{"id":687,"date":"2026-06-09T07:28:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T07:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/redzine.co.uk\/index.php\/2026\/06\/09\/why-do-my-fingers-go-wrinkly-in-the-bath\/"},"modified":"2026-06-09T07:28:00","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T07:28:00","slug":"why-do-my-fingers-go-wrinkly-in-the-bath","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/redzine.co.uk\/index.php\/2026\/06\/09\/why-do-my-fingers-go-wrinkly-in-the-bath\/","title":{"rendered":"Why do my fingers go wrinkly in the bath?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Have you ever stayed in the bath or swimming pool for ages and noticed that your fingers and toes went all wrinkly? Well, 11-year-old Maya from London wanted to know why that happens. <\/p>\n

She joins our host Eloise to get the answer from biologist Tom Smulders on the first episode of season two of The Conversation\u2019s Curious Kids<\/a> podcast. <\/p>\n

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In each episode of The Conversation\u2019s Curious Kids<\/a>, a curious kid joins host Eloise to ask a top researcher their burning question. To listen to season two, follow us wherever you get your podcasts, or listen on the Yoto Player via the Discover section on the Yoto interactive audio platform for kids.<\/p>\n

You can also listen back to season one<\/a> and read lots of answers to questions sent in by children around the world in our Curious Kids series<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Got a question? Pop it in an email, or record it and send us the audio to curiouskids@theconversation.com.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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This season of The Conversation\u2019s Curious Kids is supported by the University of Southampton<\/a> in the UK, a world-leading research-intensive university with a global network of international students and campuses in Malaysia and Delhi.<\/em> <\/p>\n

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Disclosure statement<\/h2>\n

Tom Smulders does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organisation that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.<\/p>\n

Credits<\/h2>\n

This episode of The Conversation\u2019s Curious Kids was hosted and mixed by Eloise Stevens. The producer was Katie Flood and the executive producer was Gemma Ware. Sounds of Marlin and Dory getting eaten<\/a> by, and being inside<\/a> a whale from Finding Nemo.<\/p>\n

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