Em busca da tangerina perdida: um ouvinte do programa Crowdscience, da BBC, perguntou por que não se acha mais as tangerinas da infância dele. O repórter foi atrás. O resultado é uma aula sobre as minhas frutas favoritas. Tanto que pausei o programa no meio e fui ao mercadinho buscar umas.
CrowdScience - Whatever happened to tangerines? - BBC Sounds
Can we track down a tangerine variety lodged in one listener's memory?
www.bbc.co.uk
March 1, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Em busca da tangerina perdida: um ouvinte do programa Crowdscience, da BBC, perguntou por que não se acha mais as tangerinas da infância dele. O repórter foi atrás. O resultado é uma aula sobre as minhas frutas favoritas. Tanto que pausei o programa no meio e fui ao mercadinho buscar umas.
Delighted to have featured on the latest episode of BBC Radio Crowd Science on the world service - explaining some of the ways we can be tricked by probability and why we are not very good at being random.
Listen here:
Listen here:
CrowdScience - Do multiple choice questions make us biased? - BBC Sounds
CrowdScience listener Griffith asks why a multiple choice quiz answer is rarely ‘a’.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 9, 2026 at 8:45 AM
Delighted to have featured on the latest episode of BBC Radio Crowd Science on the world service - explaining some of the ways we can be tricked by probability and why we are not very good at being random.
Listen here:
Listen here:
Fun time recording with Crowd Science by @BBCWorldService alongside @tjryan.bsky.social Why can't I remember my early childhood? Listen here: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w... #CrowdScience #BBCScience @lipmpib.bsky.social
BBC World Service - CrowdScience, Why can't I remember my early childhood?
Some huge milestones happen in our first years of life - but why do we forget them?
www.bbc.co.uk
February 11, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Fun time recording with Crowd Science by @BBCWorldService alongside @tjryan.bsky.social Why can't I remember my early childhood? Listen here: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w... #CrowdScience #BBCScience @lipmpib.bsky.social
I answered a question for the BBC "CrowdScience" podcast last week -- what would happen if you drilled a tunnel through the centre of the Earth and jumped in? They figured it made sense to ask a physicist in New Zealand...
BBC World Service - CrowdScience, Where in the world will I weigh least?, What would happen if we fell straight through the earth?
Professor Richard Easther from the University of Auckland, New Zealand discusses.
www.bbc.co.uk
April 2, 2025 at 3:13 AM
I answered a question for the BBC "CrowdScience" podcast last week -- what would happen if you drilled a tunnel through the centre of the Earth and jumped in? They figured it made sense to ask a physicist in New Zealand...
A joy to contribute to the @bbcworldservice CrowdScience episode "Why are spices delicious?" hosted by @anandjagatia, with additional contributors @KKoya, Lindell Bromham @scienceANU & Lorenzo Stafford @uop_psychology.
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
CrowdScience - Why are spices delicious? - BBC Sounds
CrowdScience listener Kristine wants to know why herbs and spices taste so good?
www.bbc.co.uk
October 16, 2023 at 5:07 PM
A joy to contribute to the @bbcworldservice CrowdScience episode "Why are spices delicious?" hosted by @anandjagatia, with additional contributors @KKoya, Lindell Bromham @scienceANU & Lorenzo Stafford @uop_psychology.
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
I'm on BBC World Service later discussing how we're not going to get people cycling more just by encouraging them. I've not heard the edit, but hopefully they've used lots of the footage of me slagging off Swansea's car-first infrastructure as we cycled through the city www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w...
BBC World Service - CrowdScience, How can we persuade more people to cycle?
Can behavioural science help listener Hans with his aim to get more people on bikes?
www.bbc.co.uk
June 20, 2025 at 9:53 AM
I'm on BBC World Service later discussing how we're not going to get people cycling more just by encouraging them. I've not heard the edit, but hopefully they've used lots of the footage of me slagging off Swansea's car-first infrastructure as we cycled through the city www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w...
Had fun speaking about the upsides of pain on @bbcworldservice.bsky.social recently
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
CrowdScience - Why does pain sometimes feel good? - BBC Sounds
What makes people seek out unpleasant or painful sensations, like eating chilli?
www.bbc.co.uk
December 16, 2024 at 8:31 PM
Had fun speaking about the upsides of pain on @bbcworldservice.bsky.social recently
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
What a fascinating listen this was ...
You won't be forgotten or will you?
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
You won't be forgotten or will you?
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
CrowdScience - How many dead people are on the internet? - BBC Sounds
How much of the internet belongs to people who are no longer with us?
www.bbc.co.uk
September 24, 2026 at 6:09 AM
What a fascinating listen this was ...
You won't be forgotten or will you?
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
You won't be forgotten or will you?
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Why is hiking in a zebra onesie a smart move if you want to avoid being devoured by flies? And why are skunks more stripy in predator-rich forests? Find out this, and more, from @bristolbiosci.bsky.social experts @drmartinjhow.bsky.social & Tim Caro on BBC CrowdScience: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w...
BBC World Service - CrowdScience, Why are some animals black and white?
Why are zebras so stripy? Why do penguins wear tuxedos?
www.bbc.co.uk
October 16, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Why is hiking in a zebra onesie a smart move if you want to avoid being devoured by flies? And why are skunks more stripy in predator-rich forests? Find out this, and more, from @bristolbiosci.bsky.social experts @drmartinjhow.bsky.social & Tim Caro on BBC CrowdScience: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w...
I also explored other counterintuitive probability puzzles—like the Birthday problem and Monty Hall—with Alex & Emily.
Hear the episode: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds...
Or pick up How to Expect the Unexpected: uk.bookshop.org/list...
9/10
Hear the episode: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds...
Or pick up How to Expect the Unexpected: uk.bookshop.org/list...
9/10
CrowdScience - Do multiple choice questions make us biased? - BBC Sounds
CrowdScience listener Griffith asks why a multiple choice quiz answer is rarely ‘a’.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 10, 2026 at 8:02 AM
I also explored other counterintuitive probability puzzles—like the Birthday problem and Monty Hall—with Alex & Emily.
Hear the episode: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds...
Or pick up How to Expect the Unexpected: uk.bookshop.org/list...
9/10
Hear the episode: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds...
Or pick up How to Expect the Unexpected: uk.bookshop.org/list...
9/10
I tried to give my take on whether water is wet for the BBC World Service - CrowdScience! The episode hosts chemists and material scientists too so this is a really nice & rounded way to approach the question. Here is the link:
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w...
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w...
BBC World Service - CrowdScience, Is water wet?
The wetness of water seems obvious - but dive into the science and it's not so clear cut
www.bbc.co.uk
March 10, 2025 at 10:12 AM
I tried to give my take on whether water is wet for the BBC World Service - CrowdScience! The episode hosts chemists and material scientists too so this is a really nice & rounded way to approach the question. Here is the link:
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w...
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w...
New short blog post: My appearances on Artologica and BBC Crowdscience! I talk about shimmering paint with my friend Michele and talk to the BBC about falling cats. 🧪 skullsinthestars.com/2025/09/29/m...
My appearances on Artologica and BBC Crowdscience!
Recently I’ve made a couple of appearances outside of my blog talking about science and I thought I would share them here! First, I collaborated with my artist friend Michele on a post talkin…
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September 29, 2025 at 6:45 PM
New short blog post: My appearances on Artologica and BBC Crowdscience! I talk about shimmering paint with my friend Michele and talk to the BBC about falling cats. 🧪 skullsinthestars.com/2025/09/29/m...
Giant #sabretoothedrabbits perhaps? Who knows?
CrowdScience - Will rabbits become super predators? - BBC Sounds
How do invasive species evolve?
www.bbc.co.uk
April 6, 2026 at 12:44 AM
Giant #sabretoothedrabbits perhaps? Who knows?
Hear me talk about how we biologically and culturally deal with the cold on BBC CrowdScience: www.bbc.com/audio/play/w...
BBC Audio | CrowdScience | How do we adapt to the cold?
Why do people react so differently to cold weather?
www.bbc.com
December 21, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Hear me talk about how we biologically and culturally deal with the cold on BBC CrowdScience: www.bbc.com/audio/play/w...
Engaging in conversation with the BBC World Service programme Crowdscience, starting with decades-old scribblings about the water in my tap having passed through countless dinosaurs before I got to drink it...
October 10, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Engaging in conversation with the BBC World Service programme Crowdscience, starting with decades-old scribblings about the water in my tap having passed through countless dinosaurs before I got to drink it...
CrowdScience podcast: The science behind ear worms (33 min).
Fascinating—particularly the 1 per cent who DON’T hear them.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct3j74
Fascinating—particularly the 1 per cent who DON’T hear them.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct3j74
BBC World Service - CrowdScience, Why is this song stuck in my head?
CrowdScience burrows into the niggling world of earworms
www.bbc.co.uk
April 5, 2024 at 3:40 AM
CrowdScience podcast: The science behind ear worms (33 min).
Fascinating—particularly the 1 per cent who DON’T hear them.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct3j74
Fascinating—particularly the 1 per cent who DON’T hear them.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct3j74
Why is it hard to make bathroom tiles look random? I really enjoyed discussing how our pattern-seeking visual brains make it tricky to perceive randomness with the BBC CrowdScience team.
Today’s CrowdScience is a corker - from bathroom design to the fundamental mysteries of the universe. Fave quote: “there is no magique, only probability” By @benmotley.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
CrowdScience - Is anything truly random? - BBC Sounds
A question about bathroom tiles has us wondering whether everything is pre-determined
www.bbc.co.uk
February 24, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Why is it hard to make bathroom tiles look random? I really enjoyed discussing how our pattern-seeking visual brains make it tricky to perceive randomness with the BBC CrowdScience team.
In a world bursting with colour, why go monochrome? I joined Tim Caro & Martin How on the BBC World Service’s Crowdscience to explore why some animals stand out in stark contrast. From 🦓🐼🐧 it turns out the answers aren’t always so black & white 😉
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
CrowdScience - Why are some animals black and white? - BBC Sounds
Why are zebras so stripy? Why do penguins wear tuxedos?
www.bbc.co.uk
October 3, 2025 at 8:22 PM
In a world bursting with colour, why go monochrome? I joined Tim Caro & Martin How on the BBC World Service’s Crowdscience to explore why some animals stand out in stark contrast. From 🦓🐼🐧 it turns out the answers aren’t always so black & white 😉
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
My mom, Tracy Kahn, was featured in this recent BBC interview: "Whatever happened to tangerines?"
Check it out!
www.bbc.com/audio/play/w...
Check it out!
www.bbc.com/audio/play/w...
BBC Audio | CrowdScience | Whatever happened to tangerines?
Can we track down a tangerine variety lodged in one listener's memory?
www.bbc.com
March 15, 2025 at 6:42 PM
My mom, Tracy Kahn, was featured in this recent BBC interview: "Whatever happened to tangerines?"
Check it out!
www.bbc.com/audio/play/w...
Check it out!
www.bbc.com/audio/play/w...
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#GCMA #CrowdScience #CrowdPsychology #PublicOrder #Podcast #CRJListen #Crowds #Events #CrowdProfs #EventProfs #GlobalCrowds
#GCMA #CrowdScience #CrowdPsychology #PublicOrder #Podcast #CRJListen #Crowds #Events #CrowdProfs #EventProfs #GlobalCrowds
April 24, 2026 at 8:58 AM
Making cycling cool & aspirational (isn't it already?) is all well and good, but the key is safety. We need more connected infra of course.
If you cycle then set a good example by talking about how safe it really is, and do things like ditching hiviz and helmets.
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
If you cycle then set a good example by talking about how safe it really is, and do things like ditching hiviz and helmets.
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
CrowdScience - How can we persuade more people to cycle? - BBC Sounds
Can behavioural science help listener Hans with his aim to get more people on bikes?
www.bbc.co.uk
June 22, 2025 at 6:53 AM
Making cycling cool & aspirational (isn't it already?) is all well and good, but the key is safety. We need more connected infra of course.
If you cycle then set a good example by talking about how safe it really is, and do things like ditching hiviz and helmets.
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
If you cycle then set a good example by talking about how safe it really is, and do things like ditching hiviz and helmets.
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Cycling is great for our health. Plus, it’s much better for the environment than jumping in car.
So, how can we get more people to cycle? 🚲
I spoke to behavioural psychologists and cycling campaigners to find out.
@ianwalker.bsky.social
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w...
So, how can we get more people to cycle? 🚲
I spoke to behavioural psychologists and cycling campaigners to find out.
@ianwalker.bsky.social
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w...
BBC World Service - CrowdScience, How can we persuade more people to cycle?
Can behavioural science help listener Hans with his aim to get more people on bikes?
www.bbc.co.uk
June 23, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Cycling is great for our health. Plus, it’s much better for the environment than jumping in car.
So, how can we get more people to cycle? 🚲
I spoke to behavioural psychologists and cycling campaigners to find out.
@ianwalker.bsky.social
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w...
So, how can we get more people to cycle? 🚲
I spoke to behavioural psychologists and cycling campaigners to find out.
@ianwalker.bsky.social
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w...
A bit late sharing this - but very happy to featured on the new BBC News CrowdScience episode on the history of #tuberculosis & the first trial of the Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) #vaccine in Paris in 1921.
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w...
➡️ the BBC World Service version airs on Monday
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w...
➡️ the BBC World Service version airs on Monday
BBC World Service - CrowdScience, Why is TB still killing people?
Tuberculosis kills over a million people every year, despite a vaccine and a cure. Why?
www.bbc.co.uk
August 15, 2026 at 8:01 AM
A bit late sharing this - but very happy to featured on the new BBC News CrowdScience episode on the history of #tuberculosis & the first trial of the Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) #vaccine in Paris in 1921.
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w...
➡️ the BBC World Service version airs on Monday
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w...
➡️ the BBC World Service version airs on Monday
Warning Dad Joke.
The fish use currents :)
The fish use currents :)
CrowdScience - How do electric fish make electricity? - BBC Sounds
Some fish generate electric shocks that can stun a human. How do they do it?
www.bbc.co.uk
September 19, 2026 at 1:28 PM
Warning Dad Joke.
The fish use currents :)
The fish use currents :)