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How are crickets so loud?
Episode 211
How are crickets so loud? Why do they chirp at night? How are they different from grasshoppers? We’re talking crickets today with Karim Vahe…
3 years, 2 months ago
Why do we have allergies?
Episode 210
Why is it that some people have allergies when others don’t, even if they’re in the same family? How do allergies work? Can you be allergic …
3 years, 3 months ago
What are eels?
Episode 209
What are eels? And why are some eels electric? We head to Poughkeepsie, New York to learn about eels with Chris Bowser, Hudson River estuary…
3 years, 3 months ago
Why is social media so addictive?
Episode 208
Why do people spend so much time on social media? But Why answers kids' questions about social media and screen time and we learn about how …
3 years, 4 months ago
Why do wolves howl?
Episode 207
Why do wolves howl at the moon? Do wolves have different howls? How were wolves domesticated into dogs? How do wolves run fast for so long? …
3 years, 4 months ago
Nine questions about nature in cities
Episode 206
Do bears ever live in cities? Why do so many crows gather together on winter nights? How many raccoons are there in cities? What’s the deal …
3 years, 5 months ago
Why aren’t babies just little adults?
Episode 205
Why are babies small and grownups big? Why are babies so helpless, instead of little versions of adults? Do babies know they're babies? How …
3 years, 5 months ago
Why do we donate blood?
Episode 204
One of the things that makes blood so special is we can share it with other people! Scientists and doctors have figured out safe ways to tak…
3 years, 5 months ago
Why do we have blood and what does it do?
Episode 203
Why do people have blood, what is it, and what does it do? How do our bodies make new blood? Is it red or blue? Why does blood taste like me…
3 years, 6 months ago
How do water slides work?
Episode 202
How do water slides work and how are they built? Why do you have to be a certain age or height to go down a water slide? Where does the wate…
3 years, 6 months ago