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Created by: Washington State University

USA 6-10

Started: September 9th, 2020

Status: Active, 45 episodes

Kind: Episodic

Language: English

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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

Episode 8: Toothpaste, Sunburns, Saturn's Rings
00:10:57 | April 30th, 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 investigate questions about toothpaste, sunburns, and Saturn. A big thanks to our kid narrator from Regional Theatre of the Palouse and to the scientists at Washington State University. 

Episode 7: Bird Migration, Touch Screens, Goosebumps
00:09:09 | March 25th, 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 are talking birds, touch screen technology, and goosebumps.

Episode 6: Flying Squirrels, Curious Pets, Frosty Patterns, Stinky Cheeses
00:11:14 | February 23rd, 2021

On this episode, we'll explore questions about flying squirrels, our curious pets, frost, and stinky cheese. A big thanks to our kid narrator from Regional Theater of the Palouse. Thanks to everyone who helped with the science on this episode: Todd Wilson, Dr. Jessica Bell, Kai Carter, and Minto Michael.




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Created by: Washington State University
Started: September 9th, 2020
Status: Active, 45 episodes
Kind: Episodic
Language: English

USA6-10
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