Curious Cases

The term 'bird brain' might suggest our feathered friends are stupid, but Hannah and Dara ... more

Could you ever trade memories with someone else? Fancy downloading the experience of landi... more

Can you slow down time by hurtling through space at breakneck speed? Could listener Saskia... more

How big can animals really get before they collapse under their own weight or run out of s... more

Think of a shark and you'll probably conjure up images of Jaws, but it turns out their ski... more

Why do we giggle, snort, and bust a gut laughing? Is it just humans being weird, does it s... more

Ever wondered why some people are mosquito magnets and other people barely get bitten? Han... more

The team test the theory that you can use the weather to predict pain, separating science ... more

From mouldy bread to athlete’s foot, fungi don’t exactly scream “home improvement.” But wh... more

What happens in your brain when Cupid’s arrow strikes? As a teenager, Alison developed an ... more

Hannah and Dara tackle a disarmingly simple question: is anything in the universe truly in... more

For any of you who have ever told a porkie pie, don't worry, this week we hear why we all ... more

“Diamonds are nonsense!” Hannah boldly proclaimed in a previous episode. But listener Guy ... more

Hannah Fry and Dara Ó Briain return to tackle listener's questions with the power of scien... more

The buzz of a fly hovering just above your head has got to be one of the most irritating s... more

Anyone who has ever done a long car journey with kids will be familiar with the idea of be... more

When you die, would you want to be frozen so that one day you might be brought back to lif... more