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.
- Update frequency
- every 34 days
- Average duration
- 12 minutes
- Episodes
- 50
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
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 …
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 Sunr…
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 West…
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 th…
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 rattl…
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 …
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…
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? …
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 o…
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 da…
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 d…
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…
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 he…
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 …
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 an…
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…
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 vir…
Episode 13: Meet a Sleep Scientist | Why does sleep feel so short?
On this podcast, we'll talk to some curious people, hear their stories, and investigate some fun science questions along the way. Today's guest is someone who is really curious about sl…
Episode 12: Meet a Plant Doctor | Pumpkins
Hello young scientists. I’m Dr. Universe and if you are anything like me, you’ve got lots of big questions about our world. Today’s special guest is someone who is really curious about …
Episode 11: Meet a Planetary Scientist | Mountains
On this episode, we meet with Julie Menard, a planetary scientist and geoscience education professional from Washington State University. Plus, we investigate a big kid question about h…