PlayPlay EpisodeTrends: How do they start?Collecting Pokémon cards. Trading friendship bracelets. Painting your nails black. All these things have been trendy at some point, somewhere. But how did they become cool? And who made them popular?
PlayPlay EpisodeHow does solar power work?Solar panels capture energy from the sun and turn it into electricity. But how do they work?Join guest host Rosie duPont and co-host Anna as they explore the ins and outs of solar energy!
PlayPlay EpisodeHow is paper made?Paper is all around us. There’s toilet paper and pizza boxes, wrapping paper, and receipts. Most of the paper in the U.S. is made from trees, but it can be made out of all sorts of plant material – banana peels, cotton, rice, you name it!
PlayPlay EpisodeHow does the internet work?The internet can feel like magic. You send a video of a squirrel eating an acorn to your friends and BOOM! A few seconds later, they can watch it! But how does the internet actually work?
PlayPlay EpisodePhones: The fun, the annoying and the confusingPing! Another episode of Brains On just dropped! And it’s all about phones: how they help us, why they’re so hard to put down – and how to have a balanced relationship with them.
PlayPlay EpisodeTerrific Toilets: how humans solved the potty problemIt’s easy to take toilets for granted, but these porcelain thrones are nothing short of marvelous. In this episode, Joy and co-host Caleb find out how bathrooms and sewers helped civilizations grow. Plus they take a pit stop in ancient Rome where public restrooms were very public. And they learn about a privy fit for a literal queen. Enjoy and remember to wash your hands when you’re done!
PlayPlay EpisodeHow do vacuums work?Vacuums are full of surprises! Did you know that they blow air out to suck things up?
PlayPlay EpisodeHow do stringed instruments make sounds?Have you ever wondered why a guitar sounds different from a violin? Or why a banjo is twangy and a cello is mellow? Then this episode is for you!
PlayPlay EpisodeHow to build a house on the MoonHumans have visited the moon but we’ve never lived there. Could we build a home on our lunar neighbor?
PlayPlay EpisodeHow do satellites work?Satellites are like robots in the sky: they monitor the weather, make GPS possible, and take stunning pictures of outer space! But how exactly do they work?
PlayPlay EpisodeHow does a match make fire?Have you ever seen someone strike a match? The match rubs against a scratchy strip and a split second later – poof! It makes fire! But how does a match work, anyway?
PlayPlay EpisodeGoing Viral: What is a Computer Virus?Ah-CHOO! We know viruses make us sick, but what happens when a virus infects your computer?
PlayPlay EpisodeWhat is artificial intelligence?Artificial intelligence has been all over the news lately — but how does it even work?
PlayPlay EpisodeFlies on a bus, space elevators, and other brain benders! We’ll unpack one of the most important ideas in science, the Theory of General Relativity!
PlayPlay EpisodeHow do hearing aids work?In this episode, Xuan June is getting fitted for a new pair of hearing aids — and she’s invited Molly to come with her!
PlayPlay EpisodeDo scientists have superpowers?It's just a normal day at Brains On headquarters, until Molly and co-host Aaliyah find Forever Ago host Joy Dolo in the midst of a full-blown stress attack.
PlayPlay EpisodeIs it possible to clone yourself?Imagine an exact copy of you, someone with the same hair, eyes and DNA. That’s a clone!
