# Moment Of Um A podcast by Brains On Universe. Moment of Um is your daily answer to those questions that pop up out of nowhere and make you go… ummmmmmm. Brought to you by your friends at Brains On Universe. Sales and Distribution by Lemonada Media https://lemonadamedia.com/ Feed: https://feeds.megaphone.fm/LEME8451485215 ## Latest episodes - [We’re back! Brains On Universe has a new headquarters](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1603857929/e72dc8bb0da0) (2025-10-08, 9 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/claritaspod.com/measure/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/491/traffic.megaphone.fm/LEME4183136506.mp3?updated=1774643526 - [A big update about Moment of Um and the Brains On Universe](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1603857929/f2af9eaca025) (2025-06-11, 4 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/claritaspod.com/measure/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/491/traffic.megaphone.fm/LEME2124651851.mp3?updated=1774643514 - [How do braces work?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1603857929/4f828e16a9dc) (2025-06-06, 8 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/claritaspod.com/measure/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/491/traffic.megaphone.fm/LEME5583935696.mp3?updated=1774643508 - [How did the solar system and all the planets get their names?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1603857929/18c71726a8af) (2025-06-05, 6 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/claritaspod.com/measure/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/491/traffic.megaphone.fm/LEME1047172466.mp3?updated=1774643593 - [How do stoplights know when to change?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1603857929/7a2f4b01e2f5) (2025-06-04, 7 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/claritaspod.com/measure/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/491/traffic.megaphone.fm/LEME5806537091.mp3?updated=1774643550 - [Can you control your dreams?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1603857929/c6d6c7bcca94) (2025-06-03, 7 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/claritaspod.com/measure/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/491/traffic.megaphone.fm/LEME3707437297.mp3?updated=1774643585 - [How did people figure out how to make yogurt?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1603857929/2b0b841ee3e0) (2025-06-02, 8 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/claritaspod.com/measure/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/491/traffic.megaphone.fm/LEME4863566710.mp3?updated=1774643685 - [Why did snakes lose their legs?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1603857929/161ad92a1ba9) (2025-05-30, 5 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/claritaspod.com/measure/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/491/traffic.megaphone.fm/LEME8647319087.mp3?updated=1774643597 - [How do snakes make venom?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1603857929/9ba377e83ee2) (2025-05-29, 5 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/claritaspod.com/measure/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/491/traffic.megaphone.fm/LEME3610561742.mp3?updated=1774643590 - [Why are snakes shaped like a stick?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1603857929/119233b5b328) (2025-05-28, 6 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/claritaspod.com/measure/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/491/traffic.megaphone.fm/LEME3795135027.mp3?updated=1774643610 - [What do zoos feed big snakes, such as pythons?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1603857929/d5085957c4b3) (2025-05-27, 5 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/claritaspod.com/measure/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/491/traffic.megaphone.fm/LEME3393599908.mp3?updated=1774643593 - [What do snakes do when they hibernate?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1603857929/56b1367ef0cc) (2025-05-26, 6 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/claritaspod.com/measure/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/491/traffic.megaphone.fm/LEME6532296248.mp3?updated=1774643594 - [Why am I allergic to raw egg but not cooked egg?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1603857929/23c31bcebac3) (2025-05-23, 8 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/claritaspod.com/measure/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/491/traffic.megaphone.fm/LEME2479431489.mp3?updated=1774643676 - [How do mood rings work?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1603857929/3b99e59b4e07) (2025-05-22, 8 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/claritaspod.com/measure/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/491/traffic.megaphone.fm/LEME2987731791.mp3?updated=1774643584 - [Why do we have weird dreams when we’re sick?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1603857929/51cf27a5a5e8) (2025-05-21, 7 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/claritaspod.com/measure/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/491/traffic.megaphone.fm/LEME5786366528.mp3?updated=1774643526 - [Are brains really pink?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1603857929/c38c1bd64da1) (2025-05-20, 6 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/claritaspod.com/measure/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/491/traffic.megaphone.fm/LEME8713474100.mp3?updated=1774643582 - [Where do poop and pee go on airplanes?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1603857929/281308852080) (2025-05-19, 6 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/claritaspod.com/measure/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/491/traffic.megaphone.fm/LEME4793238571.mp3?updated=1774643552 - [Could you make a candle out of earwax?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1603857929/2ab1f91fd60f) (2025-05-16, 8 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/claritaspod.com/measure/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/491/traffic.megaphone.fm/LEME8881283334.mp3?updated=1774643518 - [Does space affect an astronaut’s digestion?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1603857929/090de857673a) (2025-05-15, 5 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/claritaspod.com/measure/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/491/traffic.megaphone.fm/LEME1271739990.mp3?updated=1774643577 - [Why are some dogs so small and some so large?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1603857929/d18ae2b263f1) (2025-05-14, 8 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/claritaspod.com/measure/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/491/traffic.megaphone.fm/LEME7387005495.mp3?updated=1774643673 - [How does the earth support heavy buildings?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1603857929/a67d73c91e08) (2025-05-13, 5 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/claritaspod.com/measure/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/491/traffic.megaphone.fm/LEME1678370743.mp3?updated=1774643576 - [Why is the moon white and why does it have different shapes?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1603857929/5a83b802bf65) (2025-05-12, 8 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/claritaspod.com/measure/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/491/traffic.megaphone.fm/LEME5977884582.mp3?updated=1774643525 - [Did dinosaurs fart?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1603857929/6415dbaba3de) (2025-05-09, 9 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/claritaspod.com/measure/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/491/traffic.megaphone.fm/LEME7051690947.mp3?updated=1774643553 - [What was the very first dinosaur?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1603857929/ea95fd2121b6) (2025-05-08, 8 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/claritaspod.com/measure/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/491/traffic.megaphone.fm/LEME4290914554.mp3?updated=1774643525 - [How do we know what dinosaurs sounded like?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1603857929/c7150deeaded) (2025-05-07, 6 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/claritaspod.com/measure/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/491/traffic.megaphone.fm/LEME7056506891.mp3?updated=1774643610 - [How did Megalodon sharks go extinct?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1603857929/d9951f0137a2) (2025-05-06, 9 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/claritaspod.com/measure/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/491/traffic.megaphone.fm/LEME6302935282.mp3?updated=1774643516 - [Did dinosaurs lay colorful eggs?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1603857929/e83124e78349) (2025-05-05, 7 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/claritaspod.com/measure/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/491/traffic.megaphone.fm/LEME4995232339.mp3?updated=1774643501 - [How does an immortal jellyfish go back to being a baby?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1603857929/8b09e142d149) (2025-05-02, 8 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/claritaspod.com/measure/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/491/traffic.megaphone.fm/LEME8509972274.mp3?updated=1774643680 - [Why can you hear the ocean in a seashell?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1603857929/0fab6529b404) (2025-05-01, 5 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/claritaspod.com/measure/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/491/traffic.megaphone.fm/LEME6951292189.mp3?updated=1774643374 - [Why are we more closely related to fungi than plants?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1603857929/e7c09023e268) (2025-04-30, 7 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/claritaspod.com/measure/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/491/traffic.megaphone.fm/LEME2568717683.mp3?updated=1774643509 - [Would a poisonous snake die if it bit itself?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1603857929/82161ffd8228) (2025-04-29, 5 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/claritaspod.com/measure/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/491/traffic.megaphone.fm/LEME1322137232.mp3?updated=1774643378 - [What are birthmarks?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1603857929/ed620b80677c) (2025-04-28, 6 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/claritaspod.com/measure/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/491/traffic.megaphone.fm/LEME6178281550.mp3?updated=1774643551 - [What makes dolphins so smart?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1603857929/21776f9c34d8) (2025-04-25, 6 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/claritaspod.com/measure/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/491/traffic.megaphone.fm/LEME1499784523.mp3?updated=1774643504 - [Do we sneeze in our sleep?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1603857929/8f48ef2f2173) (2025-04-24, 5 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/claritaspod.com/measure/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/491/traffic.megaphone.fm/LEME3951881039.mp3?updated=1774643376 - [Do lizards smell with their tongues?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1603857929/56b63e0137cf) (2025-04-23, 7 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/claritaspod.com/measure/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/491/traffic.megaphone.fm/LEME3207225115.mp3?updated=1774643552 - [Do we have our own gravity?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1603857929/f93200ec180a) (2025-04-22, 6 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/claritaspod.com/measure/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/491/traffic.megaphone.fm/LEME9172087841.mp3?updated=1774643381 - [Why do beans give us gas?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1603857929/e2f601cbb2ea) (2025-04-21, 7 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/claritaspod.com/measure/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/491/traffic.megaphone.fm/LEME6053791590.mp3?updated=1774643553 - [Why don’t scars go away?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1603857929/fe23fc429e7a) (2025-04-18, 7 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/claritaspod.com/measure/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/491/traffic.megaphone.fm/LEME6543950309.mp3?updated=1774643544 - [How do boomerangs return?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1603857929/662865e277e2) (2025-04-17, 7 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/claritaspod.com/measure/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/491/traffic.megaphone.fm/LEME5324274758.mp3?updated=1774643577 - [What happens when paleontologists find a fossil?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1603857929/ae73c5c291c3) (2025-04-16, 8 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/claritaspod.com/measure/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/491/traffic.megaphone.fm/LEME1730310863.mp3?updated=1774643505 - [What is plastic made of?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1603857929/3809b67f5151) (2025-04-15, 8 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/claritaspod.com/measure/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/491/traffic.megaphone.fm/LEME2766726106.mp3?updated=1774643582 - [How does pasta turn from hard to tender?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1603857929/0d170a303ce3) (2025-04-14, 7 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/claritaspod.com/measure/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/491/traffic.megaphone.fm/LEME1966247685.mp3?updated=1774643505 - [How are our brains different from other animals' brains?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1603857929/54510625c2b3) (2025-04-11, 8 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/claritaspod.com/measure/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/491/traffic.megaphone.fm/LEME4275154706.mp3?updated=1774643511 - [Do zookeepers work at night?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1603857929/bb0051aa1c39) (2025-04-10, 8 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/claritaspod.com/measure/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/491/traffic.megaphone.fm/LEME6812950190.mp3?updated=1774643574 - [Why does corn have hairs on it?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1603857929/a3bbb7b8fffb) (2025-04-09, 6 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/claritaspod.com/measure/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/491/traffic.megaphone.fm/LEME8355195371.mp3?updated=1774643504 - [Where does pepper come from?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1603857929/39a2ed4613c2) (2025-04-08, 5 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/claritaspod.com/measure/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/491/traffic.megaphone.fm/LEME2844318573.mp3?updated=1774643567 - [Why do donuts have “nut” in the name?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1603857929/21370cd4d1c3) (2025-04-07, 8 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/claritaspod.com/measure/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/491/traffic.megaphone.fm/LEME1415271860.mp3?updated=1774643510 - [Why is cotton so fluffy?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1603857929/1a4b3a345f03) (2025-03-28, 8 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/claritaspod.com/measure/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/491/traffic.megaphone.fm/LEME6410208444.mp3?updated=1774643547 - [How is couscous made?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1603857929/9cf71e1cd17d) (2025-03-26, 7 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/claritaspod.com/measure/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/491/traffic.megaphone.fm/LEME9606141838.mp3?updated=1774643540 - [Why do people stop growing taller?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1603857929/da62c228fcdd) (2025-03-25, 6 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/claritaspod.com/measure/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/491/traffic.megaphone.fm/LEME3205462260.mp3?updated=1774643566 Shows are listed from Apple Podcasts' charts and directory, and Podcast Index where it is used. 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