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Caroline Steel

@carolinesteel3

Science Broadcaster | Presenter of CrowdScience on The BBC World Service | Views are my own (unless determinism has other plans)

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The sky can be beautiful fiery colours at sunset 🌅 & a cool blue during the day 🩵 but why is the sky never green? 💚 CrowdScience took a trip to the artic circle to find out. With katieherlingshaw and Bevil Conway. Producer: Hannah Fisher Editor: Cathy Edwards bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3…

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How do you transport a rhino from one heard to another? You sedate it and dangle it from a helicopter upside down 🦏 🚁 Why do we like rollercoasters? 🎢 Plus, the science behind cryonics 🥶 On Unexpected Elements this week with Andrada Fiscutean bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3c…

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This week’s Unexpected Elements is all about silence. Silent genes 🧬 How our brains interpret silence 🧠 And I boldly claim silence doesn’t exist (I’m already getting angry emails). I’m joined by the fantastic Kai Kupferschmidt bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3…

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Scientists in Svalbard put cameras outside polar bear dens to find out how melting sea ice is affecting them. 🐻‍❄️ I share the findings and my experience joining a polar bear safety course (!) on The Climate Question with the lovely Graihagh Jackson🌎 bbc.co.uk/programmes/w13…

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Had a great time joining Prof Ben Garrod on BBC Radio 4’s Inside Science today! We had a chat about some headlines: - The environmental toll of the East Yorkshire oil spill 🌊 - Should scientists crack jokes? 🤔 - The blood moon you can see TONIGHT 🩸🌑 bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…

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What is the most important scientific instrument of all time? On Radio 4, I had a go at recreating one of my favourites with Royal Institution Here’s a mediocre clue: I rise and fall but stay right here, Whispers of the air, I make clear, What am I? bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…

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About 20% of us *admit* to cheating. Which made one CrowdScience listener wonder - are humans just not meant to be monogamous? 👩‍❤️‍👨👩‍❤️‍👩👨‍❤️‍👨 I talk to three fantastic scientists to find out: Sarah Blumenthal, Katie Starkweather and Kit Opie bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3c…

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I’m on Inside Science NOW with Prof Ben Garrod chatting about: - mysterious oxygen found deep in the ocean - some seriously adventurous iguanas 🦎 - what science says about how to have a good day bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…

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Do we have enough engineers to meet our climate goals? 👷 Last week I was on The Climate Question with Graihagh Jackson🌎, Justin Rowlatt & Akshat Rathi, answering climate questions. Plus, why don’t we have small wind turbines at home? bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3…

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I’m on BBC Inside Science now with Tom Whipple talking about this week’s science news: - CERN’s plan to build an even bigger particle accelerator - a new Alzheimer’s blood test - a new way to measure bee hygiene 🐝 bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/li…

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In 1938 CBS staged an alien invasion on live radio👽People panicked, obviously. And it totally changed radio values. Last week on Unexpected Elements we talked about the greatest hoaxes of all time. With Camilla Veras Mota and Phillys Mwatee. bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3c…

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I’m on Inside Science now with the lovely marnie chesterton talking about this week’s science news: - Schrödinger’s cat just got warmer 🐈‍⬛ - Why male fruit flies are sexy 🪰 - The first fermented food in space bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…

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I'm excited to share that I'm a judge for the International Women's Podcast Awards 2025! These awards celebrate the incredible women and non-binary people in audio - not just behind the mic but also producing, editing and shaping the stories we love. Let the listening begin...

I'm excited to share that I'm a judge for the International Women's Podcast Awards 2025! 

These awards celebrate the incredible women and non-binary people in audio - not just behind the mic but also producing, editing and shaping the stories we love.

Let the listening begin...
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I’m back on BBC Inside Science today with Victoria Gill 💙💛, chatting about this week’s science news. Fun, but I had to wrap my head around atomic clocks alarmingly quickly. - a new periodic table - the genetics of burns - a sea lion that’s more musical than you bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…

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What does going into space do to your body? 🚀 Hannah Gelbart and I dig into the science on What in the World. Ft. me spinning on a chair and throwing balls 🤔 youtu.be/c4gaNeEPico?si…

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Like me, do you struggle to fall asleep? Our latest CrowdScience is about why some people struggle to nod off and what we can do about it. Including a trip to a sleep lab, where I *don't* fall asleep. Wonderful. bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3…

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It’s been a year since I won Best New Presenter at the ARIAS 2024. An unforgettable award that’s undoubtably changed my career. Tonight, a new Best New Presenter will be announced. Good luck to all the finalists!! 🤞

It’s been a year since I won Best New Presenter at the ARIAS 2024. An unforgettable award that’s undoubtably changed my career.

Tonight, a new Best New Presenter will be announced. Good luck to all the finalists!! 🤞
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I’m a bit late to the party but last week was Mental Health Awareness Week. On Radio 3’s Unwind with I shared a few science-backed ways to look after your mental health. BBC Radio 3 BBC Sounds bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…

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I’m back on BBC Radio 4’s Inside Science today with Victoria Gill 💙💛. Chatting about: - why the dark side of the moon looks so different 🌙 - how penguin poo is slowing climate change 🐧 - how to chop and onion and not cry, according to science 🧅 bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…

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Have you ever hear a persistent low frequency hum? 👂 It’s much more common than I thought. And I promise there’s some science behind it… We investigate low frequency hums on this week’s CrowdScience with Jordan Cheer and Dr. Glen MacPherson. bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3c…