Wow in the World

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What's Wow in the World about?

Hosts Mindy Thomas and Guy Raz guide curious kids and their grown-ups on a journey into the wonders of the world around them. We'll go inside our brains, out into space and deep into the coolest new stories in science and technology.

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Megalodon't Mess with this ...

10.19.2020

When you think of the most ferocious and terrifying predators to roam the seven seas, you might think of the fearsome, 10ft, 2 ton, Great White Shark! But that big fish ain't nothing compared to the sharks that used to ...

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10.19.2020 Megalodon't Mess with this Monster! When you think of the most ferocious and terrifying predators to roam the seven seas, you might think of the fearsome, 10ft, 2 ton, Great White Shark! But that big fish ain't nothing compared to the sharks that used to ...
10.16.2020 Two Whats!? And a Wow! - Why is Guy Raz locked out of Mindy's Gingerbread Mansion? And what does this have to do with fingerprints? We've got questions AND answers on the Season 2 premiere of Two Whats!? & A Wow! We're challenging you to find ...
10.12.2020 Growling Ghost-Crabs (encore) Are you spooked by things that go bump, eeek and growl in the middle of the night? Have no fear! Mindy and the 'Ghost-Catchers' are here! What starts out as a paranormal phenomenon slowly turns into a scientific sensation as ...
10.05.2020 The Rise And Fall of Static Man (encore) A 2,500 year old mystery solved! Scientists have finally answered the age-old question of how friction leads to static electricity. But it's not all hip hips and hoorays ... this new information leads to the rise of an all new ...
10.02.2020 Tinkerclass (Week 4 Day 5): Reflect & Share It's day 5 of TINKERCLASS--the reflect and share phase. Today we share your reflections from this week's project inspired from the episode, Getting Nosey About the Science of Smell!
10.01.2020 Tinkerclass (Week 4 Day 4): Improve & Retest It's day 4 of TINKERCLASS--Time to improve and retest your creation. Using the data you collected on your whiffs, improve the sniffs in your "Jar of Smells" design. This week's project features the Wow in the World episode, Getting Nosey ...
09.30.2020 Tinkerclass (Week 4 Day 3): Create & Test It's day 3 of TINKERCLASS--Time to create and test. Use your good smells from yesterday's Tinkerclass to create your "Jar of Smells". This week's project features the Wow in the World episode, Getting Nosey About the Science of Smell!
09.29.2020 Tinkerclass (Week 4 Day 2): Explore & Plan It's day 2 of TINKERCLASS--Explore & Plan. It's time to get nosey about SMELLS! This week's project features the Wow in the World episode, Getting Nosey About the Science of Smell!
09.28.2020 Tinkerclass (Week 4 Day 1): Getting Nosey About the Science of Smell Scientists have long known that different people experience different smells, well...differently! But Why? And How? Join Mindy and Guy Raz in their new backyard Ol'Factory of bottled up odors, as they explore the Who, What, When, Where, Why, How, and ...
09.25.2020 Tinkerclass (Week 3 Day 5): Reflect & Share It's day 5 of TINKERCLASS--the reflect and share phase. Today we share your reflections from this week's project inspired from the episode, Good Habitat Keeping!
09.24.2020 Tinkerclass (Week 3 Day 4): Improve & Retest It's day 4 of TINKERCLASS--the improve and retest phase. Using your creature's habitat design from yesterday, build a model of it. Once you've built your model, evaluate and share your results with us! This week's project features the Wow in ...
09.23.2020 Tinkerclass (Week 3 Day 3): Create & Test It's day 3 of TINKERCLASS--the create and test phase. Using your imaginary creature from yesterday, it's time to design a habitat for it! This week's project features the Wow in the World episode, Good Habitat Keeping!
09.22.2020 Tinkerclass (Week 3 Day 2): Explore & Plan It's day 2 of TINKERCLASS--Explore & Plan. This week we're building habitats, but not for spittlebugs. Explore your imagination for a creature of your own design. What does it look like? How big or small? What does it eat? This ...
09.21.2020 Tinkerclass (Week 3 Day 1): Good Habitat Keeping Guy and Mindy go on a home tour of some of the scientifically strangest homes and habitats in the animal kingdom. But the one that stops them in their tracks, was built with pee bubbles and butt breathing?! What creature ...
09.18.2020 Tinkerclass (Week 2 Day 5): Reflect & Share It's day 5 of TINKERCLASS--the reflect and share phase. Today we share your reflections from this week's project inspired from the episode, Rat Race!
09.17.2020 Tinkerclass (Week 2 Day 4): Improve & Retest It's day 4 of TINKERCLASS--the improve and retest phase. See if you can improve your invention from yesterday, test it again, and then share your results with us! This week's project features the Wow in the World episode, Rat Race!
09.16.2020 Tinkerclass (Week 2 Day 3): Create & Test It's day 3 of TINKERCLASS--the create and test phase. Look around your home to build out your plan from yesterday. This week's project features the Wow in the World episode, Rat Race!
09.15.2020 Tinkerclass (Week 2 Day 2): Explore & Plan It's day 2 of TINKERCLASS--Explore & Plan. Look around your home for a problem you'd like to solve. This week's project features the Wow in the World episode, Rat Race!
09.14.2020 Tinkerclass (Week 2 Day 1): Rat Race! Lab rats, start your engines! What in the world happened when scientists created tiny rodent-sized cars and taught rats how to drive? And why in the world are these four-legged creatures using their newfound freedom to pick up Froot Loops? ...
09.11.2020 Tinkerclass (Week 1 Day 5): Reflect & Share It's day 5 of TINKERCLASS--the reflect and share phase. Today we share your reflections from this week's project inspired from the episode, Hugomatic 3000!
09.10.2020 Tinkerclass (Week 1 Day 4): Improve & Retest It's day 4 of TINKERCLASS--the improve and retest phase. See if you can improve your invention from yesterday, test it again, and then share your results with us! This week's project features the Wow in the World episode, Hugomatic 3000!
09.09.2020 Tinkerclass (Week 1 Day 3): Create & Test It's day 3 of TINKERCLASS--the create and test phase. Look around your home for to build out your plan from yesterday. This week's project features the Wow in the World episode, Hugomatic 3000!
09.08.2020 Tinkerclass (Week 1 Day 2): Explore & Plan It's day 2 of TINKERCLASS--the explore and plan phase. Look around your home for a problem you'd like to solve. This week's project features the Wow in the World episode, Hugomatic 3000!
09.07.2020 Tinkerclass (Week 1 Day 1): Hugomatic 3000 And The Future of Soft Robotics Sometimes, the cold, metallic touch of a robot doesn't quite cut it; whether that be when studying small, delicate jellyfish in the wild ... or building the world's most advanced huggable robot! After Mindy learns all about the science of ...
08.31.2020 A Sunbrella For The Planet (encore) Summer days are getting hotter and hotter! For us humans, it's as easy as drinking a cool glass of water, lathering ourselves in sunscreen and putting up a parasol! But what about the planet? How do we keep planet earth ...
08.24.2020 Hey Baby Island, How'd You Get Here? - When Underwater Volcanoes Grow UP! (encore) If you could take one item to a desert island what would it be? A pacifier? A rattle? How about a diaper? Well that might be just what you need if you're visiting an itty bitty baby island! Join Mindy ...
08.17.2020 Scaredy Sharks & The Science of Fear (encore) Heights? Darkness? Orcas? Turns out, everyone's afraid of something! Even the Great White Shark, the most fearsome predator in the seven seas! But afraid of what? And why? And how can this fear impact the rest of the ocean? Join ...
08.10.2020 Getting Nosey About the Science of Smell (encore) Scientists have long known that different people experience different smells, well...differently! But Why? And How? Join Mindy and Guy Raz in their new backyard Ol'Factory of bottled up odors, as they explore the Who, What, When, Where, Why, How, and ...
08.07.2020 Two Whats!? And A Wow! - Peanut Butter Diamonds (encore) In the season finale of Two Whats?! and A Wow! Mindy and Guy Raz are trying to turn peanut butter into... diamonds?! We've got answers AND challenges for you on today's sparkly round of Two Whats!? And A Wow!
08.06.2020 Two Whats!? And A Wow! - What's That Smell? (encore) Why are Mindy and Guy Raz investigating Mindy's Gingerbread Mansion? And what does this have to do with smells?! We've got the questions AND the answers on today's smelly round of Two Whats!? And A Wow! We're challenging you to ...
08.05.2020 Two Whats!? And A Wow! - Sweat Like A Pig (encore) Why is Guy Raz confused about Mindy's latest opinion piece for Reggie's newsletter? And what does this have to do with pigs?! We've got the questions AND the answers on today's oinking round of Two Whats!? And A Wow! We're ...
08.04.2020 Two Whats!? And A Wow! - Butt Bubble Breathing (encore) Why does Mindy want Guy Raz to model his scuba gear after aquatic beetles? And what does this have to do with the science of breathing?! We've got the questions AND the answers on today's breath-taking round of Two Whats!? ...
08.03.2020 Here Comes The Sun-Powered Energy! (encore) It's Cyber Funday on Wow in the World, and Mindy is taking full advantage of all the good deals! Sales on everything thing she's ever wanted and everything she never even knew she wanted! But is her online shopping spree ...
07.31.2020 Two Whats!? And A Wow! - Cry-Thru (encore) Why is Mindy selling puppy dog calendars from her window? And what does this have to do with the science of tears?! We've got the questions AND the answers on today's tearful round of Two Whats!? And A Wow! We're ...
07.30.2020 Two Whats!? And A Wow! - Kangaroo, How Do You Do? (encore) Why is Guy Raz worried that Mindy's ice cream will melt in her jeans?! And what does this have to do with kangaroos?! We've got the questions AND the answers on today's hopping round of Two Whats!? And A Wow! ...
07.29.2020 Two Whats!? And A Wow! - Wildest Dreams (encore) Why was Mindy a maple syrup donut last night?! And what does this have to do with the science of dreams?! We've got the questions AND the answers on today's dreamy round of Two Whats!? And A Wow! We're challenging ...
07.28.2020 Two Whats!? And A Wow! - Metallic-wha?! (encore) Why does Guy Raz think Mindy is starting a heavy metal band? And what does this have to do with the science behind metals?! We've got the questions AND the answers on today's shiny round of Two Whats!? And A ...
07.27.2020 Pull A Face! The Science Of Four-Legged Facial Mimicry (encore) Hook your fingers in your cheeks, push your nose up with your thumb and strap yourselves in as Mindy and Guy head to the Interspecies Face Pulling World Championships to see the best funny face makers in the animal kingdom! ...
07.24.2020 Two Whats!? And A Wow! - Blink and You'll Miss It! (encore) Why is Guy Raz wearing a new pair of glasses Mindy made? And what does this have to do with the science of blinking?! We've got the questions AND the answers on today's eye-opening round of Two Whats!? And A ...
07.23.2020 Two Whats!? And A Wow! - Head in the Clouds (encore) Why are Mindy and Guy Raz binge-watching the sky?! And what does this have to do with the science of clouds?! We've got the questions AND the answers on today's fluffy round of Two Whats!? And A Wow! We're challenging ...
07.22.2020 Two Whats!? And A Wow! - You're Not That Bald, Eagles (encore) Why is Mindy cutting off her eyebrows? And what does that have to do with eagles?! We've got the questions AND the answers on today's soaring round of Two Whats!? And A Wow! We're challenging you to find the facts ...
07.21.2020 Two Whats!? And A Wow! - I Have A Need For Trees (encore) Why are Mindy and Guy Raz in the forest with a microphone? And what does that have to do with the science of trees?! We've got the questions AND the answers on today's tall round of Two Whats!? And A ...
07.20.2020 And the winner is...RICEQUAKE! (encore) You might think that rice krispies belong in the kitchen, but as Guy Raz and Mindy find out at the Annual Nom Nom Foodie Awards, they also belong on the big screen and in the lab! Join Mindy and Guy ...
07.17.2020 Two Whats!? And A Wow! - The Stars of Space (encore) Why are Mindy and Guy Raz filling out job applications? And what does that have to do with astronauts?! We've got the questions AND the answers on today's galactic round of Two Whats!? And A Wow! We're challenging you to ...
07.16.2020 Two Whats!? And A Wow! - Strut It! (encore) Why is there an ostrich on Mindy's catwalk? And what does that have to do with animal movement?! We've got the questions AND the answers on today's wiggling round of Two Whats!? And A Wow! We're challenging you to find ...
07.15.2020 Two Whats!? And A Wow! - Like No Otter (encore) Why are Mindy and Guy Raz preparing to eat 15 pounds of food? And what does that have to do with otters?! We've got the questions AND the answers on an-otter round of Two Whats!? And A Wow! We're challenging ...
07.14.2020 Two Whats!? And A Wow! - Larger Than Life (encore) Why is the huge ball of quinoa in Mindy's Gingerbread house? And what does that have to do with the World's Largest rubber duck and organism? We've got the questions AND the answers on today's gigantic round of Two Whats!? ...
07.13.2020 Dinosaurs Take Flight! How Birds Evolved To Fly (encore) What in the world can a giant ostrich and a prehistoric dinosaur tell us about the evolution of flight? Join Mindy, Guy Raz, a dino robot, and escaped zoo ostrich as they explore the Who, What, When, Where, Why, How, ...
07.10.2020 Two Whats!? And A Wow! - Volcan-OH NO! (encore) Why is there orange soda exploding all over Mindy's Gingerbread Mansion?! And what does that have to do with VOLCANOES?! We've got the questions AND the answers on today's eruptive round of Two Whats!? And A Wow! We're challenging you ...
07.09.2020 Two Whats!? And A Wow! - Penguin Take-Off (encore) Why is there a plane in Mindy's Gingerbread Mansion?! And what does that have to do with PENGUINS?! We've got the questions AND the answers on today's waddlin' round of Two Whats!? And A Wow! We're challenging you to find ...

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What's Wow in the World about?

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Wow in the World episodes:

Megalodon't Mess with this Monster!

Two Whats!? And a Wow! -

Growling Ghost-Crabs (encore)

The Rise And Fall of Static Man (encore)

Tinkerclass (Week 4 Day 5): Reflect & Share

Tinkerclass (Week 4 Day 4): Improve & Retest

Tinkerclass (Week 4 Day 3): Create & Test

Tinkerclass (Week 4 Day 2): Explore & Plan

Tinkerclass (Week 4 Day 1): Getting Nosey About the Science of Smell

Tinkerclass (Week 3 Day 5): Reflect & Share

Tinkerclass (Week 3 Day 4): Improve & Retest

Tinkerclass (Week 3 Day 3): Create & Test

Tinkerclass (Week 3 Day 2): Explore & Plan

Tinkerclass (Week 3 Day 1): Good Habitat Keeping

Tinkerclass (Week 2 Day 5): Reflect & Share

Tinkerclass (Week 2 Day 4): Improve & Retest

Tinkerclass (Week 2 Day 3): Create & Test

Tinkerclass (Week 2 Day 2): Explore & Plan

Tinkerclass (Week 2 Day 1): Rat Race!

Tinkerclass (Week 1 Day 5): Reflect & Share

Tinkerclass (Week 1 Day 4): Improve & Retest

Tinkerclass (Week 1 Day 3): Create & Test

Tinkerclass (Week 1 Day 2): Explore & Plan

Tinkerclass (Week 1 Day 1): Hugomatic 3000 And The Future of Soft Robotics

A Sunbrella For The Planet (encore)

Hey Baby Island, How'd You Get Here? - When Underwater Volcanoes Grow UP! (encore)

Scaredy Sharks & The Science of Fear (encore)

Getting Nosey About the Science of Smell (encore)

Two Whats!? And A Wow! - Peanut Butter Diamonds (encore)

Two Whats!? And A Wow! - What's That Smell? (encore)

Two Whats!? And A Wow! - Sweat Like A Pig (encore)

Two Whats!? And A Wow! - Butt Bubble Breathing (encore)

Here Comes The Sun-Powered Energy! (encore)

Two Whats!? And A Wow! - Cry-Thru (encore)

Two Whats!? And A Wow! - Kangaroo, How Do You Do? (encore)

Two Whats!? And A Wow! - Wildest Dreams (encore)

Two Whats!? And A Wow! - Metallic-wha?! (encore)

Pull A Face! The Science Of Four-Legged Facial Mimicry (encore)

Two Whats!? And A Wow! - Blink and You'll Miss It! (encore)

Two Whats!? And A Wow! - Head in the Clouds (encore)

Two Whats!? And A Wow! - You're Not That Bald, Eagles (encore)

Two Whats!? And A Wow! - I Have A Need For Trees (encore)

And the winner is...RICEQUAKE! (encore)

Two Whats!? And A Wow! - The Stars of Space (encore)

Two Whats!? And A Wow! - Strut It! (encore)

Two Whats!? And A Wow! - Like No Otter (encore)

Two Whats!? And A Wow! - Larger Than Life (encore)

Dinosaurs Take Flight! How Birds Evolved To Fly (encore)

Two Whats!? And A Wow! - Volcan-OH NO! (encore)

Two Whats!? And A Wow! - Penguin Take-Off (encore)

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