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Created by: Washington State University

USA 6-10

Started: September 9th, 2020

Status: Active, 40 episodes

Kind: Episodic

Language: English

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Episode 16: All About Volcanoes
00:08:28 | Season: 2 | Episode: 16 | July 14th, 2022

Dr. Universe joins a group of junior scientists from Palouse Prairie Charter School to learn about volcanoes. Students from the fourth-grade class in Moscow, Idaho, help Dr. Universe answer how volcanoes work, how they form, what happens when they erupt, whether volcanoes are on other planets, and a lot of other cool (or hot) information about these amazing mountains. 

Episode 15: Meet a Cell Scientist | Why do we have hair?
00:04:35 | March 1st, 2022

Welcome back, young scientists. I’m Dr. Universe and if you’re anything like me you’ve got lots of big questions about our world. This special edition episode features an interview with a scientist from our video series, Ask Dr. Universe, Meet the Scientists. If you like what you hear, you can watch the whole video interview with Dr. Ryan Driskell under the videos tab at askDrUniverse.wsu.edu. Let’s get started. 

Episode 14: Meet a Veterinarian | How do lungs work?
00:06:15 | January 31st, 2022

Welcome back, young scientists. On this episode, we meet Dr. Kim Chiok, a veterinarian at Washington State University who enjoys writing, doing experiments, and who is curious about viruses, especially those that affect the lungs and other parts of the respiratory system. Plus, we explore a question about how our lungs work.

Episode 13: Meet a Sleep Scientist | Why does sleep feel so short?
00:08:00 | December 17th, 2021

On this podcast, we'll talk to some curious people, hear their stories, and investigate some fun science questions along the way. Today's guest is someone who is really curious about sleep. Let's give a warm welcome to Ashley Ingiosi. She'll help us explore a science question about why sleep sometimes feels so short. Keep exploring at askDrUniverse.wsu.edu. 

Episode 12: Meet a Plant Doctor | Pumpkins
00:05:43 | Season: 1 | Episode: 12 | October 19th, 2021

Hello young scientists. I’m Dr. Universe and if you are anything like me, you’ve got lots of big questions about our world. Today’s special guest is someone who is really curious about plants and why they get sick—yes, you heard that right, plants can get sick, too.  We'll also investigate some questions about pumpkins along the way. As always, kids can submit a question for a chance to be featured on a future episode at askDrUniverse.wsu.edu/ask

Episode 11: Meet a Planetary Scientist | Mountains
00:07:41 | September 30th, 2021

On this episode, we meet with Julie Menard, a planetary scientist and geoscience education professional from Washington State University. Plus, we investigate a big kid question about how mountains form. 

Episode 10: Ice Cream, Berries, Learning Hard Stuff
00:10:55 | July 29th, 2021

Welcome back, young scientists. I’m Dr. Universe and if you’re anything like me you’ve got lots of big questions about our world. On this episode, we’ll investigate great questions from young scientists like, Why does ice cream melt? Why are some berries poisonous? And how do we learn things that are really, really hard?   

Episode 9: Handedness, Weighing Planets, Worms
00:10:20 | June 15th, 2021

Welcome back, young scientists. Have you ever wondered why most people are right-handed? How we learned to weigh a whole planet? How worms help the soil?  Join Dr. Universe and Washington State University researchers as we investigate these great kid questions. Submit a question of your own at askDrUniverse.wsu.edu




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Created by: Washington State University
Started: September 9th, 2020
Status: Active, 40 episodes
Kind: Episodic
Language: English

USA6-10
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