Matt Deegan

Jupiter’s icy moons and how we’re going to explore them!

This week, Claire Medhurst is on the show to tell Dan about her experience at the JUICE launch! No, we’re not flinging some Tropicana into the atmosphere – that name stands for Jupiter’s Icy Moons Explorer! What insights can we gain about our solar sys…

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Amazing Robots, Mind-Blowing Space Facts and Martian Mysteries!

How can we help Robots to interact with the world around them? Enter Thomas Thuruthel, biorobotics expert who is helping robots to grip objects – we answer your questions too, this week we find out what exactly a light year is! We spin the wheel learn …

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BONUS: National Trust Kids’ Podcast – Ranger Rae and The Wildlifers

I wanted to share with you a brand new episode of a podcast we’ve been working on at Fun Kids. 
It’s called the National Trust Kids’ Podcast. 
Take a listen – and if you like what you hear, remember to follow the podcast wherever you’re listening to …

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What is NASA’s plan for the moon?

Happy Earth Day! This week, Dan is chatting to an expert on lunar bases Ed Turner from the National Space Centre! The moon, like many celestial objects, is not the most inhabitable place for humans. This means there are challenges we need to overcome -…

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Putting the fun in fun-gi and some hair on a frog!

Are fungi just misunderstood marvels of nature? Jassy Drakulic, mycologist and fungus expert, chats to Dan about how interesting and complex fungi really are! 
Dan’s been doing his homework for your science questions – this week, we find out if electr…

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We’re going BACK TO THE MOON and are ALIENS IN CONTACT?

Ever wonder what your pet is thinking, Jess French joins us to chat all about the connection we have with our furry (and not so furry) friends! We look at the strange signals coming from planet that could contain life… and meet the 4 astronauts takin…

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We’re going BACK TO THE MOON and are ALIENS IN CONTACT?

Ever wonder what your pet is thinking, Jess French joins us to chat all about the connection we have with our furry (and not so furry) friends! We look at the strange signals coming from planet that could contain life… and meet the 4 astronauts takin…

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A lizard that shoots BLOOD from its EYES?!

Welcome to a brand new Fun Kids Science Weekly! 
Dan is chatting to Shini Somara this week. She’s an engineering expert and has a book coming out all about the cool things engineers have done. With illustrations and a haven of science information, Eng…

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SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE: All the COLOURS of science!

In your exclusive bonus episode of the Fun Kids Science Weekly, Dan is answering your most burning questions about COLOUR!
Ever wondered how the sky changes from light to dark blue, from brilliant shades of red to deep hues of purple? Or maybe that’s …

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The engineering MARVEL of bionic limbs!

Hey hey hey, welcome to the Fun Kids Science Weekly! Dan is here with Patrick Kane to teach you all about bionic limbs – that’s limbs that are engineered for people who are missing limbs or limb function! Patrick has a book out called Human 2.0, where …

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