Killer venom and can sheep really recognise humans?
Fun Kids Science Quest
Fun Kids
4.5 • 1.5K Ratings
🗓️ 18 November 2017
⏱️ 26 minutes
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Summary
When you think of venom, exotic snakes and giant spiders probably come to mind. But venom is everywhere - in parks, gardens... even in the corners of your house! Ronald Jenner, a venom evolution expert at the Natural History Museum, tells us more about what venom is and why some smaller creatures are actually the most deadly!
Plus, we find out about one of the very first labs in space, discover why it's not such a good idea to put metal in the microwave, and explore whether sheep can actually recognise humans!
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| 0:00.0 | This is a podcast from the children's radio station Fun Kids. Listen on DAB Digital Radio across the UK or online at funkidslive.com. |
| 0:10.2 | Hello, it is the Fun Kids Science Weekly. Welcome aboard the Good Ship Science. My name is Dan, hope you well. This is the show right, where we explore everything amazing, weird |
| 0:21.8 | and dangerous out there in the universe. Right, so far on this show, over the last few weeks, |
| 0:27.9 | we've had some pretty amazing guests to chat to us. We've spoken to astronauts, star studiers, |
| 0:34.4 | fossil diggers. Today's guest, though, has probably the best job title that I've ever |
| 0:40.6 | come across. Ronald Jenna is a venom expert. He's from the Natural History Museum and he's on the |
| 0:48.0 | phone in a little bit to tell us all about deadly poisons and how they've evolved through history. |
| 0:53.2 | Also, we'll talk about the most dangerous thing that's out there in the universe in space, |
| 0:58.0 | and we'll find out what really goes on in your microwave. |
| 1:01.8 | First, we're taking a trip to the sky on a marvellous mission with the class of Deep Space High. |
| 1:07.3 | Deep Space High, Marvelous Missions with the Science and Technology Facilities Council. |
| 1:15.3 | Jump into a work home and travel to Deep Space High, the school in space. |
| 1:20.3 | But hurry, because less are about to begin. |
| 1:24.1 | Whoa! |
| 1:25.5 | Thank you, really. |
| 1:44.3 | Wow! Right. For anyone who's new, I'm Principal Pulsar. Welcome to my space exploration class. If anyone was looking for solar cook,eret, you're in the wrong place. Today we're finding out about one of the first laboratories in space, |
| 1:45.3 | Skylab. |
| 1:49.0 | Pye Lab? Is that where they make pies in space? |
| 1:52.8 | Don't be ridiculous, Alex. You know very well what a laboratory is. |
| 1:57.6 | We've some spectacular school labs here at Deep Space High, best in the galaxy, no less. |
| 2:00.8 | A laboratory is a place where scientists can perform experiments, |
| 2:04.1 | and Skylab was the very first one in space. |
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