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Your Paw-some Question | How do cell phones work?
Episode 1
Tuesday, 20 January, 2026

Send us a textCosmo and I learn how cell phones send texts, images and calls from phone to phone—thanks to our friend, electrical engineer Ben Belzer. Resources you can use:Learn more about binary code with Crash CourseCheck out this binary code character table to make your own messagesGet more info about pixels from NSU Florida librarySound effects courtesy Zapsplat and Pixabay As always, submit burning questions at askdruniverse.wsu.edu. Who knows where your questions will take us next.