7 times Simon Mayo's Drivetime answered life's biggest questions
It's not just great music and chat on Simon Mayo's Drivetime, we're here to make life a little better and perhaps a bit easier too.
We've all got an endless list of life's unanswered questions but we think we may have answered some of the big ones for you already. Here's some very important things we've learned recently. Feel free to tick them off your own list and carry on happier and more enlightened.
If you鈥檙e over 30 think twice before you try and speak like a teen
Can we still say "groovy" and be "cool"?
Simon asks Tony Thorne, the language consultant at Kings College London.
Sadly, we learned that this is best left for teenagers when our language expert told us that even people in their 20s shouldn't try to sound cool.
And if you're a parent or teacher, please avoid at all costs.
Here's why your mobile phone calls break up sometimes
Why do mobiles lose signal?
After losing a phone guest Simon asked 成人论坛 Technology reporter Zoe Kleinman WHY!? Grrr..
After a little hiccup with one guest on the show, we asked a tech expert why mobile phone signals are so often lost.
She also shocked us when she explained that some places on the South Coast of England are so far from a phone mast, the closest we can connect to is in France!
Interspecies relationships are very normal
The Big Question: Can A Parrot fall in love with a Cat?
Simon asks Professor Daniel Mills the question on everyone's lips...
Your pets may be more emotional than you give them credit for and yes, they can fall in love with each other. Just don't expect any cat-birds to be born anytime soon.
What your mum told you about earwigs isn't actually true
Do earwigs really crawl into human brains?!
Ecologist Graham Lyons talks to Simon about earwig rumours and etymology.
We can reassure you that this just doesn’t happen, you’re officially safe.
Your kids might be right about their homework
Could Homework Make You Ill?
Prof. Stephanie Spencer tells Simon that the Victorian's thought homework could kill!
How much faith would you put in research from the 1880s?
Studies from more than 100 years ago suggested that homework really isn't good for young people.
Whether homework was actually a cause of death in children, however, is up for debate.
If aliens do come to earth, they probably won't walk up and say 'hello'
Why do aliens look like octopuses?
Jon Ablett, Head of Molluscs at The Natural History Museum, talks octopuses with Simon.
Inspired by last year's cinema hit Arrival, we found out why aliens in movies either look exactly like us or a mess of tentacles.
This expert tells us that octopuses are a much better reference for how aliens might look and explains why.
And the really important one
Do you wear a crown with ears in or out?
Monarchy historian Dr Anna Whitelock tells Simon about the latest crown-wearing trends...
We will never wear our crowns in the same way again.
You'll thank us on Christmas Day, just after you've pulled your cracker.
