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Moment of Um
Moment of Um answers those questions that pop up out of nowhere. You know, the ones that make you squint a little and go ummmmmmm.
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Episode One: Why do gorillas beat their chests (and why is science so great)?
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Created by: American Public Media
Started: September 13th, 2024
Status: Active, 61 episodes
Kind: Episodic
Language: English
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Episodes
Why can’t kids go to space?
00:05:21 | January 31st, 2025
So far, only adults have been to space. But there are plenty of kids who’d love to travel to space, so what gives? Why can’t kids walk on the moon? Or visit the International Space Station? We asked NASA engineer Varoujan Gorjian to help us find the answer.
Why don’t robots have tickle spots?
00:05:11 | January 29th, 2025
We love when our listeners send in super unique questions. We also love robots. So we had to answer this head-scratcher of a question from listener Lucas: why aren’t robots ticklish? We asked pediatrician Emma Gerstenzang to help us find the answer.
Why do dogs like to roll in stinky things?
00:05:52 | January 27th, 2025
If you’ve ever taken a dog on a walk, or let them run around the woods, you know that they LOVE to roll around in stinky stuff! And it’s one heck of a mess to clean up. Why do they do that? We asked researcher Elizabeth Carranza from the Arizona Canine Cognition Center to help us find the answer.
If dragons were real, how would they fly and breathe fire?
00:06:46 | January 24th, 2025
Dragons are fantastical fairytale creatures that fly and breathe fire. They aren’t real, but there are animals that can do the things dragons do! So … if dragons did exist, how would they fly and breathe fire? We asked science professor Dr. Mark Lorch to help us find the answer.
What would happen if everyone on Earth went to the same place and jumped?
00:05:11 | January 22nd, 2025
There are more than 8 billion people living on our big wonderful planet. What if all of those people traveled to the exact same spot on Earth and jumped at the same time? What would happen? Would we move the Earth? We asked physicist Dr. Kiley Kennedy to help us find the answer.
Could you use up all the energy in the universe?
00:05:41 | January 20th, 2025
Energy powers our entire universe, whether it’s light from a star or energy stored in the food we eat. But could we ever run out? Will there be a time, far in the future, when the last drop of energy is used up? We asked physicist Dr. Kiley Kennedy to help us find the answer.
Why do clothes shrink in the wash?
00:05:57 | January 17th, 2025
Have you ever noticed how sometimes when you wash and dry a piece of clothing, it comes out a little smaller? Why does that happen? We asked science professor Dr. Mark Lorch to help us find the answer.
How does antivenin work?
00:05:53 | January 15th, 2025
Some snakes make a chemical in their bodies called venom. They use it to hunt and protect themselves. Sometimes, if a human gets bitten by a snake, they need to take a special medicine called antivenin. How does this medicine work? We asked pediatrician Emma Gerstenzang to help us find the answer.
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Created by: American Public Media
Started:
September 13th, 2024
Status: Active, 61 episodes
Kind: Episodic
Language: English
