106 episodes

Exploring the coolest and most incredible stuff in science, from way back when dinosaurs roamed the Earth to a future where humans live in space!

The Fun Kids Science Weekly is hosted by Dan and is the perfect science podcast for kids and families everywhere. Each week, you'll find episodes from series like Deep Space High, Age of the Dinosaurs and Professor Hallux.

There's also a special guest, top experts answering all your science questions and Dangerous Dan - something scientific that’s also a little bit deadly!

You can listen to Dan on Fun Kids (weekdays from 1pm) on DAB Digital Radio across the UK, on the free Fun Kids app and online at funkidslive.com

Plus, when you become a Fun Kids Podcasts Plus subscriber, you get this show – and 30 others! – ad-free and support the work Fun Kids does in bringing you high-quality, entertaining, and safe content for your family. Find out more at FunKidsLive.com/plus

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Exploring the coolest and most incredible stuff in science, from way back when dinosaurs roamed the Earth to a future where humans live in space!

The Fun Kids Science Weekly is hosted by Dan and is the perfect science podcast for kids and families everywhere. Each week, you'll find episodes from series like Deep Space High, Age of the Dinosaurs and Professor Hallux.

There's also a special guest, top experts answering all your science questions and Dangerous Dan - something scientific that’s also a little bit deadly!

You can listen to Dan on Fun Kids (weekdays from 1pm) on DAB Digital Radio across the UK, on the free Fun Kids app and online at funkidslive.com

Plus, when you become a Fun Kids Podcasts Plus subscriber, you get this show – and 30 others! – ad-free and support the work Fun Kids does in bringing you high-quality, entertaining, and safe content for your family. Find out more at FunKidsLive.com/plus

Listen on Apple Podcasts
Requires subscription and macOS 11.4 or higher

    Why do we need to sleep and what's in the night sky above us when we do?

    Why do we need to sleep and what's in the night sky above us when we do?

    Greetings, Earthling! If you have intercepted this signal, congratulations! You're about to launch off Earth and take a trip around the solar system... and BEYOND! 

    In this week's Science Weekly, astronomer Mark Thompson is talking to Dan about the night sky and sleeping! What questions should we be asking about space - why is the universe expanding? Are we truly alone in the universe, or could there be an alien science podcast out there? Mark tells all. 

    Your science questions are being answered! This week, you can find out why car windows fog up and why boomerangs come back to us after we throw them. Plus, Professor Pulsar has signed you up for a brand new class all about Mars, so I hope you brought your notebook. Attendance will be taken!

     
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    SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE: Extended interview with comet expert Hayley Smith on the green comet!

    SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE: Extended interview with comet expert Hayley Smith on the green comet!

    Hello and welcome to your very own bonus trip around the solar system with Dan!

    This week, Hayley Smith is back on to tell Dan even more fascinating comet science! Find out more about the mysterious Oort cloud, the journeys which comets make, and how we can use maths to figure out where they've been and where they'll go! If only everything was as easy to predict as comet orbits...

    Why are dinosaurs missing their heads?!

    Why are dinosaurs missing their heads?!

    It's another Fun Kids Science Weekly! This week, Dan is chatting to expert on the history of science and the natural world, Iszi Thompson! Iszi explains how famous scientists used to believe in magic and gives Dan some strange facts about dinosaur skulls going missing...

    Dan reports on a robot arm which can remove space debris in Science in the News, Dangerous Dan warns of an exceptionally dangerous plant, and while the students at Deep Space High are on holiday Professor Pulsar is wondering if pets can go to space! Don't get any ideas...
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    • 31 min
    The Flying Scotsman steam train turns 100!

    The Flying Scotsman steam train turns 100!

    Would you like to join Dan for a quick trip around the solar system? You would? Well, let's GO! 

    This week, Dan is chatting to Karen Bennett about the famous steam-powered locomotive, The Flying Scotsman! This train celebrates its 100th birthday this year, and Karen is here to tell you everything you need to know about the celebrations and the science. 

    In Dangerous Dan, you'll learn about a TERRIFYING type of weather that will make the UK seem like a tropical paradise... and discover how conservationists are boosting the population of a rather large frog in Science in the News! 
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    • 28 min
    SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE: Tales of planets, emotions, and animal burping

    SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE: Tales of planets, emotions, and animal burping

    Welcome to the super special BONUS episode of Science Weekly! Here’s where you can get an extra fix of science knowledge directly from our science explorer Dan.

    This week, Dan’s answering all of your burning science questions! Find out what role cortisol plays in your emotions, how illness affects your immune system, if planets can die, and the most important question of all – can animals burp???  

    A GIANT 3D tongue used for chocolate experiments!!!

    A GIANT 3D tongue used for chocolate experiments!!!

    It's another episode of the Fun Kids Science Weekly, so of course Dan is chatting to another science EXPERT!

    This week it's food scientist Anwesha Sarkar from the University of Leeds, who has done research on the yummiest of snacks - CHOCOLATE! Find out how a model tongue was used in experiments and how science could elevate this sweet treat. 

    In Dangerous Dan, be wary of the boa... and find out how craters are formed and how many exist on planet Earth with Professor Pulsar and Sam in another episode of Deep Space High! 
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    • 36 min

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