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Cosmo and I learn about shots—and new technology our friend WSU's Roland Chen is working on to make painless vaccines.
Learn more about microarray patches 
Find out how vaccines work with the Amoeba Sisters and why we get vaccines with SciShow Kids
Check out how other vaccine technology gets rolled out, from Ted-Ed

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Today Cosmo and I learned all about dog paws from our friend, WSU veterinarian Dr. Natasha Hottmann. 
Learn more about being a veterinarian with Nat Geo Kids
Find out how to check your dog's paws
Can dogs communicate? Find out what PBS NewsHour thinks
Sound effects courtesy Zapsplat and Pixabay

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Cosmo and I learn how cell phones send texts, images and calls from phone to phone—thanks to our friend, electrical engineer Ben Belzer. 
Resources you can use:
Learn more about binary code with Crash Course
Check out this binary code character table to make your own messages
Get more info about pixels from NSU Florida library
Sound effects courtesy Zapsplat and Pixabay
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Love veggies? Me, too. And so does my friend Tim Waters, regional vegetable specialist at WSU Extension.
In this episode, you'll hear:
What Extension is
What it was like for Extension agents back in 1918
How he solves problems—from insect ID to veggie pathogens to lightning strikes in fields
One cool journey from community college all the way to a PhD
Resources you can use:
Check out WSU Extension yourself (or look up Extension near you)
Learn more about WSU research farms
Find out how to a start a veggie garden yourself
See some Prionid beetles and giant water bugs
Even more giant water bugs! You won't believe how these guys breathe underwater and care for their eggs in this PBS Deep Look video
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Today Cosmo and I learn about turtles and how they grow their amazing shells —all thanks to my friend, Ryan Wagner, wildlife biologist at Washington State University (and former turtle pedicurist). 
Art and science go hand and hand. Check out Ryan Wagner's website to see his incredible photos 📸🐢
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