Fun Kids Science Weekly

Fun Kids Science Weekly


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SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE: Nuclear Fusion with Anne Kritcher
February 12, 2023

There's a huge breakthrough in nuclear energy, and in this special bonus episode we have one of the scientists behind it - Anne Kritcher from the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory joins us to tell us more about what this could mean for the future of

The green comet that visits once every 50,000 YEARS
February 11, 2023

Hello hello hello, class is in session! In this week's episode, Dan chats to astronomy expert Hayley Smith all about C/2023 E3 (ZTF) - otherwise known as the 'green comet'! Where does the comet get its colour from, can we predict its journey, and is there

The AMAZING Journeys of Animals!
February 04, 2023

Happy Saturday, it's another Fun Kids Science Weekly!In this episode, Dan chats to animal expert Philippa Forrester on her new book, Amazing Animal Journeys! Find out about Philippa's own experience with animals, including an unlikely orca sighting.In

NUCLEAR FUSION and deadly birds...
January 28, 2023

In THIS fantastic spacey episode of the Fun Kids Science Weekly, Dan chats to a member of the lab who managed to briefly recreate the energy of the SUN, Annie Kritcher all the way from California! Find out what this could mean for the future of energy!  T

NUCLEAR FUSION and deadly birds...
January 28, 2023

In THIS fantastic spacey episode of the Fun Kids Science Weekly, Dan chats to a member of the lab who managed to briefly recreate the energy of the SUN, Annie Kritcher all the way from California! Find out what this could mean for the future of energy!  T

Keeping Cool with SNOT BUBBLES and a Big NASA Update!
January 21, 2023

This week Dan is chatting to Anna Horleston, Planetary Seismologist all about the recent information from NASA's InSight Mars Mission - which will help us figure out just what Mars is made of! We also find out the gross way that Echidnas keep cool in Aust

How to bring back extinct animals... and FART SCIENCE!!!
January 14, 2023

This week Dan is chatting to natural world expert and science advisor to Beano, Helen Pilcher! Are scientists trying to bring back woolly mammoths?! How are they going about this? Helen tackles this and other prolific scientific mysteries, such as... the

How do dogs know what we're feeling?
January 07, 2023

Happy New Year, it's a brand new episode of the Fun Kids Science Weekly! We've got tons of cool science to kick off 2023. This week, Dan chats to animal expert Clara Wilson on how dogs can tell when we're stressed, and where this research could lead in th

Science Weekly 2022: The BEST Science of the Year!
December 31, 2022

It's the end of 2022, and Earth has completed another calendar orbit around the sun. A lot of science has happened in that time! Let us reflect...In this special edition of Science Weekly, Dan revisits conversations with four brilliant guests from 2022.

What makes you want to dance?
December 24, 2022

Ho to the power of three, it's a Christmas Eve episode of Science Weekly! This week Dan chats to neuroscientist Daniel Cameron about what makes us move... can a rhythm inspire a dance? How about low frequencies? And why is dancing something human beings l