Are Ghosts Real? | Tumble Episode
Are ghosts real? Or are they just in our heads? That’s what six-year-old Lily from Hawaii wants to know — and she’s not the only one! In this spooky Halloween episode of Tumble , Lindsay and Marshall team up with a real-life ghost historian, Dr. Efram Sera-Shriar, to explore how scientists once tried to prove the existence of spirits. From floating tables to “spirit photography” and even Thomas Edison’s plans for a ghost phone, it’s a chilling journey through the science of
How Did Language Start?
How Did Language Start? In our first episode of 2024, we’re joined by linguist Robert Englebretson. He tells us how language developed...
Did Dinosaurs Burp?
We know you’re wondering: did dinosaurs burp? 🦖 Tune into our Season 9 premiere to find out the answer to this stinky question. We’ll...
The Hidden Histories of Plant Science
A Black botanist is on a mission to discover the hidden stories of Black plant scientists throughout history. Shawn Abrahams shares how...
The Tomb of The Animal Mummies
Halloween science podcast! Ever wonder what a mummy smells like? Or why millions of animals were mummified - including baboons?
What If Oceans Didn't Exist?
EDUCATION RESOURCES: NGSS Standards: ESS 2-ESS2-3 Crosscutting Concept: Patterns What would Earth be like if our oceans never existed?...
The Dinosaur Asteroid
NGSS Standards: ESS, LS Where did the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs come from? That’s what our listener Lucian wants to know. We’ll watch a “podcast movie” about the fateful impact, starting with an explosive collision in space that sent asteroids careening towards Earth. Then we’ll discover the science behind the story, with the help of planetary scientist Sean Gulick. He led an expedition to drill into the impact crater - and find the final piece of evidence in the ast
The Cave of the Neanderthal Tools
EDUCATION RESOURCES: NGSS STANDARDS: LS 3-LS4-1 Crosscutting Concepts: Scale, Proportion, and Quantity What tools did Neanderthals use?...
Time Machine Animal Safari Road Trip
How did some animals start to walk on land? Why were dinosaurs so huge? What did our primate ancestors look like? Let’s dive into this...
How To Be A Fossil Fixer
EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES: NGSS Standards: LS Do you love fossils and dinosaurs? Let us introduce you to Myria Perez, a paleontology-obsessed...