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Brains On! Science podcast for kids

The secret world of dust

Brains On! Science podcast for kids

Lemonada Media

Kids & Family, Education For Kids

4.514.7K Ratings

🗓️ 25 February 2020

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

Dust looks gray and boring to us, but it’s full of secrets! Like did you know that up close, dust is colorful? And there are creatures living in your dust? And some dust comes from outer space? We’ll take you on a tour of the dust universe and show you how dust can help solve crimes. Plus, we learn about the tiny critters living all over your skin! And of course there’s a Mystery Sound and a Moment of Um that answers the question: why do we jump when we’re scared? This episode is sponsored by Care (care.com/brains) and KiwiCo (kiwico.com/brainson) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Transcript

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0:00.0

You're listening to Brainzon,

0:01.6

while we are serious about being curious.

0:04.0

Brainzon is supported in part by

0:07.0

a grant from the National Science Foundation.

0:11.2

Wow!

0:12.1

Oh, look at it!

0:14.4

You know the best thing about this new skylight?

0:16.2

Is it the sunlight that comes through it?

0:18.4

Or the fact that the skylight is shaped like a brain?

0:20.9

Yeah, yeah, those things are cool,

0:22.8

but have you looked closer to see the best thing?

0:26.0

The light is filled with these amazing little specks!

0:29.4

Ooh, I do see them.

0:31.3

Wow!

0:33.5

But what are they?

0:35.5

I like to imagine that each speck is a little animal.

0:39.0

Like, like we're looking at micro-poodles and nano-hippos

0:42.2

and mini-zbras, all just floating peacefully and tiny

0:47.2

in this like lazy river made of air.

0:50.4

Or each speck could be a teeny tiny taco,

0:55.5

a precisely petite pickle,

0:57.6

only one way to find out.

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