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Why do my fingers go wrinkly in the bath?

The Conversation · 🇦🇺 public Australia · · 296 words · By Eloise Stevens; Gemma Ware
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The article introduces the second season of 'The Conversation’s Curious Kids' podcast, featuring an episode where an 11-year-old girl asks a biologist why fingers wrinkle in water. It provides instructions on how to listen to the series and invites children to submit their own questions.

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What happened

Have you ever stayed in the bath or swimming pool for ages and noticed that your fingers and toes went all wrinkly?

Why it matters

Well, 11-year-old Maya from London wanted to know why that happens.

Common ground

She joins our host Eloise to get the answer from biologist Tom Smulders on the first episode of season two of The Conversation’s Curious Kids podcast.

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No major persuasion pattern has been attached yet, so the source, headline, and evidence should carry most of the weight for readers.

The article introduces the second season of 'The Conversation’s Curious Kids' podcast, featuring an episode where an 11-year-old girl asks a biologist why fingers wrinkle in water. It provides instructions on how to listen to the series and invites children to submit their own questions.

open_in_new Read the original article: https://theconversation.com/why-do-my-fingers-go-wrinkly-in-the-bath-284750

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 8 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “biologist Tom Smulders on the first episode of season two of The Conversation’s Curious Kids podcast.”
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Multiple independent sources (The Conversation's website, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify) confirm that biologist Tom Smulders is a guest on the first episode of season two of the Curious Kids podcast.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Rui Diogo is a Portuguese American biologist, researcher, speaker, and writer at Howard University with several published scientific books, whose research (including those of his lab ) covers social i…
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Claim 2: “11-year-old Maya from London wanted to know why that happens.”
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Claim 3: “The producer was Katie Flood and the executive producer was Gemma Ware.”
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A web search result from The Conversation's episode description explicitly identifies Katie Flood as the producer and Gemma Ware as the executive producer.
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Claim 4: “University of Southampton... [has] campuses in Malaysia and Delhi.”
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web search NEUTRAL — The university has seven campuses. ... In addition, the university operates a School of Art based in nearby Winchester and an international branch in Malaysia ...
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web search NEUTRAL — Exterior view of Malaysia Campus main building. University of Southampton Malaysia. This campus is located in Iskandar Puteri in Johor. · Delhi campus buildings ...
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Claim 5: “In each episode of The Conversation’s Curious Kids, a curious kid joins host Eloise to ask a top researcher their burning question.”
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Claim 6: “listen on the Yoto Player via the Discover section on the Yoto interactive audio platform for kids.”
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web search NEUTRAL — While we’ve been off air, The Conversation’s Curious Kids podcast was named Best Kids podcast at the British Podcast Awards 2025. Follow us wherever you get your podcasts, or listen on the Yoto Player…
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Claim 7: “This episode of The Conversation’s Curious Kids was hosted and mixed by Eloise Stevens.”
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web search NEUTRAL — This episode of The Conversation’s Curious Kids was hosted and mixed by Eloise Stevens. The producer was Katie Flood and the executive producer was Gemma Ware.
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web search NEUTRAL — Eloise Stevens is a writer and freelance audio producer. She has made documentaries, features and podcasts for BBC Radio 4, BBC Asian Network and ABC RN, about poetry, music and language. Currently, s…
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Claim 8: “This season of The Conversation’s Curious Kids is supported by the University of Southampton in the UK”
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