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Friday, February 24 - Six massive objects discovered in space; Bronze Age brain surgery; our winning World Cup women; and cycling at school


Season 4 Episode 683


Squiz Kids is an award-winning, free daily news podcast just for kids. Give us ten minutes, and we’ll give you the world. A short podcast that gives kids the lowdown on the big news stories of the day, delivered without opinion, and with positivity and humour.


‘Kid-friendly news that keeps them up to date without all the nasties’ (A Squiz Parent)

 

This Australian podcast for kids easily fits into the daily routine - helping curious kids stay informed about the world around them.


Fun. Free. Fresh. 


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Today’s Quick Links: 

Six red blobs that have upended science! Compare the certainty of CNN’s journalists with the caution of the ABC’s:

https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2023-02-23/james-webb-space-telescope-massive-galaxies-early-universe/101997596 


https://edition.cnn.com/2023/02/22/world/webb-telescope-massive-early-galaxies-scn/index.html


Original scientific paper on the red massive galaxies: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-023-05786-2 


Bronze Age brain surgeon: https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2023-02-23/evidence-brain-surgery-brothers-meggido-bronze-era-israel/101989790 


Mexico’s bike desks: https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-us-canada-64489464 


Cricket Australia’s wrap-up of the semi final: https://www.cricket.com.au/news 


Key moments from the Matilda’s Cup of Nations run: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1j_533Eicfk 


Tendulkar’s 200, condensed to two minutes: https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x8cyu6n 



Dig Deeper: 

Scientific paper on the Bronze Age brain surgery: :https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0281020 


The history of surgery: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dbP0xYB-Rrc


The history of women’s football in Australia: https://www.footballaustralia.com.au/history-womens-football-australia


Forgotten history of Australian women’s football discovered: https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/forgotten-history-of-australian-womens-football-discovered/3bhvs4icz


How the Matildas got their name: https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/forgotten-history-of-australian-womens-football-discovered/3bhvs4icz


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