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Brains On!® is a science podcast for curious kids and adults from American Public Media. Each week, a different kid co-host joins Molly Bloom to find answers to fascinating questions about the world sent in by listeners. Like, do dogs know they’re dogs? Or, why do feet stink? Plus, we have mystery sounds for you to guess, songs for you to dance to, and lots of facts -- all checked by experts.Themes and summary (AI-generated based on podcaster-provided show and episode descriptions):
➤ Science topics for kids • Mystery sounds • Expert interviews • Fun experiments • Curious questions • Engaging discussions on animals, space, and more • Live events and updates • Smarty Pass featuresBrains On! is a science podcast aimed at curious children and adults, bringing various scientific topics to life through engaging storytelling. Hosted by Molly Bloom, the podcast often features a young co-host who joins her to explore listener-submitted questions about the world. A recurring element in the podcast is the Mystery Sound, which challenges listeners to guess intriguing audio clues.
The podcast delves into a wide array of subjects grounded in science and curiosity about the natural and built environments. Episodes frequently explore themes such as space, animals, technology, human biology, and the environment. Specific topics range from understanding the science of trees and how solar power works, to the intricate operations of the internet, and the biology underlying common phenomena like sneezes and injuries.
Listeners are taken on informative journeys, examining the communication methods of whales and coral, the functionality of vacuums, and the processes involved in weather prediction. The podcast also discusses broader science topics, like the nature of trends, the evolution of birds, and the mechanisms of food allergies.
Beyond pure scientific exploration, the podcast addresses social and psychological themes, like the experience of having crushes or living with Down syndrome. It also touches on environmental and safety concerns, such as the impact of wildfires.
Overall, Brains On! blends science education with fun narratives, often including interviews with experts, to deliver content that is both enlightening and accessible to its audience. The inclusion of live events and interactive elements like the Smarty Pass provide additional opportunities for engagement with the show’s content.
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A big update about the Brains On Universe 2025-Jun-11 2 minutes |
The life of a NASA astronaut2025-Jun-03 35 minutes |
How do weather stations predict the weather?2025-May-27 28 minutes |
Tree, Myself and I: All about our leafy green friends2025-May-20 28 minutes |
Body Bonanza: Bruises, scars and Band-Aids2025-May-13 32 minutes |
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Smarty Pass Sneak Peek: Life is Poopiful 2025-May-12 1 minute |
Are birds dinosaurs?2025-May-06 37 minutes |
Trends: How do they start?2025-Mar-11 31 minutes |
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Smarty Pass Sneak Peek: Molly’s Inconceivable Preposterous Skateboard 2025-Mar-07 1 minute |
How does solar power work?2025-Mar-04 28 minutes |
What is asthma?2025-Feb-25 25 minutes |
How does coral communicate?2025-Feb-18 35 minutes |
Why do we have crushes?2025-Feb-11 33 minutes |
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Smarty Pass Sneak Peek: Smarty Pass Deli 2025-Feb-07 1 minute |
Why does salt make food taste so good?2025-Feb-04 28 minutes |
Why is Jupiter called Earth’s bodyguard?2025-Jan-28 26 minutes |
What is Down syndrome?2025-Jan-21 26 minutes |
Understanding big fires and big feelings2025-Jan-14 42 minutes |
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Smarty Pass Sneak Peek: Myth Busting Extravaganza 2025-Jan-10 1 minute |
How is paper made?2025-Jan-07 26 minutes |
Whirr. Zoom! Plink plink. It’s a Mystery Sound extravaganza2024-Dec-31 33 minutes |
Is it true? Vikings, dogs, and twins edition2024-Dec-24 29 minutes |
Are whales communicating with their clicks and songs?2024-Dec-17 33 minutes |
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Smarty Pass Sneak Peek: Bones On Mystery Sounds! 2024-Dec-06 1 minute |
We're back December 17!2024-Nov-26 1 minute |
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Smarty Pass Sneak Peek: Mystery Animal Poetry Slam 2024-Nov-11 1 minute |
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Smarty Pass Presents: Noun Noun 2024-Oct-21 8 minutes |
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The real vampires of the animal world 2024-Oct-15 26 minutes |
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Smarty Pass Sneak Peek: Game Show Molly 2024-Oct-15 1 minute |
Achoo! How fast does a sneeze travel?2024-Oct-08 26 minutes |
Navigating the world with White Canes2024-Oct-01 29 minutes |
How do animals pick their leaders?2024-Sep-24 30 minutes |
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Smarty Pass Sneak Peek: Eye-Eye, Captain! 2024-Sep-20 1 minute |
How does the internet work?2024-Sep-17 32 minutes |
Why do some of us have food allergies?2024-Sep-10 32 minutes |
Why do some people need glasses?2024-Sep-03 29 minutes |
How do we name things in space? The quest to name a quasi-moon!2024-Aug-20 36 minutes |
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Smarty Pass Sneak Peek: SPORTSBALL Impression Sound 2024-Aug-16 1 minute |
Phones: The fun, the annoying and the confusing2024-Aug-13 39 minutes |
Auroras: Nature's light show2024-Aug-06 30 minutes |
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Smarty Pass Sneak Peek: Me and my pet 2024-Aug-02 1 minute |
Seahorses! Curly-tailed wonders of the sea2024-Jul-30 25 minutes |
Singing: the how and the wow of voices2024-Jul-23 31 minutes |
Catnip, cat naps, and the history of house cats2024-Jul-16 31 minutes |
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Smarty Pass Sneak Peek: Rhyme or Reason 2024-Jul-05 1 minute |
How do trees help our cities?2024-Jun-04 27 minutes |
If our bodies are 98 degrees, why does it feel so hot outside?2024-May-28 24 minutes |
It’s a mystery sound extravaganza!2024-May-21 29 minutes |
How do vacuums work?2024-May-14 29 minutes |
How do stringed instruments make sounds?2024-May-07 27 minutes |
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Smarty Pass Sneak Peek: Radical Design 2024-May-03 1 minute |
How to build a house on the Moon2024-Apr-30 29 minutes |
Are there insects in Antarctica?2024-Apr-23 34 minutes |
How can you tell when food is expired?2024-Apr-16 26 minutes |
How does ibuprofen help stop pain?2024-Apr-09 24 minutes |
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Smarty Pass Sneak Peek: Mystery Sound Investigation 2024-Apr-05 1 minute |
Are UFOs real?2024-Mar-26 37 minutes |
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Join us for Brains On live in April! 2024-Mar-19 1 minute |
Why do we laugh?2024-Mar-12 34 minutes |
How do satellites work?2024-Mar-05 24 minutes |
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Tooth or Dare: A Smarty Pass Sneak Peek 2024-Mar-01 1 minute |
How does a match make fire?2024-Feb-27 26 minutes |
How deep does the sand go on the beach?2024-Feb-20 25 minutes |
Is hypnosis real?2024-Feb-13 30 minutes |
Why do we get cavities?2024-Feb-06 29 minutes |
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Baby Mystery Sound: A Smarty Pass Sneak Peek 2024-Feb-02 2 minutes |
How did ferns survive the dinosaur extinction?2024-Jan-30 30 minutes |
What happened to the Neanderthals?2024-Jan-23 29 minutes |
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Taxonomic Ticklers: A Smarty Pass sneak peek 2024-Jan-19 1 minute |
Where does lightning come from?2024-Jan-16 32 minutes |
Brains On presents Forever Ago - Superman: An immigrant's story2023-Dec-05 13 minutes |
Why do our bodies take so long to grow?2023-Nov-07 28 minutes |
How and why do chameleons change color?2023-Oct-31 31 minutes |
Why are we afraid of the dark?2023-Oct-24 29 minutes |
Why isn’t Pluto a planet anymore?2023-Oct-17 27 minutes |
What is ADHD?2023-Oct-10 32 minutes |
Going Viral: What is a Computer Virus?2023-Oct-03 28 minutes |
Ancient beasts: A prehistoric game show!2023-Sep-26 37 minutes |
How do animals build their homes?2023-Sep-19 29 minutes |
How do apples grow?2023-Sep-12 31 minutes |
Join us at the Big Dig!2023-Sep-08 3 minutes |
Where does all our energy come from?2023-Sep-05 30 minutes |
What is artificial intelligence?2023-Aug-22 37 minutes |
How do our eyes, skin and hair get their colors?2023-Aug-15 30 minutes |
How much can your brain hold?2023-Aug-08 30 minutes |
Can boredom be good for you?2023-Aug-01 30 minutes |
What’s inside a jellyfish?2023-Jul-25 34 minutes |
Hip hip hooray! Why are parties so fun?2023-Jul-18 38 minutes |
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Smarty Pass Bonus: Gungador Hosts a Dinner Party! 2023-Jun-27 2 minutes |
Come see Brains On live!!!2023-Jun-02 1 minute |
How do birds communicate?2023-May-16 25 minutes |
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How would life evolve in space? 2023-May-09 31 minutes |
Do video games really rot your brain?2023-May-02 27 minutes |
Flies on a bus, space elevators, and other brain benders!2023-Apr-25 28 minutes |
Why do we like some foods, but not others?2023-Apr-18 31 minutes |
How do we learn to read - and why is it hard?2023-Apr-11 36 minutes |
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Million Bazillion: Why are there so many of the same stores? 2023-Apr-07 24 minutes |
The Trash Trail: Why is there so much plastic in the ocean?2023-Apr-04 33 minutes |
Why do we need bugs?2023-Mar-28 35 minutes |
Why do dogs wag their tails?2023-Mar-21 30 minutes |
Why do we have friends?2023-Mar-14 34 minutes |
Do plants sleep?2023-Mar-07 29 minutes |
How heavy is the sky?2023-Feb-28 31 minutes |
Glow for it! How do creatures make light?2023-Feb-21 33 minutes |
How do hearing aids work?2023-Feb-14 38 minutes |
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Do scientists have superpowers? 2023-Feb-07 34 minutes |
Is it possible to clone yourself?2022-Dec-27 38 minutes |
How is concrete made? And why does it matter?2022-Dec-13 27 minutes |
How were people mummified?2022-Nov-29 35 minutes |
Do insects see the world in slow motion? Looking through animal eyes2022-Nov-22 23 minutes |
Space: The ultimate intergalactic game show2022-Nov-15 35 minutes |
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Flush! Where does our poo and pee go? 2022-Nov-08 32 minutes |
Why are we so sweaty?2022-Nov-01 24 minutes |
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Introducing Smarty Pass: Your ticket to the Brains On! Universe 2022-Oct-28 4 minutes |
Moon Myths: Why are there so many scary stories about the full moon?2022-Oct-25 33 minutes |
AHH! How music can make scary movies even scarier2022-Oct-18 33 minutes |
Blood: The superhighway of the body2022-Oct-11 33 minutes |
Did the Brontosaurus really exist?2022-Oct-04 32 minutes |
What happens at zoos after dark?2022-Sep-27 32 minutes |
Where does your imagination come from?2022-Sep-20 36 minutes |
Where do accents come from?2022-Sep-13 29 minutes |
Get a whiff of that: Why you smell like you2022-Sep-06 27 minutes |
Why is glass see-through?2022-Aug-30 28 minutes |
Body Bonanza 2.0 - Your body questions answered2022-Aug-23 26 minutes |
Can stress be helpful?2022-Aug-16 29 minutes |
Underwater volcanoes and lots of salt: A deep dive into the ocean2022-Aug-09 33 minutes |
Why can't we remember when we were babies?2022-Aug-02 27 minutes |
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Million Bazillion: How do big video platforms make money? 2022-Jul-21 27 minutes |
The Mosties!2022-May-24 37 minutes |
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Forever Ago is back June 1! 2022-May-20 2 minutes |
Dreams: The science of a sleeping brain2022-May-17 36 minutes |
Tongue twisters: Terribly terrific and truly tantalizing2022-May-10 32 minutes |
How does a caterpillar become a butterfly?2022-May-03 26 minutes |
What makes tiny tardigrades tick?2022-Apr-26 29 minutes |
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Into the eye of a storm: How hurricanes form 2022-Apr-19 33 minutes |
Is mind-reading real?2022-Apr-12 30 minutes |
Owl about Owls2022-Apr-05 26 minutes |
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How are we related to stars? 2022-Mar-29 26 minutes |
Why are butts and poop so funny?2022-Mar-22 32 minutes |
Inside the immune system: Bad robots and friendly monsters2022-Mar-15 33 minutes |
What's up with worms?2022-Mar-08 24 minutes |
Mountain life: How's the air up there?2022-Mar-01 33 minutes |
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Chilling out with snow 2022-Feb-22 30 minutes |
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Could you walk around the world? 2022-Feb-15 33 minutes |
Why do we like sugar so much?2022-Feb-08 26 minutes |
Do we live in a multiverse?2022-Feb-01 38 minutes |
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Why are giraffe tongues blue? - A Moment of Um extra 2022-Jan-25 4 minutes |
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Introducing Moment of Um! 2022-Jan-18 1 minute |
What happens if you drop a feather in space?2021-Nov-23 32 minutes |
The innies and outies of belly buttons2021-Nov-16 28 minutes |
A guide to getting your COVID shot2021-Nov-09 35 minutes |
Shark teeth: The sharp bits of a squishy animal2021-Nov-02 32 minutes |
Spooky superstitions! Why we think 13 is bad luck2021-Oct-26 38 minutes |
Crystals: More than just shiny rocks2021-Oct-19 35 minutes |
Squirrelsperience: Trying out squirrel skills2021-Oct-12 31 minutes |
The heroes we need to defeat the coronavirus2021-Oct-05 38 minutes |
How to conquer Garbage Mountain2021-Sep-28 36 minutes |
The invention of trash2021-Sep-21 35 minutes |
Take a deep breath: How does breathing work?2021-Sep-14 33 minutes |
What does the giraffe say? Our animal mystery sound extravaganza!2021-Sep-07 44 minutes |
Why do we lose teeth?2021-Jul-27 38 minutes |
What causes wildfires?2021-Jul-20 35 minutes |
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Million Bazillion answers your questions about money 2021-Jul-15 19 minutes |
Why do mosquitoes bite? Scratching that itch2021-Jul-13 27 minutes |
Why do songs get stuck in our heads?2021-Jul-06 30 minutes |
Vaccines for kids and silver linings: Our second COVID summer2021-Jun-29 33 minutes |
Do dogs know they're dogs?2021-Jun-22 28 minutes |
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Our 200th episode is SUN-sational! 2021-Jun-15 39 minutes |
How far can a cloud travel?2021-Jun-08 28 minutes |
Totally Slothsome: All about sloths2021-Jun-01 32 minutes |
How do computers store so much info in such a tiny space?2021-May-25 37 minutes |
How does taste work? We react to our very first episode!2021-May-18 38 minutes |
Like bread and cheese? Thank fungus!2021-May-11 27 minutes |
Is mold alive? A look at fascinating fungus2021-May-04 32 minutes |
Is time travel possible?2021-Mar-30 35 minutes |
Mystery Sound Extravaganza 20212021-Mar-23 37 minutes |
Why are smartphones so hard to put down?2021-Mar-16 35 minutes |
What did dinosaurs sound like?2021-Mar-09 30 minutes |
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Dino Edition: How do we know what dinosaurs looked like? 2021-Mar-02 29 minutes |
What's in the COVID vaccine?2021-Feb-23 28 minutes |
What's behind the waves and tides?2021-Feb-16 27 minutes |
Let's go bananas!2021-Feb-02 36 minutes |
A super special shot: All about coronavirus vaccines2021-Jan-26 36 minutes |
Meet Gitanjali Rao, Time Magazine's first-ever Kid of the Year2021-Jan-19 22 minutes |
How do synthesizers work?2021-Jan-12 35 minutes |
Why is it so hard to break a habit?2021-Jan-05 30 minutes |
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Smash Boom Best: Flowers vs Rainbows 2020-Nov-25 15 minutes |
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Bones from the inside out 2020-Oct-27 32 minutes |
Why do siblings annoy each other?2020-Oct-20 36 minutes |
How do flu vaccines work?2020-Oct-13 33 minutes |
Past, present and future: Using time to understand this pandemic2020-Oct-06 40 minutes |
Smash: When continents collide!2020-Sep-29 31 minutes |
Behind the scenes: See how we make the show2020-Sep-22 26 minutes |
The buzz on bees, pt. 22020-Sep-15 28 minutes |
The buzz on bees, pt. 12020-Sep-08 28 minutes |
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Stars: Twinkling, glowing, giant balls of gas 2020-Sep-01 34 minutes |
What makes gross things gross?2020-Aug-25 35 minutes |
Poop Party: Answers to your poo questions2020-Aug-12 38 minutes |
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Introducing: Million Bazillion 2020-Aug-04 21 minutes |
Masks and mouth mist: What we know about the coronavirus now2020-Jul-28 34 minutes |
The world of tiny robots2020-Jul-14 24 minutes |
Why do kids have more energy than adults?2020-Jun-30 39 minutes |
Why does green mean go? And other color conundrums2020-Jun-16 36 minutes |
Injustice and Anger: Understanding your emotions2020-Jun-03 29 minutes |
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Introducing: Julie's Library 2020-May-26 18 minutes |
Coronavirus: How to be a helper from home2020-May-19 38 minutes |
Thinking ink: The scoop on this colorful stuff!2020-May-05 38 minutes |
Mystery Sound Extravaganza 20202020-Apr-28 39 minutes |
Can you dig to the center of the Earth?2020-Apr-21 34 minutes |
Joy Overload! The science of tickles and cuteness2020-Apr-14 38 minutes |
Virus Busters: How scientists are working to stop the coronavirus2020-Apr-07 35 minutes |
Do plants have feelings?2020-Mar-31 33 minutes |
Nervous: All about feelings, pt. 42020-Mar-27 34 minutes |
Staying home: How social distancing helps fight coronavirus2020-Mar-24 33 minutes |
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Narwhals: Unicorns of the sea? 2020-Mar-17 27 minutes |
Understanding coronavirus and how germs spread2020-Mar-10 32 minutes |
Weather Watching: The birth of forecasts2020-Mar-03 29 minutes |
The secret world of dust2020-Feb-25 26 minutes |
For crying out loud: All about tears2020-Feb-18 32 minutes |
Canine club: From wolves to dogs!2020-Feb-11 34 minutes |
Mirrors, sequins and glitter: what makes them shine?2020-Feb-04 28 minutes |
Aliens and UFOs: Making Sense of Myths, pt. 42019-Dec-31 31 minutes |
Mermaids, Kraken and the Loch Ness Monster: Making Sense of Myths, pt. 32019-Dec-24 30 minutes |
Lost Cities: Making Sense of Myths, pt. 22019-Dec-17 30 minutes |
Bigfoot, Unicorns and Dragons: Making Sense of Myths, pt. 12019-Dec-10 29 minutes |
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How do pianos work? 2019-Dec-03 25 minutes |
Flavor facts: Why food is so delicious2019-Nov-26 35 minutes |
What was the first life on earth?2019-Nov-20 32 minutes |
Ask-A-Scientist: Bird Bonanza!2019-Nov-12 27 minutes |
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Books: How they're made and how your brain reads them 2019-Nov-05 31 minutes |
Why do we like getting scared?2019-Oct-29 30 minutes |
Wonderful Wool: The secrets of this amazing fluff2019-Oct-22 33 minutes |
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How does the internet get to us? 2019-Oct-15 29 minutes |
Why do we lie?2019-Oct-01 32 minutes |
The secrets of the spectacular spacesuit2019-Aug-27 37 minutes |
What is dyslexia? And how do our brains read?2019-Aug-20 36 minutes |
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How do elevators work? 2019-Aug-13 39 minutes |
Hey, where did you get those genes?!?2019-Aug-06 31 minutes |
Plastic: Why it's everywhere2019-Jul-30 40 minutes |
Ants: Who's in charge here?2019-Jul-23 37 minutes |
Going underground at Wind Cave National Park2019-Jul-02 30 minutes |
Angry: All about feelings, pt. 32019-Jun-18 38 minutes |
Sad: All about feelings, pt. 22019-Jun-11 37 minutes |
Happy: All about feelings, pt. 12019-Jun-04 35 minutes |
Thinkin stinkin: Why we smell2019-Apr-30 28 minutes |
Forever echo: Can a sound wave go on forever?2019-Apr-23 36 minutes |
The hows and whys of hair2019-Apr-16 30 minutes |
Mystery Sound Extravaganza 20192019-Apr-02 31 minutes |
Carnivores: Plants and animals that bite back2019-Mar-26 25 minutes |
Black Holes, Wormholes and Donut Holes2019-Mar-12 37 minutes |
Walking on walls: How ants and spiders do it2019-Mar-05 29 minutes |
My air came from where?! How oxygen gets around2019-Feb-26 28 minutes |
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How do airplanes fly? 2019-Feb-19 28 minutes |
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Memory and deja vu 2019-Feb-12 33 minutes |
Are we still evolving?2019-Feb-05 33 minutes |
Brains On: Behind the scenes2019-Jan-30 39 minutes |
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Earthrise: The picture of our planet that changed the world 2018-Dec-25 34 minutes |
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Soil: Can you dig it? 2018-Dec-18 28 minutes |
Voices: How do we make sound?2018-Dec-04 36 minutes |
Roller coasters: from dream to extreme2018-Nov-27 26 minutes |
Finding your way without a map2018-Nov-20 39 minutes |
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Video Games: A Tale of Two Pongs 2018-Nov-13 33 minutes |
Body Bonanza: Yawns, hiccups, goosebumps and more!2018-Oct-30 43 minutes |
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How to find the facts (Prove It: Part 4) 2018-Oct-23 28 minutes |
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The scoop on journalism (Prove It: Part 3) 2018-Oct-16 35 minutes |
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Science under the microscope (Prove It: Part 2) 2018-Oct-09 28 minutes |
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A Brief History of Facts (Prove It: Part 1) 2018-Oct-02 28 minutes |
Brains On! + The Story Pirates: What makes fun things fun?2018-Aug-28 33 minutes |
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Keeping water healthy, one clue at a time 2018-Aug-14 22 minutes |
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Burning rivers of fire 2018-Aug-07 25 minutes |
How does GPS know where you are?2018-Jul-31 24 minutes |
Salty snack science: Popcorn, nachos and the origins of salt2018-Jul-24 33 minutes |
Wanna see Mars' close approach? Just look up!2018-Jul-17 28 minutes |
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Smash Boom Best: Books vs Movies 2018-Jul-10 33 minutes |
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How to cook for an alien 2018-Jul-03 33 minutes |
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Mix: The science cooking, pt. 4 2018-Jun-26 29 minutes |
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Chop: The science of cooking, pt. 3 2018-Jun-19 31 minutes |
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Chill: The science of cooking, pt. 2 2018-Jun-12 29 minutes |
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Heat: The science of cooking pt. 1 2018-Jun-06 31 minutes |
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Boogers and sun sneezes: Know your nose 2018-May-29 20 minutes |
The wonderful weirdness of water2018-May-22 29 minutes |
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Smash Boom Best: Bats vs. Owls (new show alert!) 2018-May-15 27 minutes |
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Robots take over (the show)! Live from Robotstravaganza 2018-May-08 31 minutes |
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What's in your water? 2018-May-01 26 minutes |
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What makes paint stick? 2018-Apr-24 26 minutes |
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Allergy Attack: How our bodies can overreact 2018-Apr-09 26 minutes |
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Mystery Sound Extravaganza 2018 2018-Apr-03 30 minutes |
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How do animals breathe underwater? 2018-Mar-26 27 minutes |
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'The Rice Cakes and the Oni': A story from Circle Round 2018-Mar-20 16 minutes |
Circadian rhythm pt. 2: Beyond human2018-Mar-13 27 minutes |
From 8-bit to orchestras: How does video game music affect you?2018-Mar-05 27 minutes |
The tick-tock of our circadian clock2018-Feb-27 43 minutes |
‘Is it opposite day?’ and other mind-bending paradoxes2018-Feb-20 25 minutes |
Our 100th episode! What's the big deal?2018-Feb-13 41 minutes |
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Meet Sandy, the left-handed mutant snail 2018-Feb-06 10 minutes |
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Dolphins vs. Octopuses: Showdown in the sea! 2018-Jan-30 54 minutes |
Dogs: What's the secret of their sense of smell?2018-Jan-23 25 minutes |
Mary Shelley and the science of Frankenstein2018-Jan-16 7 minutes |
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Super-size-asaurus: How did dinosaurs get so big? 2018-Jan-09 34 minutes |
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Mysteries of the universe: Expansion and gravity 2018-Jan-02 24 minutes |
The nerve! Electricity in our bodies2017-Dec-26 25 minutes |
Charged up! The science of batteries2017-Dec-19 30 minutes |
High voltage! How electric power reaches your outlet2017-Dec-12 35 minutes |
Shocking! The science of static (Electricity series pt. 1)2017-Dec-05 28 minutes |
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Where did language come from? 2017-Nov-27 29 minutes |
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Curio: Flies on the bus 2017-Nov-14 8 minutes |
What's smaller than an electron?2017-Nov-07 23 minutes |
Healing skin and regrowing limbs: The science of regeneration2017-Oct-30 26 minutes |
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Bonus: Kidcast sampler 2017-Oct-22 21 minutes |
Curio: Vampire of the Great Lakes2017-Oct-17 10 minutes |
How do volcanoes erupt?2017-Oct-02 26 minutes |
Curio: Quindar tones and talking in space2017-Sep-19 11 minutes |
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Mars: Our next home planet? 2017-Sep-12 30 minutes |
Thunder, lightning and tornadoes: Where do they come from?2017-Sep-04 17 minutes |
Animal farts: A mighty wind2017-Aug-29 34 minutes |
Sunburns: The why behind the ouch (and how to avoid them)2017-Aug-15 22 minutes |
Everything you need to know before the solar eclipse2017-Aug-01 27 minutes |
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Deep Sea vs. Outer Space 2017-Jul-18 57 minutes |
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Fart Smarts: Understanding the gas we pass 2017-Jul-04 29 minutes |
Riding in the car: Motion sickness and optical illusions (Road trip pt. 5)2017-Jun-30 21 minutes |
Traffic: Phantom jams and chicken soup (Road trip pt. 4)2017-Jun-23 24 minutes |
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Monster trucks and car design (Road trip pt. 3) 2017-Jun-20 28 minutes |
The future of fuel, and the problem with exhaust (Road trip pt. 2)2017-Jun-16 17 minutes |
How do engines work? (Road trip pt. 1)2017-Jun-09 21 minutes |
Mystery sound extravaganza!2017-Jun-06 32 minutes |
The science of slime: What is it and why are we so obsessed2017-May-09 20 minutes |
Why is the ocean salty?2017-Mar-14 16 minutes |
Do we all see the same colors?2017-Feb-14 15 minutes |
Cats: Glowing eyes, puffy tails and secret purrs2017-Jan-31 25 minutes |
Dinosaur bones: How do we know their age?2017-Jan-17 18 minutes |
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Lighting the way for sea turtles at Gulf Islands National Seashore 2016-Dec-30 15 minutes |
Surviving the desert at Joshua Tree National Park2016-Dec-29 18 minutes |
Making the sands sing at Great Sand Dunes National Park2016-Dec-28 14 minutes |
Tracking wild horses at Assategue Island National Seashore2016-Dec-27 24 minutes |
What makes cute things cute?2016-Dec-06 13 minutes |
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Fire vs. Lasers! 2016-Nov-22 40 minutes |
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How do whales communicate? 2016-Nov-08 13 minutes |
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Could it rain lemonade? 2016-Oct-11 16 minutes |
How do invisible x-rays help us see?2016-Sep-27 28 minutes |
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Carnivorous plants: How they lure, trap and digest 2016-Sep-16 12 minutes |
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How is glass made? 2016-Aug-11 14 minutes |
Mosquitoes: What are they good for?2016-Jul-15 12 minutes |
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Big universe, big questions 2016-Jun-14 16 minutes |
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Why don't carnivores need to eat their vegetables? 2016-May-17 12 minutes |
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How do you catch a cold? 2016-Apr-22 23 minutes |
Is there life on other planets?2016-Apr-07 27 minutes |
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Extinction! 2016-Mar-22 33 minutes |
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Brains On! Besties 2016-Mar-08 23 minutes |
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Living Large with the International Space Station 2016-Feb-21 28 minutes |
Mystery sound extravaganza!2016-Feb-10 22 minutes |
Spider sense2016-Jan-26 26 minutes |
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Why are no two snowflakes the same? 2016-Jan-13 11 minutes |
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The science of baking 2015-Dec-22 21 minutes |
Barks, growls, meows and purrs: Translating cats and dogs2015-Dec-08 15 minutes |
How do meteorologists predict the weather?2015-Nov-25 23 minutes |
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The great cat debate: Evil or misunderstood? 2015-Nov-18 15 minutes |
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Your booger questions, answered 2015-Oct-21 11 minutes |
Why does tickling make you laugh?2015-Sep-15 11 minutes |
Bridges vs. Tunnels2015-Aug-26 28 minutes |
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Mission to Pluto! 2015-Jul-10 11 minutes |
Cuttlefish: Ultimate Shapeshifters!2015-Jun-09 9 minutes |
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Trees: From seed to shining seed 2015-May-27 20 minutes |
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Why does the sun make some people sneeze? 2015-May-12 10 minutes |
How and why do jellyfish sting?2015-Apr-09 8 minutes |
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Volcanoes in space! 2015-Mar-18 10 minutes |
When parasitoids attack!2015-Feb-13 8 minutes |
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