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The Curious Cases of Rutherford & Fry

The Curious Cases of Rutherford & Fry

139 Episodes • By BBC Radio 4 • www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07dx75...
Science sleuths Dr Adam Rutherford and Dr Hannah Fry investigate everyday mysteries sent by listeners.
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Introducing… Uncharted with Hannah Fry
Behind every line on a graph, there lies an extraord... more
Oct 2 2023 14m
Sex Frequency and Baby Boy Births
Chapter 1 12 mins
Returning Soldier Mystery
Chapter 2 1 min
1973
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The Impossible Number
There is a bizarre number in maths referred to simpl... more
Feb 14 2023 41m
Magnetic Levitation Experiments
Chapter 1 11 mins
Exploring Impossible Concepts
Chapter 2 7 mins
The Power of Imaginary Numbers
Chapter 3 12 mins
Complex Numbers in Modeling
Chapter 4 8 mins
Exploring the Magic of Magnets
Chapter 5 1 min
Exploring Technology and News
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The Mind Numbing Medicine
This episode will render you oblivious, conked out a... more
Feb 7 2023 43m
The Brain's Cortical Stability
Chapter 1 9 mins
Exploring the Mysteries of Anesthetics
Chapter 2 7 mins
Exploring Consciousness Under General Anesthesia
Chapter 3 7 mins
Exploring Brain Activity With Anesthetic Agents
Chapter 4 10 mins
Exploring the Mystery of Anesthesia
Chapter 5 7 mins
Exploring the Phenomenon of Aphantasia
Chapter 6 2 mins
Exploring Steven Soderberg
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The Resurrection Quest
‘Can we bring back extinct species?’ wonders listene... more
Jan 31 2023 38m
Chapter 1 10 mins
Bringing Extinct Species Back to Life
Chapter 2 13 mins
Survival of Endangered Species With Technology
Chapter 3 13 mins
Conservation Through Breeding and Bio-Banking
Chapter 4 47 sec
Understanding the Economy
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The Puzzle of the Pyramids
The Great Pyramids of Giza are awesome feats of engi... more
Jan 24 2023 36m
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The Magnetic Mystery
Magnets are inside loads of everyday electronic kit ... more
Jan 17 2023 43m
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Chapter 1 5 mins
The Magic of Magnets
Chapter 2 13 mins
Uses of Magnets in Everyday Life
Chapter 3 9 mins
How Magnets Work
Chapter 4 13 mins
Insane Clown Party and Magnets
Chapter 5 2 mins
Is Origin of Species Science Fiction?
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The Case of the Blind Mind's Eye
Close your eyes and think of a giraffe. Can you see ... more
Jan 10 2023 43m
The Ability to Imagine
Chapter 1 4 mins
The Mind's Eye
Chapter 2 4 mins
Aphantasia
Chapter 3 7 mins
Aphantasia
Chapter 4 8 mins
Imagination in the Human Brain
Chapter 5 11 mins
Different Kinds of Thinkers
Chapter 6 6 mins
Curious Cases of the Week
Chapter 7 1 min
Nature Bank
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Silly Studies: The Pre-Series Teaser
The new series kicks off very soon! As a little aper... more
Jan 5 2023 12m
Origin of the Name Shuffle Bottom
Chapter 1 10 mins
Nursery Rhymes and Violent Behavior
Chapter 2 1 min
Penis Amputation
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Introducing Why Do We Do That?
Ella Al-Shamahi introduces her new series, Why Do We... more
Dec 7 2022 1m
Chapter 1 3 mins
An Anthropologist's Guide to the Modern World
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The Puzzle of the Plasma Doughnut
What do you get if you smash two hydrogen nuclei tog... more
Sep 20 2022 39m
The Strong Nuclear Force
Chapter 1 5 mins
Nuclear Fusion
Chapter 2 10 mins
Plasma and Nuclear Fusion
Chapter 3 12 mins
Tokamak - A Doughnut Shaped Chamber
Chapter 4 9 mins
Nuclear Fusion and Space Travel
Chapter 5 2 mins
The Benefits of Free Time
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The Riddle of Red-Eyes and Runny-Noses
Sneezes, wheezes, runny noses and red eyes - this ep... more
Sep 13 2022 36m
Hay Fever and Allergies
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The Problem of Infinite Pi(e)
Hungry for pi? Chow down on this! Pi is the ratio ... more
Sep 6 2022 39m
Does Everything Have a Smell?
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The Suspicious Smell
Why are some smells so nasty and others so pleasant?... more
Aug 30 2022 40m
Why does garlic make my breath smell?
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The Wild and Windy Tale
How do winds start and why do they stop? asks Georgi... more
Aug 23 2022 38m
Facial Hair Rules
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The Case of The Missing Gorilla
DO WE HAVE YOUR ATTENTION? Good! But how does that ... more
Aug 16 2022 37m
Inattentional Numbness
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Silly Studies: The Pre-Series Tease
We asked you to send us the boldest, barmiest bits o... more
Aug 9 2022 10m
The Painted Lady Butterfly Study.
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The Colour Conundrum
The world is full of colour! But, wonders listener M... more
Mar 24 2022 35m
The Brain Interprets Light.
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The Turn of the Tide
Mathematician Hannah Fry and geneticist Adam Rutherf... more
Mar 17 2022 34m
High and Low Tides
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The Shocking White Hair
Why does human hair go grey and is it ever possible ... more
Mar 10 2022 34m
Stress and Aging
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Surprising Symmetries
Two eyes, two arms, two legs - we’re roughly symmetr... more
Mar 3 2022 33m
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The Weird Waves of Wi-Fi
We use Wi-Fi everyday, but do you know how it works?... more
Feb 24 2022 34m
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The Mystery of the Teenage Brain
‘Why are teens prone to risky behaviour?’ asks Dr Ma... more
Feb 17 2022 33m
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We’re (almost) back!
Our sci-curious detectives will be investigating a m... more
Feb 11 2022 6m
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Welcome to Think with Pinker
Steven Pinker tells us all about his series from Rad... more
Jan 10 2022 10m
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Rutherford and Fry on Living with AI: A Future for Humans
As huge tech companies race to develop ever more pow... more
Dec 23 2021 27m
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