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How are electric guitars made?
Episode 221
How are electric guitars made? How are guitar strings made? And how, exactly, do guitars work? We’re answering questions about electric guit…
2 years, 10 months ago
Why are pandas black and white?
Episode 220
For the past 50 years, visitors to the Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington, D.C. were able to see giant pandas. But recently, China asked…
2 years, 10 months ago
Why do we celebrate birthdays?
Episode 219
Why do we celebrate birthdays? Why do we have birthday cakes? Why do we blow out candles on our birthdays? Why are our birthdays on the same…
2 years, 11 months ago
Why do we like being scared?
Episode 218
Why do some people like haunted houses and scary movies? What is fear? Why do humans have fear! Why do we get goosebumps, blink a lot and sc…
2 years, 11 months ago
How is meat made in a lab?
Episode 217
How is meat made in a lab? That’s what 10-year-old Nate in New Jersey wants to know! Scientists have figured out how to grow meat in laborat…
2 years, 11 months ago
Why do people get older?
Episode 216
Younger people have lots of questions about older people, like: Why do we age? Why do people get gray or white hair? Why do older people hav…
3 years ago
How do birds fly?
Episode 215
Why do birds fly? How do raptors soar? Why do some birds fly in the shape of a V? Why can’t some birds, like penguins, emus and ostriches fl…
3 years ago
What are sun bears?
Episode 214
We’re thinking about bears! Actually one specific type of bear: sun bears! Have you heard about this type of bear? They’re the smallest of t…
3 years, 1 month ago
Why don't bicycles fall over?
Episode 213
It's all about bikes in this episode of But Why? How come bicycles stay up when you're riding, but fall over once you stop? We turn to Andy …
3 years, 1 month ago
How do we learn to read?
Episode 212
11-year-old Alaska (from Colorado) wants to know: why do some kids love reading while others don’t? We know there’s a lot of debate lately a…
3 years, 2 months ago