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Can I unlock my car using my head?
Wireless keys work better if you press them against your skull. But why?

Can I really manifest the future?
Can manifesting make your dreams come true?

What keeps the universe in balance?
What keeps the stars burning? And is the universe in balance?

How can we save the Great Barrier Reef?
Coral is under threat from climate change – can these Australian scientists save it?

Why don't more animals have opposable thumbs?
Thumbs are incredibly useful to humans, so why didn’t they evolve in more species?

Can we cancel light waves?
Noise cancelling headphones remove unwanted sound. Can we do the same with light?

Do multiple choice questions make us biased?
CrowdScience listener Griffith asks why a multiple choice quiz answer is rarely ‘a’.

Why do I tan more in the US?
Namrata tans more in Boston than in India, and she wants to know why

Do fish know what they look like?
Are there self-aware shoals of fish drifting through our oceans?

Why do I find silence unbearable?
Silence is either blood-curdling or blissful – but is it a sign of danger?