August 7, 2025 • 5 mins
Amy takes us ‘Out and About’ to the California Science Center where Dogs! A Science Tail is on exhibit that explores the bond between humans and dogs.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Last week we went to the Natural History Museum of
Los Angeles to check out Fierce the Story of Cats
was a very cool, really great exhibit, and it's a
good one even if you don't like cats, like you know,
house cats, because it's got a lot of lions and cougars.
Well it's got tigers. It doesn't have bears, it's got
lions and tigers. But it's a really great, a great exhibit.
(00:24):
So this week we wanted to give dogs equal time,
and right next door practically at the California Science Center
is Dogs a Science Tail. So we got to catch
up with the director of Life Sciences, doctor Lucy Chang,
to tell us about Dogs a Science Tale. So doctor Chang,
please tell us what we're going to see when we
dive into the world of dogs.
Speaker 2 (00:45):
So Dogs is a great exhibit, very interactive, very educational. Basically,
you'll learn about dogs, our relationship with dogs, history of dogs,
and some incredible things that dogs can do.
Speaker 1 (00:58):
Dogs can do so much, and I think that the
this is so interesting because you really get to take
a look into kind of what makes dogs tick. Because
we know that they're wonderful companions, but that companionship goes
a long way back and you take a look at
that too.
Speaker 3 (01:14):
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (01:14):
Absolutely, So the exhibition starts off with a look at
where dogs came from, which started off, you know, it's
one of the earliest domesticated animals that humans have interacted with,
and so you know, tens of thousands of years of evolution.
Speaker 3 (01:28):
Have led to a sort of the modern day dog
that we have.
Speaker 1 (01:30):
And another thing that you have, you have this big
board of why dogs do the things they do, and
you can go and look and say, like, why does
the dog chase's tail and there's actually a reason that
the dog does that.
Speaker 2 (01:42):
Yeah, So that sort of information is based off of
lots of different studies sort of looking at dog behavior
and finding sort of these natural and read reasons why
some of the behaviors that we find quite puzzling aren't
actually all that surprising.
Speaker 3 (01:58):
Yeah.
Speaker 1 (01:58):
And then the other thing we know that dogs they
smell great and they hear way better than we do,
and so you have exhibits for that too.
Speaker 3 (02:06):
Absolutely.
Speaker 2 (02:07):
So right behind us we have are one of the sections,
which is the Incredible Dog, and it really lets people
sort of hear what a dog hears and see what
a dog sees and tests your running capabilities against how
fast a dog runs. So it really is focused on
all the amazing things that dogs can do.
Speaker 1 (02:22):
Okay, so the running capabilities, it's literally what is that
it's about. It's not fifty yards, it's probably twenty yards
or something. And you can see if you can run
as fast as a dog exactly.
Speaker 2 (02:31):
Yeah, you push a button the start and you run
as fast as you can, and you can compare your
speed against the Chihuahua German shepherd.
Speaker 1 (02:37):
Okay, so I can beat the chiuau probably right, I
don't know.
Speaker 2 (02:40):
I mean the trawa I think can run pretty fast.
Speaker 1 (02:43):
Tell me, doctor Chang, why do we love dogs so much?
Speaker 2 (02:48):
I mean, dogs and humans have a very special relationship.
I think there's a number of ways in which dogs
have been integrated into our society, into our interactions with
each other. There's a really great back and forth of
just companionship and affection that has developed with the relationship
between humans and dogs, and so I think that's sort
of like a give or take that gets explored more
(03:11):
in the exhibition of Little.
Speaker 1 (03:12):
But as you mentioned, there's all kinds of interactive things
to do, like you can go and put a dog
in a profession.
Speaker 2 (03:19):
Yeah, absolutely, So you can look at different occupations that
humans have to interact with dogs. You can look at
the different occupations that dogs have, everything from you know,
canine's working with police force to search and rescue, and
also you get to look at, you know, ways in
which dogs and integrate into our society, so pop culture,
our neighborhood, dog walking, things like that.
Speaker 1 (03:40):
And the other thing that I love that I saw
in the exhibit was if you don't have a dog,
of course, still come down here because you can learn
all about them.
Speaker 3 (03:48):
But if you're thinking about getting a dog.
Speaker 1 (03:50):
There's a part of the exhibit that talks to you
about when should I get a dog?
Speaker 3 (03:55):
What kind of dog should I get?
Speaker 2 (03:56):
Absolutely so we have one section of the exhibition that
talks about the care for dogs and you know the
requirements would care for dogs, how to have a healthy
relationship with dogs, and also if a dog's not right
for you, here are some other options, which is really nice, right,
I love that?
Speaker 3 (04:11):
And when is this exhibit going through?
Speaker 2 (04:14):
So basically this exhibit is here at the California Science
Center through early next year.
Speaker 1 (04:18):
Perfect, So if you'd like to get out more information,
find out about tickets when you can come.
Speaker 3 (04:23):
Where do you go?
Speaker 2 (04:23):
Absolutely check out our website Californiascience Center dot org. General
admission is always free and the six subfission is included
in that.
Speaker 3 (04:31):
I love that.
Speaker 1 (04:32):
We're out and about at the California Science Center. Thank you,
doctor Lucy Chang. We appreciate your time. We're at Dogs
a Science Tale. Such a great exhibit for families too,
Like if you've got kids and you want to do
something with them, occupy their little hands and their brains
for a couple of hours. And of course the whole
Science Center is just amazing. I'm always just like bowled
(04:53):
over when I go there. I'm like, I need to
come back and just spend the day here. We went,
we went down into the the Ocean exhibit. I can't
remember what it's called, and there's this little octopus that
you get to see and like, so really a really
cool way to spend the day. And again it's called
Dogs a Science Tail. It's at the California Science Center.
And if you want a little sneak peek into some
(05:13):
of the things you're going to see and be able
to do with the kids. I'm going to post this
on my Instagram at amy Kking. That's at amy k
King and of course I would love it if you
would follow me. It's also going to post on Kfi's
Instagram at kfi Am six point forty a little bit
later
Last week we went to the Natural History Museum of
Los Angeles to check out Fierce the Story of Cats
was a very cool, really great exhibit, and it's a
good one even if you don't like cats, like you know,
house cats, because it's got a lot of lions and cougars.
Well it's got tigers. It doesn't have bears, it's got
lions and tigers. But it's a really great, a great exhibit.
(00:24):
So this week we wanted to give dogs equal time,
and right next door practically at the California Science Center
is Dogs a Science Tail. So we got to catch
up with the director of Life Sciences, doctor Lucy Chang,
to tell us about Dogs a Science Tale. So doctor Chang,
please tell us what we're going to see when we
dive into the world of dogs.
Speaker 2 (00:45):
So Dogs is a great exhibit, very interactive, very educational. Basically,
you'll learn about dogs, our relationship with dogs, history of dogs,
and some incredible things that dogs can do.
Speaker 1 (00:58):
Dogs can do so much, and I think that the
this is so interesting because you really get to take
a look into kind of what makes dogs tick. Because
we know that they're wonderful companions, but that companionship goes
a long way back and you take a look at
that too.
Speaker 3 (01:14):
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (01:14):
Absolutely, So the exhibition starts off with a look at
where dogs came from, which started off, you know, it's
one of the earliest domesticated animals that humans have interacted with,
and so you know, tens of thousands of years of evolution.
Speaker 3 (01:28):
Have led to a sort of the modern day dog
that we have.
Speaker 1 (01:30):
And another thing that you have, you have this big
board of why dogs do the things they do, and
you can go and look and say, like, why does
the dog chase's tail and there's actually a reason that
the dog does that.
Speaker 2 (01:42):
Yeah, So that sort of information is based off of
lots of different studies sort of looking at dog behavior
and finding sort of these natural and read reasons why
some of the behaviors that we find quite puzzling aren't
actually all that surprising.
Speaker 3 (01:58):
Yeah.
Speaker 1 (01:58):
And then the other thing we know that dogs they
smell great and they hear way better than we do,
and so you have exhibits for that too.
Speaker 3 (02:06):
Absolutely.
Speaker 2 (02:07):
So right behind us we have are one of the sections,
which is the Incredible Dog, and it really lets people
sort of hear what a dog hears and see what
a dog sees and tests your running capabilities against how
fast a dog runs. So it really is focused on
all the amazing things that dogs can do.
Speaker 1 (02:22):
Okay, so the running capabilities, it's literally what is that
it's about. It's not fifty yards, it's probably twenty yards
or something. And you can see if you can run
as fast as a dog exactly.
Speaker 2 (02:31):
Yeah, you push a button the start and you run
as fast as you can, and you can compare your
speed against the Chihuahua German shepherd.
Speaker 1 (02:37):
Okay, so I can beat the chiuau probably right, I
don't know.
Speaker 2 (02:40):
I mean the trawa I think can run pretty fast.
Speaker 1 (02:43):
Tell me, doctor Chang, why do we love dogs so much?
Speaker 2 (02:48):
I mean, dogs and humans have a very special relationship.
I think there's a number of ways in which dogs
have been integrated into our society, into our interactions with
each other. There's a really great back and forth of
just companionship and affection that has developed with the relationship
between humans and dogs, and so I think that's sort
of like a give or take that gets explored more
(03:11):
in the exhibition of Little.
Speaker 1 (03:12):
But as you mentioned, there's all kinds of interactive things
to do, like you can go and put a dog
in a profession.
Speaker 2 (03:19):
Yeah, absolutely, So you can look at different occupations that
humans have to interact with dogs. You can look at
the different occupations that dogs have, everything from you know,
canine's working with police force to search and rescue, and
also you get to look at, you know, ways in
which dogs and integrate into our society, so pop culture,
our neighborhood, dog walking, things like that.
Speaker 1 (03:40):
And the other thing that I love that I saw
in the exhibit was if you don't have a dog,
of course, still come down here because you can learn
all about them.
Speaker 3 (03:48):
But if you're thinking about getting a dog.
Speaker 1 (03:50):
There's a part of the exhibit that talks to you
about when should I get a dog?
Speaker 3 (03:55):
What kind of dog should I get?
Speaker 2 (03:56):
Absolutely so we have one section of the exhibition that
talks about the care for dogs and you know the
requirements would care for dogs, how to have a healthy
relationship with dogs, and also if a dog's not right
for you, here are some other options, which is really nice, right,
I love that?
Speaker 3 (04:11):
And when is this exhibit going through?
Speaker 2 (04:14):
So basically this exhibit is here at the California Science
Center through early next year.
Speaker 1 (04:18):
Perfect, So if you'd like to get out more information,
find out about tickets when you can come.
Speaker 3 (04:23):
Where do you go?
Speaker 2 (04:23):
Absolutely check out our website Californiascience Center dot org. General
admission is always free and the six subfission is included
in that.
Speaker 3 (04:31):
I love that.
Speaker 1 (04:32):
We're out and about at the California Science Center. Thank you,
doctor Lucy Chang. We appreciate your time. We're at Dogs
a Science Tale. Such a great exhibit for families too,
Like if you've got kids and you want to do
something with them, occupy their little hands and their brains
for a couple of hours. And of course the whole
Science Center is just amazing. I'm always just like bowled
(04:53):
over when I go there. I'm like, I need to
come back and just spend the day here. We went,
we went down into the the Ocean exhibit. I can't
remember what it's called, and there's this little octopus that
you get to see and like, so really a really
cool way to spend the day. And again it's called
Dogs a Science Tail. It's at the California Science Center.
And if you want a little sneak peek into some
(05:13):
of the things you're going to see and be able
to do with the kids. I'm going to post this
on my Instagram at amy Kking. That's at amy k
King and of course I would love it if you
would follow me. It's also going to post on Kfi's
Instagram at kfi Am six point forty a little bit
later
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