Squiz Kids

Your daily kids news podcast. ChatGPT in kids’ safety lawsuit; world’s first flying car; Scientists discover a green star; and how to collect elephant snot. AI could transform the world, but governments are wrestling with how to make it safer. Is it a car? Is it a rocket? Somehow, it’s both! A futuristic vehicle has been shown driving upside down 50 metres above the ground before flipping and landing using jet thrusters. Astronomers have discovered something they’ve never seen before... a greenish- hued dwarf star! Possibly the grossest science experiment ever? Zookeepers are collecting elephant snot to help researchers develop a vaccine protecting vulnerable calves from disease. For the full episode transcript, click here. Great Aussie Bird Count https://aussiebirdcount.org.au/

How does a piece of glass know where your finger is? Brooklyn, aged 10, from Cammeray has an excellent question: how do touchscreens work? Join Christie as she peels back the layers of this everyday technology, uncovering see-through electrical pathways, glass that gets a 400-degree salt bath, and the surprising role your own body plays in every tap, swipe and zoom. Discover why gloves and water can confuse a touchscreen, and how a cracked screen can sometimes keep working. Got a science question you’d like Christie to investigate? Send it to [email protected].

Your daily kids news podcast. Giant crabs enter missing adventurer tale; New York’s horses get a rest; AI videos that aim to divide; and here comes the rugby league World Cup! The search for Amelia Earhart’s missing plane has taken a creepy turn thanks to Nikumaroro’s enormous coconut crabs. After 165 years, New York’s famous Central Park horse-drawn carriages are heading into the history books. Clear the couch! There’s serious sport incoming! The Rugby League World Cup kicks off with Australia facing New Zealand, while the women’s competition gets underway too. A video supposedly showing Muslim men blocking Melbourne streets was actually AI-generated. Squiz-E spotted fuzzy details, an AI watermark and a suspicious source. For the full episode transcript, click here.

What do snake catching, alpaca shearing, glow-in-the-dark books and thousands of years of First Nations knowledge have in common? The answer is Corey Tutt! Corey is a proud Kamilaroi man, award-winning author and founder of DeadlyScience, an organisation helping Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander kids discover just how deadly science can be. And by “deadly,” we mean excellent, brilliant and seriously cool! Corey joins Christie to share his unusual journey from animal-mad kid to zookeeper, laboratory researcher, snake catcher and the 2020 NSW Young Australian of the Year. He reveals how DeadlyScience got its name, explains why Australia’s First Peoples developed different knowledge and technologies for different Countries and climates, and introduces us to a snake that can strike five times in a single second. We also hear about Corey’s brilliant new book, Before It Was Called Science, which explores more than 65,000 years of First Nations knowledge, innovation and scientific thinking. Find out more about Before It Was Called Science and the work of DeadlyScience. For the full episode transcript, click here.

What do the Spice Girls, superheroes and household chores have in common? They’re all part of the story of Girl Power! To mark the United Nations’ International Day of the Girl on 11 October, we’re digging into the Squiz Kids Vault for a Shortcut about girls’ rights, big dreams and equal opportunities. Listen carefully, there’s a S’Quiz at the end! Note - This episode comes from the Squiz Kids Vault. Some statistics and examples reflect the time of the original recording. Got a question for author Aaron Blabey? Send it in to [email protected] and we'll pick the best ones to ask him when he takes the Q&A Hot Seat. What are you waiting for???

Your daily kids news podcast. Bravery medal for WA teen; France’s school kids take to the streets; Fake health advice online; and the alligator who thinks he’s Elvis. Austin Applebee was just 13 when he raised the alarm that saved his stranded family. Now he and his mum have received bravery awards. Hundreds of French schools have closed as students join protests over education funding. A sunbaking bird, an ambushing squirrel and an alligator apparently channelling Elvis. Welcome to the Comedy Wildlife Awards. AI-generated “doctors” are appearing online promoting bogus health treatments and trying to grab people’s money and credit-card details. For the full episode transcript, click here. Researched and hosted by Bryce Corbett

It has a Spanish name that means “the little boy”... scientists can spot it forming from space... and it can affect everything from anchovies to Australian bushfire weather. In this Squiz Kids Shortcut, Christie and Bryce dive into the giant Pacific Ocean climate pattern known as El Niño. With a little help from Bryce’s highly scientific bathtub experiment, we’ll find out what El Niño actually is, why warm water sloshing around the Pacific can change where rain falls, and how scientists use satellites, ocean buoys and weather models to watch it unfold. We’ll also discover why El Niño can mean drier conditions for parts of Australia, heavier rain in other parts of the world, and big changes for fish, food and farming. Listen carefully. There’s a S’Quiz at the end! For the full episode transcript, click here. Researched by Christie Kijurina Hosted by Bryce Corbett and Christie Kijurina

Could an evil supervillain erase every photo, message and high score on your phone with one enormous magnet? ZAP! It might work in the movies, but what would happen in real life? Ten-year-old Audrey from Naremburn wants to know whether a magnet can really erase a phone’s memory. Christie investigates how old cassette tapes, floppy disks and computer hard drives stored information using magnetism, why modern phones use something completely different called flash memory, and what a powerful magnet can interfere with inside your phone. It’s a magnetic mystery with a surprising answer, and some very good news for all your favourite photos.

Join us in the morning each Monday to Thursday during the school holidays for a brain-boosting riddle. Then, tune back in after 2:30pm AEST for the solution. Keep those cogs turning throughout the school break.

Join us in the morning each Monday to Thursday during the school holidays for a brain-boosting riddle. Then, tune back in after 2:30pm AEST for the solution. Keep those cogs turning throughout the school break.

Join us in the morning each Monday to Thursday during the school holidays for a brain-boosting riddle. Then, tune back in after 2:30pm AEST for the solution. Keep those cogs turning throughout the school break.

Join us in the morning each Monday to Thursday during the school holidays for a brain-boosting riddle. Then, tune back in after 2:30pm AEST for the solution. Keep those cogs turning throughout the school break.

September has been Biodiversity Month, so we’re heading into the Squiz Kids Vault for a trip to one of the most remarkable places on Earth: the Galápagos Islands! How did swimming iguanas, giant tortoises and finches with different beaks end up on these volcanic islands? And what did a young Charles Darwin notice when he arrived aboard the Beagle? Join Amanda and Bryce to discover how the Galápagos helped change our understanding of life on Earth. Keep your ears open for a rather gruesome finch, and a S’Quiz at the end! LINKS: Ecuador on a World Map Charles Darwin's ideas on Evolution ⁠https://www.discoveringgalapagos.org.uk⁠/ ⁠galapagosconservation.org.u⁠k ⁠www.galapagos.o⁠rg