{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Why Nothing Collapses and Everything Glows: Quantum Physics for Kids","description":"In this inspiring episode of Reading with Your Kids, Jed welcomes Michael J. Wish, author of the middle-grade nonfiction book \u201cQuantum Physics for Kids.\u201d Mike shares how a challenge from a fellow teacher\u2014and a disappointing existing kids\u2019 book on the topic\u2014pushed him to prove that even the \u201chardest\u201d science can be explained to 8\u201312-year-olds with clarity, humor, and heart. Drawing on his college teaching experience, Mike walks us through a kid-friendly version of quantum physics, from the \u201cpurple disaster\u201d (the ultraviolet catastrophe) to Max Planck\u2019s radical idea that energy comes in tiny, discrete packets. He explains how this strange, subatomic world helps us understand glowing hot metal, stable atoms, and why the universe doesn\u2019t behave the way our everyday intuition expects. More than just science, Mike and Jed dig deep into mindset, resilience, and learning. Mike argues that success isn\u2019t about being \u201ca math person,\u201d but about developing \u201caggressive curiosity\u201d and the willingness to struggle with hard ideas. He shares how he practices this with his own daughter\u2014pushing just past frustration, but stopping before misery\u2014and why failure is really \u201clearning happening right now.\u201d He also talks about imposter syndrome, his first humble word-search book, and the joy of hearing a 10-year-old read Quantum Physics for Kids cover-to-cover in one night. Later in the episode, Jed invites listeners to enjoy a listen-back conversation with author Cynthia Harmony about her beautiful picture book \u201cA Flicker of Hope,\u201d which weaves together monarch butterfly migration, Mexican culture, and a touching story of family separation and reunion. ","author_name":"Reading With Your Kids Podcast","author_url":"http:\/\/readingwithyourkids.libsyn.com\/site","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/41443470\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/202361820"}