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
Episode 10: Ice Cream, Berries, Learning Hard Stuff
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. On this episode, we’ll investigate great questions from…
Episode 9: Handedness, Weighing Planets, Worms
Welcome back, young scientists. Have you ever wondered why most people are right-handed? How we learned to weigh a whole planet? How worms help the soil? Join Dr. Universe and Washingt…
Episode 8: Toothpaste, Sunburns, Saturn's Rings
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. On this episode, we investigate questions about toothpa…
Episode 7: Bird Migration, Touch Screens, Goosebumps
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. On this episode, we are talking birds, touch screen tec…
Episode 6: Flying Squirrels, Curious Pets, Frosty Patterns, Stinky Cheeses
On this episode, we'll explore questions about flying squirrels, our curious pets, frost, and stinky cheese. A big thanks to our kid narrator from Regional Theater of the Palouse. Thank…
Episode 5: Seasons, Black Holes, Ponds, Shadows
Welcome back, young scientists. On this episode, our questions take us to outer space the bottom of the pond and into the fascinating world of light and shadows.
A big thanks to our kid…
Episode 4: Mushroom Rings, Apple Cider, Tree Sap, Glass Colors, Lost Connections
Hello young scientists. I’m Dr. Universe and if you are anything like me, you’ve got lots of big questions about our world. On this episode, we will investigate questions about why mush…
Episode 3: Knuckle-Walking Apes, Yawning Tears, Best Exercises, A Pandemic Mystery
Have you ever wondered why apes walk on their knuckles? Why we make tears when we yawn? Why and how exercise helps our bodies? What's the best exercise? (5:17) How the COVID-19 pandemic…
Episode 2: Ants, Face Masks, Pins and Needles, Gummies, Spider Webs
Have you ever wondered why ants build hills? Why face masks are effective? Why we sometimes get that pins and needles feeling when we sit too long? How gummies are made? Why spiders han…
Episode 1: Coins, Robots, Bees, Food, Dogs, Microbes
Hello, young scientists. I’m Dr. Universe and if you’re anything like me, you’ve got lots of big questions about our world.
On this episode, we’ll talk with researchers at Washington St…