Listen to the The Conversation’s Curious Kids podcast to hear astronomer Michael Lam on what theories scientists have for what came before the Big Bang.
收听《The Conversation》的“好奇儿童”播客，聆听天文学家迈克尔·兰讨论科学家们关于大爆炸之前存在什么的理论。
It’s a question big enough to make your head spin! Eight-year-old Ellie from Atlanta, Georgia, wants to know what came before the Big Bang?
这是一个足够让你头晕的问题！来自美国佐治亚州亚特兰大的一名八岁女孩艾莉，想知道宇宙大爆炸之前是什么？
Ellie joins our host Eloise to delve into the origins of our universe with astronomer Michael Lam on The Conversation’s Curious Kids podcast.
在《The Conversation’s Curious Kids》播客中，艾莉与主持人伊洛伊丝（Eloise）一起，邀请天文学家迈克尔·拉姆（Michael Lam）深入探讨我们宇宙的起源。
In each episode of The Conversation’s Curious Kids, a curious kid joins host Eloise to ask a top researcher their burning question. If you’d like to join in with the experiment in this episode, make sure you have a balloon and a pen on hand while you listen.
在每一期《The Conversation’s Curious Kids》节目中，一位好奇的孩子会和主持人伊洛伊丝一起，向顶尖研究人员提出他们最想知道的问题。如果你想参与本集实验，请确保手边准备了气球和一支笔。
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.
要收听第二季，请在您获取播客的任何平台关注我们；或者通过Yoto互动音频平台上的“发现”板块，使用Yoto播放器收听。
You can also listen back to season one and read lots of answers to questions sent in by children around the world in our Curious Kids series.
你也可以回听第一季，并在我们的《Curious Kids》系列中阅读来自世界各地儿童提出的问题的许多答案。
Got a question? Pop it in an email, or record it and send us the audio to curiouskids@theconversation.com.
有疑问吗？可以通过电子邮件发送，或录制音频并通过curiouskids@theconversation.com发送给我们。
This season of The Conversation’s Curious Kids is supported by the University of Southampton in the UK, a world-leading research-intensive university with a global network of international students and campuses in Malaysia and Delhi.
本季的《The Conversation’s Curious Kids》节目得到了英国南安普顿大学（University of Southampton）的支持。这所大学是一所世界领先的研究型大学，拥有遍布马来西亚和德里的全球国际学生网络和校区。
Disclosure statement
披露声明
Michael Lam has received funding from the National Science Foundation. He is also a research scientist at the SETI Institute.
迈克尔·拉姆获得了国家科学基金会的资助。他也是SETI研究所的研究科学家。
Credits
鸣谢
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. Sound from Artemis II launch from CNN.
本期《The Conversation’s Curious Kids》由 Eloise Stevens 主持和混音。制作人是 Katie Flood，执行制片人是 Gemma Ware。音效来自CNN报道的“阿尔忒弥斯二号”发射。
