Aliens and UFOs: Making Sense of Myths, pt. 4

Brains On! Science podcast for kids

Lemonada Media

Kids & Family, Education For Kids

4.5 • 14.7K Ratings

🗓️ 31 December 2019

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

In the final episode of our series about myths and legends, we’re launching our imaginations into outer space! Monster expert Emily Zarka tells us about her favorite alien and why aliens fascinate so many people. In the Hoax Hunters season finale, Marc and Sanden bring us a UFO spoof. Plus, scientists give us the lowdown on the real quest for extraterrestrial life — we haven’t found any... yet. And, planets and moons compete for the title of ‘most likely to have life’. A new moment of um keeps us outside the atmosphere: why does space look so dark if the sun is so bright? Today’s episode is sponsored by The American Dental Association (ada.org/brains). You can support Brains On at brainson.org/donate and get a bonus Mystery Sound Extravaganza episode in January! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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0:00.0	Hi friends, before we dive into today's episode, I want to encourage you to check out our
0:05.1	Kids Poetry Special on the Slowdown.
0:08.2	We made five fabulous episodes featuring cool young poets, word games, and awesome conversation
0:13.7	with award-winning author and host, Major Jackson.
0:17.0	The episode started on May 8th and ran until May 12th, and you can find them by searching
0:21.5	for the Slowdown wherever you get your podcasts.
0:24.8	We had a blast learning from kids who write, rhyme, and sing about their lives, and we think
0:29.9	you will too.
0:30.9	Again, search for the Slowdown wherever you listen to podcasts.
0:37.8	A quick note before we start the show.
0:40.0	In this series, we're taking a look at myths from modern-day legends to stories that are
0:44.2	thousands of years old.
0:46.1	Some of them might seem a bit scary, but we're talking about them because we want to understand
0:50.4	the important role they play in our lives and dig into the history and facts behind them.
0:55.7	And of course, there's all the usual brains on fun, too.
0:59.4	OK, on with the show.
1:02.2	You're listening to Brains On, where we're serious about being curious.
1:06.2	Brains On is supported on part by a grant from the National Science Foundation.
1:13.8	It all started on a November night.
1:16.5	We looked up and we saw something like a big triangle.
1:22.2	Two police officers in Belgium saw something strange in the sky.
1:26.3	It had a white light in each corner and a red one in the middle.
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