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Sleep Tight Science - A Bedtime Science Show For Kids

Sleep Tight Media

Kids & Family, Education For Kids

4.4 • 613 Ratings

🗓️ 28 May 2025

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

Sleep Tight!, Sheryl & Clark ❤️👂📖 ✨ Want more stories and fewer interruptions? Join Sleep Tight Premium for ad-free listening, bonus bedtime stories every week, and personalized shout-outs for your little ones! Start your free trial now on Apple Podcasts or at ⁠⁠⁠⁠sleeptightpremium.com⁠⁠⁠⁠. Themes in this episode: ✔️ What is memory? ✔️ How the brain stores memories (and why neurons matter) ✔️ Different types of memory (short-term, long-term, motor-skill, and factual) ✔️ Why we forget things (and how emotions can help or hurt memory) ✔️ How to improve memory (including repetition and sleep) --- Support Us 👉 Join ⁠⁠⁠Premium⁠⁠⁠ for AD FREE listening and extra bedtime stories! 👉 ⁠⁠⁠Sleep Tight Premium⁠⁠⁠ is now available in Apple Podcasts! 🎉 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Leave a review wherever you listen to podcasts, or share our podcast with your friends. 📢 Have an interesting science topic you would like to investigate? Send us an email at ⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠ , and we may feature it in an upcoming show. --- About Sleep Tight Science We’ve got bedtime down to a (Sleep Tight) Science! Sleep Tight Science is an engaging bedtime show that makes science accessible and enjoyable for the whole family. Snuggle in and drift off to sleep while learning about science topics submitted by listeners! Designed for curious young minds (but simple enough for grown-ups to understand), Sleep Tight Science uses big words to answer big questions that kids wonder about, like why do we feel icky sometimes and how do our legs help us move? Learn something new about the natural world while drifting off to dreamland. Have an interesting science question or a topic you’re curious about? Email us at ⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠, and it might just be the focus of an upcoming episode! Dedicated to enhancing the health and happiness of children, Sleep Tight Media helps families replace bedtime struggles with bedtime snuggles. -- Advertising provided by Starglow Media. Learn more about Starglow Media ⁠⁠⁠here

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0:00.0	You are listening to Sleep Tight Science.
0:14.3	Did you know smells make the strongest memories?
0:19.5	What?
0:20.5	That's why the whiff of pizza might remind you of your birthday party.
0:25.6	Or the smell of crayons take you back to kindergarten.
0:30.1	What smells can you remember?
0:45.6	Hello, friends, and welcome back to Sleep Tight Science, a bedtime show that answers your questions about science.
0:48.7	Have you ever forgotten where you put your favorite toy, but remembered the words to a song you haven't heard
0:55.7	in ages? Or maybe you've had a dream that felt so real, you were sure it actually happened?
1:04.0	That's the power of your memory, and we're going to learn how it all works inside your amazing brain.
1:13.6	In this episode we're learning about the science of memory. What it is, how your brain
1:23.6	stores it, why we forget things, and how you can even improve your memory.
1:31.0	From the birthday party you still remember to learning how to tie your shoes, memory helps
1:38.5	you carry pieces of your life with you every day. And before we begin, here's something for you and your grown-up to think
1:48.3	about together, kind of like a bedtime curiosity quiz. Ask your parent or caregiver, what is one of your
1:57.1	very first memories? What are some special memories of me? And what's one of your very first memories. What are some special memories of me?
2:02.6	And what's one of your favorite memories?
2:05.6	Something that always makes you smile.
2:09.6	Maybe you have a favorite memory too.
2:13.6	Something silly, something sweet. Maybe it's the time you made a snow fort, or your first
2:21.9	slice of strawberry shortcake with ice cream on top. Yummy. Thinking about happy memories is a great
2:31.8	way to drift off to sleep. I do it often, though sometimes it makes me hungry.
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