CrowdScience Podcast
1) How big is a rainbow?
When listener Sakuraâs husband came home from his morning walk in Cambridgeshire, UK, he told her about a massive rainbow heâd seen. But when he showed her a picture, she didnât think it was particula...Show More
2) Why do we cry?
Tears of joy, tears of sadness, tears of frustration or tears of pain - humans are thought to be the only animals that cry tears of emotion. CrowdScience listener Lizzy wants to know: why do we cry fo...Show More
3) Do tsunamis affect marine life?
Tsunamis destroy buildings, habitats and danger to everything in its path on land. But how do they affect life under the water? That's what CrowdScience listener Alvyn wants to know, and presenter Ana...Show More
4) Are Near Death Experiences real?
In your final moments, they say, you may walk down a tunnel of light. You might rise above your body, watching the scene below before passing into another world. Perhaps youâll be met by glowing figur...Show More
5) Why do people love horror films?
For some theyâre the stuff of nightmares, but many of us canât get enough of horror films. For Halloween, CrowdScience investigates the science of why we enjoy films that scare the living daylights ou...Show More
6) Should we help maggots and caterpillars?
We all know insects are important, but one CrowdScience listener worries that they donât seem to have equal billing when it comes to human love and attention. In Scotlandâs capital Edinburgh, listener...Show More
7) Can we record our senses?
How would you record a special moment? Maybe you could take a photograph, film a little video, or record some audio. We have lots of ways of recording what life LOOKS and SOUNDS like, but is the same ...Show More
8) Are atoms immortal?
Atoms are the building blocks of our world. Many have been around since right after the Big Bang created the universe nearly 14 billion years ago. And if life on Earth is made of atoms that are from a...Show More
9) Why are some animals black and white?
In a world bursting with colour, whatâs the advantage of standing out in stark contrast? Listener Jude in Canada wants to know why some animals are black and white. Why do zebras risk being so stripy?...Show More
10) Answers to even more questions
Sometimes in science, when you try to answer one question it sparks even more questions. The CrowdScience inbox is a bulging example of that. We get tons of new questions every week and many of those...Show More