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S1E28 Episode 28 - Wait… can I actually own part of Apple and Netflix?
You see people buying iPhones, burgers, shoes, and Coke every day.And somehow… those companies keep getting bigger.Then you hear someone say they “own stock” in Apple or McDonald's.Wait… what does…
S1E27 Episode 27 - Do continents really move or is that just earthquakes?
You hear about earthquakes and it sounds scary.Like the ground suddenly shakes for no reason.But then someone says the Earth is always moving…even when nothing is shaking.Wait… what does that even…
S1E26 Episode 26- How do astronauts go to the bathroom in space?
You’re floating.Not falling. Not standing. Just… drifting.And then you realize something weird.Your body still needs to do normal things.Like eating. Sleeping. Going to the bathroom.But nothing stays…
S1E25 Episode 25 - Why do we need vaccines if we’re not sick?
You’re sitting there feeling totally fine… and then they say it’s time for a vaccine.And you’re like… wait, why now? Nothing is even wrong.So why would your body need a shot before you’re sick?What…
S1E24 Episode 24- Why do we dream?
You wake up and it felt completely real.Like you were flying… or talking to someone who wasn’t there.But you were just lying in bed the whole time.So how did your brain make all of that?If you’re…
S1E23 Episode 23 - How do fish even breathe underwater?
You’re watching a fish and suddenly it hits you…it never comes up for air.Its mouth keeps opening and closing like it’s chewing water.But water isn’t air… so what is it actually doing?Then you notice…
S1E22 Episode 22- How does my phone know exactly where I am?
You look at the map on the phone and see the blue dot moving.Then the car turns a corner… and the blue dot turns too.But the phone isn’t looking out the window.So how does it know you just turned?It…
S1E21 Episode 21- How does a microwave heat food so fast?
You put cold pizza into the microwave.You press a button.Thirty seconds later it’s hot.But the plate is sometimes still cool.And the middle of the food can still be cold.So what is the microwave…
S1E20 Episode 20 - How is the mosquito bite so silent?
You’re outside, and suddenly later you see a mosquito bite on your arm.But wait… when did that happen?You don’t remember anything poking you.You didn’t feel it at all.So how did the mosquito find…
S1E19 Episode 19 - How does paper even come from trees?
You’re holding a sheet of paper, and it feels soft and easy to bend.But trees are hard. You can knock on them. They don’t fold.So how did a tree turn into this thin paper in your hands?If paper comes…
S1E18 Episode 18- Why do I feel cold right after a hot shower?
You just stood in hot shower water, and your whole body felt warm.But the second you turn it off, suddenly you feel cold.Sometimes you even shiver, even though the water was hot a moment ago.The air…
S1E17 Episode 17- Why isn’t there Wi-Fi outside?
At home, your Wi-Fi is always there.Then you walk outside, and it suddenly disappears.Where did it go?Did the internet stay inside your house?You might find a small box at home called a router.That…
S1E16 Episode 16- Why does lightning suddenly flash and scare me?
You’re looking at the sky, and everything is normal.Then suddenly, lightning flashes across the clouds.It’s so bright, it feels like the sky just broke open.A second later, thunder crashes and makes…
S1E15 Episode 15- Why crabs walk sideways?
You see a crab at the beach, and it suddenly runs sideways across the sand.Not forward. Not backward. Only sideways.It almost looks like it’s sliding instead of walking.You might wonder why it…
S1E14 Episode 14- Why is it important to eat protein?
You’re eating, and someone says, “Make sure you finish your protein.”But you already ate a lot, so why does protein matter so much?Why do foods like eggs, chicken, yogurt, or beans seem extra…
S1E13 Episode 13- Internet Basics - Where are all our games and videos saved?
You press play on a YouTube video, and it starts working.Then suddenly, it stops… and a spinning circle appears.You didn’t press pause. So why did it stop?Isn’t the video already inside your…
S1E12 Episode 12- How do glasses help us read?
You put on someone else’s glasses, and suddenly everything looks strange and wrong.Or you take off your own glasses, and the words in your book turn fuzzy and hard to read.It feels like your eyes…
S1E11 Episode 11- Why Is Rain Falling From the Sky?
You’re outside playing, and suddenly it starts raining.You look up at the sky and think, wait… where did all that water come from?Did someone pour it from the clouds?Was it hiding up there the whole…
S1E10 Episode 10- How does a self-driving car drive by itself?
You might look at a car and suddenly notice something strange.The steering wheel is turning, but nobody is touching it.You start wondering how the car knows where to go.How can it see the road, the…
S1E9 Episode 9- Why Can’t My Heart Ever Stop Beating?
You’re sitting still, doing nothing…but your heart is still beating.Thump. Thump. Thump.You didn’t tell it to move.So why won’t it ever stop?What is blood even doing inside you all day?Why does your…
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