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The Case of the Sparkly Mineral
"How are minerals made?" "What makes rocks sparkly?" Mary Lou and Tilly are curious about minerals, the chemical compounds that make up rocks! Get re…
8 years, 10 months ago
Mission CO2 to Mars
“Could we ship Earth’s extra carbon dioxide to Mars?” Our listener Ilan has come up with a brilliant plan to stop climate change in its tracks, and m…
8 years, 11 months ago
Marshall's Mailbag Episode!
It's a mail bag episode! While Lindsay is away, Marshall is going through a bunch of listener questions and answering them as best he can. Do monkeys…
8 years, 11 months ago
We Ain't Afraid of No Ghosts: A Tumble Halloween
Why do people believe in ghosts? And can science ever prove that they don’t exist? We take a road trip with Dennis Waskul, a sociologist who traveled…
9 years ago
BONUS EPISODE: Kidcast Sampler!
We often talk about how there are so many great kid podcasts out there to discover. Now, we're bringing those podcasts directly to you, in this sampl…
9 years ago
Why Words?! How We Learn Language
Children are the best language learners, says psycholinguist Evan Kidd. But how do children learn languages so easily, and why is learning another la…
9 years ago
The Electric Detectives
Where does electricity come from? That's what listener Ati wants to know. Lindsay and Marshall get on the case of a massive blackout that plunged 50 …
9 years ago
The Solar System’s Wild Ride
Do solar systems move? That’s what Levan wants to know. NASA astronomer Stefanie Milam shares how technology has allowed humans to see the course our…
9 years, 1 month ago
The Magic Memory Molecule
How does our brain remember things? Neuroscientist Andre Fenton found that question has no easy answers. Andre has spent years experimenting with PKM…
9 years, 1 month ago
Season 3 Starts September 8!
Tumble will be back with all new episodes this fall! Make sure you're subscribed to Tumble to get the first episode on September 8. This season, expe…
9 years, 2 months ago