Moment of Um

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318 Episodes

  1. How does soil get made?

    Published: 1/23/2025
  2. What would happen if everyone on Earth went to the same place and jumped?

    Published: 1/22/2025
  3. Did dinosaurs have baby teeth?

    Published: 1/21/2025
  4. Could you use up all the energy in the universe?

    Published: 1/20/2025
  5. Why do clothes shrink in the wash?

    Published: 1/17/2025
  6. Why don't ears have bones?

    Published: 1/16/2025
  7. How does antivenin work?

    Published: 1/15/2025
  8. Why are there holes in Swiss cheese?

    Published: 1/14/2025
  9. How do ping-pong balls bounce so high?

    Published: 1/13/2025
  10. How does gasoline turn into exhaust?

    Published: 1/10/2025
  11. What happens in our bodies when we are sick?

    Published: 1/9/2025
  12. Why do some trees grow taller than others?

    Published: 1/8/2025
  13. Why are peaches and some other fruits fuzzy?

    Published: 1/7/2025
  14. How were black holes first discovered?

    Published: 1/6/2025
  15. How do records work?

    Published: 12/20/2024
  16. Do airplanes have a speed limit?

    Published: 12/19/2024
  17. How do stethoscopes work?

    Published: 12/18/2024
  18. How many times does our heart beat a day?

    Published: 12/17/2024
  19. How do sinkholes form?

    Published: 12/16/2024
  20. What would happen if I went inside a black hole?

    Published: 12/13/2024

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Moment of Um is your daily answer to those questions that pop up out of nowhere and make you go… ummmmmmm. Brought to you by your friends at Brains On at APM Studios.