Why are armpits so ticklish? Learn how touch signals travel to the brain, why it is difficult to tickle yourself, and what researchers still don’t know about our most ticklish spots. Curious Kids Every Day is a daily, interactive podcast that respects your child’s intelligence and curiosity. I created this to be a show I would be happy to have my kids listen to. Seven Reasons to join the Curious K

How does a huge airplane lift off and soar through the sky? In today's episode of Curious Kids Every Day, we explore the science of flight... from the engines that push to the wings that lift. Learn how airplanes take off, fly, and carry us across the clouds! Curious Kids Every Day is a daily, interactive podcast that respects your child’s intelligence and curiosity. I created this to be a show I

I n today's episode, we explore why cacti are so sharp and how those prickly spines help them survive in hot, dry deserts. Curious Kids Every Day is a daily, interactive podcast that respects your child’s intelligence and curiosity. I created this to be a show I would be happy to have my kids listen to. Seven Reasons to join the Curious Kids Club! SupportCuriousKids.com Your curious kids get a sho

More Captain Curious Adventures: CuriousKidsEveryDay.com/CaptainCurious Did you know a single day on Mercury lasts longer than its whole year? In this episode, Captain Curious takes listeners on an unforgettable journey to the closest planet to the Sun! Along the way, we explore why the temperatures are so extreme, what the surface is like, and we celebrate two birthdays using a time machine. Curi

A trip from Earth to Mars usually takes about six to nine months using an efficient route. This episode explains Mars launch windows and how NASA is preparing for future human missions! Curious Kids Every Day is a daily, interactive podcast that respects your child’s intelligence and curiosity. I created this to be a show I would be happy to have my kids listen to. Seven Reasons to join the Curiou

Why can birds sit on power lines without getting shocked? Today, we learn how voltage differences and electric current explain why a bird can usually perch safely on the wire. Curious Kids Every Day is a daily, interactive podcast that respects your child’s intelligence and curiosity. I created this to be a show I would be happy to have my kids listen to. Seven Reasons to join the Curious Kids Clu

Time dilation causes clocks to measure slightly different amounts of elapsed time depending on motion and gravity. Today, we learn how this effect has been measured with atomic clocks and even has to be accounted for by GPS satellites! Curious Kids Every Day is a daily, interactive podcast that respects your child’s intelligence and curiosity. I created this to be a show I would be happy to have m

Human blood is always red, even when veins look blue through the skin. Today we learn how light interacts with skin and blood to create the blue or greenish color we sometimes see. Curious Kids Every Day is a daily, interactive podcast that respects your child’s intelligence and curiosity. I created this to be a show I would be happy to have my kids listen to. Seven Reasons to join the Curious Kid

Why do our muscles sometimes hurt after exercise? Today we learn how unfamiliar or intense activity can cause tiny amounts of damage in muscle tissue, leading to inflammation and soreness as the muscles recover. Curious Kids Every Day is a daily, interactive podcast that respects your child’s intelligence and curiosity. I created this to be a show I would be happy to have my kids listen to. Seven

Why do we sneeze? Learn how sneezing is a reflex that helps clear irritants from your nose and airways. Curious Kids Every Day is a daily, interactive podcast that respects your child’s intelligence and curiosity. I created this to be a show I would be happy to have my kids listen to. Seven Reasons to join the Curious Kids Club! SupportCuriousKids.com Your curious kids get a shout out on their bir

More Captain Curious Adventures: CuriousKidsEveryDay.com/CaptainCurious What would happen if you tried to fly a rocket ship through the sun? In this space-packed episode, Captain Curious explores the incredible layers of the sun (from the blazing photosphere to the sizzling core). Along the way, listeners will help solve problems using items from the Curious Container and discover why you can't la

Flowers get many of their colors from pigments in their petals, including carotenoids and anthocyanins. We learn how a plant’s genes help control which pigments it makes, while light (and sometimes environmental conditions!) affect the colors we see. Curious Kids Every Day is a daily, interactive podcast that respects your child’s intelligence and curiosity. I created this to be a show I would be

The horned dung beetle Onthophagus taurus can pull more than 1,100 times its own body weight! Today we learn how researchers measure relative strength and why tiny insects can be so strong for their size. Curious Kids Every Day is a daily, interactive podcast that respects your child’s intelligence and curiosity. I created this to be a show I would be happy to have my kids listen to. Seven Reasons

Sign up for the Curious Kids Club: SupportCuriousKids.com In today's episode, we explore why some apples are green and some are red and why they taste differently! Curious Kids Every Day is a daily, interactive podcast that respects your child’s intelligence and curiosity. I created this to be a show I would be happy to have my kids listen to. Seven Reasons to join the Curious Kids Club! SupportCu

Learn how road capacity, bottlenecks, and braking waves can turn cars into stop-and-go traffic. We also explain why some traffic jams seem to appear even when there is no crash or blocked road! Curious Kids Every Day is a daily, interactive podcast that respects your child’s intelligence and curiosity. I created this to be a show I would be happy to have my kids listen to. Seven Reasons to join th

In this episode, we learn that an animal's whiskers help sense touch, nearby objects, tiny air movements, and the space around their faces! Curious Kids Every Day is a daily, interactive podcast that respects your child’s intelligence and curiosity. I created this to be a show I would be happy to have my kids listen to. Seven Reasons to join the Curious Kids Club! SupportCuriousKids.com Your curio

In this episode, we learn about the biggest fish on Earth... THE WHALE SHARK! Curious Kids Every Day is a daily, interactive podcast that respects your child’s intelligence and curiosity. I created this to be a show I would be happy to have my kids listen to. Seven Reasons to join the Curious Kids Club! SupportCuriousKids.com Your curious kids get a shout out on their birthdays! Ad-Free Podcast Fe

How does a car know when to deploy an airbag? Today we learn how crash sensors detect serious impacts and how an inflator fills a hidden airbag with gas in a fraction of a second! Curious Kids Every Day is a daily, interactive podcast that respects your child’s intelligence and curiosity. I created this to be a show I would be happy to have my kids listen to. Seven Reasons to join the Curious Kids

Learn what a laser is and how its unusually organized light can form a narrow, concentrated beam! Curious Kids Every Day is a daily, interactive podcast that respects your child’s intelligence and curiosity. I created this to be a show I would be happy to have my kids listen to. Seven Reasons to join the Curious Kids Club! SupportCuriousKids.com Your curious kids get a shout out on their birthdays

Cats use a righting reflex to turn their bodies while falling so they can often land on their feet. Their inner-ear balance system and flexible spine help them figure out which way is down and move into position for landing. Curious Kids Every Day is a daily, interactive podcast that respects your child’s intelligence and curiosity. I created this to be a show I would be happy to have my kids list