Ask Dr. Universe
Join Dr. Universe and her friends at Washington State University as they investigate science questions from kids around the world. Know a kid with a curious science question? Help them submit it at askDrUniverse.wsu.edu for a chance to be featured on a future episode.
Podcasting since 2020 • 49 episodes
Ask Dr. Universe
Latest Episodes
Your Paw-some Question | How are wisdom teeth removed?
What happens if you need your third molars removed? Cosmo and I find out, after talking to our friend David Carsten. He's a dentist anesthesiologist who studied at Washington State University and now teaches at Oregon Health and Science Univers...
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Season 5
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Episode 9
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5:31
Your Paw-some Question | Should I be scared of bugs?
Can Cosmo and I help a cool kid like you face their fear of bugs? Join us—and our friend Paul Strand, psychologist at Washington State University—as we dig into why things freak us out and how to beat-le those fears.Resources you can use...
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Season 5
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Episode 8
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6:22
How Do You Science | Meet a Polar Scientist
Today I'm talking with Von Walden, an atmospheric scientist at Washington State University.Hear about Earth's bubble of gases AKA the atmosphereLearn why clouds ca...
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Season 5
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Episode 7
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23:54
Your Paw-some Question | Why do we have two intestines?
What up with the small intestine and the large intestine? Join Cosmo and me—and our friend Franck Carbonero, microbiologist at Washington State University—to break d...
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Season 5
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Episode 6
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5:33
Your Paw-some Question | Why is snot green?
Purr-haps you'd like a new way to get your claws on science questions sent in by kids like you. That's litter-ally my favorite thing.Today Cosmo and I tackle a question from William, 7, from the United Kingdom: Why is snot green?Y...
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Season 5
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Episode 5
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