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  • SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE: All the COLOURS of science!
    2023/03/27

    In your exclusive bonus episode of the Fun Kids Science Weekly, Dan is answering your most burning questions about COLOUR!

    Ever wondered how the sky changes from light to dark blue, from brilliant shades of red to deep hues of purple? Or maybe that's boring and you'd like to know why pee is yellow. We've got something for everyone! 

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    7 分
  • THE SKY'S THE LIMIT: Secrets behind Aerospace Engineering✈️
    2024/10/05

    It's time for another trip around the solar system on the BIGGER and BETTER Science Weekly!

    This episode of the Fun Kids Science Weekly we continue our bigger and better podcast where we answer YOUR questions, have scientists battle it out for which science is the best & learn all about Paramotorists in Peru collecting threatened plants.

    Dan starts with the latest science news where we learn all about the space capsule that's been sent to the International Space Station to rescue the two stranded astronauts has finally docked, how the UK has stopped creating electricity from burnt coal and Kew Royal Botanical Garden's Carolina Tovar tells us all about why paramorists in Peru have been soaring across the remote desert to collect threatened plants

    Then we delve into your questions where Dan explains what would happen if we didn't sleep for 3 weeks & Marjorie Lundgren from Lancaster University answers Tom's question on where the first plant seed came from.

    Dangerous Dan continues and we learn all about the Maricopa Harvester Ant.

    The Battle of the Sciences continues where Dan chats to Tasmin Mynett from Kingston University about why Aerospace Engineering is the best kind of science?

    What do we learn about?

    • The capsule sent to save the stranded astronauts has docked
    • How England have stopped needing coal for electricity
    • The threatened plants of the Peruvian desert
    • Where did the first plant seed come from?
    • Is Aerospace Engineering the best type of science?

    All on this week's episode of Science Weekly!

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    30 分
  • EXPLORING EQUATIONS: The Science Behind Mathematics♾️
    2024/09/28

    It's time for another trip around the solar system on the BIGGER and BETTER Science Weekly!

    This episode of the Fun Kids Science Weekly we continue our bigger and better podcast where we answer YOUR questions, have scientists battle it out for which science is the best & learn all about the first baby beavers born in Hampshire for 400 years.

    Dan starts with the latest science news where we learn all about how radio waves caused by Elon Musk is stopping our ability to peer into the universe, why a national butterfly emergency has been announced by the Butterfly Conservation and Ewhurst Park's Mandy Lieu tells us all about the first beavers born in Hampshire for 400 years

    Then we delve into your questions where Dan explains how why we close our eyes when we sneeze & Peter Martin from University College London answers why so many babies are born in the evening....or are they?

    Dangerous Dan continues and we learn all about the Polistes Carnifex or it's better known name The Executioner Wasp.

    The Battle of the Sciences continues where Dan chats to Katy Clough from Queen Mary's University of London about why the Mathematical Sciences is the best kind of science?

    What do we learn about?

    • How Elon Musk is stopping us from peering into the Universe
    • Why there's been a National Butterfly Emergency declared?
    • The first baby beavers born in Hampshire for 400 years
    • Why are most babies born in the evening?
    • Is Mathematical Sciences the best type of science?

    All on this week's episode of Science Weekly!

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    30 分
  • TINY TEETH, BIG QUESTIONS: Why Do We Have Baby Teeth🦷❓
    2024/09/21

    It's time for another trip around the solar system on the BIGGER and BETTER Science Weekly!

    This episode of the Fun Kids Science Weekly we continue our bigger and better podcast where we answer YOUR questions, have scientists battle it out for which science is the best & learn all about an explorer who's taking a school on a trip to the arctic.

    Dan starts with the latest science news where we learn all about the 'Supermoon' that lit up our skies this week, SpaceX's Polaris Dawn returning to earth after 5 days in orbit and Explorer Mark Wood tells us all about how he organised a school trip all the way to the arctic.

    Then we delve into your questions where Dan explains how snake's digest food & Hannah Walsh from The British Society of Paediatric Dentistry answers why we're not born with adult teeth.

    Dangerous Dan continues and we learn all about the Carnotaurus

    The Battle of the Sciences continues where Dan chats to Michael Berthaume from Kings College London about why the Biological Anthropology is the best kind of science?

    What do we learn about?

    • The 'Supermoon'
    • A school trip to the arctic
    • Why we're not born with adult teeth?
    • Is Biological Anthropology the best type of science?

    All on this week's episode of Science Weekly!

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    30 分
  • COSMIC VOYAGERS: Exploring the Moon, Black Holes, and Beyond🌒
    2024/09/14

    It's time for another trip around the solar system on the BIGGER and BETTER Science Weekly!

    This episode of the Fun Kids Science Weekly we continue our bigger and better podcast where we answer YOUR questions, have scientists battle it out for which science is the best & learn all about International Observe the Moon Day from a real-life astronaut.

    Dan starts with the latest science news, how the Boeing Starliner completed its journey back to earth, why adopting pigs has improved the well-being of school pupils and Astronaut Jake Foster from the Royal Observatory Greenwich tells us all about International Observe the Moon Day and what we can learn from the moon?

    Then we delve into your questions where Dan explains the difference between petrol and diesel & the National Space Centre's Ed Turner answers Calan's question asking what's inside a black hole?

    Dangerous Dan continues and we learn all about the Therizinosaurus

    The Battle of the Sciences continues where Dan chats to Justin Stebbing from Anglia Ruskin University about why the Biomedical Sciences is the best kind of science?

    What do we learn about?

    • The Boeing Starliner's return to earth
    • International Observe The Moon Day from Astronaut Jake Foster
    • What's inside a black hole?
    • Is Biomedical Sciences the best type of science?

    All on this week's episode of Science Weekly!

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    32 分
  • BEHIND THE EYES: Exploring Orthoptics & How Our Vision Works👁️
    2024/09/07

    It's time for another trip around the solar system on the BIGGER and BETTER Science Weekly!

    This episode of the Fun Kids Science Weekly we continue our bigger and better podcast where we answer YOUR questions, have scientists battle it out for which science is the best & learn all about when NASA's stranded astronauts could return to Earth

    Dan starts with the latest science news, why five species of seabird to the UK's red list of birds - and why they're in need of conservation, how Marwell Zoo delivered the miracle birth and The National Space Centre's Dhara Patel from Longleat Safari Park tells us all about how SpaceX will help return NASA''s stranded astronauts in 2025.

    Then we delve into your questions where Dan explains why gold is so expensive & answers Isaac's question asking how bouncy balls work?

    Dangerous Dan continues and we learn all about the Amazonian Giant Centipede

    The Battle of the Sciences continues where Dan chats to Karzan Hughes from the University of Sheffield about why the Orthoptics is the best kind of science?

    What do we learn about?

    - Why 5 species of seabird have been added to the UK's red list of birds

    - The miracle birth of a baby giraffe at Marwell Zoo

    - What the future holds for NASA's stranded astronauts?

    - How bouncy balls work?

    - Is Orthoptics the best type of science?

    All on this week's episode of Science Weekly!

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    27 分
  • TIME TRAVELLERS: Exploring Ancient Worlds with Anthropology⛏️
    2024/08/31

    It's time for another trip around the solar system on the BIGGER and BETTER Science Weekly!

    This episode of the Fun Kids Science Weekly we continue our bigger and better podcast where we answer YOUR questions, have scientists battle it out for which science is the best & learn all about a critically endangered monkey born at a UK Safari Park.

    Dan starts with the latest science news, why SpaceX has postponed its mission for the first ever space walk, how the Moon's South Pole was once covered in molten rock and Animal Adventure Keeper Samantha Peeke from Longleat Safari Park tells us all about the birth of an endangered cotton top tamarin monkey baby

    Then we delve into your questions where Dan explains why onions make us cry & How Stuff Works' Laurie Dove answers Huxley's question asking what is really in a camel's humps.

    Dangerous Dan continues and we learn all about the heaviest insect in the world - The Giant Weta

    The Battle of the Sciences continues where Dan chats to Jay Silverstein from Nottingham Trent University about why the Anthropology is the best kind of science?

    What do we learn about?

    - SpaceX postponing it's mission for the first ever space walk

    - How the Moon was once covered in molten rock

    - An endangered monkey born at the UK's Longleat Safari Park

    - What a camel really carries in its humps?

    - Is Anthropology the best type of science?

    All on this week's episode of Science Weekly!

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    26 分
  • FROZEN IN TIME: The Secrets of the Snowball Earth Theory❄️
    2024/08/24

    It's time for another trip around the solar system on the BIGGER and BETTER Science Weekly!

    This episode of the Fun Kids Science Weekly we continue our bigger and better podcast where we answer YOUR questions, have scientists battle it out for which science is the best & learn all about how Scottish Islands may hold the secret behind 'Snowball Earth'

    Dan starts with the latest science news, how a rocket's engine exploded in the Shetland Islands, why two astronaut's who left for the International Space Station in June are still there and Elias Rugen from University College London tells us what secrets the Scottish islands hold to help us truly understand the theory of 'Snowball Earth'

    Then we delve into your questions where Dan explains why we sweat and why February is the only month affected by a leap year.

    Dangerous Dan continues and we learn all about the Frilled Shark

    The Battle of the Sciences continues where Dan chats to Henry Taylor from University of Birmingham about why the Philosophy of Science is the best kind of science?

    What do we learn about?

    - A rocket's engine exploding in the Shetland Islands

    - Astronaut's stuck at the International Space Station

    - Snowball Theory and why Scotland holds the secrets to it

    - Why February is the only month affected by leap years

    - Is the Philosophy of Science the best type of science?

    All on this week's episode of Science Weekly!

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    29 分