Butterflies in your stomach. Blushing when someone walks into the room. Thinking about one person all the time. Sound familiar? That’s a crush — and there’s real science behind why it feels so intense. In this episode, we’re exploring why crushes make our bodies react the way the ...Show more
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Introducing…Puberty! The podcast!
Puberty! It’s a lot. There are the awkward conversations and the questions we’re too nervous to ask and the sometimes uncomfortable experience of living in a body that’s changing fast (and publicly!). This podcast is here to help. Hosted by Molly Bloom, of the award-winning scien ...Show more
Episode 1: What is puberty anyway?
Kids grow a lot during puberty, and they also go through changes that make it possible for them to eventually have kids of their own. But it’s not just your body that changes during puberty. Your brain goes through changes, too, as it rewires to become more like an adult brain! I ...Show more
Episode 2: Skin, sweat and hair
In this episode, we’re talking about some of the first body changes you might notice when you go through puberty. We’re answering a lot of listener questions in this episode including: Why do grownups have hair where kids don’t? Why do armpits get stinkier during puberty? Why do ...Show more
Episode 3: Growth spurts
In this episode we're getting into how hormones kickstart all types of growth, during puberty. We answer kids' questions like: what's the deal with growing pains, why and how do our voices change and why do we get breasts. Short answer... it's hormones. Listen to hear how human g ...Show more
Episode 4: Reproduction
Ovaries and testicles are like hormone factories — and they also make the cells needed to create new humans! But what exactly do these body parts do? And how do they work? In this episode, we're getting to know the reproductive organs: ovaries and testicles (because understanding ...Show more