'Why Haven't We Seen Aliens?' & Nile Crocodiles
Fun Kids Science Quest
Fun Kids
4.5 • 1.5K Ratings
🗓️ 3 August 2019
⏱️ 27 minutes
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Dan welcomes to the studio Stephen Rickard to explore his brand new book, 'Why Haven't We Seen Aliens?' Plus he meets the ferocious Nile Crocodile and explores why giant slugs are ravaging Russia.
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| 0:00.0 | And on the way, we're talking to a space expert, all about if there really are aliens out |
| 0:06.4 | there, whether we'll ever meet, extraterrestrial life, and actually, if maybe the aliens are |
| 0:12.6 | already down here on Earth, but we just can't see them. You can find out loads more about |
| 0:17.8 | that. He's on the way a little later. We'll also talk about one of the most dangerous beasts in the water of Africa. |
| 0:24.7 | And you can hear why giant slugs are terrorising Russia. |
| 0:29.3 | It's on the way first. |
| 0:30.2 | Let's catch up with Technomum. |
| 0:31.9 | Our gadget genius talking all about how smart technology is making life easier. |
| 0:39.2 | Technom's Connected World. |
| 0:42.1 | I was getting ready for school and telling mum about the new amazing interactive studio that we have. |
| 0:47.6 | It can project movies onto all the walls and the floor. |
| 0:51.0 | And the ceiling too to make it seem like you're really in ancient Rome, or the |
| 0:55.4 | moon, or even a thousand metres under the sea. It's so cool. I can't wait for my form to get our |
| 1:02.9 | turn. And to think that I had to make do with the chalkboard. Like lots of modern buildings, |
| 1:07.7 | your school is really using technology in a lot of new and exciting ways. |
| 1:11.8 | Yeah, like the light. They only go on if someone is in the room. That helps save energy. It's the same with the heating too. |
| 1:18.8 | That's certainly smart. And technology is going to get even smarter. Think about how your school already connects technology together at lunchtime. |
| 1:26.8 | You mean how I pay for my school dinners with my fingerprint? |
| 1:29.8 | You see, that's an example of a connected building. |
| 1:32.5 | I upload your dinner money to a payment website and the sensors in the school cafe upload |
| 1:36.9 | the amount you've spent each day to work out the new balance. |
| 1:39.8 | Does that mean you can go online and see exactly how much I spend? |
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