Watching Viruses Burst Apart
Let’s see soap defeat germs up close
Brains On! Science podcast for kids
Apr 28, 2026 · 34 min · 17 segments
We wash our hands all the time, but do you ever wonder why? It turns out that soap is super good at attaching to dirt and germs and carrying that gunk off skin. Join Molly and co-hosts Hope and Heaven…
[clears throat]
This device lets us look super close at something so we can see stuff on a microscopic level.
Heaven, you aim the ray at the sink, and Hope, please push that red button right there.
[clears throat]
This device lets us look super close at something so we can see stuff on a microscopic level.
Heaven, you aim the ray at the sink, and Hope, please push that red button right there.
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Watching Viruses Burst Apart
Let’s see soap defeat germs up close
Soap’s Ancient Origins
Now, how people first discovered soap
Semmelweis’s Handwashing Breakthrough
A doctor tested a radical idea
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