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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 …
2 years, 10 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 …
2 years, 10 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…
2 years, 11 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…
2 years, 11 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 ago
Carrots give you night vision! And other things adults say
Episode 204
In this episode: part two of parentisms- you know, the things adults like to say that may or may not be true. So many of these sayings have …
3 years ago
Don’t swallow gum! And other things parents say
Episode 200
We wanted to hear about the conventional wisdom, parenting myths, and downright folksy falsehoods adults pass down to kids, and boy did we g…
3 years, 1 month ago
How do axolotls regrow parts of their bodies–including their brains?
Episode 199
In addition to having faces that look like a smiley emoticon, axolotls are as fascinating to scientific researchers as they are to kids beca…
3 years, 1 month ago
Why do bison run fast but walk slowly?
Episode 198
What do bison, moose, Gila monsters, parrots and snails have in common? Well….nothing, except they all appear in this episode! We’re roundin…
3 years, 2 months ago
Jane and Melody’s favorite 2022 episodes
Episode 197
As we close out 2022, Jane and Melody look back at some of their favorite episodes of 2002. Why do we have friends? Why are some people left…
3 years, 2 months ago