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LearnOn Podcast: The Science Show By Kids, For Kids!

Jaansi Patel

Welcome to LearnOn Podcast, the science show by kids, for kids! In engaging weekly episodes, you'll learn about problems and solutions in science with your hosts Jaansi (13 years old) and Su...

Episodes

20 of 108 episodes

Holistic Approaches for Mental Health Accessibility featuring Rachel Kelly

In this episode, Jaansi sits down with Rachel Kelly to explore how mental health advocacy, holistic wellness, and modern psychological frame...

00:23:03Aug 31, 2026

Biology & Government: Cross-Department Collaboration featuring Dr. Sergio Imparato

In this episode, Jaansi sits down with Dr. Sergio Imparato to explore how ethics, technology, and classical political thought shape the futu...

00:29:47Aug 22, 2026

Public Narrative for Health Equity with Dr. Marshall Ganz

In this episode, Jaansi sits down with Marshall Ganz to explore how organizing, storytelling, and power shape the pursuit of health equity....

00:28:23Mar 24, 2026

Science, Storytelling, and Trust with Kristen V. Brown

This week, Jaansi sits down with healthcare journalist Kristen V. Brown to explore the role of science journalism in shaping public trust, h...

00:31:43Feb 3, 2026

Governing the Brain in a Digital World with Dr. Francis Shen

In this episode, Jaansi and Dr. Francis Shen unpack neurolaw, the emerging field at the intersection of brain science, law, and public polic...

00:40:02Jan 26, 2026

Rethinking Youth Mental Health Online with Dr. Michael Rich

Today, Jaansi sits down with Dr. Michael Rich, also known as the Mediatrician, to explore how digital media and technology shape adolescent...

00:35:48Jan 19, 2026

The Scientific Narratives of Health Outcomes with Dr. Anne Harrington

In this episode, Jaansi sits down with Dr. Anne Harrington to explore how science, especially medicine and mental health, operates not only...

00:32:11Jan 12, 2026

Ethical Minds for Equitable Futures with Dr. Howard Gardner

In the first episode of the season, Jaansi sits down with Dr. Howard Gardner, the renowned creator of the Multiple Intelligences theory, to...

00:27:31Jan 6, 2026

The Power of Health Equity: Season 7 Trailer

After covering the cutting edge of medical innovation, we're taking a step forward this season to we ask a bigger question: who truly benefi...

00:04:12Jan 5, 2026

Finale: The Big Lessons From Season 6

In this season finale, Sunay reflects on all 29 episodes of Season 6: Medical Marvels, revisiting the guests, ideas, and insights that shape...

00:09:18Jan 1, 2026

Access and Autonomy with Opill (featuring Dr. Stephanie Sober)

Access to contraception can shape health, autonomy, and opportunity, but what does it really take to safely expand that access? In this epis...

00:26:11Dec 27, 2025

How Curiosity Changed Environmental Health Policy (featuring Dr. Richard Thompson)

Microplastics are everywhere, from our oceans and ecosystems to our food, water, and bodies, but their story began with a simple question: w...

00:25:06Dec 25, 2025

Can Healthcare be Lost in Translation? (featuring Dr. Pilar Ortega)

Language is central to healthcare, yet it’s often overlooked as a driver of equity, safety, and quality of care. In this episode, we’re join...

00:27:29Dec 23, 2025

Beyond Adherence: Rethinking Medication Management (featuring Dr. Yoona Kim)

Medication mismanagement is one of the most costly and preventable problems in healthcare as it impacts patient safety, outcomes, and billio...

00:22:43Dec 22, 2025

Headlines, Honesty, and the Heart of Science (featuring Laura Baisas)

Curiosity is at the heart of great science and great storytelling. In this episode, we’re joined by Laura Baisas, science news writer at Pop...

00:31:10Aug 30, 2025

Deconstructing the Healthcare System (featuring Noelle Eder)

Throughout this season in the podcast, we have explored the unique role of cutting-edge technology in driving innovation for medicine. But w...

00:26:10Nov 12, 2024

The Forefront of Neurodegeneration (featuring Dr. Brandy Matthews)

As technology gets better than ever, we're unlocking new medical discoveries with the potential to earn billions. However, it's important to...

00:23:12Oct 21, 2024

Back to the Basics (featuring Dr. Marc Kirschner)

It's always exciting to see flashy headlines about the next revolutionary drug approved by the FDA or how a biotech startup is making millio...

00:24:40Oct 20, 2024

Synthetic Biology and Antibiotic Resistance (featuring Dr. James Collins)

It's always interesting to think about how many technologies that we take for granted today, such as genome sequencing and bioengineering, w...

00:23:03Oct 19, 2024

The Future of Gene-Based Medicines (featuring Ian Karp)

You've probably heard about gene editing to create hybrid species or designer babies. But what about its purpose to aid the wellbeing of hum...

00:26:21Oct 16, 2024