CrowdScience listener Nyok, in South Sudan, is right-handed and has always felt very creative. He's also noticed that left-handed people seem to be more logical. He's wondering if this has anything to do with the idea that different sides of your brain can be dominant for differe ...Show more
How do insects hear?
CrowdScience listener Lauren from Belgium has near-complete hearing loss in one ear, because all the sensory hair cells in her inner ear have died. This got her thinking about how complicated the human ear is and whether there are other animals with simpler ears, in particular in ...Show more
Why do flies eat poo? Why, when I touch something, do my atoms not merge with the object? Are we living in a computer simulation? All season we've been trying to answer the top mysteries that have baffled scientists for centuries. Now, we're answering yours! Ask a question of you ...Show more
This week’s big questions!You’ve been sending in your curious questions, and this week… 💧 Jonah wants to know why we sweat.🤧 Raphael is wondering why we close our eyes when we sneeze.🐸 Robbie is curious about why frogs croak.🌕 Arla wonders why the Moon is called the Moon.⛽ An ...Show more
In the week where many celebrated Halloween we are wondering about that tingle down your spine, the dryness in your mouth, the racing pulse - might it actually be good for you? We also look into a special frequency of sound, just below our human hearing range, that might cause ra ...Show more