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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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Created by: American Public Media
Started: December 20th, 2024
Status: Active, 59 episodes
Kind: Episodic
Language: English
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Episodes
Why don’t scars go away?
00:05:41 | April 18th, 2025
If you get a cut or scratch that goes deep enough into your skin, your body will form a scar. But why don’t scars themselves heal and go away? We asked dermatologist Liz Farhat to help us find the answer.
What happens when paleontologists find a fossil?
00:06:27 | April 16th, 2025
Make no bones about it – fossils are super cool! But what do you do if you find a fossil? We asked Jingmai O’Connor, the Associate Curator of Fossil Reptiles at the Field Museum in Chicago, to help us find the answer.
How does pasta turn from hard to tender?
00:05:23 | April 14th, 2025
Pasta is delicious, whether it’s rigatoni, linguine, macaroni or any shape at all! When you buy pasta from the store, it’s usually hard, crunchy, and dry. But after cooking it, the pasta is tender and toothsome! How does that work? We asked cookbook author and cooking teacher Julia Turshen to help us find the answer.
How are our brains different from other animals’ brains?
00:07:02 | April 11th, 2025
Have you ever looked at an animal and wondered what they were thinking? Us, too! What’s going on in a bobcat’s brain, a newt’s noggin, or a mouse’s mind? We asked science writer and author of Innovative Octopuses, Half-Brained Birds, and More Animals with Magnificent Minds Christina Couch to help us find the answer.
Why does corn have hairs on it?
00:05:14 | April 9th, 2025
Have you ever peeled the leaves off of an ear of corn and noticed the white hairy-looking stuff tucked inside? What is that, anyway? We asked chef and cookbook author Kenji Lopez-Alt to help us find the answer.
Why do donuts have “nut” in the name?
00:06:57 | April 7th, 2025
If you ask us, donuts are one of the most delicious treats in the world. Chocolate frosted with rainbow sprinkles, cinnamon twists, powdered sugar, strawberry jelly-filled, we love them all! But why are they called donuts? We asked food historian Sarah Lohman to help us find the answer.
Why is cotton so fluffy?
00:06:36 | March 28th, 2025
Cotton is soft and strong. It comes from cotton plants, and gets turned into everything from t-shirts to cotton balls. But why is cotton so fluffy? We asked biologist Candace Haigler to help us find the answer.
How is couscous made?
00:05:20 | March 26th, 2025
Couscous is a delicious fluffy, starchy food that people enjoy all over the world. You can find the dried version in stores, but what if you wanted to make it fresh? How does couscous actually get made? We asked cookbook author Kenji Lopez-Alt to help us find the answer.
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Created by: American Public Media
Started:
December 20th, 2024
Status: Active, 59 episodes
Kind: Episodic
Language: English
