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.
Episodes
38 episodes
How Do You Science | Meet an Astronomer
Welcome back, young scientists. I’m Dr. Universe. If you’re anything like me, you’ve got lots of big questions about our world. Today I'm talking to WSU astronomer Michael Allen.Learn what
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25:19
How Do You Science | Meet a Veterinarian...who does acupuncture!
Welcome back, young scientists. I’m Dr. Universe. If you’re anything like me, you’ve got lots of big questions about our world. Today I'm talking to WSU veterinarian Jessica Bunch.Learn
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Season 4
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Episode 6
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18:27
How Do You Science | Meet a Nurse Practitioner
Welcome back, young scientists. I’m Dr. Universe. If you’re anything like me, you’ve got lots of big questions about our world. Today we're talking to nurse practitioner Bevan Briggs. Warning! This episode very briefly mentions...
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Season 4
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Episode 5
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14:40
How Do You Science | Meet a Marine Biologist
Welcome back, young scientists. I’m Dr. Universe. If you’re anything like me, you’ve got lots of big questions about our world. Today we're talking about birds with Wes Dowd, a mari...
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Season 4
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Episode 4
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16:10
How Do You Science | Meet an Ecologist (for the birds!)
Welcome back, young scientists. I’m Dr. Universe. If you’re anything like me, you’ve got lots of big questions about our world. Today we're talking about birds with Jennifer Phi...
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Season 4
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Episode 3
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14:45
How Do You Science | Meet a Science Librarian
Welcome back, young scientists. I’m Dr. Universe. If you’re anything like me, you’ve got lots of big questions about our world. Today we're talking about libraries with
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Season 4
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Episode 2
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12:21
How Do You Science | Meet an Educational Psychologist
Welcome back, young scientists. I’m Dr. Universe. If you’re anything like me, you’ve got lots of big questions about our world. Today we're talking about learning with Kira...
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Season 4
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Episode 1
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15:35
How Do You Science | Meet a Baby Scientist/Psychologist
Welcome back, young scientists. I’m Dr. Universe. If you’re anything like me, you’ve got lots of big questions about our world. Today we're talking about babies with
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Season 3
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Episode 13
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13:05
How Do You Science | Meet an Insect Scientist
Welcome back, young scientists. I’m Dr. Universe. If you’re anything like me, you’ve got lots of big questions about our world. Do you love insects? Me, too. In this episode, we meet
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Season 3
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Episode 12
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19:17
Making a Difference | Meet a Youth Climate Organizer
Hey, friends. I’m Dr. Universe. If you’re anything like me, you’ve got lots of big questions about our world. In this episode, we meet Adah Crandall. She’s an organizer with the
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Season 3
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Episode 11
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13:19
Making a Difference | Western Monarch Mystery Challenge
Welcome back, friends. I’m Dr. Universe. If you’re anything like me, you’ve got lots of big questions about our world. In this episode, we meet Emily Erickson. She’s part of the
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Season 3
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Episode 10
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17:54
How Do You Science | Meet a Science Writer
Welcome back, young scientists. I’m Dr. Universe. If you’re anything like me, you’ve got lots of big questions about our world. It's not enough to just do science—you've got to get the science out so people can read all...
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Season 3
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Episode 9
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12:44
How Do You Science | Meet a Biologist—Snakes & Bears
Welcome back, young scientists. I’m Dr. Universe. If you’re anything like me, you’ve got lots of big questions about our world. What's a postdoctoral fellow? How do rattlesnakes rattle? What's it like searching for snak...
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Season 3
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Episode 8
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18:41
Student-Led Podcasts | Explore the Solar System with PPCS
Welcome back, young scientists. I’m Dr. Universe. If you’re anything like me, you’ve got lots of big questions about our world. Do you love our solar system? Today, 4th graders from Palouse Prairie Charter School take ...
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Season 3
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Episode 7
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20:08
How Do You Science | Meet a Fish Veterinarian
Welcome back, young scientists. I’m Dr. Universe. If you’re anything like me, you’ve got lots of big questions about our world. How do you become a scientist? What does a scientist's day look like? Is being a scie...
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Season 3
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Episode 6
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13:27
Explore Early Earth | Part 2: Meet a Geologist
Welcome back, young scientists. I’m Dr. Universe. If you’re anything like me, you’ve got lots of big questions about our world. What was early Earth like? How did life start on Earth? And what’s up with plate tectonics?
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Season 3
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Episode 5
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12:30
Explore Early Earth | Part 1: Meet a NASA Scientist
What was early Earth like? How did life start on Earth? And what’s up with plate tectonics?In part one of this two-part episode, we meet NASA scientist and Blue Marble Space Institute of Science founder ...
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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11:03
How Do You Science | Meet a Student Scientist
Welcome back, young scientists. I’m Dr. Universe. If you’re anything like me, you’ve got lots of big questions about our world.How do you become a scientist? What does a scientist's day look like? Is being a scientist fun?...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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8:06
How Do You Science | Meet a Neurobiologist
Welcome back, young scientists. I’m Dr. Universe. If you’re anything like me, you’ve got lots of big questions about our world. How do you become a scientist? What does a scientist's day look like? Is being a scientist fun?
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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13:43
Do Aliens Exist? | Meet an Astrobiologist
I'm Dr. Universe, and if you're anything like me, you've got big questions about our world. I get lots of questions from kids wondering about aliens.In this episode, we meet Afshin Khan, an astrobiologist who studied signs of life when ...
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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10:35
Episode 18: Underwater Volcanoes and Crystals
Dr. Universe and a group of junior scientists from Palouse Prairie Charter School learn about underwater volcanoes and crystals. Students from the fourth-grade class in Moscow, Idaho help Dr. Universe answer earth science questions. Ano...
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Season 2
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Episode 18
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11:15
Episode 17: All About Space
Dr. Universe is back with a group of junior scientists from Palouse Prairie Charter School to learn about space. Students from the fourth-grade class in Moscow, Idaho help Dr. Universe answer how we know there are planets outside our solar syst...
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Season 2
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Episode 17
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10:30
Episode 16: All About Volcanoes
Dr. Universe joins a group of junior scientists from Palouse Prairie Charter School to learn about volcanoes. Students from the fourth-grade class in Moscow, Idaho, help Dr. Universe answer how volcanoes work, how they form, what happens when t...
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Season 2
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Episode 16
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8:28
Episode 15: Meet a Cell Scientist | Why do we have hair?
Welcome back, young scientists. I’m Dr. Universe and if you’re anything like me you’ve got lots of big questions about our world. This special edition episode features an interview with a scientist from our video series, Ask Dr. Universe, Meet ...
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Episode 14: Meet a Veterinarian | How do lungs work?
Welcome back, young scientists. On this episode, we meet Dr. Kim Chiok, a veterinarian at Washington State University who enjoys writing, doing experiments, and who is curious about viruses, especially those that affect the lungs and other part...
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