The Milky Way! Neptune! Uranus! Halley’s Comet! There are so many cool features in our solar system – but how did they get their names? We asked space scientist and communicator Maggie Aderin-Pocock to help us find the answer.
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Why can’t you tickle yourself?
<p>This week the kids take over. Our younger listeners are as curious as their parents, it seems, so presenter Marnie Chesterton seeks out the finest minds and attempts to answer a raft of their science questions, including why can’t you tickle yourself? Why don’t our eyebrows gr ... Show More
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Teddy asks: What if robots could turn into dragons?
Randall Radbot visits the studio to help answer the age old question: "What if robots could turn into dragons?" Thank you so much to Teddy for calling in!
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S2E44 - Grabstack Radio Show: Listener Mailbag
If Grabstack needed a pair of socks and Lucy Wow built them, would he refuse? What does Grabstack do besides being a barber, a writer, a director, and Bobby Wonder’s sidekick? Tune in to find out the answer to some amazing questions with Bobby Wonder's tremendously talented sidek ... Show More
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