Episodes

Sept. 10, 2025

How Things Work: How Helicopters Stay in the Air 🚁🌙

In this episode, we picture a helicopter’s spinning rotor as a moving wing that makes lift; notice how blade pitchchanges lift; and hear how pilots use the collective (up/down), the cyclic (lean the “flying circle” to drift forward/sideways), and the pedals with the tail rotor to keep the nose steady. We touch on translational lift, ground effect, and the reassuring idea of autorotation—how helicopters can glide safely if the engine has a problem. Grown-ups: we value your feedback. Our email an...
Sept. 3, 2025

How Things Work: Fidget Toys and Focus 🧠🌙

Season 5 begins! In this episode we look at how fidget toys can help some brains focus—and why bedtime calls for softer tools. We explore attention as a gentle “spotlight,” meet the hidden sense of proprioception, try tiny visualizations, and learn the Three S’s for helpers: Silent, Simple, Small. Perfect for winding down while learning something real. Grown-ups: we value your feedback. Our email and message link are in the show notes—please send us your child’s questions and thoughts. Sleep T...