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Ethics: Is It OK To Break A Rule?
Episode 151
Is it OK to do something that you were told not to do and then never tell anybody? In this episode we tackle that thorny question from 10-ye…
5 years, 5 months ago
Why Do We Compete?
Episode 150
Have you ever felt competitive with a friend or a sibling? Competition comes up in a lot of different ways in life. Maybe you're running a r…
5 years, 6 months ago
Why Are Mammoths Extinct?
Episode 149
In the ice age, megafauna roamed North America: mammoths, saber-toothed cats, even giant land sloths! What happened to them? In this episode…
5 years, 6 months ago
What’s Your Idea To Clean Up The Great Pacific Garbage Patch?
Episode 148
In 2019, we answered a question about the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, a huge mass of plastic and other trash swirling around in the Pacific…
5 years, 7 months ago
What Are Robots Doing On Mars?
Episode 147
On Thursday, February 18th, a robot called a rover is expected to land on the surface of Mars, and begin collecting information scientists h…
5 years, 7 months ago
Cool Beans: How Chocolate And Coffee Get Made
Episode 146
How is chocolate made? Why can't we eat chocolate all the time? Why is chocolate dangerous for dogs? Why do adults like coffee? In this epis…
5 years, 7 months ago
Why Are Cactuses Spiky?
Episode 145
What makes a cactus a cactus? And what are you supposed to call a group of these plants--cacti, cactuses, or cactus?! We'll find out in toda…
5 years, 8 months ago
What's A Screaming Hairy Armadillo? How Animals Get Their Names
Episode 144
Why are whale sharks called whale sharks? Why are guinea pigs called pigs if they're not pigs? Why are eagles called bald eagles if they're …
5 years, 8 months ago
Hopes And Dreams For 2021 From Kids Around The World
Episode 143
As the new year dawns, what are you hopeful for in 2021?
Even though the change of the calendar year is mostly symbolic, New Year's Day is o…
5 years, 9 months ago
Why Do Things Seem Scary In The Dark?
Episode 142
Lots of people are afraid of the dark, including many kids who have shared that fear with us. In today's episode we explore the fear of the …
5 years, 9 months ago