Brains On!® is a science podcast for curious kids and adults from American Public Media. Each week,
Is farting good for us? Where do farts come from? Why do only some make sounds? And what’s up with t
Hosts Molly and Gabriella are locked out. No worries: Sanden and Bob to the rescue. While the duo dr
On the fourth leg of our road trip, we figure out where traffic comes from and what it would take to
At the third stop on our road trip series, we coast in for a pit stop and check out car design. We f
Our planet needs some carbon dioxide, but cars are pumping more into the atmosphere than our carbon
On the first leg of our road trip, we’re exploring the history of engines and how they work, with a
There are a whopping 10 sounds for you to guess in this episode. Are your ears up to the challenge?
Homemade slime is sticky, gooey and all the rage, but what is it? When you combine ingredients like
If you’ve ever been the ocean, you’ve tasted that salt. But where does it come from? And why aren’t
What if the color that you call blue and the color I call blue don’t look the same at all? When our
Why do cat eyes look the way they do? Can cats really see in the dark? And what are they trying to t
Fossil dating is a lot like eating a delicious ice cream cake. Well, sort of. We find out how scient
We don’t know much about the long life of a sea turtle, since it’s mostly spent in the ocean. When t
The desert is hot, dry and deadly. But plenty of plants and animals thrive there. How do they do it?
When an avalanche happens at the Great Sand Dunes in Colorado, it sounds like the sand is singing. H
The wild horses at Assateague Island National Seashore in Maryland are very popular, but they’re als
Think of the cutest puppy, kitten or baby you’ve ever seen. Now what sound did you just make? Was it
Fire and lasers are both super cool — but which is COOLER? Producer Marc Sanchez has tricks up his s
The sounds whales make underwater are super cool, and also very important for them to locate prey, n
If you filled a lake with lemonade, would it rain lemonade? This delicious head-scratcher does not h
