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Fun Kids Science Quest

A Boiling Hot River & The Science Of Laughter

Fun Kids Science Quest

Fun Kids

Kids & Family, Science, Education For Kids

4.51.5K Ratings

🗓️ 4 April 2020

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Summary

Dan is joined by Stephanie Davies of Laughology; what is the science behind our giggle fits? Plus, can you imagine a boiling hot river that's completely nature-made? We thought not! 

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0:00.0

Hello, welcome along to the Fun Kids Science Weekly. It's the show that scans the universe in the

0:06.9

search for all the most amazing discoveries and secrets that might be lurking somewhere. My name's Dan,

0:13.0

thanks for listening. This week, we're travelling to a boiling hot river. Also, we're talking about

0:17.9

brand new black holes, and we're looking at the amazing complexities of a bee.

0:23.7

Plus, I'll answer some of your questions in a sec.

0:26.1

First, let's catch up with one of our favourite geniuses on the show,

0:28.9

certainly the smartest person that I know at Fun Kids HQ.

0:31.9

His name is Professor Hallex.

0:36.4

Professor Hallex's Pathology Puzz puzzles with the Royal College of Pathologists.

0:43.1

Not time stop crime cop again?

0:46.5

It's not time stop crime cop, it's crime stop time cop.

0:49.7

Sorry, no, I mean time cop crime stop, whatever.

0:53.2

He's a daring time travelling pathologist figuring out how all these dead bodies met their sticky end.

0:58.8

What's not to like?

1:00.5

So why does it always have to be about dead people though?

1:03.7

It's so gloomy.

1:05.1

Pathology isn't gloomy, it's fascinating.

1:08.0

And it's certainly not always about dead people.

1:11.0

In fact, it's most commonly used to diagnose and treat people who are alive.

1:15.8

But you're right, the words tend to make us think of detective shows like this.

1:20.0

So this is forensic pathology.

1:22.8

That's right. Nothing to do with Pards either.

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