The Curious Cases of Rutherford and Fry

Does infinity exist?

Rutherford and Fry embark on a never-ending quest for infinite knowledge

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The Curious Cases of Rutherford and Fry

Why do birds sing?

6/6 And why does the human voice change as we age?

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The Curious Cases of Rutherford and Fry

The growling stomach

Why do our tummies rumble - and when they do, does it always mean we are hungry?

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The Curious Cases of Rutherford and Fry

The seeded cloud

Can we make it rain?

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The Curious Cases of Rutherford and Fry

The sting in the tail

What’s the point of wasps?

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The Curious Cases of Rutherford and Fry

The end of everything

When and how is the universe going to end?

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The Curious Cases of Rutherford and Fry

The Zedonk Problem

What are ligons and tigers? What is a species?

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The Curious Cases of Rutherford and Fry

The Space Burrito

Is there a point in space where the Sun could heat a burrito perfectly? And other puzzles

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The Curious Cases of Rutherford and Fry

The Martian Mission

Dr Adam Rutherford and Dr Hannah Fry investigate everyday mysteries sent by listeners.

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The Curious Cases of Rutherford and Fry

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 and Fry

The noises that make us cringe

Why do some people find noises like a fork scraping a plate so terrible?

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The Curious Cases of Rutherford and Fry

The guiding hound

How do guide dogs know where they're going?

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The Curious Cases of Rutherford and Fry

The weirdness of water, Part 1 of 2

‘Please explain the weirdness of water?’ asks Neil Morton in Stirling in Scotland.

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The Curious Cases of Rutherford and Fry

The weirdness of water, Part 2 of 2

Adam Rutherford and Hannah Fry attempt to answer more questions on why water is weird

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The Curious Cases of Rutherford and Fry

The painless heart

Why does my heart muscle not ache after exercise?

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The Curious Cases of Rutherford and Fry

The slippery situation

'What is the most slippy thing in the world?' asks 8 year old Evelyn from London.

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The Curious Cases of Rutherford and Fry

The venomous vendetta

Will a venomous snake die if it bites itself? asks Janni in Amsterdam.

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The Curious Cases of Rutherford and Fry

The Mystery of the Teenage Brain

Dr Adam Rutherford and Dr Hannah Fry investigate everyday mysteries sent by listeners.

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The Curious Cases of Rutherford and Fry

The weird waves of wi-fi

We use wi-fi every day, but do you know how it works?

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The Curious Cases of Rutherford and Fry

Surprising symmetries

Two eyes, two arms, two legs - we are roughly symmetrical on the outside. Why is that?

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The Curious Cases of Rutherford and Fry

The Shocking White Hair

Dr Adam Rutherford and Dr Hannah Fry investigate everyday mysteries sent by listeners.

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The Curious Cases of Rutherford and Fry

The Turn of the Tide

Why are tide times and ranges so different around the UK, asks Lynn?

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The Curious Cases of Rutherford and Fry

The colour conundrum

How do we see colour and why are some people colour blind?

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The Life Scientific: Pete Smith

Restore peat bogs to mitigate climate change and improve bio-diversity.

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The Life Scientific: Jacinta Tan

How does a person with anorexia nervosa think? Jacinta Tan sheds light on this illness

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The Life Scientific: Adam Hart

When does a waggle dance become a tremble dance?

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