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Tinkerclass (Week 2 Day 1): Rat Race!
Episode 273
Lab rats, start your engines! What in the world happened when scientists created tiny rodent-sized cars and taught rats how to drive? And why in the …
5 years, 6 months ago
Tinkerclass (Week 1 Day 5): Reflect & Share
Episode 272
It's day 5 of TINKERCLASS--the reflect and share phase. Today we share your reflections from this week's project inspired from the episode, Hugomatic…
5 years, 6 months ago
Tinkerclass (Week 1 Day 4): Improve & Retest
Episode 271
It's day 4 of TINKERCLASS--the improve and retest phase. See if you can improve your invention from yesterday, test it again, and then share your res…
5 years, 6 months ago
Tinkerclass (Week 1 Day 3): Create & Test
Episode 270
It's day 3 of TINKERCLASS--the create and test phase. Look around your home for to build out your plan from yesterday. This week's project features t…
5 years, 6 months ago
Tinkerclass (Week 1 Day 2): Explore & Plan
Episode 269
It's day 2 of TINKERCLASS--the explore and plan phase. Look around your home for a problem you'd like to solve. This week's project features the Wow …
5 years, 6 months ago
Tinkerclass (Week 1 Day 1): Hugomatic 3000 And The Future of Soft Robotics
Episode 268
Sometimes, the cold, metallic touch of a robot doesn't quite cut it; whether that be when studying small, delicate jellyfish in the wild ... or build…
5 years, 6 months ago
A Sunbrella For The Planet (encore)
Episode 267
Summer days are getting hotter and hotter! For us humans, it's as easy as drinking a cool glass of water, lathering ourselves in sunscreen and puttin…
5 years, 6 months ago
Hey Baby Island, How'd You Get Here? - When Underwater Volcanoes Grow UP! (encore)
Episode 266
If you could take one item to a desert island what would it be? A pacifier? A rattle? How about a diaper? Well that might be just what you need if yo…
5 years, 7 months ago
Scaredy Sharks & The Science of Fear (encore)
Episode 265
Heights? Darkness? Orcas? Turns out, everyone's afraid of something! Even the Great White Shark, the most fearsome predator in the seven seas! But af…
5 years, 7 months ago
Getting Nosey About the Science of Smell (encore)
Episode 264
Scientists have long known that different people experience different smells, well...differently! But Why? And How? Join Mindy and Guy Raz in their n…
5 years, 7 months ago