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Moment of Um

Do worms sleep?

Moment of Um

American Public Media

Kids & Family, Education For Kids

4.41.5K Ratings

🗓️ 2 April 2024

⏱️ 5 minutes

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Summary

Worms! Some of us love them - some of us are terrified of them! But have you ever wondered how they get their rest? Physicist Daniel Gonzales is the expert on all things worms and sleep and he’s here to fill us in.


Got a Moment of Um question for us that’s been slithering around your brain? Send it to us at BrainsOn.org/contact, and we’ll help you find the answer.

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0:00.0

Today's episode is sponsored by Green Light. Did you know that 27 states don't require a personal

0:06.4

finance course for students even though teens score an average of 64% on the National

0:12.2

Financial Literacy Test? Let's make a difference. 64% on the national financial literacy test?

0:14.0

Let's make a difference.

0:16.0

Our friends at Million, Basilian, and Green Light are hitting the road visiting schools

0:20.2

to teach important lessons on financial literacy.

0:23.0

It's all the fun of the podcast, but now live and interactive.

0:27.0

Million Bazillion Live is in partnership with Green Light, the Money App for Kids and Teens.

0:32.0

Learn more about Green Light at greenlight.com slash million.

0:36.0

That's greenlight dot com slash million.

0:39.0

From the brains behind Brainson

0:41.0

this is the moment of um.

0:43.2

Answering those questions that make you go,

0:47.3

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0:53.2

moment of um, um, I'm, um, um, moment of Um, um, comes to you from APM Studios. I'm Anna Weggle.

1:05.6

Um.

1:08.8

It's raining. You've got your rain boots on and you're headed down the street to your favorite donut shop or comic shop or

1:15.2

your best friend's house something catches your eye wiggling around to the sidewalk.

1:18.8

Stop. Okay I feel like there's two kinds of people in this life, those that look down and say,

1:24.0

A, hi little worm, you're amazing, how are you today?

1:27.0

And maybe even pick them up and let them crawl around their hand.

1:30.0

And then there are those that are freaked out by the slimy, limbless, eyeless living tube.

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