Why does Earth experience ice ages? In this episode, Mikey, Colton, and Dr. Erich explore what causes seasons, how the changes in seasons are related to the way earth is hurtling through space around the sun, and how all of this influences paleoclimates, like the shifts between glacial and interglacial periods, and even human evolution. Phew! 

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Get ready for another amazing adventure as Xander, Colton, and Dr. Erich explore the lives of ancient Roman gladiators.

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In this episode, Dr. Erich and Colton explore why so many kids think history is boring with a capital B.

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In this episode, Dr. Erich and Colton travel to ancient Rome to talk about about their highly toxic cosmetics that everyone was just dying to use.

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This is a special preview of the Episode 1 from the new 10-part series  "A Totally Ridiculous, Mostly Serious, Always Awesome Guide to Surviving the Ice Age (but also Zombies and the Weirdness of Life in General)" that is available exclusively to members of the Before Us Kids Patreon (www.patreon.com/c/BeforeUsKids). What are you waiting for? Check it out! There's tons of other really cool stuff too!

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One thing that kids and archaeologists have in common is an interest in poop! In this episode, Dr. Erich talks to Caio, Florian, and Miles about why scientists are so interested in prehistoric poop and what it tells us about the lives of people who lived long ago. 

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Imagine taking a walk...with Columbian mammoths, giant sloths, lions, sabre-tooth tigers, camels and loads of other animals? Sounds crazy, right! Yet it actually happened 20,000 years ago and in this episode Dr. Erich talk to Noah and Colton about some seriously cool discoveries at White Sands National Monument in New Mexico. 

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In this hair-larious episode, Dr. Erich chats with Jake and Colton all about red hair, genetics, and some super cool things we might’ve gotten from our ancient cousins—the Neanderthals! 

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 In this episode, Dr. Erich and Colton dive into a wild idea—bringing back the woolly mammoth! How are scientists doing it? Believe it or not…some scientists think it starts with woolly mice!  Yep, you heard that right. WOOLLY MICE! Join us for a super fun and funny chat about some very fluffy science. You won’t want to miss this one! 

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