What causes you to Blink?

Who Smarted? - Educational Podcast for Kids

Atomic Entertainment Group LLC

Education For Kids, Kids & Family

4.4 • 3.8K Ratings

🗓️ 24 September 2025

⏱️ 17 minutes

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What are Involuntary Reflexes? Which Involuntary Reflexes keep you alive? How do Involuntary Reflexes protect you? Have you started your FREE TRIAL of Who Smarted?+ for AD FREE listening, an EXTRA episode every week & bonus content? Sign up right in the Apple app, or directly at WhoSmarted.com and find out why more than 1,000 families are LOVING their subscription! Get official Who Smarted? Merch: tee-shirts, mugs, hoodies and more, at Who Smarted?

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0:00.0	And now it's time for Who Smarted?
0:03.6	Pts, hey, Smarty Pants.
0:05.3	If you've been listening to Who Smarted for a while, you've probably heard some of our episodes on the human body.
0:11.1	We've done episodes on your eyes, ears, tongue, lungs, and heart.
0:16.5	Whoops, sorry about that.
0:18.3	We've done the skeletal system, nervous system, circulatory system, and immune system.
0:23.9	We've done peeing and pooping and boogers.
0:27.5	Excuse me.
0:28.8	And we've covered what happens when you get a cold.
0:32.5	Oh, I just got to chill.
0:34.3	Anyway, the point I'm making is that your body is an amazing machine and much of it is
0:39.1	under your control.
0:41.5	However, there are some things that are not under your control, what we call involuntary
0:47.6	reflexes.
0:48.5	And if you were paying close attention, you just heard five of them.
0:52.5	Can you recall them?
0:55.6	If not, here they are again.
1:05.0	That's right. Hickups, sneezing, coughing, yawning, and shivering are all considered involuntary reflexes because they happen automatically without you having to think about it. Now, a lot of Smarty Pants have written to us asking why we...
1:13.0	Well, you have questions.
1:17.1	And I have the answers.
1:19.7	Aunt Stemmy? Is that you?
1:21.4	That's right. It's your Aunt Stemmy.
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