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Physician & children's author Dr Ragain LaRocca is on the show to tell us how a doctor is able to diagnose illness in a patient. You won't believe what doctors had to do in the past! She also has a fun challenge for us.

This is a special rebroadcast of our conversation with Dr Kristen Lear. Dr Kristen Lear LOVES Bats. You might even say she is batty for bats. She has worked with bats in central Texas pecan orchards (studying the pest control services of bats to pecan farmers) and in Naracoorte Caves, South Australia (conducting population studies on the critically endangered Southern Bent-wing Bat) She is on Solve It For Kids to tell us how kids can help bats thrive.

Our guest today is the Accidental Rockstar known as Étienne. He went from writing catchy songs for students in his classroom to keynoting conferences and performing sold-out concerts worldwide. The two-time Canada's Artist of the Year winner is here to teach us how we can remember things.

Bryanne Leeming is on the Solve It For Kids Podcast to answer the question, "Why Should We Learn How To Code Anyway?" She is the inventor & CEO of Unruly Splats, a really fun and innovative way for kids, and adults, to learn how to code!

Dr Marsha Tufft is on the podcast to answer the question "Why Do We Need To Know How Things Break." This is a really fun discussion, and Dr Tufft gives us a really fun egg drop challenge.

Engineer & Author Janice Lao is on Solve It For Kids to tell us how 2 plus 2 can equal cleaner skies. As an engineer her job was to use math to find ways of cutting pollution caused by airplanes.

Doug Wechsler takes his inspiration from the jungles, swamps and seashores of the world as well as from his own backyard. By showing the wonders of nature and its humorous side he hopes to motivate his readers to deepen their interest in their natural surroundings. He is on the podcast today to tell us why we would want to follow a colony of Army Ants

Dr Pamela McCauley is on the podcast to answer the question "How Do You Make masks That Work?" This is a fantastic conversation about the many ways ergonomic engineering makes our lives better.

This is a super fun Solve It For Kids episode. Author & crypto-zoologist Lija Fisher tells us how we can learn if the legendary creature known as Big Foot actually exists. Lija also explains what a cryptid is and tells us that many once thought to be mythical creatures have been discovered to be real! She also challenges us to make a plaster cast of our foot print.

How can Cars Drive By Themselves, and Should They? Dr Mary Cummings is on Solve It For Kids To Talk About Autonomous Cars. Are truly self driving cars a reality? How many things do we have to teach a car before it can drive by itself, and is it really a good idea? Listen in to find out.

On this episode of Solve It For Kids Suzanne Simpson answers the question "How can we preserve wildlife habitat in a city?" We were surprised to learn that there are a lot of ways kids and families can help! Suzanne also challenges us to discover what is the name of the water shed we live in.

Today we will talk to guests about How To Cut A Person in Half, Bring An Illustration To Life & Build Teeth Out Of Soap. These are some highlights from our STEAM Episodes featuring Sue Anne Webster, Vanessa Brantley Newton & Dr Emily Swanson

We are celebrating the end of 2020 with a look back at Jennifer Swanson's appearance on the Reading With Your Kids Podcast to celebrate her acclaimed book Beastly Bionics

Time to take a look at some of the highlights of our episodes that took us to the Ocean. Today we revisit our interniews with sea turtle expert Carlee Jackson, underwater photographer Keith Ellenbogan & famed oceanographer Fabien Cousteau.

While we get ready for the second season of Solve It For Kids we thought we would take you back to where it all began. Our hosts Jennifer Swanson & Jed Doherty first met when Jen was a guest on Jedlie's Reading With Your Kids Podcast to celebrate her book Astronaut - Aquanaut. Here is a listen back to that first interview together.

Today we give a listen to some of the best moments from our Solve It For Kids Podcast. Our guests today include astronaut Cady Coleman, Dr Darlene Lim and Dr Suzanne Slade.

Our guest today is Dr Robert Williams. Dr Williams is an astronomer who served as the Director of the Space Telescope Science Institute and the President of the International Astronomical Union. Today he answers the question How Can We Look Back In Time To Discover How Galaxies Were Formed?

Our guest today is Dr Jane Frommer. Dr Jane is a pioneer in the molecular underpinnings of nanotechnology, Dr. Jane blends her time as an advisor and editor in scientific research, technology and outreach.

Aeronautics engineer Anthony Hazlett is on the podcast to take us inside the mind of an engineer. Anthony was part of a design team working on a flying car, and that his job was to try to break the flying car. He explains why it is important for engineers to try to break their inventions before they release them to the public.

Today we return to one of our favorite places to explore, the Ocean. Our guest is Dr Mark Patterson, oceanographer and robotics engineer. He tells us all about his swimming robot that he calls Fetch.

Oceanographer Diana Fontaine is on the podcast to help us understand how we can study tiny organisms in an ecosystem as vast as the ocean. The organisms we are talking about are plankton, tiny creatures that are responsible for creating at least half of the World's oxygen!

Author / Illustrator Jason Chin is on the show to tell us how he draws science. As he does that he reminds us that we should never confuse size for significance. Be sure to check out his books Gravity, Grand Canyon and The Universe.

Dr Justine Jackson - Ricketts is on this episode of Solve It For Kids to tell us about what you do when you loose your dolphin. Dr Justine tells us about the fascinating research on Irrawaddy Dolphins. She also tells us how kids can help save the planet!

We have a fascinating time speaking with Dr Suzanne Quillen Lomax of the National Gallery of Art – the nation's museum. Dr Suzanne tells us how the gallery preserves, collects, exhibits, and fosters an understanding of works of art. She specifically tells us how she uses science to restore great works of art.

Jennifer & Jedlie have a great time speaking with Dive Safety Officer Grant Lockridge. Grant has participated in many exciting underwater research projects. Today he tells us how to capture live, venomous Lion Fish safely, and why anyone would want to!

Dr Chloé Malbrunot is a research fellow at CERN lab in Switzerland. She has been working on two experiments at the CERN antiproton decelerator. Today she tells us what anti-matter is and why it should matter to us.

Road Ecologist Wendy Collinson is on the podcast to tell us how we can help chickens and other creatures cross roads safely. Wendy tells us what a road ecologist does, what a green bridge is and much more.

This is so cool. Today we speak with Lego Artist Jonathan Lopes. Yes, you read that correctly, Jonathan is an artist who makes his living creating magnificent sculptures made out of Legos. Jonathan reveals what inspires his art, how he solves the problems he encounters and how kids can start creating their own Lego art.

Sea Turtles are amazing creatures. Marine Scientist Carlee Jackson is an expert when it comes to Sea Turtles. She is on the show to tell us how kids can help protect Sea Turtle Nests. She also tells us a fun challenge kids and parents will want to take on together.

Our guest today is Rocket Scientist and Children's author Susan Slade. Susan tells us about her days testing rockets used to deliver satellites to Space

Retired US Navy Captain & former astronaut Wendy Lawrence tells us how to fix a helicopter using dippidy doo. In this fun episode Capt Wendy tells us how she is able to keep from being overwhelmed when presented with a problem. She also gives kids a fun challenge.

Dr Kristen Lear LOVES Bats. You might even say she is batty for bats. She has worked with bats in central Texas pecan orchards (studying the pest control services of bats to pecan farmers) and in Naracoorte Caves, South Australia (conducting population studies on the critically endangered Southern Bent-wing Bat) She is on Solve It For Kids to tell us how kids can help bats thrive.

This week Jennifer & Jedlie speak with TeMika Grooms. TeMika is a civil engineer who tells us how she solves the problem of moving a lot of water from where you don't want it to where you do want it. TeMika is also a talented artist and the illustrator of Jennifer's Save The Crash test Dummies Book.

KEITH ELLENBOGEN is an acclaimed underwater photographer with a focus on environmental conservation. Through Keith’s photography, he seeks to evoke a sense of discovery and create intimate, personal connections to inspire positive social change and a global understanding of the world around us. He is on the show today to tell how he captured his amazing pictures of a Great White Shark

Today Dr Emily Swanson is on the show to tell us how a dentist builds teeth out of soap. More importantly she tells us why anyone would build a soapy tooth. She also answers the question "is it gross looking into people's mouths all day?"

Dr Gene Van Buren is on the podcast to answer the question "How Do You Measure Particles That Are Too Small To Be Seen?" Perhaps a better question would be why would we want to measure such tiny particles. Simple answer, they could hold the secret to how the Universe was created!

Today Dr Darlene Lim join Jen & Jedlie to solve the problem of communicating with people on Mars. Dr. Lim conducts COOL experiments ON EARTH to help us figure out how humans will work/communicate on Mars!

Shah Selbe is a busy guy. He is a Rocket Scientist, Conservation Technologist and a National Geographic Explorer! He is on the Solve It For Kids Podcast to tell us how he created his own job and, more importantly, let us know how technology can help us conserve the planet!

This week the Solve It team welcomes famed Aquanaut, Oceanographic Explorer, Environmental Advocate and Founder of The Fabien Cousteau Ocean Learning Center, Fabien Cousteau. Fabien tells us what it is like to live, explore and go to the bathroom under water.

Astronaut Cady Coleman has been to space three times! On one of those missions she lived on the International Space Station for almost six months. She knows how to live in space, and she knows how to solve problems. She shares some fun stories & answers listener questions!

Our guest today is Grammy-winning composer and conductor Eric Whitacre. One of the most popular musicians of his generation. His concert music has been performed throughout the world by millions of amateur and professional musicians alike, while his ground-breaking Virtual Choirs have united singers from over 120 different countries. Today we speak with him about his out of this World composition Deep Field

Today we meet acclaimed illustrator Vanessa Brantley Newton. Vanessa attended both SVA and FIT of New York, where she studied fashion and children’s illustration. Vanessa celebrates self-love and acceptance of all cultures through her work, and hopes to inspire young readers to find their own voices. Today she helps us solve the problem of how to bring an illustration to life.

On today's Solve It For Kids we speak with Dr Kelsey Leonard. Dr Kelsey is a Water Scholar/Activist advocating for Indigenous water rights and international speaker.
Dr Kelsey currently represents the Shinnecock Nation as the Tribal Co-Lead on the Mid-Atlantic Regional Planning Body of the U.S. National Ocean Council. She talks with us today about how we can make the World a better place by reconnecting with water.

How do you cut a human being in half, and put them back together again? Sue-Anne Webster, Australia's First lady of Magic, is on this episode of Solve It For Kids to tell us how she solved the problem to update this classic illusion to be able to be presented in a whole new way. Be sure to visit www.solveitforkids.com

Welcome to the premier episode of Solve It For Kids. This new podcast gives kids and parents a peak into the World of scientists, engineers & other STEM experts as they use their talents to solve problems. Today Dr Brian Helmuth tells us how he solved the problem of mapping an underwater forest!