Ever wonder what happens in your brain while we sleep? Or why we need o sleep at all? In this episode, Dr. Daniel Davila-Williams - a pediatric neurologist from Texas Children's Hospital - joins Orbit to discuss the science of sleep, including:

• What happens in our brain and body when we sleep
• Dreams
• Why sleep is critical for healthy growing children!
• How scientists study sleep and technology they use
• How to improve our sleep

🌐 Website for Dr. Davila-Williams: LINK

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Explore the incredible, fascinating world of mammal teeth with Rob, Milam, and Dr. Silvia! This episode includes key concepts, like:

• What is a mammal
• What are teeth
• History of teeth
• Biomechanics of teeth

Our expert guest is Dr. Silvia Pineda-Munoz, paleontologist and author of the science blog, Climate Ages (link).

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🌱 Plants are all around us! They are green science in action! We're joined in this episode by Charlie from the Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden in Miami, Florida, USA! 🌴🌿

Listen with your little ones and learn all about the parts of plants, photosynthesis, life, and much more!

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The Giant Pacific Octopus is a true legend of the oceans: Able to open jars, solve puzzles, spray ink, change colors and so much more! 🐙🤯

In this episode, we're joined by marine biologist René Carbajal from the Monterey Bay Aquarium 🐟🌊, who shares incredible facts and stories about these mysterious (and super cool!) creatures.

🐟 Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch - to choose environmentally sustainable seafood for your family! Info

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A 🐍 prehistoric snake that lived 60 million years ago ,was as long as a school bus and weighed as much as 100 bicycles 🚴‍♀️🚴?

Sounds interesting 🤯 – let's learn more!

We're joined in this episode by Dr. Carlos Jaramillo, from the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (info)🌴.

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Submit your child's questions: Fill out this short form

Join Rob and Milam as they explore science with experts! Featuring questions submitted by real children and families!

Why parents love podcasts by Cumbre Kids:

• 🎧 Designed for parents and kids to enjoy together
• 🚀 Inspires children’s interest in science and STEM careers
• 🗣️ Boosts vocabulary and language development
• 🌍 Serves as a bilingual resource for language learning (see below)
• 🤸 Includes interactive moments to get the whole family moving
• 🌟 Encourages children to be curious about the world… and so much more!

"Orbit" is produced by Cumbre Kids (⁠website⁠).

Each episode is available in Spanish! Check out the podcasts:

• Cráneo: Ciencia para niños curiosos (links)

• Camaleón: Animales par aniños curiosos (links)