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  • Chef Tony Wu peers through the strands of noodles he just hand-pulled, while blindfolded, at M.Y. China in 2019.
    Who Invented Noodles?
    This week, we're revisiting one of our favorite older episodes from the past. We’re going to learn a little bit about the history of noodles--and how to…
  • A concrete entrance to the Svalbard Global Seed Vault juts out of a mountainside. It's dusk and snowy mountains loom in the distance.
    Are Seeds Alive?
    Are seeds alive? What are they made of? Here in Vermont it's planting time, and we've been getting a lot of questions about seeds from kids around the…
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    Closing Friday: Take The But Why Survey
    Our show just turned 5 and we've seen a lot of growth year over year in the number of listeners and questions you've been sending us. But we'd like to…
  • Merriam-Webster Elementary Dictionary
    How Are Words Added To The Dictionary?
    Our guest this week is a lexicographer. That's someone who studies words and, in this case, edits dictionaries. Emily Brewster is a senior editor at…
  • three blue birds whistle notes while sitting on a branch
    How Do You Whistle?
    How do people whistle? How does whistling make a sound? Why does your tongue change a whistle higher or lower? Can you get a trophy for whistling? Can…
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