Why does running water make me need the toile...

Have you ever found yourself doing something – perhaps getting a glass of water, eating a snack, or even sitting on the toilet – without remembering making the decision to do it? CrowdScience listener Mohammed certainly has. It’s left him wondering: does he really have free will, ...  عرض المزيد

Where do shells come from? CrowdScience listener Tamsyn got in touch, a little embarrassed, confessing that she had managed to reach her twenties without realising that shells are made by living creatures. Suddenly, her curiosity ran wild and she asked CrowdScience to investigate ...  عرض المزيد

Pour beaucoup, quand on entend de l'eau couler, il nous vient une forte envie d'uriner. Mais pourquoi cette jolie cascade nous donne-t-elle envie de faire pipi ? Ce n’est pas de la magie, ni de la sorcellerie, c’est juste de la science. On vous explique tout. Hébergé par Audion. ...  عرض المزيد

When you have to go, where does it go? That’s what our listener Ellie wants to know. Prepare for potty humor and science as we hear from civil engineer and toilet expert Francis de los Reyes! Who invented the toilet? And what’s “The Great Stink?” We’ll be plunging into the past, ...  عرض المزيد

In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe discuss urohidrosis: the avian habit of urinating and/or defecating onto the scaly parts of one’s own legs. Find out what it’s all about…See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

In this episode, Dr Matt & Dr Mike explore what information can be gathered from your wee! They review colour, smell, taste(?!), specific gravity, pH, glucose, ketones, red blood cells, proteins, nitrites, white blood cells, and bilirubin/urobilinogen.*This content is for educati ...  عرض المزيد