The Big Why: Body Edition

Name: The Big Why: Body Edition
Author: Papyrly

Solving the mysteries of why your body acts so weird!

Why do you get goosebumps? Why does your skin wrinkle in the bath? Your body is a high-tech machine with a lot of strange 'glitches' that are actually clever tricks to keep you safe and healthy. This course explores the 'Big Why' behind hiccups, brain freezes, dreams, and more, making the complex world of human biology fun and easy to understand.

For kidsQuizEducationalReal Science

Completed • Science • 20 Topics • 37 min

by Papyrly

Topics

Brain Freeze: Why Does Ice Cream Make Your Head Hurt?

3 min

Solve the mystery of the 'sphenopalatine ganglioneuralgia'—otherwise known as the ice cream headache.

The Big Why: Body Edition

Topics

Brain Freeze: Why Does Ice Cream Make Your Head Hurt?

Goosebumps: Why Does Your Skin Get Bumpy?

Pruny Fingers: Why Does Skin Wrinkle in the Water?

Contagious Yawns: Why Do We Copy Each Other?

Scabs: Why Does the Body Make a Hard Bandage?

Hiccups: Why Does Your Tummy Make a 'Hic' Sound?

Dreaming: Why Do Our Brains Play Movies at Night?

Fever: Why Does Your Body Get Hot When You're Sick?

Fingerprints: Why Do We Have Swirls on Our Fingers?

The Funny Bone: Why Does It Tingle When You Hit Your Elbow?

Dizziness: Why Does the World Spin When You Stop Moving?

Sneezing: Why Does Your Nose 'Explode'?

Tears: Why Do We Cry When We Are Sad?

Earwax: Why Do We Have 'Ear-Butter'?

Blinking: Why Do We Blink Without Thinking?

Blushing: Why Do Your Cheeks Turn Red?

Stomach Growling: Why Does Your Belly 'Talk'?

Eyebrows: Why Do We Have Hair Above Our Eyes?

Laughter: Why Do We Make 'Ha-Ha' Sounds?

Sunburn: Why Does the Sun Turn Skin Red?