Episodes

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

    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 mins
  • COSMIC VOYAGERS: Exploring the Moon, Black Holes, and Beyond🌒
    Sep 14 2024

    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 mins
  • BEHIND THE EYES: Exploring Orthoptics & How Our Vision Works👁️
    Sep 7 2024

    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 mins
  • TIME TRAVELLERS: Exploring Ancient Worlds with Anthropology⛏️
    Aug 31 2024

    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 mins
  • FROZEN IN TIME: The Secrets of the Snowball Earth Theory❄️
    Aug 24 2024

    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 mins
  • ECHOES OF THE MIND: The Science Behind Déjà Vu🧠
    Aug 17 2024

    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 a Yorkshire garden has been designed to help adjust with the differing climates of the UK.

    Dan starts with the latest science news, why there's new hope for the endangered Corncrake bird, how the success of a racehorse could be determined by what's in its stomach and Andy Sturgeon tells us how his design for a Mediterranean inspired garden in Yorkshire has made been to suit the changing climate.

    Then we delve into your questions where Dan explains how birds grow feathers & Brian McGill from the Glasgow Caledonian University answers Sam's question on how glass lenses work?

    Dangerous Dan continues and we learn all about the Jaguarundi causing havoc across the Americas from North to South.

    The Battle of the Sciences continues where Dan chats to Akira O'Connor from University of St Andrews about why Neuroscience is the best kind of science?

    What do we learn about?

    - New hope for the Corncrake bird

    - How you can tell how good a racehorse will be from its stomach

    - A garden that's been designed to adapt to climate change

    - How glass lenses work

    - Is Neuroscience the best type of science?

    All on this week's episode of Science Weekly!

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    29 mins
  • QUANTUM SECRETS: Exploring Particle Physics🌌
    Aug 10 2024

    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 a UK scientist is using drone technology to save Madagascar's forests

    Dan starts with the latest science news, why the world's biggest iceberg is spinning in the ocean, what rare animal Chester Zoo is celebrating the birth of and Jenny Williams from Kew's Royal Botanical Gardens tells us how her cutting edge use of drone and satellite technology is helping battle deforestation in Madagascar.

    Then we delve into your questions where Dan explains what would happen to a human in space without a space suit & Daniel Mills from the University of Lincoln answers Claudia's question on why dogs have different types of ears?

    Dangerous Dan continues and we learn all about the Viper Shark

    The Battle of the Sciences continues where Dan chats to Lucien Heurtier from Kings College London about why Particles Physics is the best kind of science?

    What do we learn about?

    - Why the world's biggest iceberg is spinning in the ocean

    - The extremely rare creature that's birth is being celebrated at Chester Zoo

    - How drones are helping save Madagascar's forests

    - Why dogs have different types of ears?

    - Is Particle Physics the best type of science?

    All on this week's episode of Science Weekly!

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    31 mins
  • DEEP BLUE MYSTERIES: Exploring the Bottom of the Ocean🌊
    Aug 3 2024

    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 oxygen discovery defying our knowledge of the deep ocean.

    Dan starts with the latest science news, where we learn about the internal parts of a pre-historic creature pre-dating the dinosaurs being discovered, a breed of butterfly thought to be extinct making a comeback 60 years later and Franz Geiger from Northwestern University in Illinois, USA tells us all about dark oxygen and how it's questioning our knowledge of the sea bed.

    Then we delve into your questions where Dan explains where the first bit of energy came from & Laurie Dove from How Stuff Works answers Zayn's question on why trees breath in carbon dioxide?

    Dangerous Dan continues and we learn all about the Saddleback Caterpillar from the East Coast of the USA

    The Battle of the Sciences continues where Dan chats to Sam McKee from Manchester Metropolitan University about why Molecular Biology is the best kind of science?

    What do we learn about?

    - A pre-historic creature pre-dating the dinosaurs

    - A butterfly believed to be extinct for 60 years making a return

    - Dark oxygen defying our knowledge of the deep ocean

    - Why trees breathe in carbon dioxide?

    - Is Molecular Biology the best type of science?

    All on this week's episode of Science Weekly!

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    29 mins