Unschooling with Kai

After many car rides filled with episodes of the Stuff You Should Know podcast with the famous Chuck and Josh, Kai said, "Hey, we should make our own podcast!" Being fresh unschoolers ourselves, we decided to dive right in and start exploring topics of Kai's interest. Each episode is a different interest of Kai's. We figure out what we already know, research and answer our questions using the library, YouTube, museums, and the internet. Then we organize our findings and present them to you! Feel free to contact us at unschoolingwithkai@gmail.com with any feedback or episode suggestions.

Dust - Part II - House Dust, PM 2.5, and the Aeolian Process

We get down to the actual why behind house dust and answer the question "What is the purpose of vacuuming if you're just kicking up dust anyway?" Of course, we get into the physics of dust movement which brings up so many more questions and tangents. Enjoy!

10-16
36:53

Dust I - What We Already Know

Here is our exploration episode trying to nail down what we already know about DUST--one of our current mutual interests. What's cool is we walk away from this conversation with some great questions to lead us into the next episode! Feel free to respond with any comments, questions, or answers!! (unschoolingwithkai@gmail.com)

07-28
39:56

Crows - Part IV - Mating, Juveniles, Group Cohesion, Mobbing, etc.

We round out our Crows series with this final episode getting into mating and nesting, fledglings and juveniles, group cohesion, migration, mobbing, and our lingering questions. Enjoy!

06-02
46:41

Crows - Part III - Diet, Sounds, Intelligence, and Experiments

This is our third edition in the Crows series and we get into conversation about crows' diet, sounds they make, their intelligence, experiments with them and finally, some cool stats.

03-23
01:03:25

Crows - Part II - Scientific Background and Comparison to Ravens

This is our second episode in the Crow series and we're reporting back what we've researched and learned about their scientific background, a little of their history, some parallels to humans, and a comparison to ravens. Enjoy!

02-06
50:22

Crows - Part I - Everything We Know

It’s been a while but we’re back in action with an in-depth look at crows. We talk about our experiences seeing and feeding crows, Science Comics, and what we’ve learned so far about these smart corvids. Is there anything else you can add to our knowledge base or any question you want to find the answer to? Ask us at unschoolingwithkai@gmail.com :DJet shockwave photo: https://scienceinfo.net/capture-a-rare-image-of-a-shock-wave-when-the-plane-is-near-the-speed-of-sound.html

01-29
01:01:33

Why is the back of the bus bumpier?

Listen in about some of the physics behind what makes the back of the bus bumpier. We talk about the wheelbase, the bounce amplification, and the suspension. Enjoy!

06-19
16:55

Do tire valve caps keep air in?

What’s the deal with those little black plastic tire valve caps? Do they actually hold air in the tires? Do you even need them? Find out in this episode of Unschooling With Kai!

04-17
12:53

What is a light year and how far is it?

After just having witnessed the recent solar eclipse, we started talking about speed and distance and this question popped up. Join us as we jump into some updates from previous episodes and then break down the distances of a light second, light hour, light day, and light year.

04-10
18:55

What are the different uses of brushes vs. combs?

When should you use a brush versus a comb? Does it depend on your hair type? Listen in while we try to get this tangle of an episode all straightened out. 🤭

02-28
13:28

What is the red stuff they used to seal envelopes with?

We talk about wax sealing and get a little into the history, the significance of certain wax colors, and the possibility of counterfeiting wax seals. Enjoy!

02-21
17:08

Do preying mantises live through winter?

The short answer? No. And Yes. Tricky, huh? Guess you’ll have to listen to the episode to learn more about the ootheca, the mantid life cycle, and some unrelated updates on pathogens, antigens, and black holes!

02-14
17:50

Why do we get achy when sick?

We dive into an interesting discussion about the immune system’s role in collateral damage (AKA pain) to our body. We highly recommend you check out Philip Dettmer’s book called Immune or the Kurzgesagt channel to dig deeper into our body’s immune system.

02-05
20:43

Why can’t mules reproduce?

We talk about horse and donkey offspring and what genetically stops them from reproducing!

11-06
11:52

Why does the bed of some empty flatbed trucks curve upwards in the middle?

How about that question? Is it a mouthful? Well the science behind it is not as complicated! Join us on another episode of Unschooling with Kai!

10-16
14:24

Why do knees hurt after sitting too long?

Are you an older person without knee pain? Or a young person with knee pain without a history of injury or other explanation? Let us know at unschoolingwithkai@gmail.com !!

10-10
15:25

What does “Bah Humbug!” mean?

Today we talk about Ebenezer Scrooge’s exclamation in Charles Dicken’s 1843 book A Christmas Carol. Enjoy!

10-05
13:17

What video game has the largest file size? The smallest?

We talk all things video game size from some of the largest Steam games to some of the smallest Nintendo games. We also explain kilobytes, megabytes, and gigabytes. Enjoy!

09-18
08:18

Do you get an RBI for a solo home run in baseball?

Welcome to Season Five of Unschooling with Kai! This is our first question we’re answering in this new format. Let us know what you think! Also, feel free to share any questions you want answered at unschoolingwithkai@gmail.com. Enjoy!

09-13
10:21

Military Working Dogs - Part II

We talk about MWDs and the Gear they use, their History, Rehabilitation after service, and some Dog Tales. Also, we have a big announcement at the end!!

06-05
33:17

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