Joy Overload! The science of tickles and cuteness

Brains On! Science podcast for kids

Lemonada Media

Kids & Family, Education For Kids

4.5 • 14.7K Ratings

🗓️ 14 April 2020

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

Get ready for some smiles! We’re looking at the science of two things that bring us joy: tickles and cuteness. We’ll explain why tickles make us giggle and why you can’t tickle yourself. Then we’ll talk about what makes cute things cute and why sometimes we want to eat or smoosh cute things. Plus, a super cute Mystery Sound and a Moment of Um answering the question: “Can a moon have a moon?” This episode is sponsored by iD Tech (idtech.com/brains). You can support the show at brainson.org/fans See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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0:00.0	You're listening to Brains on Where We're Serious About Being Curious.
0:03.7	Brains on is supported on part by a grant from the National Science Foundation.
0:10.4	Ugh, I really need a good laugh.
0:13.8	I wish I could just tickle myself, but that never works.
0:19.1	Nope. There's gotta be another way.
0:22.9	Ah, I got it. A fake mustache.
0:25.8	Uh-huh.
0:28.4	Huh, nothing.
0:31.1	That usually makes people laugh.
0:34.4	Oh, how about...
0:37.6	Come here, you banana cream pie with expert whipped cream.
0:41.6	A pie in the face? Never, not funny.
0:44.4	Okay. Three, two,
0:49.5	messy, uh, delicious.
0:53.2	Hmm?
0:54.8	But no laughs.
0:57.3	Also, note to self, try a little pickle juice in the next pie.
1:01.8	This one is a little too, um, banana-y.
1:05.3	Wait, bananas!
1:07.1	The old banana peel slip and fall.
1:09.2	That never fails.
1:12.0	All right.
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