Quarky Science
Big quantum questions, kid-sized answers
Quarky Science answers the wildest questions about quantum physics in a way kids can actually picture. Every episode starts with a question and ends with a mind-blowing idea you can explain to a grown-up.
Episodes (25)
Quarky Science · Ep 2
Why Tiny Crystals Glow Different Colors
Why do smaller crystals glow in different colors?
Quarky Science · Ep 4
Why Glow-in-the-Dark Stars Shine
How do glow stars keep shining after the lights go out?
Quarky Science · Ep 7
Why Quantum Paths Cancel
If a particle can take every path at once, why do some of them disappear?
Quarky Science · Ep 8
Why This Shirt Glows Blue
Why does a plain white shirt glow bright blue under a party light?
Quarky Science · Ep 9
Half-Life Explained
If you cannot tell when one atom will change, how do scientists predict millions of them?
Quarky Science · Ep 11
Why Empty Space Isn't Empty
If you took absolutely everything out of a box, what would be left inside?
Quarky Science · Ep 13
Why Electron Neutrinos Arrive as Muons
How does a particle change flavor on the way here?
Quarky Science · Ep 15
See the Invisible: Electron Microscopes
Why can not the best light microscope show an atom?
Quarky Science · Ep 17
Why Three Electrons Can not Share a Seat
What stops all the electrons from piling up?
Quarky Science · Ep 21
How Quantum Bands, Holes and Transistors Make Chips Work
What makes the chip in your tablet think?
Quarky Science · Ep 24
Why Atomic Clocks Win
How can a clock be wrong by less than a second in millions of years?
