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Marina Ventura: Kids Guide to Our Planet

Join Marina as she explores the world of water – from travelling back in time to see how the Romans washed, through to following where the water goes when we flush the toilet! That, and Marina's on a climate change crusade finding out what's causing our planet to warm and how we can all help prevent it.

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Episodes

Your Go With AI (Marina Ventura AI Explorer)

Marina and Mapp App explore how kids are perfectly placed to become the AI creators of the future and challenge you to dream up their own AI inventions. Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.com/plus See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aug 09, 20255 min

AI In Future Energy (Marina Ventura AI Explorer)

Marina and Mapp App explore what the electricity grid of the future may look like and how smart batteries and electricity storage can help meet spikes in demand and also test an AI massage chair that feels your stress and melts it away! Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.com/plus See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aug 07, 20255 min

AI In The Energy Grid (Marina Ventura AI Explorer)

Marina and Mapp App explore how the National Grid is being transformed by AI, with smart systems that balance electricity demand in real time. They also showcase a grill that cooks dinner using algorithms instead of aprons. Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.com/plus See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aug 06, 20255 min

AI In Energy (Marina Ventura AI Explorer)

Marina and Mapp App dive into how AI is transforming the energy sector - from predicting power usage, helping us save energy and even capturing carbon. They explore the benefits and tricky challenges and showcase a toothbrush that uses AI to perfect your brushing style. Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.com/plus See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aug 05, 20255 min

AI & Space (Marina Ventura AI Explorer)

Marina and Mapp App blast off to explore how AI helps us explore space - from robot astronauts and exoplanet hunters to smart mission planning and space weather prediction. They also showcase a real-world wearable AI navigation belt for the visually impaired. Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.com/plus See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aug 04, 20255 min

AI & The Environment (Marina Ventura AI Explorer)

Marina and Mapp App explore how AI can help save the environment - from protecting forests and animals to cutting waste and fighting climate change. They also check out AI-powered companion dolls that help care elderly people. Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.com/plus See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aug 01, 20255 min

AI Uses In Our Homes (Marina Ventura AI Explorer)

Marina and Mapp App explore how AI is transforming our homes, from voice assistants and robot vacuums to smart fridges and energy-saving devices and discover AI-powered skate shoes that adapt to your walking style for a smoother stroll. Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.com/plus See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jul 30, 20255 min

How AI Works (Marina Ventura AI Explorer)

Marina and Mapp App dive into how AI learns, and explore real-world uses, ethical challenges and showcase a smart bird feeder that uses AI to identify… birds. Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.com/plus See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jul 29, 20255 min

So What Is AI? (Marina Ventura AI Explorer)

Marina and Mapp App enter the world of Artificial Intelligence to see how it learns from data. As part of our everyday lives, they think about ethical aspects as well as the challenges of powering all these smart machines sustainably. Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.com/plus See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jul 28, 20256 min

Looking After the Grid (Marina Ventura Energy Explorer)

How can we make sure the electricity grid stays safe to use for years to come? Marina Ventura and her trusty sidekick Map App explore how we look after the electricity grid. Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.com/plus See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jun 10, 20224 min

Electricity National Control Centre (Marina Ventura Energy Explorer)

Where does our electricity get made and transmitted to our homes? Map App and Marina Ventura explore the Electricity National Control Centre in todays episode! Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.com/plus See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jun 08, 20225 min

The Future of Electricity (Marina Ventura Energy Explorer)

In this episode Marina and her trusty sidekick Map App are exploring the future of electricity and how we might see electricity being made and used in years to come! Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.com/plus See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jun 07, 20224 min

Grid for Good (National Grid): Episode Three - What next?

Governments across the world are trying to make their countries take steps to stop the harmful impact of climate change. COP26 is a huge event that is bringing people together to agree the best ways to tackle the issues and reach net zero – that’s where there’s a ‘zero’ balance between the amount of greenhouse gases being put into the atmosphere and those taken out. Changes won’t happen overnight. It will take time to find the answers and develop technology that can create a cleaner and greener ...

Oct 21, 20213 min

Grid for Good (National Grid): Episode One - Who, what and why?

National Grid is responsible for taking high voltage ‘raw’ energy from producers such as wind turbine and solar farms, as well as from power stations and gas refineries that are located across the UK, and carry it around the country using a network of cables, pipes, pylons and wires to where it’s needed – our towns and cities, industrial areas and transport links. Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.com/plus See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....

Oct 21, 20214 min

Grid for Good (National Grid): Episode Two - Energy Dilemmas

Energy companies, like National Grid who transport energy across the UK, and others are attending a global climate change conference called COP26. And there's some major dilemmas that politicians have to crunch as they try to make their countries take steps to stop the harmful impact of climate change. Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.com/plus See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....

Oct 21, 20214 min

How Can We Help?

Climates naturally change but humans are responsible for our climate changing more quickly than it ever has done before. Marina and Mapp App look at things we can all do to help. Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.com/plus See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mar 24, 20174 min

Learning from the Wildlife

Humans aren’t the only ones affected by changes in the climate. Plants and animals are too. Habitats change which can change the water and food available, and can affect whether they survive at all. Marina and Mappy find out more. Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.com/plus See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mar 23, 20174 min

Learning from Floods

Flooding is something which can happen as a result of changes to the climate and here in the UK it’s becoming more common. Marina and Map App meet a climate explorer to find out more. Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.com/plus See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mar 22, 20174 min

Learning from the Forests

Our forests are an important part of life on earth for lots of reasons – one being that they absorb carbon from the atmosphere. But what happens when the forests are cut down? And how does this affect climate? Marina and Map App find out more. Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.com/plus See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mar 21, 20174 min

Learning from the Ground

The earth under our feet contains lots of clues about what the climate in the past was like. Marina and Mapp App find out from the Climate Explorers how this can help us learn about possible future changes. Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.com/plus See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mar 21, 20174 min

Learning from the Atmosphere

Our atmosphere is made up of a blanket of gases surrounding the planet. It helps protect and keep us warm – and studying it can give us helpful information about the climate and how it changes. Marina and Map App find out more. Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.com/plus See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mar 21, 20174 min

Exploring Climate - Learning from the Oceans

Oceans play a huge part in creating our climate on earth, and studying them can give us valuable information about the effect of changes to the earth’s temperature. Marina and Map App find out more. Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.com/plus See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mar 16, 20174 min
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