The Poop Collector [ENCORE]

<p>Tumble will return with all new episodes for Season 7, starting September 17! In the meantime, enjoy one of our favorite episodes of Season 6.&nbsp;</p> <p>If someone asked you to collect your poop every day for a year, would you say yes? That’s what microbiologist<a href="https://mgm.duke.edu/faculty-and-research/primary-faculty/lawrence-david-phd/" rel="noopener noreferrer noopener" target="_blank"><u> Lawrence David</u></a> did, after watching a movie about a man who said yes to everything. Accepting the challenge led to a year of very stinky international adventures, turning Lawrence into the James Bond of poo. And, he loved every minute of it. Join us for the incredible story of a secretive project about the human microbiome.</p> <p>Want to learn more about Lawrence and why we are what we eat? Watch curated videos, listen to related podcast episodes, and discover the cutting edge science on a blog for this episode at <a href="https://www.sciencepodcastforkids.com/" rel="nofollow">sciencepodcastforkids.com</a>.</p> <p>Find out what Lawrence eats, and if he’s good at dealing with bad smells, in a special bonus episode for Patreon supporters. The answers will definitely surprise you. Just go to <a href="http://patreon.com/tumblepodcast" rel="nofollow">patreon.com/tumblepodcast</a> and pledge just a dollar a month to hear it, and all our other scientist interviews.</p>

An episode of the Tumble Science Podcast for Kids podcast, hosted by Tumble Media, titled "The Poop Collector [ENCORE]" was published on August 20, 2021 and runs 19 minutes.

August 20, 2021 ·19m · Tumble Science Podcast for Kids

Summary

Tumble will return with all new episodes for Season 7, starting September 17! In the meantime, enjoy one of our favorite episodes of Season 6.  If someone asked you to collect your poop every day for a year, would you say yes? That’s what microbiologist Lawrence David did, after watching a movie about a man who said yes to everything. Accepting the challenge led to a year of very stinky international adventures, turning Lawrence into the James Bond of poo. And, he loved every minute of it. Join us for the incredible story of a secretive project about the human microbiome. Want to learn more about Lawrence and why we are what we eat? Watch curated videos, listen to related podcast episodes, and discover the cutting edge science on a blog for this episode at sciencepodcastforkids.com. Find out what Lawrence eats, and if he’s good at dealing with bad smells, in a special bonus episode for Patreon supporters. The answers will definitely surprise you. Just go to patreon.com/tumblepodcast and pledge just a dollar a month to hear it, and all our other scientist interviews.

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