Wow, dive even deeper into black holes and talk about gravity, spacetime, and then Hawking Radiation and other quantum weirdness. Phew! Check out the following videos as recommended in this episode: Kurzgesagt Dinosaurs https://youtu.be/xaQJbozY_Is … VSauce Brachistochrome https://youtu.be/skvnj67YGmw … Kurzgesagt Information Paradox https://youtu.be/yWO-cvGETRQ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/unschoolingwithkai/message

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Black Holes - Part III

We dive deeper into black holes and discuss Andromeda’s central black hole, how light works, the picture of M87’s central black hole, as well as the biggest and smallest black holes. Stay tuned for the the third and final episode in this series! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/unschoolingwithkai/message

Black Holes - Part II

We get our feet wet in this first installment of Black Holes discussing the first observed black hole, the formation of black holes, and the black hole at the center of the Milky Way Galaxy. Check out our inspiration here: https://youtu.be/0FH9cgRhQ-k --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/unschoolingwithkai/message

Black Holes - Part I

We continue to discuss sauropods and in this episode we hit on their diet, why they got so big, their reproduction and young, as well as detailing a handful of the record-holders. See these Kurzgesagt videos for help understanding the size of life: https://youtu.be/f7KSfjv4Oq0 and https://youtu.be/MUWUHf-rzks --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/unschoolingwithkai/message

Sauropods - Part II

We intro sauropods—the biggest land animals to have ever lived. We talk about their classification, their general physical characteristics, and then place them in the larger picture of the Mesozoic era. For clarity, we recommend you look up the “archosaur clade” in an online image search! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/unschoolingwithkai/message

Sauropods - Part I

We kick off Season 3 with ninja! What are they and what do they do? Are they still around? How were they trained? What weapons did they use? And were did they come from? We answer all of these questions and also give a quick summary of unschooling as well as our process for learning about each topic.

Ninja - Unconventional Warfare

We compare and contrast the three largest US military cargo airplanes including the C-5 Galaxy, the C-17 Globemaster III, and the C-130 Hercules. Then we geek-out over the C-5, it’s sheer size, and all of the interesting facts we know about it. Check out our recommended videos on aerial refueling (https://youtu.be/r-s9ajt4aE8), kneeling (https://youtu.be/EqZUVtKzjtc), and backing up (https://youtu.be/PkCYCtIz33o). Finally, here is Kai posing in front of our C-17 Globemaster III chalk drawing (https://readingrecipe.blogspot.com/p/podcast-resources.html).

Top 3 Largest US Military Cargo Airplanes (C-5, C-17, and C-130)

We briefly jump between dholes, jackals, dingoes, and African wild dogs giving fun facts on each one. One of these dogs even pees upside down! Here’s the video we mention of jackals masking their own scent: https://youtu.be/AhEdKY4ujjg

Wild Dogs - Part VI - Dholes, Jackals, Dingoes, and African Wild Dogs

Coyotes: not quite the hopeless cartoon character nor the disease-ridden dog we’ve imagined. In fact, they’re rather well-adapted to the ever-changing environment.

Wild Dogs - Part V - Coyotes

We cover some of the cool facts and trivia concerning Grey Foxes, Arctic Foxes, Fennec Foxes, and Bat-eared Foxes. The “Kurzgesagt” video Kai mentioned is here: https://youtu.be/MUWUHf-rzks

Wild Dogs - Part IV - Foxes Continued

We give a general discussion of foxes and their behavior and then specifically dive into Red Foxes. We’ll continue with other fox species next episode. Also, check out two videos we recommend from Save A Fox to see some “gekkering.” - (on Facebook) https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=2127936207336098&id=376054892842542 and (on YouTube) https://youtu.be/3Pu12roK7Rc

Wild Dogs - Part III - Foxes

We continue to explore wolves in this episode. We talk about: characteristics / abilities, the pack / hunting, and the den and pups. Enjoy!

Wild Dogs - Part II - Wolves Continued

We are joined again by Ananya (our guest from the Wild Cats series) as we discuss the oldest and largest members of the dog family: wolves.

Wild Dogs - Part I - Wolves

MH370 is still an unsolved mystery that may never be solved. Our interest was piqued from the start.

MINICAST - The Missing Flight of Malaysian Airlines MH370

We get down and dirty about the “clean” Tsar Bomba that the USSR tested on their own land. It was the biggest nuclear bomb ever!

Tsar Bomba

We research topics interesting to my son Kai (following unschooling principles) and we present the information to you! Feel free to contact us at unschoolingwithkai@gmail.com.

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