CrowdScience

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

Recent Episodes
  • Can we feed everyone?
    Apr 25, 2025 – 31:27
  • Why am I always late?
    Apr 18, 2025 – 26:29
  • Why do animals swallow rocks?
    Apr 11, 2025 – 29:47
  • How do you measure a mountain?
    Apr 4, 2025 – 26:28
  • Where in the world will I weigh least?
    Mar 28, 2025 – 26:29
  • Are there global food allergy hotspots?
    Mar 21, 2025 – 29:33
  • Are humans naturally monogamous?
    Mar 14, 2025 – 27:28
  • Is water wet?
    Mar 7, 2025 – 26:28
  • Whatever happened to tangerines?
    Feb 28, 2025 – 28:36
  • Why isn't the sky green?
    Feb 21, 2025 – 27:02
  • Is anything truly random?
    Feb 14, 2025 – 26:28
  • Why can't I remember my early childhood?
    Feb 7, 2025 – 27:02
  • Is my smartwatch good for my health?
    Jan 31, 2025 – 27:44
  • How high can birds fly?
    Jan 24, 2025 – 27:10
  • Which animal has the biggest carbon footprint?
    Jan 17, 2025 – 28:36
  • Is beer better without alcohol?
    Jan 10, 2025 – 32:52
  • Why am I embarrassed when I fall?
    Jan 3, 2025 – 26:29
  • I didn’t know that!
    Dec 27, 2024 – 26:28
  • Will the Earth ever lose its Moon?
    Dec 20, 2024 – 26:28
  • Why does pain sometimes feel good?
    Dec 13, 2024 – 29:19
  • Why am I good at jigsaw puzzles?
    Dec 7, 2024 – 32:13
  • Can I improve my sense of direction?
    Nov 29, 2024 – 29:57
  • Why can't my dog live as long as me?
    Nov 22, 2024 – 28:44
  • What does my voice say about me?
    Nov 15, 2024 – 31:42
  • Why is my house getting sunnier?
    Nov 8, 2024 – 30:19
  • Why do some mushrooms glow?
    Nov 1, 2024 – 29:29
  • Why do languages fade from us?
    Oct 25, 2024 – 26:54
  • Why do my armpits smell?
    Oct 18, 2024 – 26:28
  • What's the fairest voting system?
    Oct 11, 2024 – 32:25
  • Why don’t sunflowers fall over?
    Oct 9, 2024 – 26:22
  • How did the Moon affect the dinosaurs?
    Sep 27, 2024 – 30:31
  • Are we mature by 18?
    Sep 20, 2024 – 29:37
  • Is the car an apex predator?
    Sep 13, 2024 – 39:49
  • What is the voice inside my head?
    Sep 6, 2024 – 28:24
  • Can my body regenerate?
    Aug 30, 2024 – 31:33
  • Why am I symmetrical?
    Aug 23, 2024 – 31:56
  • Can we improve the shipping container?
    Aug 16, 2024 – 32:34
  • How do fish survive in the deep ocean?
    Aug 9, 2024 – 27:58
  • Why is my handwriting so messy?
    Aug 2, 2024 – 29:44
  • Why is a ship a ‘she’?
    Jul 26, 2024 – 30:45
  • Why am I afraid of this building?
    Jul 19, 2024 – 26:29
  • What is the weight of the internet?
    Jul 12, 2024 – 37:35
  • How does a snake climb a tree?
    Jul 5, 2024 – 27:29
  • How many flies have ever existed?
    Jun 28, 2024 – 30:49
  • Is every atom unique?
    Jun 21, 2024 – 32:32
  • Why are the seas salty?
    Jun 14, 2024 – 31:12
  • How fast can a raindrop cross the globe?
    Jun 7, 2024 – 26:27
  • Why does wine taste better over time?
    May 31, 2024 – 30:13
  • Will mountains shrink as sea levels rise?
    May 24, 2024 – 26:29
  • What does prayer do to my brain?
    May 17, 2024 – 28:05
Recent Reviews
  • Binnie World Service
    Love this
    This show supports my weird sciency energy that i cannot find anywhere else as a high schooler. Flies are cool
  • itsdavie
    Totally
    Tubular
  • 6176423263
    so good
    it is so good
  • blindGuyJoe
    Good Show!
    Good Material & Greatt Presentation
  • drgjbfr
    Expanding thoughts
    I’m a first time new mom and when I get up 5 times a night to nurse my baby, I turn on this show and the episodes keep me awake with curiosity and interest. The hosts are sincere and silly sometimes. I love it. Thank you and keep it up! I know I will be.
  • Ray mesopotamia
    Listen if you don’t need to have to.
    It’s really great. But I like questions and don’t need a big reveal. Also, please stop the “it’s so nice out there…” ad. It makes my skin crawl
  • Bee-Sorry
    JB
    Loaded with bias.
  • JustSayN4RF
    Fascinating and Fun!
    I love this podcast. It hooks me every time. I love how they include questions from all ages and all over the world. Great podcast for the whole family.
  • nys_emt
    Fun and interesting
    I love Crowdscience! It’s a fun, energetic, and educational podcast. I look forward to new episodes!
  • Aio1972
    Great show
    Great topics that are both interesting and easy on the ear.
  • The Baron Fluffy
    Crowd Science
    This is a fantastic and innovative podcast, entertaining, informative, great presenters …. Long may they continue to answer the questions of our time !!
  • Reader422
    Great!
    Great info delivered in a thoughtful, thorough and fun manner.
  • CourtWad
    Nice.
    Wanna learn stuff? Then I recommend this podcast.
  • Tarantularara
    One of the best
    This is definitely one of the best science podcasts I’ve listened to and that’s coming from a real lover of science who’s listened to quite a few. This podcast is entertaining, really accessible for non-scientists but not dumbed down to the point that you feel patronised. Thank you to the CrowdScience team!
  • Lucha Kaiju
    Excellent
    Brilliant podcast, the episode about conspiracy theories in particular was a masterpiece. Thorough in depth and entertaining - this is a wonderful show!
  • jpc233
    Crowd science
    Terrific program, well paced and researched
  • -CCDeYapp
    A superb podcast!!!
    I love the science, and especially how the information is shared. Thank you.
  • cwilrycx
    Truly enjoyable science, I repeat enjoyable science.
    Curious listener questions and thoroughly invested journalists....I alway appreciate a wild of fact finding, myth busting, and fantastic possibilities!!!
  • Evskie
    Always fun!
    I’ve been listening to crowd science for a long time and it never disappoints. The hosts are fun and clever and the topics are wide ranging and interesting. I definitely recommend!
  • The Real Zen Boy
    They’ve gotten better over the years
    It took them a while, but they’ve seem to hit their stride. Some of the episodes are frivolous, but overall it’s pretty good. They’ve come a long way in science reporting. Please keep improving!
  • neale64
    Witty & Informative
    A typically brilliant BBC production. If the UK were to disappear from the Earth today, the BBC would serve as a shining memory and gift.
  • garnarvian
    Great podcast
    I like this podcast, Marny Chesterton is a good host and most of the topics they investigate are fascinating. I recommend it!
  • KHerrett
    Listener based
    Science is so varied and by asking for listeners to pose their questions, they are able to really cover so many unique and interesting topics.
  • Radical Linguist
    Should I boycott palm oil?
    Issue with one of the arguments adduced for not reducing palm-oil consumption: Allegedly, if less PALM oil were produced in Malaysia — more SOYBEAN oil would be produced by clear-cutting the Amazon rain-forest. However, news reports have stated that more and more Palm Oil is being IN South America, including the shrinking rain-forest. SO: less palm-oil consumption benefits biodiversity in BOTH Malaysia AND the Amazon rain-forest. Another point that was blithely thrown in, not as an argument but as a passing tidbit: (I paraphrase) “Many Malaysian Families have become wealthier due to palm oil, so that THEY’VE BEEN ABLE TO BUY CARS” — as if that in itself were a marvelous outcome.
  • etm1952
    Great stuff!
    Makes learning fun.
  • Mohsenp
    Great podcast!
    Thanks a million for your podcast!
  • Joanne Keane Green
    Awesome!
    So well done... well researched and interesting topics! Presentation is well organized and keeps my attention and I love it! Thanks and keep up the great work!
  • ALittleChaotic
    great shows!
    I'm writing about the migraine episode - that was spookily enlightening, i got chills ! Thanks! Oh, i found you 'cause i was looking for Marnie, she IS bright and wise, and i'm discovering you all make a great team!
  • Chinatimt
    Fun Science
    The show is presented in a fun and interesting way while also giving the scientific information needed to answer the chosen listener’s question.
  • Crittle0606
    Interesting and exciting
    Finally! I have been looking for a podcast just like this! I am an American from Florida but find myself subscribing to many BBC programs. I love the excitement, curiosity, and science!
  • Jack_McCoy
    Great Science Show
    Really informative show. I recommend listening to the episodes with topics you’re interested in; some I skip. The 2018 episode “Is Vaping Bad for Your Health?” was phenomenal and is what turned me on to this show. I immediately told a friend when I heard the episode, and I hope there is a follow-up.
  • Karsten Aichholz
    Not focused on providing the best answer
    It’s a well produced show that makes for ‘easy listening’. The reason I unsubscribed is that it seems it’s more about making a story than answering a question. Crowd-inspired, factual non-fiction would be a better title. Think documentary, rather than science.
  • Perm wannabe
    Facts presented in a fun way!
    Marnie Chesterton Et al. Do a brilliant job of presenting science in a fun and interesting way. Marnie has the cutest voice/personality at the BBC.
  • dettifoss
    Your science questions answered
    You don't need to be a geek to get this show. Popular science program in which each episode investigates a question posed by a listener. The tone of the show is enthusiastic and each episode has enough material to get you thinking.
  • Mobjack11
    So interesting
    This is a wonderful science show that I first heard on the radio but could not remember to tune in to each week. Now with the podcast I have the wonderful opportunity to listen to all the shows. Very down to earth presenter and producer-they make even complicated science quite accessible.
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