Curious Cases Podcast
Hannah Fry and Dara Ó Briain tackle listeners' conundrums with the power of science!
Episodes to download
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The Scientific Exploration of Astrology—Series 17
Tue 12 Jan 2021
Could there be something to astrology? asks Dan in Australia
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The Noises That Make Us Cringe—Series 17
Tue 5 Jan 2021
Why do some people find noises like a fork scraping a plate so terrible?
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The Pizza Diet—Series 17
Tue 29 Dec 2020
Can I make a pizza that contains my recommended daily intake of everything? asks Paul
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The Good and Bad in Fungi—Series 17
Tue 22 Dec 2020
"Why are some fungi helpful and others harmful?" asks Paul Glaister in Reading.
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The Martian Mission—Series 17
Tue 15 Dec 2020
What would it take for humans to live on Mars? Drs Rutherford and Fry investigate.
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The Hamster Power Hypothesis—Series 17
Tue 8 Dec 2020
How many hamsters on wheels would it take to power London?
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The Space Burrito—Series 16
Tue 14 Jul 2020
6/6 Is there a point in space where the Sun could heat a burrito perfectly? And other puzzles.
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The Sting in the Tail—Series 16
Tue 23 Jun 2020
3/6 What’s the point of wasps? Science sleuths Drs Rutherford and Fry investigate
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The Growling Stomach—Series 16
Tue 9 Jun 2020
1/6 Why do our tummies rumble - and when they do, does it always mean we are hungry?
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A Cold Case Part 2—Series 15
Wed 4 Mar 2020
5/6 From cold feet to cold water swimming, Rutherford and Fry answer your chilling questions
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Hannah's ASMR cocktail—Rutherford and Fry
Fri 21 Feb 2020
Hannah Fry mixes a mojito - listen after our episode on ASMR.
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Adam's ASMR cocktail—Rutherford and Fry
Thu 20 Feb 2020
Adam Rutherford concocts an Old Fashioned cocktail - listen after our episode on ASMR.
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The End of the World—Series 14
Wed 4 Dec 2019
What would become the dominant species if, or when, humans go extinct?
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The Heart of the Antimatter—Series 14
Wed 20 Nov 2019
How do you make antimatter? Science sleuths Drs Rutherford and Fry investigate.
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Stephen Fry's Identity Crisis—Series 14
Wed 13 Nov 2019
Stephen Fry asks the duo to investigate why he struggles to remember faces.
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A Frytful Scare Part 2—Series 14
Wed 6 Nov 2019
Rutherford and Fry board a rollercoaster to investigate why we enjoy being scared
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A Frytful Scare Part 1—Series 14
Wed 30 Oct 2019
Why do we enjoy horror? Rutherford and Fry explore the thrill of fear
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Why do you see faces in unexpected places?
We are “hardwired” for recognising faces and it starts at birth.
