Why do our bodies take so long to grow?

Brains On! Science podcast for kids

Lemonada Media

Kids & Family, Education For Kids

4.5 • 14.7K Ratings

🗓️ 7 November 2023

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Join Molly Bloom and co-host Ishalo as they learn about the ingredients we need to grow – and why sometimes the growing seems slow! They’ll chat with Dr. Diva de León Crutchlow about sleep and hormones and help Sanden take care of Dwayne the 5-year-old brain. Is your excitement growing by the minute? Ours too! And we’ve got another tricky mystery sound, just for you. This episode was sponsored by: Indeed (Indeed.com/BRAINS) - Claim your $75 sponsored job credit to upgrade your job post. Terms and conditions apply. Factor (Factormeals.com/brainson50) to get 50% off. IXL (IXL.COM/FIELDTRIP) to get a 20% off an IXL membership. Wish (movies.disney.com/wish - Only in theaters November 22, tickets available now. Rated PG, parental guidance suggested)Do you have your Smarty Pass yet?? Get yours today for just $4/month (or $36/year) and get bonus episodes every month, and ad-free versions of every episode of Brains On, Smash Boom Best, Moment of Um, and Forever Ago. Visit www.smartypass.org to get your Smarty Pass today! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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0:00.0	Pack your bags. We're hitting the road in our newest Brainson Universe
0:04.8	Field Trip, the snack-tacular road trip. It's a mini movie where you can watch
0:09.0	Joy Dolo and me go on the trip of a lifetime. We try some sandwiches shaped by history, learn a snack-tastic
0:15.8	fact about Beaver Butts, and so much more. The shows are on November 30th and December 1st and
0:21.4	second, but seats are limited. So get your tickets today at Brainson.org
0:26.1	slash field trips.
0:28.0	You're listening to Brainson, where we're serious about being curious.
0:35.0	Brainson is supported in part by a grant from the National Science Foundation. Three inches, and let's see, three inches.
0:55.0	Still three inches.
1:00.0	Three inches.
1:01.0	Hi Bob, what are you doing?
1:03.0	Oh, hey, Molly, I'm just measuring how fast different things grow.
1:09.7	And so far, this blade of grass has grown, not at all.
1:15.0	Why are you measuring grass, Bob?
1:18.0	Well, I started off my day watching paint dry, and it was just too exciting. My heart was
1:27.3	literally racing, wondering when it was going to be dry, how it was going to look when it dried. So I decided to take a break from all the
1:38.3	excitement and measure how fast grass grows. Well that's certainly one way to relax. Oh hey could I measure
1:46.3	you? Sure. Well looks like you're five feet and one inch. Okay now stay still and let me see if I can time how
1:59.2	long it takes you to grow. Um, Bob, you know.
2:03.7	Okay, let's see.
2:05.1	You're still five feet, one inch.
2:08.9	Oh, oh, wait, wait, looks like you're five feet two inches, five feet three inches.
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