How should we protect our coastlines?
What’s the best way to combat coastal erosion?
- 26 mins
- 26 Apr 2024
BBC Sounds - CrowdScience - Available Episodes
CrowdScience
We take your questions about life, Earth and the universe to researchers hunting for answers at the frontiers of knowledge.
Episodes (385 Available)
Are our coastlines being washed away?What is coastal erosion and why is it a problem?
- 26 mins
- 19 Apr 2024
How do my ears sense direction?How can we hear a sound and immediately know where it’s coming from?
- 32 mins
- 12 Apr 2024
How many people have ever existed?Listener Alpha in Sierra Leone asks us to count all the humans who have ever lived
- 26 mins
- 05 Apr 2024
Could climate change lead to more volcanic eruptions?We head to New Zealand to ask how a hotter planet will affect volcanoes.
- 27 mins
- 29 Mar 2024
Do animals have anxious habits like us?Why do we bite our nails - and do animals share similar habits?
- 27 mins
- 22 Mar 2024
Is the BMI fatphobic?How useful is the Body Mass Index?
- 29 mins
- 15 Mar 2024
Do we all see the same colour?Caroline Steel investigates what affects the way we see the colours of the world
- 29 mins
- 08 Mar 2024
How bad is our data for the planet?What's the environmental impact of all the data we use?
- 27 mins
- 01 Mar 2024
Why do we have wisdom teeth?Answering your questions about life, Earth and the universe
- 28 mins
- 23 Feb 2024
What time was the first clock set to?From sundials to atomic clocks via Big Ben, a quest into the history of timekeeping.
- 27 mins
- 16 Feb 2024
When will the next earthquake hit?Will we ever be able to predict earthquakes?
- 27 mins
- 09 Feb 2024
Why do we daydream?Meandering into your wandering mind, why can’t we stay present?
- 30 mins
- 02 Feb 2024
How should we measure cleverness?The CrowdScience team are tested to the limit to see how brainy they are.
- 26 mins
- 26 Jan 2024
Were humans ever semi-aquatic?Was there a semi-aquatic period for humans as we’ve evolved?
- 26 mins
- 19 Jan 2024
Can planting trees solve the climate crisis?Can we plant enough trees to soak up all the extra carbon we put into the atmosphere?
- 26 mins
- 12 Jan 2024
Will electric cars help solve noise pollution?Will electric cars solve noise pollution?
- 28 mins
- 05 Jan 2024
- 2023 Year End Extravaganza, Part 2
Welcome to Part 2 of our year-end extravaganza, full of bonus content and stories
- 26 mins
- 29 Dec 2023
- 2023 Year-End Extravaganza, Part 1
It’s Part 1 of CrowdScience’s year-end extravaganza! Say hello to some familiar faces.
- 35 mins
- 22 Dec 2023
Are seeds alive?How come a seed can do nothing for months, or even years, before bursting into life?
- 27 mins
- 15 Dec 2023
