Moment of Um is your daily answer to those questions that pop up out of nowhere and make you go… umm
Ever wandered around the supermarket and noticed that some of the food is marked “organic?” What doe
We know how important it is to wash our hands with soap and warm water. Get between the fingers, und
If you’ve ever gotten a cut or a scrape, you might’ve noticed that your skin feels itchy while it’s
Sometimes we get questions from listeners that are so intertwined that we just have to include them
Isn’t it cool that cars can go forwards and backwards? Backwards and forwards go can cars that cool
So far, only adults have been to space. But there are plenty of kids who’d love to travel to space,
Clay is neat stuff. You can knead it, shape it, carve it, sculpt it, and make all kinds of beautiful
We love when our listeners send in super unique questions. We also love robots. So we had to answer
If you’ve ever taken a dog on a walk, or let them run around the woods, you know that they LOVE to r
Dragons are fantastical fairytale creatures that fly and breathe fire. They aren’t real, but there a
We know that soil helps many things grow -- but how is it made? It must come from somewhere, right?
There are more than 8 billion people living on our big wonderful planet. What if all of those people
Teething, losing teeth, growing new teeth. It’s a part of life that every human goes through! But wh
Energy powers our entire universe, whether it’s light from a star or energy stored in the food we ea
Have you ever noticed how sometimes when you wash and dry a piece of clothing, it comes out a little
Are your ears burning? ‘Cause we’ve been thinking about them. Sure, they’re an incredible self-clean
Some snakes make a chemical in their bodies called venom. They use it to hunt and protect themselves
Have you noticed that there’s a kind of cheese that’s holier than all the rest? Swiss! Why does it h
Ping pong is a super fun game. It’s like miniature tennis, where people use paddles to make balls fl
Lots of cars, trucks and buses are powered by gasoline. You put the gasoline in a little hole on the
