How to Date a Dinosaur: The Secrets of Fossil Aging 🦖🦴
About this episode
This episode explores fossil aging, the return of golden eagles, rocket science challenges, and the physics behind sound.
Welcome to Science Quest ! 🚀 This week, we’re soaring from the English countryside to the edge of outer space in an episode packed with ancient mysteries and modern-day explosions. What Do We Learn About? 🦅 The Eagles Have Landed: Golden Eagles are officially back as a permanent fixture in English skies. Find out how these massive predators are making a comeback! 🚀 Rocket Science is Hard: We investigate the recent Blue Origin launch failure. What went wrong for Jeff Bezos’ team, and how do they fix it? 🚢 Deep Sea Dragons: Otto Uldum from the Viking Ship Museum joins us to reveal a massive Viking longship discovered off the Danish coast. 🎈 The High-Pitch Trick: Leo wants to know why helium makes your voice sound so squeaky. We break down the physics of gas and sound speed! 🦴 Dating Dinosaurs: Daniel Condon from the British Geological Society explains the "atomic clocks" scientists use to figure out exactly how old a fossil is. 🦁 Dangerous Dan: Meet the Antlion , a tiny backyard monster that builds sand-pit traps to ambush its prey. 🧠 Brain Box: Biophysicist Mark Leake explains how the laws of physics control the tiny, invisible machines working inside your body…
People in this episode
Host: Fun Kids
Guest: Daniel Condon
Topics covered
- fossil aging
- dinosaurs
- rocket science
- ancient mysteries
- wildlife conservation
- physics of sound
- geology
Keywords
- fossils
- dinosaurs
- rocket science
- golden eagles
- physics
- geology
- ancient mysteries
- Blue Origin
- Antlion
- sound speed
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: British Geological Society, Blue Origin, Viking Ship Museum
Places: English countryside, Danish coast
More episodes of Fun Kids Science Quest
- Why Are Diamonds Unbreakable? 💎🔒
- The Case of the Missing Dimensions: A Cosmic Mystery 🕵️♂️✨
- Who Controls The Weather?🪶🌦️
- BRAIN BOX: A High-Tech Science Question Chamber 🧠⚡
- AMAZING ALUMINIUM: What is Aluminium? 🥫 ✈️
- RETURN TO THE MOON: Inside NASA’s Artemis II Mission 🌕🚀
Explore listener stats, chart rankings, contacts and more on the Fun Kids Science Quest podcast page.