
The Curious Cases of Rutherford & Fry
Series 17
The Mosquito Conundrum
What’s the point of mosquitoes? asks Cathy.
- 45 mins
- 19 Jan 2021
Science sleuths Dr Adam Rutherford and Dr Hannah Fry investigate everyday mysteries sent by listeners.
Series 17
The Mosquito Conundrum
What’s the point of mosquitoes? asks Cathy.
Series 17
The Scientific Exploration of Astrology
Could there be something to astrology?, asks Dan in Australia.
Series 17
The Noises That Make Us Cringe
Why do some people find noises like a fork scraping a plate so terrible?
Series 17
The Pizza Diet
Can I make a pizza that contains my recommended daily intake of everything? asks Paul
Series 17
The Good and Bad in Fungi
"Why are some fungi helpful and others harmful?" asks Paul Glaister in Reading.
Series 17
The Martian Mission
What would it take for humans to live permanently on Mars? asks listener Martin.
Series 17
The Hamster Power Hypothesis
How many hamsters on wheels would it take to power London? asks Judah from Virginia, USA.
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The Curious Cases of Rutherford & Fry
Series 16
The Space Burrito
Is there a point in space where the Sun could heat a burrito perfectly? And other puzzles.
Series 16
The Zedonk Problem
What are ligons and tigers? What is a species?
Series 16
The End of Everything
When and how is the universe going to end?
Series 16
The Sting in the Tail
What’s the point of wasps?
Series 16
The Seeded Cloud
Can we make it rain?
Series 16
The Growling Stomach
Why do our tummies rumble - and when they do, does it always mean we are hungry?
We’re back!
A preview of series 16: Longer, louder and locked down.
Series 15
The Exotic Wormhole
What are wormholes and do they really exist?
Series 15
A Cold Case Part 2
From cold feet to cold water swimming, Rutherford and Fry answer your chilling questions
Series 15
A Cold Case Part 1
Why do we get more colds in winter?
Series 15
Hannah's ASMR cocktail
Hannah Fry mixes a mojito - listen after our episode on ASMR.
Series 15
Adam's ASMR cocktail
Adam Rutherford concocts an Old Fashioned cocktail - listen after our episode on ASMR.