Reinventing The Wheel

Tumble Science Podcast for Kids

Tumble Media

Kids & Family, Education For Kids

4.3 • 2.6K Ratings

🗓️ 29 May 2020

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Summary

How would you reinvent something that’s been used for thousands of years, by millions of people? In this episode, we discover the process of invention with Rory Cooper, an engineer who revolutionized the wheelchair. He’s our guide to time traveling back to the kings and queens who used wheelchairs, and to the future of rideable robots. Anyone want a ride on a Mars rover?! Listen to more of our interview with Rory Cooper, when you become a member on Patreon! Just $1/month gets you access to our special bonus interview episodes with all our scientists. Pledge at patreon.com/tumblepodcast. Watch videos of Rory’s wheelchairs (including the waterpark wheelchair in action!) at our website, sciencepodcastforkids.com.

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm Lindsay.
0:04.2	And I'm Marshall.
0:05.2	Welcome to Tumble, the show where we explore stories of science discovery.
0:08.7	Today we're discovering the past and future of an invention that millions of people use
0:14.9	every day.
0:15.9	We're going to be like invention time travelers.
0:18.3	Wait, have we invented a time machine?
0:20.8	No.
0:21.8	But we have an amazing guide who's played a huge part in revolutionizing this invention.
0:28.4	So stay with us.
0:35.8	Tumble is brought to you with support from Spotify for Podcasters.
0:39.0	Here at Tumble, we believe that making podcasts is a great way to share what you know about
0:42.7	the world, and there's no better way to get started than to use Spotify for podcasters.
0:47.8	Spotify for podcasters lets you record and edit podcasts right from your phone or computer,
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1:03.0	started.
1:08.5	Every invention starts with solving a problem.
1:11.6	And here's a big problem to solve.
1:14.4	75 million people in the world have trouble walking.
1:19.5	So listen, think about it.
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