps better than others? 00:34:11 2020-07-24 22:00
How is human sound affecting sealife? 00:37:59 2020-07-17 21:32
Could earthworms help transform the future of farming? 00:37:22 2020-07-10 22:00
Is barefoot running better? 00:31:05 2020-07-03 22:00
What’s the point of blood types? 00:35:40 2020-06-26 22:00
Do animals have consciousness? 00:36:43 2020-06-19 22:00
Were my atoms once your atoms? 00:36:57 2020-06-12 22:00
Would you risk your life to save another? 00:32:59 2020-06-10 15:26
Why can’t you tickle yourself? 00:45:05 2020-05-29 22:00
How does a language begin? 00:30:56 2020-05-22 22:00
Does my toilet make sense? 00:39:36 2020-05-15 22:00
What is the smallest particle? 00:31:24 2020-05-08 22:00
How do I learn maths when school’s shut? 00:34:34 2020-05-01 22:00
Why do you sweat more than me? 00:33:16 2020-04-24 22:00
What makes a spider spin a web? 00:26:54 2020-04-23 16:08
How can I reduce stress? 00:26:43 2020-04-10 22:00
Will a placebo boost my sports performance? 00:26:27 2020-04-03 22:00
Can science explain why I love shopping? 00:36:49 2020-03-27 22:00
Can I trust DNA ancestry tests? 00:33:08 2020-03-20 23:23
What are scientists doing about coronavirus? 00:30:13 2020-03-13 22:00
Introducing 13 Minutes to the Moon Season 2 00:03:53 2020-03-09 16:52
Why are we obsessed with crime? 00:31:32 2020-03-06 22:00
What’s the weirdest weather? 00:37:01 2020-02-28 22:00
Why do insects prefer to bite certain people? 00:36:16 2020-02-21 22:30
What is cancer? 00:37:46 2020-02-14 22:30
How did humans discover medicine? 00:31:03 2020-02-07 22:00
Can digital technology transform West Africa? 00:32:21 2020-02-01 18:35
Could we survive an extinction event? 00:38:02 2020-01-24 21:32
What is infinity? 00:33:45 2020-01-17 21:30
How low-carbon can CrowdScience go? 00:40:52 2020-01-10 21:30
How does the Sun affect my body and mind? 00:33:39 2020-01-10 15:29
What is empathy? 00:38:20 2020-01-03 21:30
Did Crowdscience change your life? 00:27:20 2019-12-20 21:30
Can I save the insects? 00:29:17 2019-12-13 21:30
Would humans exist if dinosaurs were still alive? 00:35:29 2019-12-05 22:00
Could humans hibernate during interstellar travel? 00:35:54 2019-11-29 22:00
Should I stop eating palm oil? 00:36:23 2019-11-21 04:00
Can a machine read my mind? 00:42:58 2019-11-15 21:45
Why do I get sleepy? 00:29:54 2019-11-08 21:45
Can my stutter be cured? 00:34:28 2019-11-01 21:45
Will my salmon swim home? 00:34:38 2019-10-25 21:45
Is maths real? 00:32:15 2019-10-18 21:45
How can I live a longer life? 00:26:28 2019-10-11 21:45
Is a vegan diet better for your health? 00:33:55 2019-09-27 21:45
Could I learn to think like Sherlock Holmes? 00:34:26 2019-09-20 21:45
Can my migraines be cured? 00:33:30 2019-09-13 21:45
Are extroverts really happier? 00:27:06 2019-09-06 21:45
Do we need more space stations? 00:31:39 2019-08-30 21:45
How can I motivate myself? 00:37:55 2019-08-23 21:45
Global infertility: Could The Handmaid’s Tale become reality? 00:40:12 2019-08-16 21:45
Can I predict the future? 00:36:04 2019-08-05 18:37
How many fossils are there? 00:30:05 2019-08-02 21:45
Why do we pull faces when we concentrate? 00:33:19 2019-07-26 21:45
Where’s my time machine? 00:42:37 2019-07-19 21:45
Who were the first farmers? 00:28:31 2019-07-12 21:45
Why do some people eat soil? 00:33:08 2019-07-05 21:45
Can we prevent traffic jams? 00:34:39 2019-06-28 21:45
What’s the best way to breathe? 00:30:48 2019-06-21 21:45
Are there new ways to beat depression? 00:26:28 2019-06-14 21:45
Can singing improve our health? 00:32:41 2019-06-07 21:45
How are we evolving? 00:33:50 2019-05-31 21:45
Could our household microbes help or harm us? 00:32:19 2019-05-24 21:45
Bonus: 13 Minutes to the Moon 00:05:20 2019-05-20 13:00
Could dark matter harbour dark life? 00:31:24 2019-05-17 21:45
How does a single cell become me? 00:27:54 2019-05-10 21:45
Did cooking make us human? 00:30:46 2019-05-04 22:00
Could viruses help fight super-bugs? 00:30:31 2019-04-26 21:45
Will we ever know what the universe is made of? 00:35:25 2019-04-19 20:45
Why do we find things beautiful? 00:30:04 2019-04-12 22:00
What are dreams for? 00:29:24 2019-04-05 21:45
Which milk is best for me and the planet? 00:32:16 2019-03-29 21:45
Why do we like some animals and hate others? 00:31:09 2019-03-22 21:45
When will an African visit Mars? 00:32:57 2019-03-15 21:45
Why am I shy? 00:31:57 2019-03-08 21:45
What do clouds feel like? 00:32:46 2019-03-01 21:45
Does brain size matter? 00:28:27 2019-02-22 21:45
Where was the last place humans made home? 00:29:47 2019-02-15 22:00
Could a ‘zombie’ virus kill us all? 00:31:51 2019-02-08 22:00
Is Recycling All Our Waste at Home Possible? 00:30:38 2019-02-01 21:45
Why Do We Bury Our Dead? 00:29:15 2019-01-25 21:45
Why can’t I remember my accident? 00:33:39 2019-01-18 21:45
Can Volcanoes Power the World? 00:33:12 2019-01-11 21:45
How Bird-Like Were Dinosaurs? 00:26:55 2019-01-04 23:49
What is the future of space travel? 00:28:09 2018-12-28 21:55
How Much Energy Can I Burn by Thinking? 00:26:26 2018-12-24 13:58
Is There a Logic to Romantic Love? 00:33:52 2018-12-14 21:45
Why do Women Live Longer than Men? 00:29:38 2018-12-07 21:45
Is Soil The Secret to Slowing Climate Change? 00:29:01 2018-11-30 21:45
Do You Smell What I Smell? 00:31:01 2018-11-23 21:45
Which Language is Most Efficient? 00:34:09 2018-11-16 21:45
Can We Make an Artificial Womb? 00:28:21 2018-11-09 21:45
How Do We Deal with Nuclear Waste? 00:35:10 2018-11-02 21:45
Could Bionic Eyes Help Me See Again? 00:28:44 2018-10-26 21:45
What are the limits of human endurance? 00:32:24 2018-10-19 21:45
What Makes Us Superstitious? 00:38:17 2018-10-12 21:45
Can We Prevent Hurricanes? 00:35:49 2018-10-09 17:38
Does Asking Questions Improve Your Memory? 00:29:27 2018-09-28 21:45
What’s The Point of Laughter? 00:28:15 2018-09-21 21:45
Is Vaping Bad for your Health? 00:27:17 2018-09-14 21:45
Why Do Drivers Zone Out? 00:26:44 2018-09-07 21:45
Why Do Some Animals Change Sex? 00:27:36 2018-08-31 21:45
Is there life on Mars? 00:27:40 2018-08-24 21:45
Could humans live in underwater cities? 00:32:37 2018-08-18 15:57
Can We Trap Light in a Box? 00:29:39 2018-08-10 21:45
How Do You Stop a Hedgehog Invasion? 00:31:52 2018-08-03 21:45
Why Does History Repeat Itself? 00:31:22 2018-07-27 21:45
How Do Magnets Work? 00:34:56 2018-07-20 21:45
Why do Humans have Different Coloured Skin? 00:29:08 2018-07-13 21:45
Where Do All Our Vegetables Come From? 00:31:22 2018-07-06 22:05
Do Plants Talk about Sex? 00:26:28 2018-06-28 14:11
Will We Run Out of Groundwater? 00:29:36 2018-06-22 21:45
What Shapes Our Musical Taste? 00:32:12 2018-06-15 21:45
Is Hypnosis a Real Thing? 00:29:49 2018-06-08 21:45
How Green Are Electric Vehicles? 00:28:40 2018-06-01 21:45
Is Fasting Healthy? 00:31:23 2018-05-25 21:45
How is Your Brain Better Than a Computer? 00:32:04 2018-05-18 21:45
Why Do Humans Dance? 00:33:50 2018-05-11 21:45
Why Don’t We All Like The Same Food? 00:30:51 2018-05-04 21:45
Can Sucking CO2 Out of the Air Solve Climate Change? 00:30:10 2018-04-27 21:45
Are Screens Bad For My Child’s Eyes? 00:28:36 2018-04-20 21:45
Why Do Insects Fly Towards Lights? 00:28:09 2018-04-13 21:32
Can We Find a Cure for Dementia? 00:29:22 2018-04-06 20:45
Is The Future of Food a Pill? 00:35:15 2018-03-30 21:00
Does Anything Stand Still? 00:29:34 2018-03-24 01:00
Why Do We Follow the Crowd? 00:33:46 2018-03-16 21:45
Is Nuclear Fusion Coming Anytime Soon? 00:37:21 2018-03-09 21:45
Could Bees Take Over From Sniffer Dogs? 00:28:35 2018-03-02 21:45
Do Animals Have Accents? 00:34:57 2018-02-23 21:45
How does the Moon affect life on Earth? 00:33:15 2018-02-16 22:00
Why Does Dark Matter, Matter? 00:31:18 2018-02-09 21:45
Must Life be Carbon-Based? 00:30:36 2018-02-02 21:45
How Far Can I See? 00:26:28 2018-01-26 21:45
Are Crunchy Caterpillars the Food of the Future? 00:28:36 2018-01-19 21:45
When Does Speech Become Music? 00:30:11 2018-01-12 21:45
Why Does My Dog Love Me? 00:29:07 2018-01-05 21:45
Could our faces replace passports as ID? 00:30:51 2017-12-29 22:00
Rudolph castrated: what you didn’t hear this year 00:30:55 2017-12-22 22:00
What is dust? 00:29:30 2017-12-19 14:34
From Oldest to Strongest Living Thing 00:27:58 2017-12-08 22:00
Can We Revive Extinct Species Like the Dodo? 00:32:55 2017-12-01 12:41
Does Technology Change How we Fall in Love? 00:29:52 2017-11-27 12:06
Why are There Morning People and Night People? 00:27:52 2017-11-17 22:00
How Can I Remember More? 00:33:10 2017-11-10 22:00
How Did Life Get onto Land? 00:29:18 2017-11-03 22:00
How Can We Fight Unwanted Noise? 00:37:07 2017-10-31 16:46
Is There Proof of Life After Death? 00:27:37 2017-10-20 22:00
Can We Worm Our Way Into Better Health? 00:27:27 2017-10-13 21:32
Is Carbon Dioxide Higher Than Ever? 00:26:59 2017-10-06 22:00
Can We Make Artificial Organs? 00:27:24 2017-09-29 22:00
Should We Kill One Species to Save Another? 00:31:59 2017-09-22 22:00
Could All Cars Be Electric? 00:29:26 2017-09-15 22:00
How Could Humanity Become Extinct? 00:29:02 2017-09-08 22:00
Spider Silk and Super Fly Senses 00:27:11 2017-09-01 22:00
Trees v Air Pollution - the Rematch 00:27:54 2017-08-25 22:00
Sydney Science Festival, Australia 00:31:30 2017-08-18 22:00
Lightning Strikes Again 00:35:15 2017-08-11 22:00
Can Animals Commit Murder? 00:28:37 2017-08-04 22:00
What Do Our Accents Say About Us? 00:27:09 2017-07-28 22:00
Could a Computer Judge My Crime? 00:27:05 2017-07-21 22:00
Why is it so Hard to Quit Smoking? 00:28:49 2017-07-14 22:00
Does Time really Exist? 00:30:57 2017-07-07 22:00
Do We Think in Words? 00:28:11 2017-06-30 22:00
Can Plants Talk? 00:28:07 2017-06-23 22:00
Can Your Lifestyle Be Passed on to Future Generations? 00:29:39 2017-06-16 22:00
Why Does It Always Rain on Me? 00:27:30 2017-06-09 22:00
What’s the Oldest Living Thing? 00:27:07 2017-06-02 22:00
Why do Human Faces Look so Different? 00:30:12 2017-05-26 22:00
Why is Childbirth Painful? 00:26:47 2017-05-19 22:00
Where’s my Ejector Seat? 00:27:24 2017-05-12 22:00
Why Do We Have Males and Females? 00:27:03 2017-05-05 22:00
Are Fingerprints the Best Form of ID? 00:26:44 2017-04-28 22:00
How Many People Can Earth Support? 00:26:47 2017-04-21 22:00
Space Mining 00:26:58 2017-04-14 22:00
Should we eat Insects? 00:26:45 2017-04-07 22:00
Why Do We Have So Many Accents? 00:26:56 2017-03-31 22:00
Does Weather Affect our Health? 00:26:53 2017-03-25 13:00
Science at the Movies 00:26:55 2017-03-18 13:00
Is Being Fat a Choice? 00:27:00 2017-03-14 18:30
Can Trees Help us Fight Air Pollution? 00:27:28 2017-03-04 13:00
Could a Robot be your Doctor? 00:29:40 2017-02-25 13:00
Why are Cats Loners? 00:26:28 2017-02-18 13:00
Is There Life After Death? 00:27:05 2017-02-11 13:00
Should we Use Ships to Transport Fresh Water? 00:27:13 2017-02-04 13:00
What is the Real Time? 00:28:41 2017-01-29 20:20
Why are Dogs so Different? 00:27:11 2017-01-21 13:00
Is there micro-life on Mars? 00:27:10 2017-01-14 13:00
Can we be too clean? 00:27:39 2017-01-07 13:00
Could Humanity be Wiped out Like the Dinosaurs? 00:26:51 2016-12-31 13:00
Wave Power 00:27:22 2016-12-24 13:00
Does it Pay to be Nice? 00:26:54 2016-12-17 13:00
The Fourth Dimension 00:31:12 2016-12-10 13:00
How Bad is Flying for the Planet? 00:28:33 2016-12-05 20:03
The Origin of Viruses 00:27:24 2016-11-28 18:23
Home Power Storage 00:27:07 2016-11-19 13:00
The Edge of Space 00:30:15 2016-11-12 13:00
Electricity from Lightning 00:28:12 2016-11-07 15:45