Episode 2: Ants, Face Masks, Pins and Needles, Gummies, Spider Webs

Ask Dr. Universe

English - October 21, 2020 16:00 - 11 minutes - 8.3 MB - ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
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Have you ever wondered why ants build hills? Why face masks are effective? Why we sometimes get that pins and needles feeling when we sit too long? How gummies are made? Why spiders hang upside down in their webs?

On this episode, we’ll dig into these great kid science questions with help from researchers at Washington State University. Thanks to Asher and Natalie for helping read the questions on this episode. If you would like to help read questions on a future episode send an e-mail to [email protected].

Thanks to WSU researchers Rob Clark, Darrell Jackson, Marian Wilson, Hang Liu, Connie Remsberg, and Todd Murray for helping with the science.

If you'd like to submit a question of your own for a chance to be featured on the podcast visit askDrUniverse.wsu.edu/ask.

As always, submit burning questions at askdruniverse.wsu.edu. Who knows where your questions will take us next.